NOAA Ortho-rectified Aerial Mosaic of Eastern Lake Michigan, 2010-2011

Ortho-rectified mosaic tiles were created from aerial imagery acquired between September 2010 and September 2011. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration produced this data through its Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative. Original images were captured with an Applanix Digital Sensor System at a higher resolution than the final mosaic.

Use Cases

• Coastal change detection based on ortho-rectified imagery from 2010-2011.
• Land cover classification for the eastern Lake Michigan shoreline based on infrared and photographic data.
• Geospatial reference layer creation based on the orthophoto's rectified properties.
• Habitat mapping for coastal ecosystems based on the described infrared imagery.

Strengths

• Imagery was acquired over a defined period from 20100907 to 20110918.
• Source data was captured at a higher resolution than the final product, suggesting detail preservation.
• Data is ortho-rectified, which corrects for geometric distortions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The final mosaic resolution is lower than the original captured imagery.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2010-09 2011-09

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:03:43.704798; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Lake Michigan, North America