IRL 2015 Seagrass Mapping Metadata

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: St. Johns River Water Management District

Publication_Date: 4/15/2016

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: IRL 2015 Seagrass Mapping Metadata

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Description:

Abstract:

The Indian river Lagoon (IRL) Seagrass Mapping Project covers 1951 square kilometers and includes Mosquito Lagoon north to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Banana River Including Newfound Harbour, Indian River Proper including Turnbull Creek up to US 1, Banana Creek up to Route 3, St. Lucie River up to the Roosevelt Bridge, and the lagoonal system from St. Lucie Inlet south to Jupiter Inlet including Hobe and Jupiter Sounds. Portions of the project area occur in Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach Counties in Florida. Dewberry produced Ortho Mosaics for 1435 tiles covering this area. The orthos were created with a 0.3 meter cell size.

Purpose:

The mapping and trend analysis performed under this project provides quantifiable data vital to the assessment of water quality and the general health of the estuarine system. The resultant data provides an overall picture of the seagrass resource in the IRL over time. The maps serve as important management tool for assessing distribution trends of the seagrass resource. They help identify healthy areas that may deserve special protection efforts along with potential problem areas that require further investigation.

Supplemental_Information:

A complete description of this dataset is available in the Final Project Report submitted to St. Johns River Water Management District.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 5/8/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 5/12/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 5/21/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 5/22/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 5/29/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 6/1/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 6/5/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 6/14/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 6/18/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 6/19/15

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 6/26/15

Currentness_Reference: acquisition date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.988234

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.048595

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.106460

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.930424

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: ORTHO

Theme_Keyword: Mosaic

Theme_Keyword: seagrass

Theme_Keyword: SAV

Theme_Keyword: benthic habitat

Theme_Keyword: submerged aquatic vegetation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: St. Johns River Water Management District

Place_Keyword:

Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach Counties

Place_Keyword: South Florida Water Management District

Place_Keyword: Indian River Lagoon

Place_Keyword: IRL

Place_Keyword: Banana River

Place_Keyword: Mosquito Lagoon

Place_Keyword: Jupiter Inlet

Access_Constraints: Not to be used for navigation

Use_Constraints:

This data was produced for St. Johns River Water Management District according to specific project requirements. This information is provided "as is". Further documentation of this data can be obtained by contacting: St. Johns River Water Management District, 525 Community College Parkway, Palm Bay, Florida, 32909. Telephone: (321) 984-4940

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: St. Johns River Water Management District

Contact_Position: Environmental Scientist III

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 525 Community College Parkway

City: Palm Bay

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32909

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 321.409.2118

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhall@sjrwmd.com

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7, ArcMap version 10.3

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data covers the District provided project boundary provided for the project area.

Completeness_Report:

A visual qualitative assessment was performed to ensure data completeness and compliance with project specifications. No void or missing data exists.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The required accuracy is 2 m or better at the 95% confidence level as computed in accordance with the FGDC National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA).

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2 meter

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

All locations were occupied once with some of the locations being re-observed. All re-observations matched the initially derived station positions within the allowable tolerance of plus or minus 5cm or within the 95% confidence level. 2 m or better at the 95% confidence level as computed in accordance with the FGDC National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA).

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The color digital aerial imagery was captured on May 8, 9, 12, 21, 22, 29, June 1, 5, 14, 18, 19, 26, 2015 with a Vexcel UultraCam Eagle airborn digital sensor. The aerotriangulation project for the area of interest was set up as a single image block of 13 adjacent and overlapping flight lines comprised of a total of 767 images and horizontally controlled with a combination of airborne GPS INS data and surveyed control points. As orthoimagery is a 2 dimensional representation of the earths surface no vertical component to the control was extracted. The vertical component of the AT process was controlled solely by the airborne GPS INS solution.

Process_Date: 8/17/15

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Raw imagery along with the DEM, AT, Camera calibration information were ingested into Image Station Orthopro. Orthorectified photos were then created. Seamlines were placed along natural and man made features that would mosaic the ortho images together based on a supplied tile grid.

Process_Date: 9/29/15

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Dewberry

Contact_Person: Keith Patterson

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1000 N. Ashley Dr

City: Tampa

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 33602

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 813.421.8635

Hours_of_Service: Monday to Friday, 8 - 5, CST

Cloud_Cover: 0

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

St. John’s River and the South Florida Water Management Districts both performed quality assurance reviews on completed photo interpretation. In addition, field collected accuracy assessment points were collected under a seperate task that the District used to compare to the completed map. The final mapped data was deemed acceptable by both SFWMD and SJRWMD and Dewberry’s maps passed their rigorous accuracy assessment testing.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Pixel

Row_Count: 5079

Column_Count: 5079

Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000

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: 0.250000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.250000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: St. Johns River Water Management District

Contact_Position: Environmental Scientist III

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 525 Community College Parkway

City: Palm Bay

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32909

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 321.409.2118

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhall@sjrwmd.com

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

This data was produced for St. Johns River Water Management District according to specific project requirements. This information is provided "as is". Further documentation of this data can be obtained by contacting: St. Johns River Water Management District, 525 Community College Parkway, Palm Bay, Florida, 32909. Telephone: 321.409.2118

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 5/31/15

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: St. Johns River Water Management District

Contact_Person: Lauren M. Hall

Contact_Position: Environmental Scientist III

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 525 Community College Parkway

City: Palm Bay

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32909

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 321.409.2118

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhall@sjrwmd.com

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

CODE CLASS NAME 5400 Un-Vegetated Bottom 9113 Patchy Seagrass 9116 Continuous, Dense Seagrass NO SAV Not Classified (Land, islands, mangroves, etc)

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: IRL 2015 Seagrass Mapping PI Key