2001 Classification of Brown Marsh from Landsat 7 ETM+ Imagery

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory
Originator: PixSell Inc
Publication_Date: 20020630
Title: 2001 Classification of Brown Marsh from Landsat 7 ETM+ Imagery
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher:
University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory; PixSell Inc
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory; PixSell Inc
Publication_Date: 20020630
Title:
Characterization of Brown Marsh Progression and/or Recovery Using Landsat 7 Satellite Imagery
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher:
University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory; PixSell Inc
Description:
Abstract:
In response to the Spartina alterniflora dieback event occurring in 2000, Task 1-2 was tasked with characterizing the progression and/or recovery of brown marsh using Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite imagery. Landsat scenes were acquired for the coastal zone of Louisiana for 2000 and 2001. The scenes underwent a supervised classification, incorporating a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, and then mosaicked to represent a brown marsh classification for the coastal zone of Louisiana for 2000 or 2001. The same procedure was also performed on Landsat scence from 1999 covering the Terrebonne Bay area. This data set represents the classification of the Landsat ETM+ imagery for 2001.
Purpose:
Monitor the progression and/or recovery of the brown marsh phenomenon throughout the coastal zone of Louisiana.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010803
Ending_Date: 20011020
Currentness_Reference: date of imagery
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.9351
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.7353
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.5069
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.8360
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Brown Marsh
Theme_Keyword: Landsat Imagery
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Atchafalaya Bay
Place_Keyword: Black Bay
Place_Keyword: Coastal Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Gulfport
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Mississippi River Delta
Place_Keyword: Morgan City
Place_Keyword: New Orleans
Place_Keyword: Port Arthur
Place_Keyword: Terrebonne Bay
Place_Keyword: White Lake
Access_Constraints:
Data generated by the Brown Marsh principal investigators will be available only to the project's other principal investigators, following the established QA/QC review, for a period of two years. After two years from the finalization of the data, it shall be made available to the public. Please contact the principal investigator for exact date of availability. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the Brown Marsh Database Information Management System server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way.
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory and PixSell Inc as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data. If these data are altered or incorporated into another data, they are not to be redistributed without also: altering the name of the dataset, including a Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998) compliant metadata file that describes the dataset and reflects the alteration steps that makes the new dataset different from this one, and citing this dataset in the metadata as a source for the altered dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory
Contact_Person: Andrew Beall
Contact_Position: Remote Sensing/GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2000 Lakeshore Dr
City: New Orleans
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70148
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 504-280-3232
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 504-280-7396
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: abeall@crl.uno.edu
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11717
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 15
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -93.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 30
Ordinate_Resolution: 30
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 2001_classification.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Classnames
Attribute_Definition: Brown Marsh Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Afflicted Marsh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Areas of marsh that are mildly stressed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Brown Marsh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Areas of marsh that are severely stressed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Brown Marsh - Exposed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Areas of marsh where the vegetation has died, leaving stubble and/or exposed soil
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Healthy
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Areas of healthy vegetation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Impacted Marsh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Areas of marsh that are noticeably stressed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Data
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Areas of the image that are masked by either clouds or cloud shadow preventing any interpretation of the obscured ground cover
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Other
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Areas inside the study area but were not part of the classification scheme; included but not limited to urban areas, bare soil, sand, mudflat, and burn scars
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unclassified
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Areas outside of the study area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Areas of open water bodies
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UNO-CRL
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory
Contact_Person: Andrew Beall
Contact_Position: Remote Sensing/GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2000 Lakeshore Dr
City: New Orleans
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70148
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 504-280-3232
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 504-280-7396
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: abeall@crl.uno.edu
Distribution_Liability:
The data herein are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the data is assumed by the user. No guarantee of accuracy is granted, nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. These data have been developed from the best available sources. Although efforts have been made to ensure that the data are accurate and reliable, errors and variable conditions originating from physical sources used to develop the data may be reflected in the data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020630
Metadata_Review_Date: 20030317
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: University of New Orleans - Coastal Research Laboratory
Contact_Person: Andrew Beall
Contact_Position: Remote Sensing/GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 2000 Lakeshore Dr
City: New Orleans
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70148
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 504-280-3232
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 504-280-7396
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: abeall@crl.uno.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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