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2015 Hawaii SE Island UAS Orthomosaic

Published by Office for Coastal Management | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified: 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000+00:00
This imagery was captured September 20, 2015 for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are being tested to assess their effectiveness for capturing images of seals and other wildlife. In addition to single photographs, an orthomosaic of Southeast Island was created as part of a mapping exercise over the island using an APH-22 hexacopter. The mosaic output is a GeoTIFF in WGS84 UTM Zone 1N. Mission support: Charles Littnan NOAA, Jessica Lopez Bohlander NOAA, LT Michael Marino NOAA UAS planning and flight: Kathryn Sweeney NOAA, Don LeRoi of Aerial Imaging Solutions Map compilation: Joel Stocker for AIS. Original contact information: Contact Org: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), PIFSC, Hawaiian Monk Seal Program Title: Charles Littnan, Lead Scientist Phone: 808-725-5711

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