Geometrically corrected image mosaic of 1936 aerial photographs of Rincon, Puerto Rico (mosaic_1936.tif)

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Metadata:

Identification_Information
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: E.R. Thieler
Originator: R.W. Rodriguez
Originator: E.A. Himmelstoss
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:

Geometrically corrected image mosaic of 1936 aerial photographs of Rincon, Puerto Rico (mosaic_1936.tif)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1017

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071017
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1017/data/images/aerialphotos/mosaic_1936.zip

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1017/htmldocs/data_catalog.html
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: E.R. Thieler
Originator: R.W. Rodriguez
Originator: E.A. Himmelstoss
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: Historical Shoreline Changes at Rincon, Puerto Rico, 1936-2005
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1017

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071017
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1017/

Description:

Abstract:

The 8 km of shoreline from Punta Higuero to Punta Cadena in Rincón, Puerto Rico is experiencing long-term coastal erosion. This study documents historical shoreline changes at Rincón for the period 1936-2005. Twelve historical shoreline positions were compiled from existing data, new orthophotography, and GPS field surveys.

Purpose:

The aerial photograph mosaic was created for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to digitize the historic high water line position of the shoreline. The shoreline vectors were compiled for use in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) ArcGIS extension.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1936

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.283730
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.224983
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.377075
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.311560

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:32ecb138-f8e5-4f98-b73d-d5dc68a42fc5

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: shoreline
Theme_Keyword: historic shoreline
Theme_Keyword: beach erosion
Theme_Keyword: beach nourishment
Theme_Keyword: coastal survey map
Theme_Keyword: aerial photograph
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Theme_Keyword: USACE
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF image

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: image mosaics
Theme_Keyword: aerial photography
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Rincon
Place_Keyword: Punta Higuero
Place_Keyword: Punta Cadena

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: E.R. Thieler
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2350
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rthieler@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: There are no attributes associated with a GeoTIFF image.

Logical_Consistency_Report: information not available from original metadata
Completeness_Report:

The data cover the shoreline of Puerto Rico from Punta Higuero to Punta Cadena. Additional aerial photographs may exist for the region but were not utilized as part of this study.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Aerial photographs were scanned into digital format (.tif) using an EPSON Expression 1640XL scanner at 600 dpi.

Process_Date: unknown
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The 2004 True Color Orthoimages, provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, were used as a reference for the creation of Ground Control Points (GCPs) to geometrically correct all aerial photographs. No RMS error greater than 0.03 was used.

Process_Date: unknown
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Cutlines were manually created following general linear features. Areas of overlap were feathered by a distance of 10-meters. All images were histogram matched to decrease the variability between images.

Process_Date: unknown
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Wood Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The metadata was edited to remove errors as well as update some information. Edits include updating the citation section with the DOI link and a slight modification to the dataset title, added the USGS Thesaurus, added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword, replaced distribution liability with FSP statement. Other unrequired blank fields were deleted, duplicate entries within a field were deleted, required empty elements were fixed with “information unavailable from original metadata”. The metadata date (20070223), but not the contact (except email and contact instructions) was updated. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata available from the publication. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata available from the publication. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.

Process_Date: 20210819
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 7193
Column_Count: 6450
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: 19
Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -69.000000
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: 0.000009
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000009

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:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Band_1
Entity_Type_Definition: information not available from original metadata
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: information not available from original metadata

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Value
Attribute_Definition: Pixel value for histogram
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: information unavailable from original metadata

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Count
Attribute_Definition: Total count of value in image
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: information unavailable from original metadata

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: E.R. Thieler
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2350
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rthieler@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: TIFF
Format_Version_Number: information not available from original metadata
Format_Specification: GeoTIFF
Format_Information_Content: GeoTIFF format image with world file and associated metadata
File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1017/data/images/aerialphotos/mosaic_1936.zip

Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1017/htmldocs/data_catalog.html

Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

This image is available as a GeoTIFF image with an accompanying world file. To utilize this data, the user must have an image viewer, image processing or GIS software package capable of importing a GeoTIFF image.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20210901
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Emily Himmelstoss
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2262
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the metadata contact is no longer with the USGS.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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