MangMap: A New Platform for Mangrove Mapping and Monitoring Using Earth Observation Data

Mangroves are a vital natural heritage. Our ability to ensure their preservation is a key issue in the fight against global warming, the preservation of biodiversity and the livelihoods of a growing human population concentrated along the coasts. Over the last half century, mangroves have suffered an alarming loss of global cover. To improve the understanding of mangrove dynamics, up-to-date mangrove mapping and monitoring tools are crucial assets. MangMap is a new online monitoring platform dedicated to the production and dissemination of specific products and services useful for mangrove monitoring at local scales. MangMap is based on generic processing services using Sentinel-2 data. MangMap is an end user driven, easy-to-use portal designed to support and document scientific studies as well as to help institutional actors and stakeholders involved in mangrove conservation and management.