Lake Michigan West Coast Ortho-rectified Aerial Mosaic from 2010

NOAA ortho-rectified mosaic tiles created from aerial imagery captured between August and September 2010. The source images were acquired using an Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS) at a resolution higher than the final mosaic product. This data is a product of the NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative.

Use Cases

• Coastal land cover classification based on ortho-rectified infrared imagery
• Shoreline change detection analysis based on time-series comparison of georeferenced mosaics
• Training object detection models for coastal infrastructure based on high-resolution aerial photography
• Creating base maps for geographic information systems based on orthophoto tiles

Strengths

• Imagery was acquired with a specialized Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS)
• Source data has a temporal range from 2010-08 06 to 2010-09-30
• Original aerial images were captured at a resolution higher than the final mosaic

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to the specific 2010 collection period

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Aerial imagery acquired via aircraft-mounted Applanix DSS, processed into ortho-rectified mosaic tiles.

Time Range

2010-08-06 to 2010-09-30

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:08:41.157719; freshness should be verified

Geography

West Coast of Lake Michigan, covering areas of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan