Northshore
Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Sources of Data and Information

 
Aerial Photography

1956 Black and White: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

1978 Color Infrared: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

1989 Color Infrared: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

1995 Color Infrared: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

1995 Color infrared: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

 

Maps

A portion of the following maps were used for sire identification, skills and exercises, and wetland analysis:

New Orleans East 1:24,000 scale Topographic, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville 1:24,000 scale Topographic, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Pontchatoula, LA. 1:100,000 scale Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Baton Rouge, LA.; Miss. 1:250,000 scale Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA National Wetlands Inventory 1956, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA National Wetlands Inventory 1979, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA National Wetlands Inventory 1989, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA Habitat Map 1995, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA Land Cover Map 1956, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA Land Cover Map 1978, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA Land Cover Map 1988, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

Covington/Mandeville, LA Land Cover Map 1995, U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center

 

Airborne Thematic Mapper (TM) Images:

1993 Thematic Mapper Images (TM)

Geographic Background: Compiled by Catherine M. Lockwood

Skills and Techniques: Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team

Photographic Essay: Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team