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Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: C-CAP Land Cover Change, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Farallon de Medinilla, 2004 - 2016, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/60209.
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Abstract

This data set contains the 2004 and 2016 classifications of Farallon de Medinilla, CNMI and can be used to analyze change. This data set utilized 2 full WorldView2 and Quickbird multispectral scenes and the 2004 high-resolution Farallon de Medinilla C-CAP data set, which were analyzed according to the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) protocol to determine land cover.

Distribution Information

No Distributions available.

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

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.

Controlled Theme Keywords

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, LAND USE/LAND COVER, LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202

Metadata Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202

Extents

Geographic Area 1

146.048602° W, 146.069234° E, 16.030761° N, 16.001568° S

Time Frame 1
2004-03-02 - 2016-01-19

Item Identification

Title: C-CAP Land Cover Change, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Farallon de Medinilla, 2004 - 2016
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2020-07-07
Abstract:

This data set contains the 2004 and 2016 classifications of Farallon de Medinilla, CNMI and can be used to analyze change. This data set utilized 2 full WorldView2 and Quickbird multispectral scenes and the 2004 high-resolution Farallon de Medinilla C-CAP data set, which were analyzed according to the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) protocol to determine land cover.

Purpose:

To create a baseline inventory of land cover features which can be utilized by state and local resource managers.

Notes:

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Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
UNCONTROLLED
None Land Cover
None Land Cover Analysis
None Remotely Sensed Imagery/Photos

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2004
None 2016

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
UNCONTROLLED
None CNMI
None Coastal Zone
None Farallon de Medinilla

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CAMERAS

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Airplane > Airplane
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
WORLDVIEW-2 > DigitalGlobe WORLDVIEW-2
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
WORLDVIEW-3 > DigitalGlobe WORLDVIEW-3

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Note:

5 years

Data Presentation Form: Image (digital)
Distribution Liability:

Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 914409
Date Effective From: 2020-07-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 914411
Date Effective From: 2020-07-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 914412
Date Effective From: 2020-07-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 914410
Date Effective From: 2020-07-07
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Acquisition date of the WorldView Scene

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 914430
W° Bound: 146.048602
E° Bound: 146.069234
N° Bound: 16.030761
S° Bound: 16.001568

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 914429
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2004-03-02
End: 2016-01-19

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes

Grid Representation 1

CC ID: 914423
Dimension Count: 3
Cell Geometry: Point
Transformation Parameters Available?: No

Axis Dimension 1

Dimension Type: Row
Size: 1342

Axis Dimension 2

Dimension Type: Column
Size: 914

Axis Dimension 3

Dimension Type: Vertical
Size: 1

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

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.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 914413
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/ccaphighres
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 2

CC ID: 914414
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster1/landcover/bulkdownload/hires/cnmi/
URL Type:
Online Resource

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 914417
Activity Date/Time: 2016-05-23
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 914416
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-14
Description:

Converted from FGDC Content Standard 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: 914418
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 914419
Activity Date/Time: 2018-03-13
Description:

Partial upload to move data access links to Distribution Info.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Attribute accuracy report does not exist

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

12 meters CE90

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

There was no terrain correction in the geo-referencing procedure.

Completeness Report:

Data does not exist for all classes.

There are no pixels representing class 9 (Deciduous Forest), 11 (Mixed Forest), 24 (Tundra), 25 (Perennial Ice/Snow), 26 (Dwarf Scrub - Alaska specific class), 27 (Sedge/Herbaceous), and 28 (Moss - Alaska specific). Developed classes have been altered to exclude the percentage breakdown of impervious surfaces as the breakdown is not appropriate for high resolution mapping (Developed High Intensity (2), Developed Medium Intensity (3), and Developed Low Intensity (4) are reduced to Impervious (Class 2)).

Conceptual Consistency:

Tests for logical consistency indicate that all row and column positions in the selected latitude/longitude window contain data. Conversion and integration with vector files indicates that all positions are consistent with earth coordinates covering the same area. Attribute files are logically consistent.

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Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 914427
Description:

This dataset was created by NOAA's Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management (OCM).

This dataset contains the classifications of 2004 imagery and 2016 imagery. It is used for change analysis between these years. The

attributes include a from-to change description category. There are

481 classes corresponding to the 481 possible from-to change combinations.

In this section of the metadata, the 2005 classification

procedure is described, then the 2016 change detection classification procedure is

described. Finally in the post-processing section, the process of combining

the maps to generate a spatial matrix of change is discussed.

Early Date (2005) Classification: This dataset was created by Sanborn (www.sanborn.com). This version of the classification is the High Resolution Land Cover (2004-era) for the Island of Farallon de Medinilla, CNMI. This section outlines the classification procedure for the Island of Farallon de Medinilla, CNMI High Resolution C-CAP. This island has no man-made impervious surfaces, thus an impervious layer was not created. The mapping approach utilized a boundary summary and refinement procedure developed by Sanborn to leverage previous United States Forest Service mapping efforts to create the high resolution land cover data set. A calibration visit was conducted and training data was collected for classification. Non impervious features were mapped using a 0.5 acre minimum mapping unit (MMU).

Pre-processing steps: The Quickbird mosaic utilized for this project was provided from Digital Globe as an orthorectifed, georeferenced product and was consistent with the quoted 1:12000 spatial accuracy.

Field-Collected Data: Training data was collected in the field between March 14th and 27th, 2008. Land cover observations were recorded by analysts. The referenced dataset went through a QA/QC procedure to ensure it met accuracy standards.

Classification: Segmentation - Image segmentation was completed at multiple scales using the multispectral (2.4 m) imagery in order to group like spectral and textural objects within the imagery. For consistency, the associated impervious data set was incorporated into the segmentation layer as a boundary delimiter. Segments can share boundaries of an impervious surface, but can never overlap an impervious surface. Automated Classification, Image segments are classified using a decision tree classifier in See5 software and an iterative nearest neighbor classifier in Definiens software. Nearest neighbor training data is collected through analyst interpretation or ancillary data sets and used to calibrate the classification algorithm.

Automated Classification Refinement - Models are built to refine or reclassify land cover areas by utilizing the wealth of attribute information linked to each segment within Definiens.

Classification Edits - As with any automated or semi-automated land cover classification there are often inconsistencies in the land cover map. The final step before map finalization was to remove inaccuracies through manual segment labeling as interpreted by an analyst.

Process Date/Time: 2020-06-02 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 914432
Description:

Map Finalization - Sanborn used independent reviewer's comments to further refine the land cover map.

Attributes for this product are as follows: 0 Background 1 Unclassified 2 Impervious 3 4 5 Developed, Open Space 6 Cultivated Crops 7 Pasture/Hay 8 Grassland/Herbaceous 9 Deciduous Forest 10 Evergreen Forest 11 Mixed Forest 12 Scrub/Shrub 13 Palustrine Forested Wetland 14 Palustrine Scrub/Shrub Wetland 15 Palustrine Emergent Wetland 16 Estuarine Forested Wetland 17 Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetland 18 Estuarine Emergent Wetland 19 Unconsolidated Shore 20 Bare Land 21 Open Water 22 Palustrine Acquatic Bed

Late Date (2016) Classification: This section outlines the classification procedure for the Island of Farallon de Medinilla, CNMI High Resolution C-CAP. Non impervious features were mapped using a 0.5 acre minimum mapping unit (MMU).

Pre-processing steps:

The Worldview-2 mosaic utilized for this project was provided from United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service as an orthorectifed, georeferenced product.

Classification:

Segmentation - Image segmentation was completed at multiple scales using the multispectral (2.4 m) imagery in order to group like spectral and textural objects within the imagery. For consistency with previous land cover mapping efforts, the generation of objects was partially constrained by the 2004 NOAA Farallon de Medinilla C-CAP land cover product.

Classification- The image segements from the 2016 Worldview-2 imagery were overlaid on imagery and analysts counducted a visual analysis to identify areas of change.

Map Finalization - NOAA OCM performed two rounds of internal product review. Reviewer comments were incorporated to further refine the final land cover product.

Attributes for this product are as follows:

0 Background

1 Unclassified

2 Impervious

3

4

5 Developed, Open Space

6 Cultivated Crops

7 Pasture/Hay

8 Grassland/Herbaceous

9 Deciduous Forest

10 Evergreen Forest

11 Mixed Forest

12 Scrub/Shrub

13 Palustrine Forested Wetland

14 Palustrine Scrub/Shrub Wetland

15 Palustrine Emergent Wetland

16 Estuarine Forested Wetland

17 Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetland

18 Estuarine Emergent Wetland

19 Unconsolidated Shore

20 Bare Land

21 Open Water

22 Palustrine Acquatic Bed

Post-Processing Steps:

A GIS matrix algorithm was run with 2004 and 2016 datasets as inputs. The algorithm generates

a from-to file where each combination is uniquely labeled from 1 to 481.

Process Date/Time: 2020-06-02 00:00:00

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 60209
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:60209
Metadata Record Created By: Erik Hund
Metadata Record Created: 2020-07-07 14:33+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-07-03 17:07+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2020-07-07
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2020-07-07
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2021-07-07