Clark Labs, in partnership with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and in support of the Foundation’s Oceans and Seafood Markets Initiative, has mapped an inventory of pond aquaculture and coastal habitats for selected countries. The goal has been to monitor the impact of shrimp farming on coastal wetlands. Ten countries thus far have been mapped for landcover for the years 1999, 2014, and 2018. Land cover categories include pond aquaculture, mangroves, other coastal wetlands, open water and “other”. In addition to land cover, changes are mapped between key categories for 1999-2014, 2014-2018 and 1999-2018.The maps for 2014 and 2018 are based on upscaled and pan-sharpened Landsat 8 imagery while the maps for 1999 data are based on upscaled Landsat 5 imagery. All maps are based on Landsat Collection 1 imagery. However, a new mapping based on Collection 2, as well as additional locations and years, is in progress and will be added in a future release.The study area of the coastal zone for mapping landcover is defined as a zone 10 km on either side of the coastline. Where necessary, the zone is extended to include land areas <= 5 m in elevation to a maximum extension of 60 km inland from the coast. The primary concern is to limit the inland extent to areas where it is likely that pond aquaculture is dominated by brackish water aquaculture and thereby has a stronger likelihood of being used for shrimp farming. When feasible, a distinction between freshwater and brackish pond aquaculture is made.Details of the methodologies used can be found in the reports at https://clarklabs.org/aquaculture/coastal-habitats-reports/Resolution: 15 x 15 metersDate of Content: 1999, 2014, 2018Geographic Coverage: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, EcuadorSource: © 2014-2022 Clark Labs, Clark University