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
2004
1992 Mosaic of Aerial Photography of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, USVI
1
remote-sensing image
Silver Spring, MD
NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
http://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/biogeo/e36sari/
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
2004
An Ecological Characterization of Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
1
document
Aerial photographs taken by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey during 1992 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 in some areas extends beyond the park boundaries up to 2 km.
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.
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None planned
-64.785286
-64.700418
17.813549
17.731574
NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_Metadata
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Aircraft > Aerial Photography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Map Images > Aerial Photographs
None
Coastal Ecosystem Science
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
007
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022)
None
Salt River Bay
National Park Service
CoRIS Region
USVI
none
1992
None
Not for Navigation
Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
mailing address
National Park Service (NPS)
2100 Church St.
Christiansted
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
00820-4611
(340) 773-1460
zandy_hillis-starr@nps.gov
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
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
These data are believed to be logically consistent, although not tested. Geometry appears topologically clean.
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. Mosaic extends beyond the boundaries of the study area in some locations, up to 2 km.
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: 1.53, y: 1.20
Pixel size: 0.5 x 0.5 m
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
2005
NGS Color Aerial Photography
raster digital data
Silver Spring
MD
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
aerial photography and scanned photographs
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NGS aerial photos
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.
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.
200311
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
Tim Battista
mailing and physical address
1305 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring
MD
20910
301-713-3028
301-713-4388
tim.battista@noaa.gov
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
0
Raster
Pixel
17981
17833
1
Universal Transverse Mercator
20
0.999600
-63.000000
0.000000
500000.000000
0.000000
Row and Column
0.500000
0.500000
meters
North American Datum of 1983
Geodetic Reference System 80
6378137.000000
298.257222
Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
mailing address
National Park Service (NPS)
2100 Church St.
Christiansted
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
00820-4611
(340) 773-1460
zandy_hillis-starr@nps.gov
Downloadable Data
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) produced this data for Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve (NPS). 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.
IMG
http://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/biogeo/e36sari/
free
20200329
Matt Kendall
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
mailing address
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910
301-713-3028
301-713-4388
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Local Time
20050719020309
None
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/salt_river_bay_st_croix_photomosiac_1992.html
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