Baltimore Coastal Orthorectified Mosaic Tiles from 2011

0.50-meter ground sample distance imagery provides orthorectified mosaic tiles of the Baltimore, MD coastal area. NOAA's Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative produced this data as an ancillary product of its Coastal Mapping Program. The imagery was acquired in 2011 and archived by NOAA NCEI.

Use Cases

• Analyze shoreline features and land cover using the 0.50 m GSD orthorectified GeoTIFF tiles.
• Create base maps for coastal infrastructure planning by leveraging the geometrically corrected mosaic.
• Perform change detection over time by comparing these 2011 orthoimages with newer coastal imagery datasets.

Strengths

• High-resolution imagery with a 0.50-meter ground sample distance per pixel.
• Data products include GeoTIFF files, JPG browse graphics, and associated metadata for usability.

Limitations

• Single temporal snapshot from 2011, limiting analysis of recent coastal changes.
• Specific spatial coverage is limited to the Baltimore, MD area, not a broader region.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under Accession 0086105.

Collection Method

Ortho-rectified mosaic tiles created from higher-resolution aerial imagery acquired through NOAA's Coastal Mapping Program.

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Data represents a snapshot from 2011 with no stated update frequency.

Geography

Baltimore, Maryland, USA coastal area.