Orthorectified Photomosaic Metadata

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation

Publication_Date: 20041109

Title:

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Vegetation Mapping Project - Color Infrared Orthorectified Photomosaic Leaf-off

Edition: 20041109-Final

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/upde/updeortho.zip>

Description:

Abstract:

Orthorectified color infrared ERDAS IMAGINE image (upde_spring_mosaic.img) of Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Produced from 232 color infrared photos taken March 28, 2004 and March 29,2004. Orthorectification accomplished with Leica Photogrammetry Suite of ERDAS IMAGINE v8.7 software. Horizontal RMSE is 1.489 meters. This meets Class 1 NMAS for 1:12000 scale photography.

Purpose:

The dataset was developed for use by Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River as a GIS component and for digital monoplotting and mapping.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20040328

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.317594

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.698627

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.962278

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.380704

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Orthorectified

Theme_Keyword: Color Infrared

Theme_Keyword: mosaic

Theme_Keyword: aerial photo

Theme_Keyword: CIR

Theme_Keyword: image

Theme_Keyword: leaf-off

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: New York

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword: National Recreation Area

Place_Keyword: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Temporal_Keyword: 20040328

Temporal_Keyword: spring

Temporal_Keyword: March

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Don Hamilton

Contact_Organization: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

Contact_Position: Natural Resource Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, RR 2 Box 2428

City: Beach Lake

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 18405-9737

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (570) 729-7842

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: don_hamilton@nps.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/upde/images/updeortho.pdf>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Orthophoto; low resolution for web browsing.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF

Data_Set_Credit: Bill Millinor, Ed Shipman

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ERDAS IMAGINE .img File and MrSID Compressed File

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Raster Data

Completeness_Report:

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and surrounding area

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Overall positional accuracy of 1.489 meters. Meets the NMAS Class 1 for 1:12000 scale photography. Horizontal accuracy was assessed on the basis of 102 field survey points distributed throughout the image. The actual field coordinates for these points were recorded with a Trimble GeoXT GPS unit with a minimum of 180 fixes per point. The field coordinates were then post-processed using differential correction. The field coordinates were then compared to the image mosaic coordinates for these points, determined in ESRI ArcMap 9.0 software.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS (<http://ned.usgs.gov/>)

Publication_Date: unknown

Title:

30 Meter Digital Elevation Model- USGS National Elevation Dataset

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model

Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20040827

Source_Currentness_Reference: 20040827

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: dem

Source_Contribution: elevation

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kucera Internation, Inc

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Aerial photographs of Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000

Type_of_Source_Media: color IR aerial transparencies

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20040328

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: photos

Source_Contribution: Aerial view of Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The photos (232 total) were used to create an orthorectified mosaic using ERDAS IMAGINE and ER Mapper. The photos were scanned at 600 dpi and imported into IMAGINE. The images were orthorectified using Leica Photogrammetry Suite of ERDAS IMAGINE v8.7 software. Airborne GPS and IMU data were used in the aerial triangulation procedure. Aerial triangulation produced a single RMSE of less than 1 meter for the entire block of photos. The orthorectified images were then mosaicked with ER Mapper 6.4 to form one seamless basemap image for Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. The mosaic was compressed using MrSID software at a 20:1 target compression ratio.

Process_Date: 20041105

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: NCSU Campus Box 7106

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695-7106

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-515-3430

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-3439

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 18

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000

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: 0.705695

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.705692

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Dataset consists of a raster 3 band color image. The bands are blue, green and near infrared. Each pixel contains a value between 0 - 255.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Downloadabble Data. Orthorectified 3 band color infrared image of Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (if available) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.

The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics (if available) are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not approriate to use the related graphics as data.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/upde/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20041109

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100616

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt/community/fgdc_metadata/255>