gov.noaa.nodc:0183634 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2025-05-16T15:50:29Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) Habitat Mapping in Mobile Bay from 2016-01-17 to 2016-02-10 (NCEI Accession 0183634) 2019-01-31 publication 2018-12-20 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0183634 NCEI Archive Management System 0183634 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Harry Lam Radiance Technologies, Inc hlam@radiancetech.com https://www.radiancetech.com/ HTTPS Radiance Technologies, Inc website Institution web page information resourceProvider Radiance Technologies, Inc https://www.radiancetech.com/ HTTPS Radiance Technologies, Inc website Institution web page information resourceProvider Joy Parikh Radiance Technologies, Inc Project Lead jparikh@radiancetech.com https://www.radiancetech.com/ HTTPS Radiance Technologies, Inc website Institution web page information pointOfContact Radiance Technologies, Inc. https://www.radiancetech.com/ HTTPS Radiance Technologies, Inc website Institution web page information author Covington Civil & Environmental, LLC author tableDigital This dataset includes geospatial files providing an updated habitat classification map covering wetland and upland coastal habitats throughout Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama (approximately 3,671 square miles). Alabama's coastal landscape and the natural resources, habitats, and species that inhabit the area are important components of an interconnected system that make up local, regional, and Gulf-wide ecosystems. The Mobile Bay watershed encompasses an incredible diversity of habitats such as marine and estuarine ecosystems, terrestrial wetlands, and uplands that have a significant influence on the water quality of the bay and surrounding waters. Alabama's coastal habitats have undergone significant changes over time due to a multitude of factors, including population growth, the spread of urban development, land conversion, pollution, invasive species colonization, hydrological modifications, and repeated natural and anthropogenic disasters. The resulting patterns and stressors have produced a substantial impact on coastal ecosystems in both the terrestrial and marine environments. In addition to stresses imposed by local impacts, coastal habitats that are located on the downstream portion of drainages have been subjected to the cumulative impacts of degenerative landuse practices that occur in entire watersheds. In order to assess changes and the impacts incurred, habitat data is needed to allow resource managers and decision makers to better plan for restoration and conservation activities that will uplift and protect our coastal resources. The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) is a federally authorized National Program responsible for promoting wise stewardship in the Mobile Bay estuarine system and developing a comprehensive conservation and management plan (CCMP). The 2013-2018 CCMP included two restoration goals 1) improve trends in water quality of priority fishery nursery areas; and 2) improve ecosystem function and resilience through protection, restoration, and conservation of habitats. In order to implement CCMP goals, MBNEP needed an updated inventory of wetlands and upland coastal habitats in Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama to help assess water quality trends, identify degraded habitats, and recommend corrective actions. The goal of the project was to generate an updated habitat classification map covering wetland and upland coastal habitats throughout Mobile and Baldwin counties (approximately 3,671 square miles). completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0183634 Preview graphic PNG 0183634 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2018-12-20 publication HABITAT theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS GIS product theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Radiance Technologies, Inc dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Alabama Gulf of Mexico place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication Cowardin coastal restoration habitat classification object based image analysis segmentation topographic uplands wetlands theme Provider Keywords ESRI Collector App Geospatial processing Leica ADS 100 instrument Provider Instruments OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Alabama Mobile Bay place Provider Location Keywords PU5RM5 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Covington Civil & Environmental, LLC (2019). Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) Habitat Mapping in Mobile Bay from 2016-01-17 to 2016-02-10 (NCEI Accession 0183634). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0183634. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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