1988 Mosaic of Aerial Photography of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, USVI

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
1988 Mosaic of Aerial Photography of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, USVI
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher:
NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Online_Linkage:
http://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/biogeo/e36sari/
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
An Ecological Characterization of Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Description:
Abstract:
Aerial photographs taken by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey during 1988 were mosaicked and orthorectified by the Biogeography Program. The resulting image was used to digitize benthic, land cover and mangrove habitat maps of the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve (National Park Service), on St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The mosaic is centered on the National Park Service Site, located on the north central coast of St. Croix, and extends beyond the park boundaries approximately 0.5 - 4.0 km.

Purpose:
The image was used to create benthic and mangrove habitat maps of the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve. The maps support current and future monitoring and management efforts at the site, and support programmatic objectives of the NPS service-wide Inventory and Monitoring Program. In addition to the habitat maps, the georeferenced image may by utilized by the park to examine other resource management issues, including development, deforestation, erosion, etc.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19881124
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.803311
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.712009
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.818756
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.740332
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Aircraft > Aerial Photography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Aerial Photographs
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Ecosystem Science
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: 007
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Salt River Bay
Place_Keyword: National Park Service
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: USVI
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 1988
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Not for Navigation
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: National Park Service (NPS)
Address: 2100 Church St.
City: Christiansted
State_or_Province: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Postal_Code: 00820-4611
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (340) 773-1460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zandy_hillis-starr@nps.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
These data are believed to be logically consistent, although not tested. Geometry appears topologically clean.
Completeness_Report:
Mosaicked images were originally photographed at 1:20,000, and scanned from diapositives at a resolution of 25 microns, with pixel size of 0.5 x 0.5 m. Images that covered the desired spatial extent (study area), and that minimized water glare and cloud cover were selected for orthorectification, and mosaicked. Extent of mosaic extends beyond the boundaries of the study area approximately 0.5 km - 4 km.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Fixed ground control points were selected through examination of imagery, and located in the field. GPS data was collected at each point, and approximately 10-15 points were utilized to orthorectify the imagery. Several additional points were subsequently used to calculate horizontal accuracy:

Residuals in meters (root mean square error): x: 1.09, y:1.21 Pixel size: 0.5 x 0.5 m

Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: NGS Color Aerial Photography
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring
Publisher: MD
Other_Citation_Details:
These photographs were mosaiced and georeferenced by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Type_of_Source_Media: aerial photography and scanned photographs
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19881124
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NGS aerial photos
Source_Contribution:
Benthic features were interpreted and mapped from NGS aerial photos of the Salt River Bay region of aerial photographs of St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Ground control points, camera calibration data, and USGS DTM data were used to orthorectify 1200 dpi scans of the aerial photos using PCI Geomatica OrthoEngine version 9.1.2. Scanned photos were loaded into OrthoEngine with survey-grade GPS data, camera calibration factors, DTM data, and other corrective measures to eliminate spatial distortion. Once a satisfactory spatial model had been produced (RMS less than 1) the optimal sections of each photo were selected to minimize sun glint, turbidity, etc. and maximize area of interpretable bottom features.
Process_Date: 200311
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Contact_Person: Tim Battista
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1305 East-West Hwy
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tim.battista@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 17181
Column_Count: 19203
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 20
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -63.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and Column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.500000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.500000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: National Park Service (NPS)
Address: 2100 Church St.
City: Christiansted
State_or_Province: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Postal_Code: 00820-4611
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (340) 773-1460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zandy_hillis-starr@nps.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) produced this data for the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve. NCCOS Biogeography Program does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use.

Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: IMG
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/biogeo/e36sari/
Fees: free

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20200329
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Matt Kendall
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1305 East-West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time

CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20050719020110
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19881124
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19881124
CoRIS_Metadata_Link:
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/salt_river_bay_st_croix_photomosiac_1988.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 977

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