39480
1988 Mosaic of Aerial Photography of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
sari_1988_orthophoto_met
Data Set
Published / External
37209
USVI_Salt_River
Project
Completed
2004
Aerial photographs taken by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey during 1988 were mosaicked and orthorectified by the Biogeography Branch. The resulting image was used to digitize benthic, land cover and mangrove habitat maps of the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve (National Park Service), on St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands.The mosaic is centered on the National Park Service Site, located on the north central coast of St. Croix, and extends beyond the park boundaries approximately 0.5 - 4.0 km.
The image was used to create benthic and mangrove habitat maps of the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve. The maps support current and future monitoring and management efforts at the site, and support programmatic objectives of the NPS service-wide Inventory and Monitoring Program. In addition to the habitat maps, the georeferenced image may by utilized by the park to examine other resource management issues, including development, deforestation, erosion, etc.
841
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Version 1.0
Map Images > aerial photographs
Theme
CoRIS Theme Keyword Thesaurus 1.0
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Photographic analysis
Theme
CoRIS Theme Keyword Thesaurus 1.0
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Remote sensing
Theme
CoRIS Theme Keyword Thesaurus 1.0
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Remote sensing > Aircraft > Aerial photography
Theme
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
Environmental Monitoring
Temporal
1988
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus- Atlantic Basin Version 1.1
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > US Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
Spatial
National Park Service
Spatial
Salt River Bay
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
None Planned
remote-sensing image
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) produced this data for the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve. NCCOS Biogeography Branch does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use.Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
Data Steward
2004
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Distributor
2004
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
2004
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
2004
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Principal Investigator
2004
Person
Kendall, Matt
matt.kendall@noaa.gov
Ground Condition
-64.803311
-64.712009
17.818756
17.740332
Discrete
1988-11-24
Yes
3
Point
No
Row
17181
Column
19203
Vertical
1
Unclassified
None
Not for Navigation
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/sari/SARI_1988_photo_mosaic.zip
Downloadable Data
image file
326
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/
Online Resource
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/data/
Online Resource
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/sari/SARI_1988_photo_mosaic.zip
Online Resource
2013-07-24
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.
2017-04-05
Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.
2017-09-13
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.
2017-11-01
Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.
2018-02-08
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Fixed ground control points were selected through examination of imagery, and located in the field. GPS data was collected at each point, and approximately 10-15 points were utilized to orthorectify the imagery. Several additional points were subsequently used to calculate horizontal accuracy:Residuals in meters (root mean square error):x: 1.09, y: 1.21 Pixel size: 0.5 x 0.5 m
Cloud Cover: 0
Mosaicked images were originally photographed at 1:20,000, and scanned from diapositives at a resolution of 25 microns, with pixel size of 0.5 x 0.5 m. Images that covered the desired spatial extent (study area), and that minimized water glare and cloud cover were selected for orthorectification, and mosaicked. Extent of mosaic extends beyond the boundaries of the study area approximately 0.5 km - 4 km.
These data are believed to be logically consistent, although not tested. Geometry appears topologically clean.
NGS Color Aerial Photography
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
2005-01-01
Discrete
1988-11-24
Benthic features were interpreted and mapped from NGS aerial photos of the Salt River Bay region of aerial photographs of St. Croix, U.S.V.I. | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: aerial photography and scanned photographs
1
Ground control points, camera calibration data, and USGS DTM data were used to orthorectify 1200 dpi scans of the aerial photos using PCI Geomatica OrthoEngine version 9.1.2. Scanned photos were loaded into OrthoEngine with survey-grade GPS data, camera calibration factors, DTM data, and other corrective measures to eliminate spatial distortion. Once a satisfactory spatial model had been produced (RMS less than 1) the optimal sections of each photo were selected to minimize sun glint, turbidity, etc. and maximize area of interpretable bottom features.
2003-11-01T00:00:00
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39480
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-05T12:52:46
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:09:19
2018-02-08
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NCCOS
1002
Public
No
2018-02-08
1 Year
2019-02-08