NOAA Ortho-rectified Aerial Mosaic of Cape Cod Ports from 2011

NOAA's Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative produced this ortho-rectified image mosaic. The source aerial photographs were captured with an Applanix Digital Sensor System between June and September 2011. The final mosaic covers ports in the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts.

Use Cases

• Monitor coastal erosion and shoreline changes based on ortho-rectified imagery.
• Analyze port infrastructure and land use based on high-resolution aerial photographs.
• Create base maps for marine navigation or coastal planning based on georeferenced mosaics.
• Validate or update geographic information systems (GIS) layers based on rectified image data.

Strengths

• Imagery was acquired with a specialized Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS).
• Source data has a specific acquisition period from June 16 to September 30, 2011.
• Original images were captured at a higher resolution than the final distributed mosaic.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in PDF and HTML formats, which are atypical for direct geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Aerial imagery acquired via aircraft-mounted sensor and processed into ortho-rectified mosaics.

Time Range

2011-06-16 to 2011-09-30

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:15:39.778353; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ports of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA