NOAA Ortho-rectified Near-Infrared Aerial Mosaic of Charlevoix, Michigan, 2016

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey produced this ortho-rectified mosaic from aerial imagery acquired between September 12 and 15, 2016. The data is a product of the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative, using an Applanix Digital Sensor System. The source images were acquired at a higher resolution to support the final mosaic product.

Use Cases

• Coastal change detection and monitoring based on ortho-rectified near-infrared imagery.
• Land cover classification and analysis based on infrared spectral information.
• Creating base maps for geographic information systems based on rectified aerial mosaics.

Strengths

• Imagery was acquired over a specific four-day period in September 2016, providing a temporal snapshot.
• Data is ortho-rectified, which likely corrects for geometric distortions.
• Produced by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey, a authoritative source for geospatial data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific 2016 acquisition window.

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 an ortho-rectified mosaic.

Time Range

2016-09-12 to 2016-09-15

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:25:48.601595; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Charlevoix, Michigan, North America