Orthorectified Mosaic Image Tiles for Delaware Bay Shoreline

2011 imagery from April 21 to June 8 provides orthorectified mosaic tiles of the Delaware Bay and New Jersey shoreline. The dataset contains true color (RGB) and near-infrared (IR) images with a ground sample distance of 0.50 meters per pixel. It was produced by NOAA's Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative and archived by NOAA NCEI.

Use Cases

• Classify land cover types using the true color (RGB) and near-infrared (IR) spectral bands.
• Monitor coastal erosion by analyzing shoreline features visible in the 0.50 m GSD imagery.
• Assess vegetation health near the Delaware Bay using the near-infrared (IR) band data.
• Create base maps for coastal zone management from the orthorectified mosaic tiles.

Strengths

• Imagery has a high spatial resolution with a ground sample distance of 0.50 meters.
• Data collection occurred over a defined 7-week period from 20110421 to 20110608.
• Includes both true color (RGB) and near-infrared (IR) spectral data for analysis.

Limitations

• Data is from 2011 and may not reflect current coastal conditions.
• The original higher-resolution source imagery is not included in this product.
• Specific row/column counts and total file size are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) initiative, archived at NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Imagery acquired with an Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS) and processed into orthorectified mosaic tiles.

Time Range

2011-04-21 to 2011-06-08

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2011-06-08; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Delaware Bay and New Jersey shoreline.