Santa Maria Island PO
Santa Maria Island PO
The Wikipedia article about Santa Maria Island describes it as the southern most of the Azores. The island's airfield was used by the USAF during WW-II. Half of the island is relatively flat and fertile. This half is devoted to agriculture. The other half is hilly. The island was the first to be discovered and colonized by the Portugese. Today, it is a tourist destination. Not as popular as some of the larger islands, but reputed to be a great change of pace destination.
I would like to add that I have rediscovered my island mapping ways. It is nice to be going about my business, making maps of islands. This island was not overly complex. I do like my Santa Maria Island with 50m contours. It is a fine map for the intrepid island explorer. Google Earth has most of the island covered with 1-meter resolution Digital Globe imagery. I elected to not digitize from that image. I wanted to work with Landsat ETM+. It is, after all, the imagery that I began with and since I am all about rediscovering my "mapping roots", I felt Landsat ETM+ was the way to go.
Enjoy!
Labels: Atlantic, Azores, EVS, island, Landsat, map, Marplot, Portugal
