Map in French with the land cover of the French Island of Juan de Nova and its reef, Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean.UTM projection, WGS84 datumPrecision chart of the mapEstimated scales (see details on the precision chart of the map) :whole raised zone at low tide and surroundings north of this area : 1:50,000
west of the reef : 1:350,000
other parts of the reef: 1:170,000
Notes:The limits between the sandbanks and the areas of reefs + sand are approximated ;
The location and shape of the sandbanks vary in time. The map represents them as in the years 2000 to 2002.
Own work
References used :
Astronaut photographs from the Image Science &amp; Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center : ISS005-E-9412 and STS069-713-26 images (orthorectified) ;
Landsat ETM+ imagery.
Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting)