2010 Near-infrared Orthophoto Mosaic of Lake Michigan's West Coast

An ortho-rectified mosaic of near-infrared aerial imagery covering the west coast of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) produced this data as part of its Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative. Source imagery was captured by an Applanix Digital Sensor System between August 6 and September 30, 2010.

Use Cases

• Analyze coastal land cover and vegetation health based on near-infrared reflectance.
• Monitor shoreline changes over time using a georeferenced baseline image.
• Support habitat mapping and environmental assessments based on ortho-rectified aerial photography.

Strengths

• Imagery is ortho-rectified, which corrects for geometric distortions.
• Source data was acquired with a specialized Digital Sensor System (DSS).
• Imagery has a defined acquisition period from 20100806 to 20100930.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is available only in PDF and HTML formats, which are not typical for direct image analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Aerial imagery acquired via an Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS) and processed into an ortho-rectified mosaic.

Time Range

2010-08 2010-09

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:52:42.134578; freshness should be verified.

Geography

West coast of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, USA