Lindisfarne Island UK - Holy Island

Lindisfarne island -InfoTerra Ltd and Bluesky Image from Google Earth

Lindisfarne Island - EEVS Precision Map (1-20,000)

As a college freshman, many years ago, I studied the impact of this island on Western Christendom. Sts Aidan and Cuthbert's early efforts at sustaining the Christian missionary efforts into England were important players toward it's eventually widespread acceptance. Some of us celebrate their efforts, others curse them. So goes the world. If you want more information on Lindisfarne Island follow this link . Let me talk about the base image and map.

The base image is a mosaic extracted from Google Earth using Infoterra and Bluesky imagery. It gives one a cloud-free view of the island. Maybe, too clear an image. I realize that this area is subject to major tidal flows. At times the island is an isolated island with both the causeway and surrounding sands under water. Other times the island is an extension of the shore. I believe the imagery captures the land-linked island.

I intend to make a couple of corrections and at least one addition to the map. Where the causeway links to the island is a stretch of shore that contains EVS Sparse Vegetation (Low). In this version of the map it shows up as EVS Land Bare. Also, I want to add an EVS Feature identification for Lindisfarne Island castle. I believe the map is initially a good effort and because it is vector based, one is able to zoom and modify to their heart's content.

It is nice to complete an island map. After all, that is what this site should be all about.

Enjoy!

Comparison - Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps (Continued)

Let's be fair - My first Dual Map of Fatu Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands depicts hi-res vs 14.5-meter res imagery. Google Map (GM) has a Infoterra Ltd & Blue Sky hi-res image, whereas Microsoft Virtual Earth (MVE) has a colorized Landsat ETM+ mosaic. The comparison does not do MVE justice. MVE has great hi res image coverage in many places throughout the world. The above side-by-side allows one to view hi-res imagery from both mapping sources. At the center of the images is Lindisfarne Castle located on Lindisfarne Island, Northumbria, UK. For the researcher, working on a limited budget, one can easily compare the two images which appear to be taken at different times of the year (center image a few hundred meters west and look at the fields and see the shadows), at different hours of the day (see the shadows), most likely different cameras and under different atmospheric conditions. Research on the cheap!

Both imagery providers give one hi-res imagery at many locations around the world. Islands, however, are often under imaged. It is nice to see an island, such as Lindisfarne, with great, cloud-free coverage.

Enjoy!