Multibeam Backscatter Data for Selected U.S. Locations in the Pacific

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Data Set (DS) | ID: 12604 | Published / External
Created: 2012-07-12   |   Last Modified: 2023-10-17

Parent: Bathymetry
Project (PRJ) | ID: 12595

ID: 12604
Data Set (DS)

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Item Identification

* » Title Multibeam Backscatter Data for Selected U.S. Locations in the Pacific
Short Name Backscatter
* Status In Work
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* » Abstract

Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry for selected U.S. locations in the Pacific. The backscatter datasets include data collected using the RESON 8101ER multibeam sonar, Kongsberg 300 kHz EM3002D multibeam sonar, and a Kongsberg 30 kHz EM300 multibeam sonar. Data are available in GeoTIFF and NetCDF format as well as composite maps (jpg or PDF) which show all available data for a region. Please see the individual metadata records for additional information about a specific location.
* Purpose

The netCDF grids and geotiffs of backscatter imagery were created using data gathered from multibeam soundings for use as a planning and reference document. The data are also being used for benthic habitat mapping, for locating Essential Fish Habitat, and for studying geologic features of the area.
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Created by CoRIS, partially updated. AMD 2015-06-03
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None acoustic imagery
None backscatter
None multibeam backscatter
   
   
   

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* Spatial Keywords

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None american samoa
None commonwealth of northern mariana islands
None guam
None main hawaiian islands
None northwestern hawaiian islands
None pacific remote island area
   
   
   

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Physical Location

• » Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
• » City Honolulu
• » State/Province HI
• Country USA
• » Location Description

Data Set Information

* Data Set Scope Code Data Set
• Data Set Type Other
• Maintenance Frequency As Needed
Maintenance Note
» Data Presentation Form Map (digital)
• Entity Attribute Overview
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Distribution Liability

While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.”
Data Set Credit PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program

Support Roles

» At least one Distributor Org, one Metadata Contact, one Point of Contact, and one Data Steward should be listed.
* » Support Role Data Steward
* » Date Effective From 2006
Date Effective To
Person Lichowski, Frances
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address frances.lichowski@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5476
Fax  
Mobile  
URL  
Business Hours  
Contact Instructions

Email preferred
* » Support Role Distributor
* » Date Effective From 2007
Date Effective To
Person Akridge, Michael W
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address michael.akridge@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5483
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Mobile  
URL  
Business Hours  
Contact Instructions

Email preferred
* » Support Role Metadata Contact
* » Date Effective From 2007
Date Effective To
Person Akridge, Michael W
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address michael.akridge@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5483
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Mobile  
URL  
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Contact Instructions

Email preferred
* » Support Role Originator
* » Date Effective From 2003
Date Effective To
Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address pifsc.info@noaa.gov
Phone 808-725-5360
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Mobile  
URL https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Business Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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* » Support Role Originator
* » Date Effective From 2003
Date Effective To
Organization NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
Address 1305 East West Highway 10th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
Email Address  
Phone (301) 713-3155
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URL https://coralreef.noaa.gov
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* » Support Role Point of Contact
* » Date Effective From 2016
Date Effective To
Person DesRochers, Annette M
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5461
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Extents

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Extent Group 1

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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

* » W° Bound 144.5
* » E° Bound -157.2012
* » N° Bound 28.62
* » S° Bound -14.65
* » Description

US-affiliated Pacific islands and atolls

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* » Start 2003-08-23
End 2010-03-14
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* » Security Class Unclassified
* Security Classification System

Not applicable
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• Data Access Policy
» Data Access Procedure

Data can be accessed online via the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website at https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_documentation.htm.
• » Data Access Constraints

None
• Data Use Constraints

These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Please acknowledge NOAA and the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii as the sources of this information.
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Distribution Information

Start Date  
» Download URL https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc
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File Name  
Description

High resolution composite backscatter map. Color composite maps are also available for selected locations.
File Date/Time  
File Type (Deprecated) PDF
Distribution Format PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
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» Download URL https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc
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Description

This file is formatted as a 2-D binary netCDF grid file. This is the default grid file format used by GMT (Generic Mapping Tools). More information about netCDF files can be found at at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/gmt/ and http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/.
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» Download URL https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc
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TIFF is a format for storage, transfer, display, and printing of raster images. The TIFF file structure allows both the tag and the image data to be encoded into the same file. GeoTIFF refers to a TIFF file that has geographic data embedded as tags within the TIFF file. The geographic data can be used to position the image in the correct location and geometry on the screen of a geographic information display. Any GIS, CAD, Image Processing, Desktop Mapping and other types of systems using geographic images can read any GeoTiff file. More specifically, files of this type can be added to ArcInfo and ArcView 8.x or higher and may be viewed in the Table of Contents as a new raster layer. Image visualization software that does not use geography as a basis for image placement can view a GeoTIFF image as if there were no geographic information in the TIFF file. For example, GeoTIFF files can be viewed using Windows Picture and Fax viewer. The GeoTIFF format is public domain, non-proprietary.
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URL https://www.coris.noaa.gov/geoportal/rest/find/document?searchText=CRED%20AND%20title:backscatter%20AND%20NOT%20title:preliminary&start=1&max=300&contentType=downloadableData&f=georss&dojo.preventCache=1342144099431
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Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) Geoportal GeoRSS feed containing all metadata records associated with this catalog item.
URL https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/index.htm
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Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website. All data are accessible through this website.
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Data Management

» Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified? Yes
» Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management Unknown
» Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive? Yes
» Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver? No
» If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate  
» Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination Unknown
» If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed
» Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location NCEI-CO
» Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving Unknown
» How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?

NOAA IRC and NOAA Fisheries ITS resources and assets.

Lineage

» Lineage Statement

Multibeam backscatter imagery is extracted from gridded bathymetry for selected U.S. locations in the Pacific. The backscatter datasets include data collected using the RESON 8101ER multibeam sonar, Kongsberg 300 kHz EM3002D multibeam sonar, and a Kongsberg 30 kHz EM300 multibeam sonar.

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID 12604
Metadata Record Created By Annette M DesRochers
Metadata Record Created 2012-07-12 20:45+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By SysAdmin InPortAdmin
» Metadata Record Last Modified 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published 2016-11-10
Owner Org PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status Published Externally
Do Not Publish? N
Metadata Workflow State Published / External
Metadata Last Review Date 2016-11-10
Metadata Review Frequency 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date 2017-11-10
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