U.S. Geological Survey High Resolution Orthoimagery for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 17SPE450205
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 2008
- Title:
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U.S. Geological Survey High Resolution Orthoimagery for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 17SPE450205
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Urban Area Orthoimagery
- Issue_Identification: 0.1
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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The data obtained through The National Map Seamless Server is considered to be the "best available" data from USGS. Historical data and other data may be obtained by contacting Customer Services, USGS Earth Resources Observation & Science Center, at 1-800-252-4547.
- Online_Linkage: <http://seamless.usgs.gov>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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"One foot GSD, natural color (RGB), 8-bit digital orthophotography for the City of PIttsburgh, Pennsylvania. The imagery was collected using the Leica Geosystems ADS40 sensor between April 26th and July 8th, 2009 at an average altitude of 9,600 feet above ground level. The National Elevation Dataset (NED) was used as vertical control. Airborne GPS/IMU data was used as horizontal control. The orthophotography is georeferenced to UTM Zone 17 North, meter units, NAD83, NAVD88. The imagery was produced by Pixxures, Inc. under contract for DigitalGlobe, Inc." Data received at EROS were reprojected from 1-foot Pennsylvania 3-band, State Plane to 3-band, 0.30 meter UTM Zone 17 and resampled to align to the USNG using the USGS Seamless system. The naming convention is based on the U.S. National Grid (USNG), taking the coordinates of the SW corner of the orthoimage. The metadata were imported and updated for display through The National Map Seamless Server at <http://seamless.usgs.gov> Chip-level metadata are provided in XML format.
- Purpose:
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High Resolution Orthoimagery provides a critical tool for those involved in development decisions such as resource managers and city planners. The detailed focus of High Resolution Orthoimagery provides emergency responders detailed information in determining the best evacuation routes, alternative routes and safe access to aid. High Resolution Orthoimagery assists law enforcement personnel in determining the best locations to place surveillance cameras in high-traffic urban areas and popular attractions. The data assists Federal, State and local emergency responders in planning for homeland security efforts. This data also supports The National Map.
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Information in quotation marks is taken directly from the original metadata document.
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- Calendar_Date: 200904
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.3032745330846
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.2853924802575
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.9357064723642
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.9219394115025
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword: digital spatial data
- Theme_Keyword: 0.3 meter orthoimage
- Theme_Keyword: rectified image
- Theme_Keyword: orthophoto
- Theme_Keyword: natural color orthophoto
- Theme_Keyword: orthoimage
- Theme_Keyword: image map
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Category
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- Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
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- Theme_Keyword: location
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- Theme_Keyword: National Standards for Spatial Digital Accuracy (NSSDA)
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U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology
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U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Place_Keyword: PA
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- Place_Keyword: Pittsburgh
- Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
- Place_Keyword: Allegheny County
- Place_Keyword: Beaver County
- Place_Keyword: Westmoreland County
- Place_Keyword: Washington county
- Place_Keyword: Fayette County
- Place_Keyword: Greene County
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Customer Services Representative
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198-0001
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-252-4547
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6589
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmapping@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600 CT, M - F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
- Data_Set_Credit:
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U.S. Geological Survey and Pixxures, Inc. under contract for DigitalGlobe, Inc.
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report: N/A
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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"90% of photo identifiable points are within 4 meters of true surveyed ground locations."
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: There is no vertical accuracy component to orthophotography.
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"Data processing of ADS40-SH51 imagery and metadata is a streamlined digital workflow process utilizing Pixxures, Inc.'s proprietary software and commercial softcopy photogrammetric software including Applanix, GPro, ORIMA, and Orthovista. The ADS40-SH51 sensor GPS/IMU position and attitude data is directly processed through three separate but continuous steps: Applanix POSPAC for data extracting, PosGPS for data analysis and POSProc for data measurement. The post-processed GPS data output is displayed onto the flight profile plot, which clearly shows the RMS values of the combined separation, C/A Code and Carrier Phase. The output GPS/IMU data is also verified by a PDOP plot and PDOP values are compared to an acceptable threshold range. The processing on ADS40-SH51 images is based on proprietary software for bundle adjustment. The image is linked to the local coordinate system through the initial GPS/IMU data with correct position and orientation. Orthorectified imagery is checked and radiometricly balanced in a parallel process that utilizes custom gradient correction software and the INPHO Orthovista Radiometrics editor. Once both processes have passed rigid AT and QC milestones, the imagery bands, red, green and blue are rectified to an RGB product. These orthos are passed to the mosaic team for QC, seam line placement and tiling using the interactive capabilities of Orthovista software. Following the application of seamline and final tonal adjustment, the orthoimagery is cut to a custom tiling index."
- Process_Date: 2009
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- Contact_Person: Mike Scanlan
- Contact_Organization: Pixxures, Inc.
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 15000 W 64th Avenue
- City: Arvada
- State_or_Province: CO
- Postal_Code: 80001
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-302-8643
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-659-7947
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-302-8601
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mscanlan@pixxures.com
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- Process_Description:
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"Digitalglobe reviews the data, conducts Quality Assurance steps, reformats and archives data for retrieval of order fulfillment. The retrieved data is processed to the customer specifications for delivery."
- Process_Date: 2009
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- Contact_Organization: DigitalGlobe
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1601 Dry Creek Drive Suite 260
- City: Longmont
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- Postal_Code: 80501
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-496-1225
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 800-684-4221
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@digitalglobe.com
- Process_Step:
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Data received at EROS were reprojected from 1-foot Pennsylvania 3-band, State Plane to 3-band, 0.30 meter UTM Zone 17 and resampled to align to the USNG using the USGS Seamless system. The naming convention is based on the U.S. National Grid (USNG), taking the coordinates of the SW corner of the orthoimage. The metadata were imported and updated for display through The National Map Seamless Server at <http://seamless.usgs.gov> Chip-level metadata are provided in XML format.
- Process_Date: 200911
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- Address: USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- City: Sioux Falls
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- Postal_Code: 57198-0001
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-252-4547
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6589
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmapping@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600 CT, M - F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
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The USGS point of contact is for questions relating only to the data display and download from this web site.
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
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- UTM_Zone_Number: 11
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- Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.000000
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- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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- Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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For color-infrared and natural color DOQs, a digital number from zero to 255 will be assigned to each pixel but that number will refer to a color look-up table which will contain the RGB red, blue and green (RGB) values, each from zero to 255, for that digital number. Areas where the rectification process is incomplete due to incomplete data (i.e., lack of elevation data, gaps), are represented with the numeric value of zero.
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Standards for Digital Orthoimagery: Reston, VA
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- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-252-4547
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- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmapping@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600 CT, M - F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
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The USGS point of contact is for questions relating only to the data display and download from this web site. For questions regarding data content and quality, refer to the original processor.
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Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the use of the data on any other system, nor does the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Data may have been compiled from various outside sources. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated without notification. The USGS shall not be liable for any activity involving these data, installation, fitness of the data for a particular purpose, its use, or analyses results.
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- Network_Resource_Name: <http://seamless.usgs.gov>
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The URL <http://seamless.usgs.gov> provides a map interface that allows for data downloads within a customer defined area of interest. Zoom tools are available that can be used to investigate areas of interest on the map interface. The download tool allows the customer to capture layers from the map, utilizing The National Map Seamless Server process for downloading. A request summary page is then generated with the download layers listed. By clicking the "download" button on the summary page, a zipped file will be generated that can be saved on the customer's computer. The file can then be unzipped and imported into various user software applications.
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The above is the contact information for the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in Sioux Falls, SD. This is the digital data storage and distribution center for the USGS.
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