Global Airborne Observatory: Reef Benthic Mapping Products from GAO and Tanager Satellite Imaging Spectroscopy

A compilation of Global Airborne Observatory (GAO) benthic cover maps and Planet Labs Tanager satellite-derived benthic cover maps associated with the paper: Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, J. Heckler, K.L. Roth, and A. Rosenthal. Mapping live coral: comparing spaceborne and airborne imaging spectroscopy. Remote Sensing (in review -- this paper will be updated here when published). Please cite this paper with all uses of the data provided. Data summary: Benthic_Cover_Maps_Ort.zip: A compressed file of multiple GAO and Tanager benthic cover images as described in the journal paper. FieldValidation.xlsx: Satellite, aircraft, and field-based estimates of live coral, macroalgae, and sand used in validation studies as described in the journal paper.