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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

coastal ecosystems, image mosaics, reef ecosystems, marine ecosystems, geology, aerial photography

ISO 19115 Topic Category

oceans, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, geoscientificInformation, environment

Other Subject Keywords

aerial imagery, coastal water, lidar, mapping, mosaics, coral reefs, U.S. Geological Survey, remote sensing, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, USGS, photography, coastal ecology, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, image processing, shaded-relief, cameras, marine environments, fragile ecosystems, aerial photography, PCMSC, habitats

Place Keywords

Kamiloloa, Kalaeloa, Pala'au, Moloka'i, Waiakane, Umipa'a, Island of Hawai'i, Kaunakakai, La'au Point, Kamalo, Haleolono Point, Maui, O'ahu, Puko'o, Kawela

Digital image mosaics of the nearshore coastal waters of selected areas on the island of Moloka'i generated using aerial photographs and SHOALS airborne lidar bathymetry data

This portion of the data release contains digital image mosaics along the south coast of Moloka'i. Digital mosaics at 1-foot (0.3048-meter) resolution, including the areas of Pala'au, Umipa'a, Kaunakakai, Kamiloloa, Kawela, Kamalo, and Kalaeloa, were generated from 1:10K aerial photography, and are presented in one zip file (molokai_1ft.zip) that also contains lower-resolution 'browse' graphics of each image-mosaic area, as well as associated metadata. Digital mosaics at 1-meter resolution, including the areas of La'au Point, Hale O Lono, Waiakane, Pala'au, Kaunakakai, Kamiloloa, Kawela, Kamalo, and Puko‘o, were generated from 1:35K aerial photography, and are presented in a second zip file (molokai_1m.zip) that also contains 'browse' graphics of each image mosaic area, as well as associated metadata. Several of the 1-meter-resolution images have been merged together and combined with lidar bathymetry data to create three large shaded-relief images along the southwest (Waiakane to Pala'au), southcentral (Pala'au to Kawela), and southeast (Kawela to Puko'o) coasts of Moloka'i. These shaded-relief images are presented in a third zip file (molokai_1m_shaded.zip), along with 'browse' graphics of each image mosaic area and associated metadata.

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Author(s) Pat S. Chavez, JoAnn Isbrecht, Miguel G Velasco orcid, Susan A. Cochran orcid
Publication Date 2016
Beginning Date of Data 1993
Ending Date of Data 2001
Data Contact
Susan A. Cochran
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NZ85SK
Citation Chavez, P.S., Isbrecht, J., Velasco, M.G., and Cochran, S.A., 2016, Digital image mosaics of the nearshore coastal waters of selected areas on the island of Moloka'i generated using aerial photographs and SHOALS airborne lidar bathymetry data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NZ85SK.
Metadata Contact
Susan A. Cochran
Metadata Date 2021-10-15
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2024-12-20T07:52:17.528Z