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Low Tide Down East 2009

Tags
Vegetation, Aerial Photography, Ocean, Eelgrass, Coast, Coast, Maine, Ground Sample Distance 0.50 Meter, True Color Imagery, United States, Ortho-Rectified Digital Image


Summary

To serve the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), supplying 0.50 meter ground sample distance, map-accurate, continuous digital photographic coverage for the coast of Maine as identified in the Maine DMR project.

Description

This is an image mosaic of true color imagery, 0.50 meter ground sample distance (GSD), high resolution digital orthophotographs produced from aerial photos collected over the coast of Maine in the late summer of 2009. Each pixel represents a planimetric square 0.50 meter on a side on the ground. Aerial photography was flown at approximately 1,900 meters above mean ground level. Source elevation data were 30 meter Digital Elevation Models produced by the USGS from 1:24,000 scale elevation. The digital orthorectified images are referenced to North American Datum 1983, UTM Zone 19, expressed in units of meters. The completed orthorectified GeoTIFF files represent Digital Ortho Quarter Quad (DOQQ) sized sheets. Imagery tiles provide complete coverage of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) 2009 Eelgrass boundaries as defined by the project.

Credits

Aerial photography and ortho-rectification performed by Sewall Company in Old Town, ME

Use limitations

Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes.

Extent

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  imageryBaseMapsEarthCover


Content type  Offline Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords  Coast, Maine, United States

Theme keywords  Vegetation, Aerial Photography, Ocean, Eelgrass, Coast, Ground Sample Distance 0.50 Meter, True Color Imagery, Ortho-Rectified Digital Image

Citation 

Title Low Tide Down East 2009
Publication date 2009-10-19
Indeterminate time unknown


Edition First


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Organization's name Sewall Company
Contact's role  originator


Responsible party
Individual's name Nicole Cyr
Organization's name Sewall Company
Contact's position Imaging Production Manager
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 207-827-4456 ext. 264
Fax 207-827-3641

Address
Type physical
Delivery point 147 Center St.
City Old Town
Administrative area ME
Postal code 04468
Country US

Hours of service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1800 EST


Resource Details 

Dataset languages  English


Status  completed


Credits
Aerial photography and ortho-rectification performed by Sewall Company in Old Town, ME
ArcGIS item properties

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -68.12685
East longitude -66.875744
South latitude 44.297188
North latitude 45.19945

Extent
Description
ground condition
Temporal extent
Beginning date 2009-08-25
Ending date 2009-09-21

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact
Individual's name Nicole Cyr
Organization's name Sewall Company
Contact's position Imaging Production Manager
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 207-827-4456 ext. 264
Fax 207-827-3641

Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box 433
City Old Town
Administrative area ME
Postal code 04468
Country US
e-mail addressnicole.cyr@sewall.com

Hours of service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST


Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  unknown


Resource Constraints 

Legal constraints
Limitations of use
To Be Determined by Maine Department Of Marine Resources
Other constraints
Secondary distribution by permission only.
Constraints
Limitations of use
Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes.

Data Quality 

Scope of quality information
Resource level  dataset




Data quality report - Conceptual consistency


Data quality report - Completeness omission
Measure description Complete digital orthorectified image mosaics, covering the Eelgrass Maine coastal area for late summer 2009.




Data quality report - Quantitative attribute accuracy
Measure description Orthophotos were tonally balanced to produce a uniform contrast and tone across the image tiles of the entire project.




Lineage 

Process step
When the process occurred 2009-10-19
Description Aerial photography for the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) was flown at approximately 1900 meters above mean ground level. Imagery was captured using two cameras (Camera 1 serial number: 142826, focal length 153.541; Camera 2 serial number 144126, focal length 153.328). True color aerial photography flown east-west and north-south, controlled by Airborne Global Positioning System (GPS) and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) was acquired and processed to a positive image over the Maine DMR 2009 Eelgrass project area. The photography was acquired only under conditions that minimized clouds and cloud shadows, smoke, haze, light streaks, snow, flooding, excessive soil moisture, during minimal shadow conditions, and with sun angle between 15 and 30 degrees to minimize sun glint. Imagery was captured during periods of low water turbidity as determined by Maine DMR. The film specified was Kodak 2427 true color original film, processed to a positive image. Adequate stereo coverage over the project area was required with a minimum overlap of 60 percent forward and 30 percent side to provide full stereoscopic coverage appropriate for the production of digital orthos.


Process contact
Organization's name Sewall Company
Contact's role  processor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 207-827-4456
Fax 207-827-3641

Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box 433
City Old Town
Administrative area ME
Postal code 04468
Country US

Hours of service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1800 EST




Distribution 

Distributor
Contact information
Organization's name Sewall Company
Contact's role  distributor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 207-827-4456
Fax 207-827-3641

Address
Type physical
Delivery point 147 Center St.
City Old Town
Administrative area ME
Postal code 04468
Country US

Hours of service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1800 EST


Ordering process
Terms and fees To Be Determined by Maine Department Of Marine Resources

Transfer options
Medium of distribution
Medium name  hardcopy


Limitations for using the medium To Be Determined by Maine Department Of Marine Resources




Metadata Details 

Metadata language English
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2013-12-16 14:11:18



Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name Nicole Cyr
Organization's name Sewall Company
Contact's position Imaging Production Manager
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 207-827-4456 ext. 264
Fax 207-827-3641

Address
Type physical
Delivery point 147 Center St.
City Old Town
Administrative area ME
Postal code 04468
Country US

Hours of service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1800 EST


Thumbnail and Enclosures 

Enclosure
Enclosure type  File
Description of enclosure original metadata
Original metadata document, which was translated yes
Source metadata format fgdc

FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Identification 

Citation
Citation Information
OriginatorSewall Company
Publication Date2009-10-19
Publication TimeUnknown
Title
Low Tide Down East 2009
EditionFirst
Geospatial Data Presentation Formraster digital data

Description
Abstract
                            This is an image mosaic of true color imagery, 0.50 meter ground sample distance (GSD), high resolution digital orthophotographs produced from aerial photos collected over the coast of Maine in the late summer of 2009. Each pixel represents a planimetric square 0.50 meter on a side on the ground. Aerial photography was flown at approximately 1,900 meters above mean ground level. Source elevation data were 30 meter Digital Elevation Models produced by the USGS from 1:24,000 scale elevation. The digital orthorectified images are referenced to North American Datum 1983, UTM Zone 19, expressed in units of meters. The completed orthorectified GeoTIFF files represent Digital Ortho Quarter Quad (DOQQ) sized sheets. Imagery tiles provide complete coverage of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) 2009 Eelgrass boundaries as defined by the project.
                          
Purpose
                            To serve the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), supplying 0.50 meter ground sample distance, map-accurate, continuous digital photographic coverage for the coast of Maine as identified in the Maine DMR project.
                          
Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date2009-08-25
Beginning Time07:58
Ending Date2009-09-21
Ending Time10:54
Currentness Reference
                            ground condition
                          
Status
ProgressComplete
Maintenance and Update FrequencyUnknown

Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate-68.126850
East Bounding Coordinate-66.875744
North Bounding Coordinate45.199450
South Bounding Coordinate44.297188

Keywords
Theme
Theme KeywordVegetation
Theme KeywordAerial Photography
Theme KeywordOcean
Theme KeywordEelgrass
Theme KeywordCoast
Theme KeywordGround Sample Distance 0.50 Meter
Theme KeywordTrue Color Imagery
Theme KeywordOrtho-Rectified Digital Image

Place
Place Keyword ThesaurusNone
Place KeywordCoast
Place KeywordMaine
Place KeywordUnited States

Access Constraints
                        Secondary distribution by permission only.
                      
Use Constraints
                        Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes.
                      
Point of Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact OrganizationSewall Company
Contact PersonNicole Cyr
Contact PositionImaging Production Manager
Contact Address
Address Typemailing address
AddressP.O. Box 433
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Address
Address Typephysical address
Address147 Center St.
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Voice Telephone207-827-4456 ext. 264
Contact Facsimile Telephone207-827-3641
Contact Electronic Mail Addressnicole.cyr@sewall.com
Hours of ServiceMonday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Data Set Credit
                        Aerial photography and ortho-rectification performed by Sewall Company in Old Town, ME
                      
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780

Data Quality 

Attribute Accuracy
Attribute Accuracy Report
                            Orthophotos were tonally balanced to produce a uniform contrast and tone across the image tiles of the entire project.
                          
Logical Consistency Report
                        None
                      
Completeness Report
                        Complete digital orthorectified image mosaics, covering the Eelgrass Maine coastal area for late summer 2009.
                      
Lineage
Process Step
Process Description
                                Aerial photography for the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) was flown at approximately 1900 meters above mean ground level. Imagery was captured using two cameras (Camera 1 serial number: 142826, focal length 153.541; Camera 2 serial number 144126, focal length 153.328). True color aerial photography flown east-west and north-south, controlled by Airborne Global Positioning System (GPS) and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) was acquired and processed to a positive image over the Maine DMR 2009 Eelgrass project area. The photography was acquired only under conditions that minimized clouds and cloud shadows, smoke, haze, light streaks, snow, flooding, excessive soil moisture, during minimal shadow conditions, and with sun angle between 15 and 30 degrees to minimize sun glint. Imagery was captured during periods of low water turbidity as determined by Maine DMR.  The film specified was Kodak 2427 true color original film, processed to a positive image. Adequate stereo coverage over the project area was required with a minimum overlap of 60 percent forward and 30 percent side to provide full stereoscopic coverage appropriate for the production of digital orthos.
                              
Process Date2009-10-19


Process Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact OrganizationSewall Company
Contact Address
Address Typemailing address
AddressP.O. Box 433
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Address
Address Typephysical address
Address147 Center St.
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Voice Telephone207-827-4456
Contact Facsimile Telephone207-827-3641
Hours of ServiceMonday through Friday 0800 - 1800 EST

Cloud Cover5%


Spatial Data Organization 

Direct Spatial Reference MethodRaster


Raster Object Information
Raster Object TypePixel

Spatial Reference 

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System NameUniversal Transverse Mercator
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number19
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian0.999600
Longitude of Central Meridian-69.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin0.000000
False Easting500000.000000
False Northing0.000000

Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Methodrow and column
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution0.500000
Ordinate Resolution0.500000
Planar Distance Unitsmeters

Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum NameNorth American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid NameGeodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio298.257222

Distribution Information 

Distributor
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact OrganizationSewall Company
Contact Address
Address Typemailing address
AddressP.O. Box 433
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Address
Address Typephysical address
Address147 Center St.
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Voice Telephone207-827-4456
Contact Facsimile Telephone207-827-3641
Hours of ServiceMonday through Friday 0800 - 1800 EST

Resource DescriptionOffline Data
Distribution Liability
                        To Be Determined by Maine Department Of Marine Resources
                      
Standard Order Process
Non-digital Form
To Be Determined by Maine Department Of Marine Resources
FeesTo Be Determined by Maine Department Of Marine Resources


Metadata Reference 

Metadata Date2010-05-11
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact OrganizationSewall Company
Contact PersonNicole Cyr
Contact PositionImaging Production Manager
Contact Address
Address Typemailing address
AddressP.O. Box 433
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Address
Address Typephysical address
Address147 Center St.
CityOld Town
State or ProvinceME
Postal Code04468
CountryUnited States

Contact Voice Telephone207-827-4456 ext. 264
Contact Facsimile Telephone207-827-3641
Hours of ServiceMonday through Friday 0800 - 1800 EST

Metadata Standard NameFGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard VersionFGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Conventionlocal time


Metadata Extensions
Online Linkagehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile NameESRI Metadata Profile