2001 SPOT Panchromatic/Monochromatic - Vicmap Imagery (Satellite)

dataset: SPOTP2501
Vicmap Image represents a suite of statewide satellite image mosaic products. The first Vicmap Image product is a Statewide Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) mosaic for the summer of 1999/2000, titled Vicmap Image TM7-2000. The second entitled SPOT MOSAIC 2001 B&W is a mosaic of SPOT Panchromatic and Monochromatic images from December 2000 to March 2002. Vicmap Image SPOT MOSAIC 2001 B&W is a 1-band, 8-bit Geo-TIFF image. Vicmap Imagery TM7-2000VI30 has a spatial resolution of 30 metres and a nominal usage scale of 1:50,000 or smaller. It provides an excellent representation of tree cover, agricultural land use, the extent of urban area, and water resources in Victoria.
 
Citation proposal Citation proposal
(2008)

2001 SPOT Panchromatic/Monochromatic - Vicmap Imagery (Satellite)

Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
 

Description

Title
2001 SPOT Panchromatic/Monochromatic - Vicmap Imagery (Satellite) 
Alternate title
SPOTP2501 
Resource Type
Dataset  
Purpose
Vicmap Image SPOT MOSAIC 2001 B&W will be useful as a backdrop for many data visualisation purposes including map production, spatial and thematic interrogation of vector datasets and in presentation and demonstration material. It will be useable at scales of 1:25,000 and smaller. Additionally, Vicmap Image SPOT MOSAIC 2001 B&W can be used for visual interpretation of land cover features. Vicmap Image SPOT MOSAIC 2001 B&W is not be applicable for digital classification purposes, as the digital values have been modified for visual appeal. For any such requirements, the raw component imagery should be used. 
Supplemental Information
Relationship to other Datasets: Vicmap Imagery SPOT Mosaic 2001 B&W is be an updated version of the existing image catalogue images currently provided in the NRE Corporate Geospatial Data Library. Related Documents: VMDIProductDescript4c.doc. - VicMap Digital Image Product Description 
Status
Completed  
 
 

Temporal

Time period
2000-12-012002-03-30 
 
 

Spatial

Spatial representation type
Grid  
Horizontal Accuracy
10m  
Description
General - Victoria 
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Maintenance

Maintenance and update frequency
As needed  
 
 

Format

Title
1 Band Geo-Tiff Header files for ESRI products and Mapinfo also supplied. 3 
 
 

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Keywords

Topic category
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
 
 

Resource Constraints

Use limitation
VicMap Digital Image products are provided under the terms and conditions of a licence. 
Classification
Limited Distribution  
 
 

Lineage

Statement
Dataset Source: The source SPOT Panchromatic/Monochromatic images were purchased from ACRES via SPOT Imaging Services. The product name for the imagery purchased from ACRES is Level 1A (Path Image) or ortho-corrected. The product name represents the level of radiometric and geometric processing performed by ACRES on the data. The Level 1A, has been radiometrically corrected. Ortho-corrected have undergone radiometric and geometric correction utilising ground control points and a DEM. Dataset Originality: Derived 
Description
The process of creating a seamless mosaic from images of different dates requires that the images be enhanced. Image enhancement helps ensure that like features have the same appearances across all images. However, the process may generalise the clarity of some features, as well as increase the sharpness of other features. The process of image enhancement aims to strike a balance between the optimum representation of the major land cover types across the State. 
 
 

Metadata Constraints

Classification
Unclassified  
 
 

Quality

Attribute Quality
Comments
Land cover features across the component images have generally been colour-balanced and matched to each other so that a consistent appearance is achieved across the State. In general, forest and tree cover is represented as dark pixels and dry pasture and soils appear light grey to white in colour. 
Positional Accuracy
Comments
All component images used in Vicmap Imagery mosaics are georeferenced to the Vicmap Transport - Roads network using an average of twenty evenly spread control points per image. Additionally, component images over the eastern and southern Victorian highlands have been georeferenced using elevation models from the Vicmap Elevation data set. This ensures that Vicmap Imagery mosaics are equally as accurate in high relief terrain as they are on flat terrain. The spatial accuracy of the Vicmap Imagery mosaics is dependant on the accuracy of the Vicmap Transport - Roads network, the accuracy of Vicmap Elevation used in orthorectifications, and the precision with which control points are collected. Individual and average control point root mean square (RMS) errors for each component image are required to be less than or equal to one and half pixels, or fifteen metres. This is usually achieved for all component images with most average control point RMS errors falling under fifteen metres. In general, ninety percent of all Vicmap Transport - Roads should fall within plus or minus 30 metres of Vicmap Imagery. 
Conceptual Consistency
Comments
Land cover features across the component images have generally been colour-balanced and matched to each other so that a consistent appearance is achieved across the State. In general, forest and tree cover is represented as dark pixels and dry pasture and soils appear light grey to white in colour. 
Missing Data
Comments
Statewide coverage is achieved by mosaicing SPOT Panchromatic/Monochramatic images. 
Excess Data
 
 

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