NOAA Coastal Orthorectified Mosaic Tiles for Virginia Ports

2011 imagery provides ortho-rectified mosaic tiles for Hopewell and Richmond Ports and Reedville, Virginia, created by NOAA's Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping initiative. The dataset consists of GeoTIFF images with associated JPEG browse graphics and metadata, offering a ground sample distance of 0.50 meters per pixel. It is an ancillary product from NOAA's Coastal Mapping Program.

Use Cases

• Coastal change analysis using georeferenced GeoTIFF tiles.
• Habitat and land cover classification based on 0.50 m GSD imagery.
• Validation of other remote sensing datasets for the Virginia coastline.
• Support for nautical charting and maritime navigation planning.

Strengths

• High spatial resolution with a ground sample distance of 0.50 meters per pixel.
• Ortho-rectified processing corrects for geometric distortions.
• Produced by NOAA's authoritative Coastal Mapping Program.

Limitations

• Imagery is from a single acquisition date in 2011, limiting temporal analysis.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between sources (2011-05-07 and 2026-03-05).
• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Acquired via Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS) and processed into ortho-rectified mosaics.

Time Range

2011

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:17:31.659822

Geography

Hopewell and Richmond Ports and Reedville, Virginia, USA.