How To Work With 1-Meter Google Earth Imagery
Namorik Motu - Detail (1-Meter)
This is a continuation of my previous post, Namorik Atoll MH. As I stated, the majority of my digitizing came from the Google Earth image of Namorik Atoll. It is a 1-meter resolution image. As a mapping challenge, how detailed do you require? In the above map/image, I have added buildings. You could inspect the reef and accomplish detailed digitizing. 1-Meter imagery is found throughout Google Earth. The maps that can be developed from this level of imagery are extremely precise.
I must confess, the reefs in my previous post were digitized from Landsat-7 imagery. I did not require the level of resolution for reefs that 1-meter would afford.
Viewing this island, and others, at 1-meter resolution, one gains an intimate understanding of the layout and nuances of island life. It allows one to take a "poor man's journey". Happy travels!
