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Short Citation:
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: Palmyra Atoll Quickbird II Terrestrial Mosaic (1.8m), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39065.

Item Identification

Title: Palmyra Atoll Quickbird II Terrestrial Mosaic (1.8m)
Short Name: Palmyra_Terrestrial_Mosaic
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2010
Abstract:

Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Pamyra Atoll were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeography Branch in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii (ALH), was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of Palmyra Atoll's coral reef ecosystem. 0.61m panchromatic and 2.44m multi-spectral data from the QuickBird 2 satellite sensor were purchased for the mapping area. Photo-interpreters accurately and reliably delineated boundaries of features from this QuickBird 2 imagery as they appeared on the computer monitor using a software interface.

Purpose:

This terrestrial mosaic product was provided in order to be displayed over a deglinted seafloor mosaic so that the terrestrial features are also discernible. This product was also provided to The Nature Conservancy to support terrestrial vegetation mapping that may be pursued in the future.

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Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Map Images > Habitats
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Base map > Satellite Imagery
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Satellite (digital scans) > Multispectral Analysis
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Atoll
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Environmental Monitoring
None benthic
None coral
None habitat
None mangrove
None QuickBird II
None reef
None seagrass

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Keyword Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Keyword Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
None Palmyra Atoll
None United States

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: remote-sensing image
Distribution Liability:

These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government (NOAA). Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 456024
Date Effective From: 2010
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 456026
Date Effective From: 2010
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 456027
Date Effective From: 2010
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 456025
Date Effective From: 2010
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 456028
Date Effective From: 2010
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Battista, Tim
Email Address: tim.battista@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 456035
W° Bound: -162.117998
E° Bound: -162.038832
N° Bound: 5.896887
S° Bound: 5.867834

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 456030
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-09-27 21:36:27+0000

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 456031
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2009-06-29 21:24:22+0000

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 456032
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2007-09-17 21:39:59+0000

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 456033
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2009-09-27 21:22:21+0000

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 5

CC ID: 456034
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2009-06-21 21:34:41+0000

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes

Grid Representation 1

CC ID: 585444
Dimension Count: 2
Cell Geometry: Point
Transformation Parameters Available?: No

Axis Dimension 1

Dimension Type: Row
Size: 1761

Axis Dimension 2

Dimension Type: Column
Size: 4884

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor).;

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

None

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 456022
URL: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/palmyra/#products
URL Type:
Online Resource

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 456062
Activity Date/Time: 2011-12-08
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 456061
Activity Date/Time: 2017-04-05
Description:

Converted from Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata (version FGDC-STD-012-2002) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 585442
Activity Date/Time: 2017-09-13
Description:

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 600588
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-01
Description:

Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

This imagery was processed using standard PCI Geomatics tools, and no major omissions or generalizations are believed to have occured.

Conceptual Consistency:

This file is believed to be logically consistent.

Lineage

Sources

Product Catalog ID: 9010010054796200

CC ID: 600589
Contact Name: DigitalGlobe, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-03-08
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2006-09-27 21:36:27
Citation URL: http://www.digitalglobe.com/
Source Contribution:

The satellite imaging company DigitalGlobe, Inc. provided raw, NITF files for four multispectral bands and a panchromatic file, along with rational polynomial coefficients (RPC's) for the five scenes. | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: Hard drive

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 600590
Description:

Bands 1 - 7: PCI OrthoEngine Pansharpening module was employed to create a high-resolution color image to be used for visual interpretation by NOAA scientists. It was applied to the QuickBird 2 imagery to increase the spatial resolution of the 2.44 m multispectral data to the panchromatic data resolution of 0.61 m.

Process Date/Time: 2010-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 600591
Description:

Bands 1 - 7: Geo-referencing of the imagery was performed using PCI OrthoEngine module. The pansharpened PIX (PCI Geomatica native format) files were orthorectified using stereo ground control point positioning along with the Rational Functions model extracted from the original NITF files.

Process Date/Time: 2010-01-01 00:00:00

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 39065
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39065
Metadata Record Created By: Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created: 2017-04-05 12:50+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:10+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-11-09
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-11-09
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-11-09