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  6. US Navy 1944 Palmyra Atoll Map Land Clip

US Navy 1944 Palmyra Atoll Map Land Clip

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
1944-06-30

Citation

Struckhoff, M.A., Papoulias, D.M., Orazio, C.E., Annis, M.L., Shaver, D.K. and Tillitt, D.E., 2017, Geospatial data of elemental contamination at Palmyra Atoll, 2008 and 2010: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F74F1P00

Summary

Version of "US_Navy_1944_Palmyra_Atoll_Map" clipped to 1944 land area. Scanned, georectified, and mosaiced image of 1944 hand-drawn map of buildings and facilities at Palmyra Atoll during World War II, at which time the atoll served as a training facility for the U.S. Navy. Scanned images were georeferenced against control points identifiable from 2007 QuickBird satellite imagery and on control points for which positional data were gathered during sampling in October and November 2008.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Matthew A Struckhoff
Originator :
Matthew A Struckhoff, Carl E Orazio, Diana M Papoulias, David K Shaver, Donald E Tillitt
Metadata Contact :
Matthew A Struckhoff
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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US_Navy_1944_Palmyra_Atoll_Map_land_clip.xml
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US_Navy_1944_Palmyra_Atoll_Map_land_clip.img 74.75 MB application/unknown
US_Navy_1944_Palmyra_Atoll_Map_land_clip.rrd 6.92 MB application/unknown

Purpose

Provide basemap for identifying potential sources of contamination on Palmyra Atoll and for facilitate future clean up of contaminants

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  • Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC)

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/F74F1P00

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