Upolu Island
LIU Chuang1DAI Xiaoliang1,2ZHU Yunqiang1SHI Ruixiang1
1 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2024.08.06.V1
Published:Aug. 2024
Visitors:1964 Data Files Downloaded:6
Data Downloaded:3.84 MB Citations:
Key Words:
Upolu Island,Samoa,Pacific Ocean,data encyclopedia
Abstract:
Upolu Island is the second large island of Samoa. It is 71.78 km long from east to west and 24.23 km wide from south to north. Its geo-location is 172°4'23"W-171°25'25"W, 14°2'56"S-13°47'34″S. The boundary data of the Upolu Island was developed based on Google Earth 2015 images and related maps. It has a total area of 1,126.65 km² and a coastline of 266.50 km. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 3.13 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 1.17 MB).
Foundation Item:
Ministry of Science and Technology of P. R. China (2021YFE0117300)
Data Citation:
LIU Chuang, DAI Xiaoliang, ZHU Yunqiang, SHI Ruixiang. Upolu Island[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2024.08.06.V1.
References:
     [1] Liu, C., Shi, R. X., Zhang, Y. H., et al. Global multiple scale shorelines dataset based on Google Earth images (2015) [J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2019. DOI: 10.3974/geodb.2019.04.13.V1.
     [2] Liu, C., Shi, R. X., Zhang, Y. H., et al. 2015: How many islands (isles, rocks), how large land areas, and how long of shorelines in the world?: Vector data based on Google Earth images [J]. Journal of Global Change Data & Discovery, 2019, 3(2): 124-148. DOI: 10.3974/geodp.2019.02.03.
     [3] Planet Map Press. World National Atlas [M]. Version 2. Beijing: Planet Map Press, 2004.
     [4] Samoa: Overview [OL]. http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/ljmdd/dyz_658636/smy_659816/.
     
Data Product:
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Data Name |
Data Size |
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UpoluIslandshp .rar |
759.58KB |
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2 |
Upolu_Island.kmz |
446.66KB |
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