2010 NOAA Ortho-rectified Aerial Mosaic of Pensacola Bay, Florida

February 2010 aerial imagery of the Pensacola Bay area, collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The dataset consists of 2.5km by 2.5km digital orthophoto mosaics with a nominal ground resolution of 1 meter. The project area extends from Big Lagoon to Navaree Beach and includes Pensacola Bay, Escambia Bay, and East Bay.

Use Cases

• Coastal land cover classification based on 1-meter resolution color imagery.
• Shoreline change analysis by comparing ortho-rectified mosaics from different time periods.
• Habitat mapping for bays and tributaries using the uniform color-balanced three-band imagery.
• Infrastructure and development planning based on high-resolution aerial photographs of the Florida coast.

Strengths

• Nominal 1-meter ground resolution provides detail for feature identification.
• Color balancing applied to maintain original appearance while ensuring uniformity across the mosaic.
• Project area is explicitly defined, covering multiple bays and coastal features.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; file formats listed are PDF and HTML, suggesting metadata rather than direct data access.
• Last updated 2026-03-13 21:05:39.334206; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Aerial photography captured on February 6-7, 2010 with a WILD camera, processed into orthophoto mosaics.

Time Range

February 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:05:39.334206

Geography

Pensacola Bay area, Florida, USA, from Big Lagoon to Navaree Beach.