Ortho-rectified mosaic image tiles of Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, produced by the NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative. The data consists of GeoTIFF files with associated metadata and browse graphics, offering a ground sample distance of 0.50 meters per pixel. The imagery was collected and processed between 2009 and 2010 by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze shoreline morphology and change over time using the 0.50 m GSD orthorectified imagery.
- Map coastal habitats like wetlands and submerged vegetation from the GeoTIFF raster data.
- Use the geospatial metadata for precise georeferencing in GIS-based coastal management projects.
- Validate or train land cover classification models with the high-resolution mosaic tiles.
Strengths
- High spatial resolution with a ground sample distance of 0.50 meters per pixel.
- Data products include both primary GeoTIFF files and ancillary .jpg browse graphics for quick visualization.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a specific period (2009-2010), making it unsuitable for recent change analysis.
- Specific spatial extent is confined to Choctawhatchee Bay, FL, limiting broader geographic application.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Created from original aerial/satellite imagery acquired through NOAA's Coastal Mapping Program and ortho-rectified into mosaic tiles.
- Time Range
- 2009-2010
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, USA.