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    • NESDIS Suspected Oil: Marine Pollution Surveillance Reports (MPSR) Metadata

    Metadata Updated: May 29, 2025

    The Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB) of NOAA/NESDIS detects oil slicks in satellite imagery over U.S. waters (and international waters when requested by OR&R) in order to meet the NOAA Office of Response & Restoration (OR&R) need for oil spill information. The Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) is issued by SAB satellite analysts when accidental or intentional marine oil spills are detected in imagery. The Marine Pollution Surveillance Program consists of manual detection and mapping of oil slicks primarily through the use of available moderate to high resolution optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery.

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    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 29, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2018 (creation), 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update daily

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS ORR

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 29, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2018 (creation), 2018 (publication)
    Responsible Party NESDIS National Oceanographic Data Center (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52380
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: NESDIS Suspected Oil: Marine Pollution Surveillance Reports (MPSR) Metadata [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52380., Use Constraints: We request that you credit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) & National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service/Satellite Analysis Branch (NESDIS/SAB) when you use these data in a report, publication, or presentation. Please credit NOAA/NESDIS if data is used in other products or other ways. Caveats such as the fact that the product is still experimental should also be included if the product is being redisplayed., Distribution Liability: The NOAA/NESDIS Satellite-Derived Surface Oil Analysis Products are experimental products and have not been subjected to the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service's normal quality control or quality assurance procedures and do not meet the criteria for standards of official NESDIS products. They are available on a best effort basis and their quality, completeness, availability and/or timeliness cannot be guaranteed. No warranties are expressed or implied regarding the accuracy, completeness, availability or reliability of the information provided. They are released for limited public use as experimental data to be used only with appropriate caution. The user assumes the entire risk related to use of the information. In no event will NESDIS be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use of the data.In addition, reference in the NESDIS Surface Oil Analysis Products to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
    Bbox East Long -79.87061
    Bbox North Lat 30.50548
    Bbox South Lat 25.36388
    Bbox West Long -97.53662
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update daily
    Harvest Object Id cf4b0595-f3bd-4049-8445-59f279463f80
    Harvest Source Id 16d8de29-951c-4a91-bada-75c7593e9406
    Harvest Source Title NOS ORR
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage The Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) is created in near real time by an operational analyst when an anomaly believed to be oil is identified in satellite imagery. SAB analysts manually integrate data from numerous imagery sources including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and high resolution visible imagery along with various ancillary data sources. The result is a quality-controlled display of the locations of possible detected oil on the surface of the ocean.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-97.53662, 25.36388], [-79.87061, 25.36388], [-79.87061, 30.50548], [-97.53662, 30.50548], [-97.53662, 25.36388]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2010-04-20

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