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

Ortho-rectified mosaic tiles created as part of the NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative. The source imagery was acquired from September 7, 2010, to September 18, 2011, using an Applanix Digital Sensor System. The final product is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Coastal change detection based on ortho-rectified infrared imagery.
• Land cover classification for coastal zones based on near-infrared spectral data.
• Creating base maps for environmental planning based on georeferenced mosaic tiles.
• Analyzing shoreline features based on high-resolution aerial imagery.

Strengths

• Imagery is ortho-rectified, which corrects for geometric distortions.
• Source data was acquired at a higher resolution than the final mosaic, suggesting detailed raw data.
• Imagery collection spanned over a year, potentially capturing seasonal variations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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

2010-09-07 to 2011-09 18

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:32:38.452752; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Lake Michigan, North America