NOAA Ortho-rectified Near-Infrared Aerial Mosaic of Pensacola, Florida

2019 ortho-rectified mosaic tiles created from aerial imagery acquired on November 19, 2019. The data is a product of the NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The source imagery was captured using an Applanix Digital Sensor System at a higher resolution to support the final mosaic.

Use Cases

• Coastal land cover classification based on near-infrared reflectance data.
• Change detection analysis for shoreline features using ortho-rectified imagery.
• Validation and training of remote sensing models for coastal environments.
• Supporting habitat mapping and environmental assessments in the Pensacola region.

Strengths

• Imagery is ortho-rectified, which corrects for geometric distortions.
• Source data was acquired at a higher resolution to support the final mosaic product.
• Data is produced by the authoritative NOAA National Ocean Service and National Geodetic Survey.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Available file formats are PDF and HTML, which may not be the primary data formats.

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 mosaic tiles.

Time Range

Imagery acquired on 20191119.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:03:41.516914; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pensacola, Florida, North America.