Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Sandy Ebersole
      Originator: 
      Originator: 
      Publication_Date: 2011
      Title: SE080908_2140
      Edition: 1.0
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster data
      Series_Information:
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      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
        Publisher: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Online_Linkage: 
  Description:
    Abstract: This raster represents a Landsat 5 image (path 21; row 40; date August 8, 2008) that has been processed and enhanced to highlight suspended sediment. Land and cloud pixels were removed prior to processing enhancements to reduce pixel confusion. Processing techniques included such methods as iterative self organized data (ISODATA), supervised classification, and band ratios to help identify and enhance areas of higher concentration of suspensates in the water. This raster is one in a series of rasters produced for the Sediment Analysis Network for Decision Support (SANDS) project funded through the NASA Applied Sciences Program. The project is a collaboration between the Geological Survey of Alabama and the Information and Technology Systems Center (ITSC) at the University of Alabama Huntsville. The goal of this project is to enhance satellite imagery to highlight suspended sediment in imagery collected before and after tropical storms and hurricanes in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico.
    Purpose: This raster was created by staff at the GSA in the Sediment Analysis Network Decision Support (SANDS) project. The SANDS project is a collaborative project between GSA and the University of Alabama Huntsville Information Technology Systems Center and is funded through the NASA Applied Sciences Program ROSES A.28. The project's purpose is to produce an image showing enhanced suspended sediment from satellite data captured before and after tropical cyclones in the north central Gulf of Mexico between 2000 and 2009.
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  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword: sediment
      Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
      Theme_Keyword: hurricanes
      Theme_Keyword: tropical storms
      Theme_Keyword: NASA
      Theme_Keyword: Information and Technology Systems Center
      Theme_Keyword: ITSC
      Theme_Keyword: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Theme_Keyword: GSA
    Place:
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
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    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword: current
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Reproduction or redistribution of digital datasets or products derived therefrom to a third party organization or entity is not forbidden.  However, we do encourage any reproduction or hardcopy use of this data include and reference the GSA and ITSC SANDS project funded through the NASA Applied Sciences Program.  User specifically agrees not to misrepresent this dataset, nor to imply that any changes made by the user were approved by the Geological Survey of Alabama.  The Geological Survey of Alabama should be acknowledged as the originator of the data.  This dataset is to be used as a primary reference source.  This is public information and may be interpreted by organizations or others based on needs; however, users are responsible for the appropriate application.  Federal, state, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the originators any authority for decisions they make.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Sandy Ebersole
        Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: physical address
        Address: 420 Hackberry Lane
        City: Tuscaloosa
        State_or_Province: AL
        Postal_Code: 35486
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 205-247-3613
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 205-349-2861
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sebersole@gsa.alabama.gov
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      Source_Contribution:  Data used to generate this dataset were obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by the ITSC.
    Process_Step: This raster is created from analysis of Landsat data.
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Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Publications Sales Office, Geological Survey of Alabama
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Geological Survey of Alabama
        Address: PO Box 869999
        Address: 420 Hackberry Lane
        City: Tuscaloosa
        State_or_Province: AL
        Postal_Code: 35486
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 205-247-3613
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sebersole@gsa.alabama.gov
      Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8 am - Noon, 1 pm - 5 pm
      Contact_Instructions: SANDS data and report can be requested through mail. Data can also be downloaded online at http://sands/itsc.uah.edu, http://www.gsa.state.al.us, or http://www.alabamaview.org. 
  Resource_Description: Data are available from distributor.
  Distribution_Liability: Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the Geological Survey of Alabama. This data is released on condition that the Geological Survey of Alabama will not be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20110531
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Sandy Ebersole
        Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: P.O. Box 869999
        Address: 420 Hackberry Lane
        City: Tuscaloosa
        State_or_Province: AL
        Postal_Code: 35486
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 205-247-3613
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 205-349-2861
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sebersole@gsa.alabama.gov
      Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8 am - Noon, 1 pm - 5 pm, CST
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