12594
PIFSC CRED Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) Metadata Catalog
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC)
Project
Published / External
2712
PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Metadata Portfolio
Project
In Work
The Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center produces a series of geographic information system (GIS) based maps that can be viewed together to provide information about the benthic habitat. The maps consist of a series of primary layers of directly mapped or measured data, including high-resolution bathymetric grids, acoustic backscatter imagery grids, geo-registered optical transects. Secondary layers will be derived from analyses of the primary data and will include metrics such as seabed texture (e.g., Local Fourier Histogram analysis), Topographic (or Bathymetric) Position Analysis, and geological interpretations of the video data and photographs. All these data layers can be viewed together in a single GIS project enabling the user to combine and query different layers to delineate regions of distinct benthic habitats for different species. Collectively the data layers and GIS framework constitute a flexible new kind of benthic habitat map.
The Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center is tasked with the delineation of the benthic habitat of coral reef ecosystems throughout the U.S. Pacific Islands, including the Hawaiian and Mariana archipelagos, American Samoa and the remote, U.S.-affiliated islands. Other groups have developed shallow-water benthic habitat maps using satellite-based techniques that are best suited for shallow-water habitats in less than 20 meters of water. PIBHMC uses acoustic and optical techniques to extend those shallow-water maps into deeper waters where satellite and diver-based techniques are not feasible.
Accurate, high-resolution habitat maps are essential for effective management of coral reefs. Products created by PIBHMC provide resource managers with comprehensive habitat maps on which to base decisions about Pacific coral reef ecosystems.
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
CRCP Project
ID #
Theme
CRCP Project
PROJECT NAME
Theme
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
ONLY ONE: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/data/keywords/coris_discovery_keywords.pdf
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
AT LEAST ONE: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/data/keywords/coris_theme_keywords.pdf
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/datatype
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/obstype
Theme
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
HI'IALAKAI
Theme
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
OSCAR ELTON SETTE
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Coral Reef Conservation Program
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
NODC Ocean Acidification Scientific Data Stewardship
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Ocean Acidification Program
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Pacific Reef and Assessment Monitoring Program
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Equatorial Pacific Ocean
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
NW Pacific
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
North Pacific Ocean
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Theme
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
South Pacific Ocean
Theme
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Theme
CRED
Theme
CREP
Theme
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Theme
Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
Theme
PIFSC
Theme
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Theme
RAMP
Theme
Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
Temporal
biennial
Temporal
triennial
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
Spatial
PRIA
Spatial
Pacific Remote Island Areas
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Honolulu
HI
USA
Data Steward
2006
Person
Lichowski, Frances
frances.lichowski@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5476
Email preferred
Distributor
2007
Person
Akridge, Michael W
michael.akridge@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5483
Email preferred
Metadata Contact
2007
Person
Akridge, Michael W
michael.akridge@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5483
Email preferred
Originator
2002
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5360
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Point of Contact
2010
Person
Rooney, John JB
john.rooney@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5438
Email preferred
Discrete
2012-07-12
46886
Data Set
Benthic Habitat Maps for Rose Atoll Marine National Monument in American Samoa from 2004 to 2010
32811
Data Set
Dominant Benthic Structure and Biological Cover Habitat Maps for West Maui and West Hawaii
12595
Project
Bathymetry
37063
Project
Cruise Metadata Catalog for Multibeam Mapping Missions
12598
Project
Geomorphology
12596
Project
Optical Validation
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2015-12-31
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5300
http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1001
Public
No
2015-12-31
1 Year
2016-12-31