ÿþ<html> <head> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <title>Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto</title> <link rel="schema.dc" href="http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/"> <meta name="dc.title" content="Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto"> <meta name="dc.creator" content="State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection"> <meta name="dc.creator" content="State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety"> <meta name="dc.creator" content="State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation"> <meta name="dc.subject" content="imageryBaseMapsEarthCover orthophoto orthophotography orthoimage orthoimagery imagery raster geo-referenced raster image aerial photo"> <meta name="dc.description" content="Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto is a raster mosaic of primarily spring 2004 orthophotography for Connecticut. It represents a mosaic of over 3,400 input rasters. Some input rasters from 2000 and 2005 aerial surveys were used for orthophotographic production in areas of unacceptable quality of spring 2004 orthophotography. The spring of 2004 was particularly wet, making it extremely difficult to arrive at conditions ideal for conducting a statewide aerial survey. For example, stream levels were high and deciduous trees were not leafless in certain regions. Consequently, in some areas, the raster mosaic includes features photographed on one input raster that do not appear on an adjacent input raster of a different vintage. The geographic extent of individual input rasters is equivalent to 1/36 of a 7.5 minute quadrangle area. The scale of the accuracy of imagery, data and products meets horizontal National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS) for 200-scale mapping. Photography is black and white and flown under clear sky conditions when deciduous trees and shrubs are in leafless condition (&quot;leaves off&quot;) and the ground is free from ice, snow, cloud shadows, and floodwaters. The raster mosaic is not color balanced, and the input rasters were in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) format. The normal orientation of the raster data is by lines (rows) and samples (columns). Each line contains a series of pixels ordered from west to east with the order of the lines from north to south. The radiometric image brightness (pixel) values are stored as 256 gray levels, ranging from 0 to 255. Note, pixel values in the raster mosaic result from a resampling of pixels values from individual input rasters due to the difference in alignment of input and mosaic (target) pixels. Areas where othophotography was not captured either outside of Connecticut or in Long Island Sound are assigned pixel values of zero (0) in the input rasers and were converted to NoData pixels in the raster mosaic."> <meta name="dc.publisher" content="State of Connecticut"> <meta name="dc.contributor" content="Aero-Metric, Inc. of Sheboygan Wisconsin was contracted by the State of Connecticut to provide the 2004 Statewide Aerial Survey of Connecticut. Contract deliverables include digital orthohotos, two sets of non-rectified prints for stereoscopic viewing, photo indexes, and LiDAR data. All 2004 Statewide Aerial Survey imagery and data products are defined under State of Connecticut contract award number RFP-990-A-14-0518-C (dated Feb 22, 2000), including contract award supplement #1 (dated Feb 28, 2002), contract award supplement #2 (dated Nov 4, 2004), contract award supplement #3 (dated Nov 26, 2004) and contract award supplement #4 (dated May 13, 2005)."> <meta name="dc.date" content="20070514"> <meta name="dc.type" content="data.Fgdb raster digital data"> <meta name="dc.format" content="File Geodatabase Raster Dataset"> <meta name="dc.identifier" content="http://www.ct.gov/dep"> <meta name="dc.source" content="Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto"> <meta name="dc.lang" content="en"> <meta name="dc.coverage.x.min" scheme="DD" content="-73.744444"> <meta name="dc.coverage.x.max" scheme="DD" content="-71.761217"> <meta name="dc.coverage.y.min" scheme="DD" content="40.978167"> <meta name="dc.coverage.y.max" scheme="DD" content="42.065478"> <meta name="dc.coverage.placeName" content="US"> <meta name="dc.coverage.placeName" content="Connecticut"> <meta name="dc.coverage.placeName" content="CT"> <meta name="dc.rights" content="Access constraints: None. 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What is missing?</a></li> <li><a href="#quality.5">How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?</a></li> </ol> </li> <li><a href="#getacopy">How can someone get a copy of the data set?</a><ol> <li><a href="#getacopy.0">Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?</a></li> <li><a href="#getacopy.1">Who distributes the data?</a></li> <li><a href="#getacopy.2">What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?</a></li> <li><a href="#getacopy.3">What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?</a></li> <li><a href="#getacopy.4">How can I download or order the data?</a></li> <li><a href="#getacopy.5">Is there some other way to get the data?</a></li> <li><a href="#getacopy.6">What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?</a></li> </ol> </li> <li><a href="#metaref">Who wrote the metadata?</a></li> </ul> <hr><a name="what"><h3>What does this data set describe?</h3></a><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><i>Title: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:40">Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto</div><br><div><i>Abstract: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:40"> <pre id="fixvalue">Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto is a raster mosaic of primarily spring 2004 orthophotography for Connecticut. It represents a mosaic of over 3,400 input rasters. Some input rasters from 2000 and 2005 aerial surveys were used for orthophotographic production in areas of unacceptable quality of spring 2004 orthophotography. The spring of 2004 was particularly wet, making it extremely difficult to arrive at conditions ideal for conducting a statewide aerial survey. For example, stream levels were high and deciduous trees were not leafless in certain regions. Consequently, in some areas, the raster mosaic includes features photographed on one input raster that do not appear on an adjacent input raster of a different vintage. The geographic extent of individual input rasters is equivalent to 1/36 of a 7.5 minute quadrangle area. The scale of the accuracy of imagery, data and products meets horizontal National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS) for 200-scale mapping. Photography is black and white and flown under clear sky conditions when deciduous trees and shrubs are in leafless condition ("leaves off") and the ground is free from ice, snow, cloud shadows, and floodwaters. The raster mosaic is not color balanced, and the input rasters were in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) format. The normal orientation of the raster data is by lines (rows) and samples (columns). Each line contains a series of pixels ordered from west to east with the order of the lines from north to south. The radiometric image brightness (pixel) values are stored as 256 gray levels, ranging from 0 to 255. Note, pixel values in the raster mosaic result from a resampling of pixels values from individual input rasters due to the difference in alignment of input and mosaic (target) pixels. Areas where othophotography was not captured either outside of Connecticut or in Long Island Sound are assigned pixel values of zero (0) in the input rasers and were converted to NoData pixels in the raster mosaic.</pre> </div><br><div><i>Supplemental information: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:40"> <pre id="fixvalue">A digital orthophoto is a digital image of an aerial photograph in which displacements caused by the camera and the terrain have been removed. It combines the image characteristics of a photograph with the geometric qualities of a map. A digital orthophoto has the same scale throughout and can be used as a map for measuring distances, calculating areas, determining the shape of features, and reading coordinate locations, for example. Digital orthophotos provide the necessary background (base map) layer information to which other spatial data layers are registered or created. The process of creating an orthophoto, orthorectification, corrects the geometry of a aerial photo image so that it appears as though each pixel were acquired from directly overhead. Orthorectification uses elevation data to correct terrain distortion in aerial or satellite imagery. Refer to a data source named Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto Tile Index published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection for the geographic extent covered by individual input rasters. The Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto Tile Index is a polygon feature class that defines the (rectangular) geographic area covered by each Connecticut 2004 orthophoto image tile. The Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto raster mosaic is comprised of 3,413 orthophoto input rasters. The Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto Tile Index includes a polygon feature for the geographic extent (footprint) of each input raster. Each tile footprint measures approximately 1.17 miles east-west by 1.5 miles north-south, covering a geographic area of approximately 1.755 square miles. The 2004 digital orthophotos are organized in a regular grid pattern with 36 orthophoto tiles per 7.5 minute quadrangle area or 9 per 3.75 minute quarter quadrangle area. The overlap between adjacent photos is approximately 350 to 450 feet. Each polygon feature is identified by a unique ORTHOPHOTO_TILE value, which matches the filename of the corresponding digital orthophoto tile (input raster). Refer to a data source named Connecticut 2004 Aerial Photo Center Point Index published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection for aerial photo date and time (flight line) information.</pre> </div><br></div> <ol> <li><a name="what.1"><b>How should this data set be cited?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20; margin-right:40">State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, 20070514, Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto: State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, USA. </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"><i>Online links: </i><ul> <li TYPE="disc"><a target="viewer" href="http://www.ct.gov/dep">http://www.ct.gov/dep</a></li> </ul><br></div> </li> <li><a name="what.2"><b>What geographic area does the data set cover?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div>Bounding coordinates:</div> <div style="margin-left:40"> <div><i>West: </i>-73.744444</div><div><i>East: </i>-71.761217</div><div><i>North: </i>42.065478</div><div><i>South: </i>40.978167</div></div> </div><br></li> <li><a name="what.3"><b>What does it look like?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><a target="viewer" href="http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/orthophoto2004fullview.jpg">http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/orthophoto2004fullview.jpg</a> (JPEG) </div> <div style="margin-left:40">Full view of Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto</div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><a target="viewer" href="http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/orthophoto2004detailview.jpg">http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/orthophoto2004detailview.jpg</a> (JPEG) </div> <div style="margin-left:40">Detail view of Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto within vicinity of the University of Connecticut at Avery Point in Groton, Connecticut.</div> </div><br></li> <li><a name="what.4"><b>Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"><i>Calendar date: </i>2000</div> <div style="margin-left:20"><i>Calendar date: </i>2004</div> <div style="margin-left:20"><i>Calendar date: </i>2005</div> <div style="margin-left:20"><i>Currentness reference: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:60"> <pre id="fixvalue">ground condition</pre> </div><br></li> <li><a name="what.5"><b>What is the general form of this data set?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"><i>Geospatial data presentation form: </i>Fgdb raster digital data</div><br></li> <li><a name="what.6"><b>How does the data set represent geographic features?</b></a><br><br><ol TYPE="a"> <li><b>How are geographic features stored in the data set?</b><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types: <ul> <li> Dimensions 475507 x 648873 x 1, type Pixel</li> </ul> </div><br></li> <li><b>What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?</b><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div>The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.</div><br><div>Projection parameters: </div>Lambert Conformal Conic<div style="margin-left:40"> <div><i>Standard parallel: </i>41.200000</div> <div><i>Standard parallel: </i>41.866667</div> <div><i>Longitude of central meridian: </i>-72.750000</div> <div><i>Latitude of projection origin: </i>40.833333</div> <div><i>False easting: </i>999999.999996</div> <div><i>False northing: </i>499999.999998</div> </div><br><div>Planar coordinates are encoded using row and column.</div><div>Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.830000.</div><div>Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.829995.</div><div>Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet.</div><br><div>The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.</div><div>The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.</div><div>The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.</div><div>The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.</div><br> Vertical coordinate system definition: <div style="margin-left:20"> Altitude system definition: <div style="margin-left:40"> <div><i>Altitude datum name: </i>North American Vertical Datum of 1988</div><div><i>Altitude resolution: </i>1.000000</div><div><i>Altitude distance units: </i>feet</div><div><i>Altitude encoding method: </i>Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</div></div> </div><br></div> </li> </ol> </li> <li><a name="what.7"><b>How does the data set describe geographic features?</b></a><br><br></li> </ol><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a><hr><a name="who"><h3>Who produced the data set?</h3></a><ol> <li><a name="who.1"><b>Who are the originators of the data set?</b> (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)</a><br><br><ul> <li>State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection</li> <li>State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety</li> <li>State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation</li> </ul><br></li> <li><a name="who.2"><b>Who also contributed to the data set?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <pre id="fixvalue">Aero-Metric, Inc. of Sheboygan Wisconsin was contracted by the State of Connecticut to provide the 2004 Statewide Aerial Survey of Connecticut. Contract deliverables include digital orthohotos, two sets of non-rectified prints for stereoscopic viewing, photo indexes, and LiDAR data. All 2004 Statewide Aerial Survey imagery and data products are defined under State of Connecticut contract award number RFP-990-A-14-0518-C (dated Feb 22, 2000), including contract award supplement #1 (dated Feb 28, 2002), contract award supplement #2 (dated Nov 4, 2004), contract award supplement #3 (dated Nov 26, 2004) and contract award supplement #4 (dated May 13, 2005).</pre> </div><br></li> <li><a name="who.3"><b>To whom should users address questions about the data?</b></a><br><br></li> </ol><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a><hr><a name="why"><h3>Why was the data set created?</h3></a><div style="margin-left:20"> <pre id="fixvalue">An orthophoto combines the image characteristics of a photograph with the geometric qualities of a map. Orthophotography serves a variety of purposes, from interim maps to field references for Earth science investigations and analysis. It is useful as a layer of a geographic information system and as a tool for revision of base maps. It can be incorporated into any geographic information system (GIS) that can manipulate raster images. It can function as a cartographic base for displaying, generating, and modifying associated digital planimetric data. Other applications include vegetation and timber management, routing and habitat analysis, environmental impact assessments, emergency evacuation planning, flood analysis, soil erosion assessment, facility management, and ground-water and watershed analysis. The accuracy and detail provided by orthophography allow users to evaluate their data for accuracy and completeness, make real-time modifications to their data, and create new spatial data.</pre> </div><br><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a><hr><a name="how"><h3>How was the data set created?</h3></a><ol> <li><a name="how.1"><b>Where did the data come from?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><b>PHOTO</b> (source 1 of 6) </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div style="margin-left:20; margin-right:40">Aero-Metric, Inc., 2004-2006, 06-090: Aero-Metric, Inc., Sheboygan, WI. </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Type of source media: </i>stable-base material</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source scale denominator: </i>12000</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source contribution: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:80"> <pre id="fixvalue">Source imagery for tile production. The original flight index negatives are made at the proper altitude (6,000 feet AGL) to yield contact or plotter prints at a scale of 1:12,000 (1 inch = 1,000 feet), enlargeable to a scale of 1:1,200 (1 inch = 100 feet).</pre> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><b>DEM</b> (source 2 of 6) </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div style="margin-left:20; margin-right:40">Aero-Metric, Inc, 2004, Connecticut DEM: Aero-Metric, Inc., Sheboygan, WI. </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Type of source media: </i>CD-ROM</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source contribution: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:80"> <pre id="fixvalue">Used to provide ground elevations for orthorectification process. The DEM was generated using LiDAR data collected by TerraPoint. LiDAR and photography data were collected separately. LiDAR data was primarily collected during April-July of 2000, with some collected in January-April 2001. The flight altitude was 3000 feet AGL at a nominal flight speed of 140 knots. The scanner model was ALTMS 2036, scan width 18+/- degrees at rate of 20 kHz shot rate and 49Hz scan rate. the standard deviation is 0.6'+/- RMS. The elevation datum is NAV 88.</pre> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><b>ABGPS and IMU</b> (source 3 of 6) </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div style="margin-left:20; margin-right:40">Aero-Metric, Inc., 2004, Connecticut Control Survey Report: Aero-Metric, Inc., Sheboygan, Wisconsin. </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Type of source media: </i>CD-ROM</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source contribution: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:80"> <pre id="fixvalue">Used to provide photo exterior orientations for orthorectification process.</pre> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><b>CHECKPOINTS</b> (source 4 of 6) </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div style="margin-left:20; margin-right:40">Aero-Metric, Inc., 2000, Connecticut Check Points. </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Type of source media: </i>CD-ROM</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source contribution: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:80"> <pre id="fixvalue">Used to provide ground check points for the QC and orthorectification process.</pre> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><b>ORTHOPHOTO</b> (source 5 of 6) </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div style="margin-left:20; margin-right:40">Aero-Metric, Inc., 2006, Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto: Aero-Metric, Inc., Sheboygan, Wisconsin. </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Type of source media: </i>disc</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source scale denominator: </i>12000</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source contribution: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:80"> <pre id="fixvalue">Individual orthophoto image tiles (input rasters). These original input rasters are in Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System, North American Datum of 1983 - NAD83 (HARN). The original flight index negatives are made at the proper altitude (6,000 feet AGL) to yield contact or plotter prints at a scale of 1:12,000 (1 inch = 1,000 feet), enlargeable to a scale of 1:1,200 (1 inch = 100 feet). Naming Convention for Input Rasters - Individual orthophoto image tiles are uniquely named such as 0400731161_2.tif and 0400731161_2.sid for data in TIF and SID format, respectively. The first 9 digits (e.g. 040073116) identify the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map the orthophoto is located on. These first 9 digits are a concatenation of latitude, longitude, and quadrangle numbers. Digits 1 to 3 and 4 to 6 (e.g. 040073) correspond to latitude and longitude values for the quadrangle. Digits 7 to 9 (e.g. 116) represent the quadrangle number. Appended to the first 9 digits is a tenth digit, ranging from 1 to 4, that identifies the 3.75-minute quarter quadrangle area the orthophoto is located on. Appended these first 10 digits is a second sequence number, ranging from 1 to 9 (_1, _2, _3Â& _9), that identifies the tile section for the orthophoto image (e.g. 0400731161_2). There are 9 tile sections per 3.75-minute quarter quadrangle area.</pre> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><b>ORTHOPHOTOMOSAIC</b> (source 6 of 6) </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div style="margin-left:20; margin-right:40">State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, 20070514, Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto Mosaic: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, Hartford, Connecticut. </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Type of source media: </i>disc</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source scale denominator: </i>12000</div> <div style="margin-left:40"><i>Source contribution: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:80"> <pre id="fixvalue">Statewide raster mosaic of all ORTHOPHOTO input rasters. The raster mosaic is in the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).</pre> </div> </div><br></li> <li><a name="how.2"><b>What changes have been made?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div><i>Date: </i>2004 (change 1 of 3) </div> <div style="margin-left:40"> <pre id="fixvalue">Seven thousand and sixty four photos were acquired to support the State of Connecticut Statewide Digital Ortho program. Airborne GPS and IMU data was provided by AERO-METRIC, Inc and the ground checkpoint data as acquired during the acquisition of the 2000 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Statewide program. The project was referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Connecticut State Plane Coordinates horizontally and to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) vertically. Units were measured in United States Survey Feet. The scanned images (21 microns), airborne GPS and IMU data, camera calibration data, and the LiDAR data were used as inputs in developing the Orthophotos, rectified to 0.83 feet pixel resolution. These images were then dodged and cut into final image sheets. The final sheets were viewed and artifacts were removed as well as other edits performed. The final review included the measuring of the ground checkpoints as compared with the surveyed positions to develop a quantitative horizontal positional accuracy assessment. This assessment was reported at a 95% confidence level in United States Survey Feet.</pre> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Person responsible for change: </i><br><div style="margin-left:20"><div style="margin-left:20"> <div>Aero-Metric, Inc.</div><div><pre id="fixvalue">4020 Technology Parkway</pre></div> <div>Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53083</div><br><div>920-457-3631 (voice)</div><div>jnugent@aerometric.com</div></div> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Data sources used in this process: </i><ul> <li TYPE="disc">PHOTO</li> <li TYPE="disc">DEM</li> <li TYPE="disc">ABGPS and IMU</li> <li TYPE="disc">CHECKPOINTS</li> </ul> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Data sources produced in this process: </i><ul> <li TYPE="disc">ORTHOPHOTO</li> </ul> </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:20"> <div><i>Date: </i>20070518 (change 2 of 3) </div> <div style="margin-left:40"> <pre id="fixvalue">Using ESRI ArcGIS 9.2 software, an empty raster dataset was created and subequently populated with input rasters to create a statewide raster mosaic. STEP 1 - Create Raster Dataset - The Coordinate System for the raster dataset is NAD_1983_StatePlane_Connecticut_FIPS_0600_Feet. The image compression type is JPEG with a compression quality of 75. The Pyramid Reference Point X and Y coordinate are 687800 and 1015180, respectively. Pyramids: 8 Bilinear. The Pixel Type is 8_BIT_UNSIGNED, which supports index values from 0 to 255. Raster statistics were not built. Below is a record of the ESRI Geoprocessing CreateRasterDataset command and arguments that created the empty raster dataset. CreateRasterDataset "Database Connections\depdbs11_depraster_DEP_DirectConnect.sde" ORTHOPHOTO_2004 # 8_BIT_UNSIGNED PROJCS['NAD_1983_StatePlane_Connecticut_FIPS_0600_Feet', GEOGCS['GCS_North_American_1983', DATUM['D_North_American_1983', SPHEROID['GRS_1980',6378137.0,298.257222101]], PRIMEM['Greenwich',0.0], UNIT['Degree',0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION['Lambert_Conformal_Conic'], PARAMETER['False_Easting',999999.999996], PARAMETER['False_Northing',499999.999998], PARAMETER['Central_Meridian',-72.75], PARAMETER['Standard_Parallel_1',41.2], PARAMETER['Standard_Parallel_2',41.86666666666667], PARAMETER['Latitude_Of_Origin',40.83333333333334], UNIT['Foot_US',0.3048006096012192]] 1 DEPRASTER "PYRAMIDS 8 BILINEAR" "128 128" "JPEG 75" "687800 1015180" "Database Connections\depdbs11_depraster_DEP_DirectConnect.sde \ DEPgisraster.DEP.ORTHOPHOTO_2004" STEP 2 - Mosaic approximately 3,400 input rasters. Areas where othophotography was not captured either outside of Connecticut or in Long Island Sound are assigned pixel values of zero (0) in the input rasers and are treated as NoData pixels in the raster mosaic. The Mosaicking Tolerance value was set to zero (0). Consequently, pixel values in the raster mosaic resulted from a resampling of pixels values from individual input rasters due to the difference in alignment of input and mosaic (target) pixels. Below is an example usage of the ESRI Geoprocessing Mosaic command and arguments used to mosaic 8 tif input rasters geographically located in the southeast quarter quadrangle (section 2) of USGS quadrangle No 1. Mosaic :\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_1.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_2.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_3.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_4.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_5.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_6.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_7.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_8.tif; Z:\tif_format\quad0001_to_0014\0420730012_9.tif "Database Connections\depdbs11_depraster_DEP_DirectConnect.sde \ DEPGISRASTER.DEP.ORTHOPHOTO_2004" LAST FIRST # 0 NONE 0 "Database Connections\depdbs11_depraster_DEP_DirectConnect.sde \ DEPGISRASTER.DEP.ORTHOPHOTO_2004"</pre> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Person responsible for change: </i><br><div style="margin-left:20"><div style="margin-left:20"> <div>Howie Sternberg</div><div>State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection</div><div><pre id="fixvalue">79 Elm Street</pre></div> <div>Hartford, Connecticut 06106</div> <div>USA</div><br><div>860-424-3594 (voice)</div><div>860-424-4058 (FAX)</div></div> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Data sources used in this process: </i><ul> <li TYPE="disc">ORTHOPHOTO</li> </ul> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Data sources produced in this process: </i><ul> <li TYPE="disc">ORTHOPHOTOMOSAIC</li> </ul> </div><br></div> <div style="margin-left:20"> <div><i>Date: </i>20090425 (change 3 of 3) </div> <div style="margin-left:40"> <pre id="fixvalue">Copied data from ArcSDE 9.2 raster dataset to FileGeodatabae 9.3 raster dataset format for data distribution purposes. The copy process took 16 hours to complete. The image properties for the FileGeodatabase 9.3 raster dataset are the same as those for the version in ArcSDE. The image compression type is JPEG with a compression quality of 75. Pyramids: 8 Bilinear. The Pixel Type is 8_BIT_UNSIGNED, which supports index values from 0 to 255. Raster statistics were not built. Below is a record of the ESRI Geoprocessing CopyRaster command and arguments used in copying the data. CopyRaster "Database Connections\10.18.8.60.depgis@depview_92dc.sde\DEPGIS.DEP.ORTHO_2004" C:\Ortho_2004_FileGeodatabase\Connecticut_Ortho_2004.gdb\ORTHO_2004 DEFAULTS # # NONE NONE 8_BIT_UNSIGNED</pre> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Person responsible for change: </i><br><div style="margin-left:20"><div style="margin-left:20"> <div>Howie Sternberg</div><div>State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection</div><div><pre id="fixvalue">79 Elm Street</pre></div> <div>Hartford, Connecticut 06106</div> <div>USA</div><br><div>860-424-3540 (voice)</div><div>860-424-4058 (FAX)</div></div> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Data sources used in this process: </i><ul> <li TYPE="disc">ORTHOPHOTOMOSAIC</li> </ul> </div><br><div style="margin-left:40"><i>Data sources produced in this process: </i><ul> <li TYPE="disc">ORTHOPHOTOMOSAIC</li> </ul> </div><br></div> </li> </ol><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a><hr><a name="quality"><h3>How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?</h3></a><ol> <li><a name="quality.1"><b>How well have the observations been checked?</b></a><br><br></li> <li><a name="quality.2"><b>How accurate are the geographic locations?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <pre id="fixvalue">Fourteen (14) QC points were controlled during the the year 2000 statewide flight aquisition. All of the QC points were at well-defined locations. The locations of the 14 QC ground points were compared to their positions on the rectified ortho images. The resulting X and Y residuals were used to calculate the NSSDA horizontal accuracy at the 95% confidenence level in feet.</pre> </div><br></li> <li><a name="quality.3"><b>How accurate are the heights or depths?</b></a><br><br></li> <li><a name="quality.4"><b>Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?</b></a><br><br></li> <li><a name="quality.5"><b>How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?</b></a><br><br></li> </ol><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a><hr><a name="getacopy"><h3>How can someone get a copy of the data set?</h3></a><div style="margin-left:20"><a name="getacopy.0"><b>Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"><i>Access constraints: </i>None. No restrictions or legal prerequisites for accessing the data. The data is in the public domain and may be redistributed.</div> <div style="margin-left:20"><i>Use constraints: </i></div> <div style="margin-left:60"> <pre id="fixvalue">None. No restrictions or legal prerequisites for using the data after access is granted.</pre> </div><br></div><a name="Distrib1"></a><div style="margin-left:20"><b>Distributor 1</b> of 1</div><br><ol> <div style="margin-left:20"> <li><a name="getacopy.1"><b>Who distributes the data set?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <div>State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection</div><div><pre id="fixvalue">79 Elm Street</pre></div> <div>Hartford, Connecticut 06106</div> <div>USA</div><br><div>860-424-3540 (voice)</div><div>860-424-4058 (FAX)</div><div>dep.gisdata@po.state.ct.us</div><div><i>Hours of Service: </i>Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time</div></div><br></li> <li><a name="getacopy.2"><b>What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20">Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto</div><br></li> <li><a name="getacopy.3"><b>What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <pre id="fixvalue">Although these data have been used by the State of Connecticut, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut as to the accuracy of these data and or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the State of Connecticut in the use of these data or related materials. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. Once the data is distributed to the user, modifications made to the data by the user should be noted in the metadata.</pre> </div><br></li> <li><a name="getacopy.4"><b>How can I download or order the data?</b></a><br><br><ul> <li><b>Availability in digital form:</b></li><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <table style="border-collapse:collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <th style="font-size: 9pt; border: solid 1px #A9A9A9; padding:4px; vertical-align:top; text-align:left;">Data format:</th> <td style="font-size: 9pt; border: solid 1px #A9A9A9; padding:4px; vertical-align:top;"> <div>ArcSDE Raster Dataset in format ArcSDE Export (version 9.1)</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="font-size: 9pt; border: solid 1px #A9A9A9; padding:4px; vertical-align:top; text-align:left;">Media you can order:</th> <td style="font-size: 9pt; border: solid 1px #A9A9A9; padding:4px; vertical-align:top;">disk</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div><br><li><b>Cost to order the data: </b>An offline copy of the data may be accessed without charge</li><br><br></ul> </li> <li><a name="getacopy.5"><b>Is there some other way to get the data?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20"> <pre id="fixvalue">The data distributor does not provide custom GIS analysis or mapping services. Data is available in a standard format and may be converted to other formats, projections, coordinate systems, or selected for specific geographic regions by the party receiving the data.</pre> </div><br></li> <li><a name="getacopy.6"><b>What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?</b></a><br><br><div style="margin-left:20">Geographic information sytem (GIS), computer-aided drawing or other mapping software is necessary to display, view and access the information.</div><br></li> </div> </ol><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a><hr><a name="metaref"><h3>Who wrote the metadata?</h3></a><div style="margin-left:20"> Dates:<br><div style="margin-left:40"> <div><i>Last modified: </i>20090428</div></div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"><i>Metadata author: </i><br><div style="margin-left:20"><div style="margin-left:20"> <div>Howie Sternberg</div><div>State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (original metadata provided by Aero-Metric, Inc. was modified by CT DEP)</div><div><pre id="fixvalue">79 Elm Street</pre></div> <div>Hartford, Connecticut 06106</div><br><div>860-424-3540 (voice)</div><div>860-424-4058 (FAX)</div><div>dep.gisdata@po.state.ct.us</div><div><i>Hours of Service: </i>Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time</div></div> </div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"><i>Metadata standard: </i><br><div style="margin-left:40">FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata(FGDC-STD-001-1998)</div> </div><br><div style="margin-left:20"><i>Metadata extensions used: </i><br><li style="margin-left:30"><a target="viewer" href="http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html">http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html</a></li> </div><br><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a><br><br></body> </html>