NOAA Ortho-rectified Aerial Mosaic of Green Bay, Wisconsin from 2017

Ortho-rectified mosaic tiles were created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative. The source aerial imagery was acquired on August 8, 2017, using an Applanix Digital Sensor System. The original images were captured at a higher resolution to support the final ortho-rectified mosaic product.

Use Cases

• Coastal land cover classification based on ortho-rectified color imagery.
• Change detection analysis for shoreline features based on high-resolution aerial mosaics.
• Validation of satellite-derived products using precise ortho-rectified ground imagery.
• Creating base maps for coastal planning and management based on the orthophoto mosaic.

Strengths

• Imagery was acquired on a specific date (20170808), providing a precise temporal reference.
• Data is ortho-rectified, which suggests geometric correction for mapping accuracy.
• Source imagery was acquired at a higher resolution to support the final mosaic product.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Available file formats (PDF, HTML) suggest the primary data may be documentation rather than the raw imagery files.

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

2017-08 08

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:16:33.728574; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Green Bay, Wisconsin, North America