NOAA Digital Orthophotography for the Coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Project: NOAA Digital Orthophotography for the Coasts of Main/New Hampshire, Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut, and Hudson River/Long Island /NY/NJ

Contract No. EA133C11CQ0010

Reference No. NCNP0000-14-00967

Woolpert Order No. 74571

CONTRACTOR: Woolpert, Inc.

The project represents the collection of digital orthoimagery for the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire; Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Connecticut, the Hudson River, Long Island and the NY/NJ metro area. The work was requested by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration division. The imagery is being acquired for use in the development of the ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index) data in this same region. The entire project area includes approximately 11,669 square miles.

Original contact information:

Contact Org: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Phone: 843-740-1200

The natural color orthoimagery was created to support NOAA's Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Shoreline Mapping Program.

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Imagery will be collected during Mean Low Tide - Mean Lower Low Tide +/- 2 hours.

Imagery acquisition will occur while no snow is on the ground, rivers are within their channels at or below normal levels, when the sky is sufficiently clear of clouds, smoke and atmospheric haze.

Woolpert prepared the original data as set forth in the Scope of Services, in accordance with reasonable care and due diligence as set forth in this Agreement, however, due to the easily alterable nature of electronic media, files, documents, and other deliverables, Woolpert, Inc. makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose, including, but not limited to, use of any/all data as described within this metadata file, by any user of this data. Any use will be at the end-user's sole risk.

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Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, NOAA, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. We do request that you credit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when you use these photos in a report, publication, or presentation.

Meet or exceed horizontal accuracy of 1.3 meters at the 95% confidence in accordance with National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA)

The horizontal positional accuracy and the assurance of that accuracy are dependent upon the accuracy of the data inputs to the rectification process. These data inputs include the digital elevation model (DEM), accuracy of control, and methodology used to georeference the imagery that meet NOAA's Coastal Mapping Program standards.

The imagery data is visually inspected for completeness to ensure that are no void areas or missing data.

All formatted data cover the entire area specified for this project and are validated using a combination of commercial imagery processing software, GIS software, and proprietary programs to ensure proper formatting and loading prior to delivery.