NOAA Ortho-rectified Near-Infrared Aerial Mosaic of Silver Bay, Minnesota

Ortho-rectified mosaic tiles of the port of Silver Bay, Minnesota, created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The source imagery was acquired on September 29, 2015, using an Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS) as part of the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative. The data is provided in PDF and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Coastal infrastructure analysis based on ortho-rectified near-infrared imagery.
• Land cover classification for port areas using high-resolution aerial mosaics.
• Change detection over time for coastal zones based on the 2015 acquisition date.
• Integration with other geospatial datasets for environmental modeling based on the ortho-rectified nature of the data.

Strengths

• Imagery was acquired with a high-resolution Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS).
• Data is ortho-rectified, which suggests geometric correction for mapping applications.
• Source imagery was acquired on a specific date (2015-09-29), providing a precise temporal reference.

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 not standard for direct geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2015-09-29

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:42:44.929172; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Port of Silver Bay, Minnesota, North America