27598 Habitat Mapping Camera (HABCAM) Data Set Published / External 22555 Population Dynamics Branch Project Completed This dataset entails imagery collected using the HabCam towed underwater vehicle and annotated data on objects or habitats in the images and notes on image qualities. Most HabCam images and data are collected as part of the NEFSC sea scallop survey but the vehicle is occasionally used for other surveys. For each survey, a subset of images are selected and manually annotated for the presence of target species. The PostgreSQL database contains basic image metadata (date, time, latitude, longitude, depth, etc.) as well as the data from the manual annotations. Eventually, other software-derived data products will be added including bottom rugosity and substrate composition. NEFSC Woods Hole Lab Woods Hole MA USA Data Set PostgreSQL Irregular Table (digital) Stereo Prosilica GC 1380 1.4 megapixel machine vision cameras, "Dixon" image processing server; Online annotation tool Research Vessel HabCam towed underwater imaging vehicle 34945 Image_Metadata Published / External Completed Information on all images collected including date, time, location, vehicle depth, altitude and attitude, and co-located oceanographic sensor data Data Table Yes Information on all images collected including date, time, location, vehicle depth, altitude and attitude, and co-located oceanographic sensor data 1 imagename text Yes Yes Active full name of the image; used as foreign key to annotations table text 2 lat numeric 11 No Yes 10 6 Active latitude from ship's GPS where image was recorded (decimal degrees) numeric 3 lon numeric 11 No Yes 10 6 Active longitude from ship's GPS where image was recorded (decimal degrees) numeric 4 bottom_depth numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active depth from ship's fathometer where image was recorded (meters) numeric 5 vehicle_depth numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active depth of imaging vehicle calculated from Seabird pressure sensor (meters) numeric 6 alt numeric 13 No Yes 12 2 Active altitude of imaging vehicle based on sonar altimeter (meters) numeric 7 head numeric 13 No Yes 12 2 Active heading of imaging vehicle based on internal magnetic compass (decimal degrees) numeric 8 roll numeric 5 No Yes 4 2 Active attitude of imaging vehicle along the longitudinal axis (decimal degrees) numeric 9 pitch numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active attitude of imaging vehicle along the lateral axis (decimal degrees) numeric 10 t numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active water temperature at the imaging vehicle from the Seabird sensor (decimal degrees Celsius) numeric 11 p numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active water pressure at the imaging vehicle from the Seabird sensor (decimal bar) numeric 12 s numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active water salinity at the imaging vehicle from the Seabird sensor (decimal Practical Salinity Units) numeric 13 backscatter numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active water backscatter at the imaging vehicle from Eco triplet (beam cp (m-1)) numeric 14 chlorophyll numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active water cholorphyll concentration (micrograms / liter) numeric 15 cdom numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active water Colored Dissolved Organic Matter at the imaging vehicle (ppb) numeric 16 fov numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active field of view (area) of the photo based on altitude (square meters) numeric 17 mm_pix numeric 8 No Yes 7 2 Active pixel size of the photo based on altitude (mm) numeric 34947 Assignments Published / External Completed List of sets of images analyzed for different tasks Data Table Yes List of sets of images analyzed for different tasks 1 assignment_id integer Yes Yes Active number identifying an assignment; foreign key to annotations table integer 2 idmode text No No Active name of idmode associated with an assignment (see idmodes table) text 3 site_description text No No Active description of assignment's geographic area text 4 project_name text No No Active description of project associated with assignment text 5 priority text No No Active priority level for assignment (high, medium, low) text 6 initials text No No Active initials of user who created assignment text 7 idmode_id integer Yes No Active identifier of idmode applicable to an assignment; foreign key to idmodes table integer 9 num_images integer No No Active number of images in the assignment integer 10 comment text No No Active comment field text 11 status text No No Active status of assignment (i.e. active, completed, discontinued, etc.) text 34948 Idmodes Published / External Completed support table that identifies which classes (species, benthic covers, etc.) were analyzed in an assignment Data Table Yes support table that identifies which classes (species, benthic covers, etc.) were analyzed in an assignment 1 idmode_id integer Yes No Active identifier of idmode applicable to an assignment(s); foreign key to assignments table integer 2 idmode_name text No No Active descriptive name of idmode text 3 class_id integer Yes No Active identifier of class within an idmode; foreign key to classes table integer 4 deprecated boolean Yes No Active logical if record is deprecated boolean 34949 Annotations Published / External Completed Records of observations made on images from manual (human) annotations; can be organisms or objects in photos, sediment or benthic covers, or notes on image quality Data Table Yes Records of observations made on images from manual (human) annotations; can be organisms or objects in photos, sediment or benthic covers, or notes on image quality 1 annotation_id text Yes Yes Active random alphanumeric text string used for unique identifier of an annotation record text 2 image_id text No No Active image url text 3 scope_id integer No No Active annotation scope identifier (see Scopes table) integer 4 geometry_text text No No Active text descriptor of object (points, line vertices, bounding box vertices, etc.) if marked within an image text 5 thegeom geometry No No Active json interpretation of 'geomegry_text' field geometry 6 annotator_id text Yes No Active annotating person identifier (see Auth table) text 7 timestamp timestamp No No Active time stamp when annotation was recorded timestamp 8 class_id integer Yes No Active class identifier (see Classes table) integer 9 deprecated boolean Yes No Active logical if record deprecated boolean 10 imagename text Yes No Active image identifier text 11 assignment_num integer Yes No Active assignment identifier (see Assignments table) integer 12 percent_cover integer No No Active percent cover in image of annotated object integer 13 comment text No No Active comment field text 34950 classes Published / External Completed support table with list of species, objects, or comments that can noted in images Data Table Yes support table with list of species, objects, or comments that can noted in images 1 class_id integer Yes Yes Active unique identifier of species, organism taxon, benthic cover, sediment type, image quality comment, etc.; (foreign key to Annotations) integer 2 class_name text No No Active description of species, organism taxon, benthic cover, sediment type, image quality comment, etc. text 3 facet_id integer Yes No Active facet identifier of the class (see Facets table) integer 4 deprecated boolean Yes No Active logical if record is deprecated boolean 34951 Facets Published / External Completed support table that identifies the information type for a class Data Table Yes support table that identifies the information type for a class 1 facet_id integer Yes Yes Active facet identifier (foreign key to Classes table) integer 2 facet_name text No No Active facet descriptor (i.e. object, substrate type, image usability, percent cover, etc.) text 3 scope_id integer Yes No Active scope identifier (see Scopes table) integer 4 deprecated boolean Yes No Active logical if record is deprecated boolean 34952 Scopes Published / External Completed support table identifying how annotations relate to the scope of an image (i.e. object in image, image itself, percent cover, etc.) Data Table Yes support table identifying how annotations relate to the scope of an image (i.e. object in image, image itself, percent cover, etc.) 1 scope_id integer Yes Yes Active scope identifier (foreign key to facets table) integer 2 scope_name text No No Active description of scope type text 3 deprecated integer Yes No Active logical if record is deprecated integer Data Steward 2025 Person McManus, Michael michael.conor.mcmanus@noaa.gov 28 Tarzwell Drive Narragansett RI 02882 (401) 859-3404 Distributor 2012-06-01 Person Shank, Burton V burton.shank@noaa.gov 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA 508-495-2363 Metadata Contact 2025 Person McManus, Michael michael.conor.mcmanus@noaa.gov 28 Tarzwell Drive Narragansett RI 02882 (401) 859-3404 Originator 2012-06-01 Person Shank, Burton V burton.shank@noaa.gov 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA 508-495-2363 Point of Contact 2025 Person McManus, Michael michael.conor.mcmanus@noaa.gov 28 Tarzwell Drive Narragansett RI 02882 (401) 859-3404 -75.25 -66 42.1 37 NEFSC sea scallop surveys encompass Georges Bank and the Mid Atlantic continental shelf from 35 - 110m depths; Other specialized surveys may work shallower, deeper, or outside this bounding box. Continuing 2012-06 Unclassified NEFSC Data Access Procedure: 1. Formal request in writing usually to the data owner/contact or Center Director; 2. Requester is contacted by data owner to review and verify the request content and details for data delivery options. 3. If data is confidential then owner will determine if the data may be released to the requester; 4. If data can be released, the data is downloaded and packaged for delivery electronically; or the requester may be directed to where the data is available online. NEFSC Data Access Constraint: If data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. https://habcam.whoi.edu/ Online Resource HTML Habcam Links Processed PNG image files Postgres Pre and post-cruise calibration of cameras. Cross-validation between sonar-derived altitudes and altitudes calculated from stereo disparity. Training of annotators on standard image set. Follow-up on training and assessment of skills. Post Audits by internal editors. Yes Unknown Yes Yes two weeks after image collection for finalized image processing; six weeks for manual annotation of images, QC and synthesis No Archiving Intended Unknown Archival of source data preserving unaltered collected data, Scheduled backups, Remote storage backups, Password protection Annual NEFSC scallop survey 34949 Entity 34947 Entity 34951 Entity 34948 Entity 34945 Entity 34952 Entity 34950 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27598 Patricia Jones 2015-09-29T15:22:17 Priya Jhangiani 2025-10-08T21:50:09 2017-03-08 Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 1001 Public No No 2017-03-08 1 Year 2018-03-08