High Resolution Aerial Photography of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1965-1999

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Resource Abstract:
Aerial photographs were acquired for the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Benthic Mapping Project in 1999 by NOAA Aircraft Operation Centers aircraft and National Geodetic Survey cameras and personnel. Approximately 600, color, 9 by 9 inch photos were taken of the coastal waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands at 1:48000 scale. Specific sun angle and maximum percent cloud cover restrictions were adhered to when possible during photography missions to ensure collection of high quality imagery for the purpose of benthic mapping.Prints and diapositives were created from the original negatives. Diapositives were then scanned at a resolution of 500 dpi using a metric scanner, yielding 2.4 by 2.4 meter pixels for the 1:48000 scale photography. All scans were saved in TIF format for the purposes of orthorectification and photointerpretation. Original TIF's were also converted to *.jpg format to reduce file size and facilitate web-based image distribution. Images are currently available in jpeg format for download at 72, 150, and 500 dpi resolution. Historical images are available for some locations.
Citation
Title High Resolution Aerial Photography of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1965-1999
alternateTitle  pr_usvi_image_site
publication  Date   2002
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cited responsible party - principalInvestigator
individual Name Kendall, Matt
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electronic Mail Address matt.kendall@noaa.gov
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URL: http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/biogeo_public/aerial/search.aspx
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URL: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/benthic/
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URL: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/benthic/data/
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Topic Category:  environment,imageryBaseMapsEarthCover,oceans
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Map Images > Aerial Photographs
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Title CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Version 1.0
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Remote sensing > Aircraft > Aerial photography
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Plants > Seagrass > Monitoring > Remote Sensing
Remote sensing > Aircraft > Aerial photography
Seagrass > Monitoring > Remotely sensed
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Remotely Sensed Imagery/Photos
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Location keywords:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > US Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > US Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > US Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011)
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VI_PR_benthic
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This imagery was acquired by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science to support an ongoing effort to digitally map biotic resources and coordinate a long-term monitoring program that can detect and predict change in U.S. coral reefs, and their associated habitats and biological communities.
Resource language:  eng; US
Resource progress code:  completed
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maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
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Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: We request that you credit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when you use these photos in a report, publication, or presentation. | Distribution Liability: These photographs were obtained for use by NOAA during the course of its development of potential final products to fulfill its statutory mission. Although NOAA is making these photographs available to others who may find the photographs of value, NOAA does not warrant, endorse, or recommend the use of these photographs for any given purpose. NOAA is providing these photographs as is; and NOAA disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will NOAA be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages or lost profits resulting from any use or misuse of these data.
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Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -68.08
eastBoundLongitude  -64.42
northBoundLatitude  18.59
southBoundLatitude  17.61
Temporal Extent
1965 1999
Additional information on resource:
These images are uncorrected and not rotated. The images have 60% forward overlap, and 30% sidelap. Please note the Upper-right Latitude and Upper-right Longitude may be grossly approximated.
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Data Coordinator, NCCOS Scientific
organisation Name  National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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electronic Mail Address NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
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name Website
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
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individual Name Data Coordinator, NCCOS Scientific
organisation Name  National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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electronic Mail Address NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
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name Website
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
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name NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
URL: https://inport.nmfs.noaa.gov/inport/item/39463/dmp
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individual Name Data Coordinator, NCCOS Scientific
organisation Name  National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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electronic Mail Address NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
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name Website
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
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Format name jpeg
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Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/biogeo_public/aerial/search.aspx
URL: http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/biogeo_public/aerial/search.aspx
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Use Constraints: 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.
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individual Name Data Coordinator, NCCOS Scientific
organisation Name  National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Voice 
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electronic Mail Address NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name Website
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng
Metadata character set encoding:   UTF8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39463

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)