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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: 2000 Mosaic of Aerial Photography of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39485.

Item Identification

Title: 2000 Mosaic of Aerial Photography of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
Short Name: sari_2000_orthophoto_met
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2004
Abstract:

Aerial photographs taken by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey during 2000 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 3.3 km to the east and west, and between 0.5 - 1.2 km to the north and south.

Purpose:

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.

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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 Version 1.0 Map Images > aerial photographs
CoRIS Theme Keyword Thesaurus 1.0 EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Photographic analysis
CoRIS Theme Keyword Thesaurus 1.0 EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Remote sensing
CoRIS Theme Keyword Thesaurus 1.0 EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Remote sensing > Aircraft > Aerial photography
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Environmental Monitoring

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2000

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus- Atlantic Basin Version 1.1 COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > US Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
None National Park Service
None Salt River Bay

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:

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.

Data Set Credit: 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

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 472092
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 472094
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 472095
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 472093
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 472096
Date Effective From: 2004
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Kendall, Matt
Email Address: matt.kendall@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 472099
W° Bound: -64.796918
E° Bound: -64.712124
N° Bound: 17.807146
S° Bound: 17.751538

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 472098
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2000-01-20

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes

Grid Representation 1

CC ID: 585816
Dimension Count: 3
Cell Geometry: Point
Transformation Parameters Available?: No

Axis Dimension 1

Dimension Type: Row
Size: 12143

Axis Dimension 2

Dimension Type: Column
Size: 17870

Axis Dimension 3

Dimension Type: Vertical
Size: 1

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

Not for Navigation

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 472100
Download URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/sari/SARI_2000_photo_mosaic.zip
Distributor:
Description:

Downloadable Data

File Type (Deprecated): image file
File Size: 319

URLs

URL 2

CC ID: 472089
URL: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/data/
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 3

CC ID: 472090
URL: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/sari_cd/
URL Type:
Online Resource

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 472114
Activity Date/Time: 2013-07-24
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 472113
Activity Date/Time: 2017-04-05
Description:

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.

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 585814
Activity Date/Time: 2017-09-13
Description:

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 601385
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-01
Description:

Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.

Activity Log 5

CC ID: 716732
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

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: 2.13, y: 2.59 Pixel size: 0.5 x 0.5 m

Completeness Measure:

Cloud Cover: 0

Completeness Report:

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. The mosaic extends beyond the boundaries of the study area approximately 3.3 km to the east and west, and between 0.5 - 1.2 km to the north and south.

Conceptual Consistency:

These data are believed to be logically consistent, although not tested. Geometry appears topologically clean.

Lineage

Sources

NGS Color Aerial Photography

CC ID: 601386
Contact Name: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2000-01-20
Source Contribution:

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

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 601387
Description:

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.

Process Date/Time: 2003-11-01 00:00:00

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 39485
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39485
Metadata Record Created By: Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created: 2017-04-05 12:52+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-02-08
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-02-08
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-02-08