Scleractinian Coral Cover Maps Derived from Classified in situ Seafloor Imagery for Select U.S. Locations in the Pacific from 2001 to 2015
Data Set (DS) | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:33579 | Updated: November 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Scleractinian Coral Cover Maps Derived from Classified in situ Seafloor Imagery for Select U.S. Locations in the Pacific from 2001 to 2015, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/33579.
Full Citation Examples
Coral cover maps depict percentage of scleractinian (hard) coral cover along survey tracks, overlain on existing bathymetric grids and/or satellite images, for islands and banks across the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. The coral cover data is derived from the classification of in situ seafloor imagery collected from NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) optical validation surveys from 2001 to 2015. Each point on the map represents data from a single video frame or photo that has been analyzed using a point count method, and the imagery is classified by the type of substrate type (sand, rubble, etc.) and biological cover type (coral, macroalgae, etc.). All available cover data derived from geolocated seafloor imagery that has been collected and analyzed by CREP within the U.S. coral reef ecosystems of the Pacific is included in the maps; in some cases cover data derived from imagery collected by partners and analyzed by CREP may be included as well.
Coral cover maps for each location are available via the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website at www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc. In addition, the associated data and information about the data sources and collection methods are included in a zip file with each of the maps.
Distribution Information
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Ofu and Olosega Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Ta‘u Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Tutuila Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD and towed diver). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Agrihan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Agujian Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Alamagan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Anatahan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Arakane Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Asuncion Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Eleven Mile Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Esmeralda Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Farallon de Pajaros Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Galvez Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD and AUV). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Guam Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Guguan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Maug Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Pagan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Pathfinder Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Rota Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD and AUV). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Saipan Island (& Marpi Bank) Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Santa Rosa Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Sarigan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Stingray Shoals Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Supply Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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35 Fathom Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Zealandia Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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West Hawaii Optical Validation, Scleractinian Coral Cover and Sand Maps, including NOAA CREP and partner coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps.
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West Hawaii Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Kaua‘i Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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West Maui Optical Validation, Scleractinian Coral Cover and Sand Maps, including NOAA CREP (TOAD, drop camera, and ROV) and partner coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps.
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West Maui Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD, drop camera, and ROV). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Moloka‘i Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Ni‘ihau Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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O‘ahu Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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St. Rogatien Banks Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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French Frigate Shoals Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Gardner Pinnacles Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Kure Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Laysan Island (& Northampton Seamounts) Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Lisianski Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Maro Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Midway Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Necker Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Pearl and Hermes Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Raita Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Baker Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Howland Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Johnston Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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Palmyra Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files).
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These data are not to be used for navigation purposes.
Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data.
Suggested citation:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2017). Scleractinian Coral Cover Derived from Seafloor Imagery for Selected U.S. Locations in the Pacific since 2001. Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/33579. [access date]
Controlled Theme Keywords
biota, oceans
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Annette M DesRochers
annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
(808)725-5461
Metadata Contact
Annette M DesRochers
annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
(808)725-5461
Extents
-160.301617° W,
-154.759014° E,
22.252043° N,
18.889193° S
2005
Optical validation surveys
2007 - 2009
Optical validation surveys
2012
Optical validation surveys
2014 - 2015
Optical validation surveys
Item Identification
| Title: | Scleractinian Coral Cover Maps Derived from Classified in situ Seafloor Imagery for Select U.S. Locations in the Pacific from 2001 to 2015 |
|---|---|
| Short Name: | TOAD Coral Cover Maps |
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Abstract: |
Coral cover maps depict percentage of scleractinian (hard) coral cover along survey tracks, overlain on existing bathymetric grids and/or satellite images, for islands and banks across the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. The coral cover data is derived from the classification of in situ seafloor imagery collected from NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) optical validation surveys from 2001 to 2015. Each point on the map represents data from a single video frame or photo that has been analyzed using a point count method, and the imagery is classified by the type of substrate type (sand, rubble, etc.) and biological cover type (coral, macroalgae, etc.). All available cover data derived from geolocated seafloor imagery that has been collected and analyzed by CREP within the U.S. coral reef ecosystems of the Pacific is included in the maps; in some cases cover data derived from imagery collected by partners and analyzed by CREP may be included as well. Coral cover maps for each location are available via the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website at www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc. In addition, the associated data and information about the data sources and collection methods are included in a zip file with each of the maps. |
| Purpose: |
Prepared by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), the data were derived in support of CRCP goals to map all U.S. Coral Reef Ecosystems by developing high-resolution benthic maps to characterize priority reefs and associated habitats. The maps described herein depict the percent cover of all scleractinian coral species and may be suitable for many applications such as essential fish habitat characterization, management of corals listed under the Endangered Species Act, and for the study of geologic features. These data can be combined with bathymetry, backscatter, and other derivative datasets to compose benthic habitat maps that can be used to understand and predict benthic habitats for different organisms that inhabit coral reef ecosystems. These maps were made possible with funding from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). Additional support was received from the NOAA Habitat Blueprint for the maps of the West Hawaii Focus Area. |
| Supplemental Information: |
The source optical data collected by NOAA CREP are documented and hosted separately on the PIBHMC website at www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc, and are also included in the zip files for each location available in the downloads section. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
biota
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus | Map Images > Habitats |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Scleractinia (stony corals) |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral |
| CRCP Project | 467 |
| CRCP Project | Mapping and EcoSpatial Information Products to support Coral Reef Ecosystem Management in the Pacific Islands Region |
| NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS | REEF AND/OR BOTTOM REGIME - PERCENT COVER |
| NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | benthic |
| NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | derived products |
| NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS | GIS product |
| NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS | Coral Reef Conservation Program |
| NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS | US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program |
| None | Coral Reef Ecosystem Division |
| None | Coral Reef Ecosystem Program |
| None | CRED |
| None | CREP |
| None | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
| None | PIFSC |
| None | scleractinian coral |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) |
| NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | Equatorial Pacific Ocean |
| NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | Marianas Trench Marine National Monument |
| NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | North Pacific Ocean |
| NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | NW Pacific |
| NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument |
| NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument |
| NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS | South Pacific Ocean |
| None | CNMI |
| None | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| None | Hawaiian Archipelago |
| None | Main Hawaiian Islands |
| None | Mariana Archipelago |
| None | Mariana Islands |
| None | Marianas |
| None | MHI |
| None | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
| None | NWHI |
| None | Pacific Remote Island Areas |
| None | PRIA |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
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| City: | Honolulu |
| State/Province: | HI |
| Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Data Set Type: | Maps (PDFs and JPGs) |
| Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
Coral cover maps depict percentage of scleractinian (hard) coral cover along survey tracks. Each point on the map represents data from a single video frame or photo that has been analyzed using a point count method, and the imagery is classified by the type of substrate type (sand, rubble, etc.) and biological cover type (coral, macroalgae, etc.). In most cases, only coral cover is presented in the maps, though occasionally other substrates such as sand are included in the maps as well (specifically, West Hawaii and West Maui include percent cover of coral and sand). |
| 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 and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (and the NOAA Habitat Blueprint for West Hawaii) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Suka, Rhonda |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | rhonda.suka@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (808)725-5494 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Email preferred |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Akridge, Michael W |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | michael.akridge@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (808)725-5483 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Email preferred |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2010 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | DesRochers, Annette M |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | annette.desrochers@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (808)725-5461 |
| Business Hours: | 8 am - 5 pm |
| Contact Instructions: |
Email preferred |
Originator
| Date Effective From: | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) |
| Address: |
1305 East West Highway 10th Floor Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 |
| Phone: | (301) 713-3155 |
| URL: | https://coralreef.noaa.gov |
Originator
| Date Effective From: | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (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 |
| URL: | https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov |
| Business Hours: | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | DesRochers, Annette M |
| Address: |
1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA |
| Email Address: | annette.desrochers@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (808)725-5461 |
| Business Hours: | 8 am - 5 pm |
| Contact Instructions: |
Email preferred |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
| Extent Description: |
Main Hawaiian Islands, including West Hawaii, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Niihau. |
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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -160.301617 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -154.759014 | |
| N° Bound: | 22.252043 | |
| S° Bound: | 18.889193 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2005 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2007 |
| End: | 2009 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2012 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2014 |
| End: | 2015 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 2
| Extent Description: |
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, including French Frigate Shoals, Raita, Gardner, St. Rogatein Banks, Pearl and Hermes, Kure, and Midway Atolls, Laysan, Lisianski, and Necker Islands, and Maro Reef. |
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Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -178.452338 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -164.687223 | |
| N° Bound: | 28.46535 | |
| S° Bound: | 23.574214 |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2001 |
| End: | 2005 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 2
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2008 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 3
| Extent Description: |
Mariana Archipelago including Guam, Saipan, Anatahan, Agrihan, Tinian & Aguijan, Alamagan, Arakane Reef, Pathfinder Reef, Santa Rosa Reef, Singray Shoals, Eleven mile Bank, Esmeralda Bank, Galvez Bank, Zealandia Bank, Asuncion, Guguan, Maug, Pagan, Rota, Sarigan, Supply Reef, Farallon de Pajaros, and 35 Fathom Bank. |
|---|
Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | 142 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | 146 | |
| N° Bound: | 21 | |
| S° Bound: | 12 |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Range |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2003 |
| End: | 2004 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 2
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2010 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 4
| Extent Description: |
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM), also known as the Pacific Remote Island Areas, including Baker and Howland islands, and Johnston and Palmyra atolls. |
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Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -180 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -162 | |
| N° Bound: | 18 | |
| S° Bound: | 0 |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2002 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 2
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2004 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 5
| Extent Description: |
American Samoa including Tutuila and the Manu'a (Ofo, Olosega, and Ta'u) Islands. |
|---|
Extent Group 5 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -171 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -169 | |
| N° Bound: | -14 | |
| S° Bound: | -15 |
Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2002 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 2
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2004 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 3
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2006 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 4
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2008 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 5
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2012 |
| Description: |
Optical validation surveys |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Security Classification System: |
Not applicable |
| Security Handling Description: |
Not applicable |
| Data Access Policy: |
NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015: CREP welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. CREP has a very diverse set of field activities that generates large volumes of data using an array of data collection protocols. The following recommendations are for your consideration as you use this data: 1) Data analyses should take all field exigencies into account. The most effective way to do this would be active collaboration with CREP principal investigators. 2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by CREP, proper acknowledgement of both CREP and the individuals responsible for data collection is expected. Citing the DOI (if available) is preferred, a non-DOI example is listed below. 3) If you collect or generate data for the same study areas, CREP requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections. 4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the CREP Data Management Team of any errors and discrepancies that are discovered during the course of using these data. They are further urged to bring to the attention of the Team all problems and difficulties encountered in using these data. This information is necessary in order to improve the collections and to facilitate more efficient and economical data processing and retrieval. The users are asked to supply copies of any missing data that may be located, and to provide information as to significant subsets and special aggregations of data that are developed in using the material provided. Example citation: "This publication makes use of data products provided by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.” |
| Data Access Procedure: |
Data can be accessed online via the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/. |
| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
| Data Use Constraints: |
These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data. Suggested citation: Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2017). Scleractinian Coral Cover Derived from Seafloor Imagery for Selected U.S. Locations in the Pacific since 2001. Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/33579. [access date] |
| Metadata Access Constraints: |
None |
| Metadata Use Constraints: |
None |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/optical/ofu/ofu_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | ofu_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Ofu and Olosega Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/optical/tau/tau_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | tau_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Ta‘u Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 3
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/optical/tutuila/tut_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | tut_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Tutuila Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD and towed diver). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 4
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/agrihan/agr_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | agr_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Agrihan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 5
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/aguijan/agu_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | agu_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Agujian Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 6
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/alamagan/ala_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | ala_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Alamagan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 7
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/anatahan/ana_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | ana_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Anatahan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 8
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/arakane/ara_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | ara_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Arakane Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 9
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/asuncion/asu_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | asu_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Asuncion Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 10
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/elevenmile/ele_toad_0308oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | ele_toad_0308oes.zip |
| Description: |
Eleven Mile Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 11
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/esmeralda/esm_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | esm_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Esmeralda Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 12
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/farallon_de_pajaros/fpd_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | fpd_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Farallon de Pajaros Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 13
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/galvez/gal_toad_optical_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | gal_toad_optical_all.zip |
| Description: |
Galvez Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD and AUV). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 14
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/guam/gua_toad_0308oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | gua_toad_0308oes.zip |
| Description: |
Guam Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 15
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/guguan/gug_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | gug_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Guguan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 16
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/maug/mau_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | mau_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Maug Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 17
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/pagan/pag_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | pag_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Pagan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 18
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/pathfinder/pat_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | pat_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Pathfinder Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 19
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/rota/rot_optical_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | rot_optical_all.zip |
| Description: |
Rota Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD and AUV). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 20
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/saipan/sai_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | sai_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Saipan Island (& Marpi Bank) Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 21
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/santarosa/srr_toad_0308oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | srr_toad_0308oes.zip |
| Description: |
Santa Rosa Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 22
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/sarigan/sar_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | sar_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Sarigan Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 23
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/stingray/sti_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | sti_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Stingray Shoals Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 24
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/supply/sup_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | sup_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Supply Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 25
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/tff/tff_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | tff_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
35 Fathom Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 26
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/optical/zealandia/zea_toad_0307oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | zea_toad_0307oes.zip |
| Description: |
Zealandia Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 27
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/hawaii/HAW_BH.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | HAW_BH.zip |
| Description: |
West Hawaii Optical Validation, Scleractinian Coral Cover and Sand Maps, including NOAA CREP and partner coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps. |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 28
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/hawaii/HAW_TOAD_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | HAW_TOAD_all.zip |
| Description: |
West Hawaii Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 29
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/kauai/kau_toad_0505hi.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | kau_toad_0505hi.zip |
| Description: |
Kaua‘i Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 30
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/mai/mai_bh.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | mai_bh.zip |
| Description: |
West Maui Optical Validation, Scleractinian Coral Cover and Sand Maps, including NOAA CREP (TOAD, drop camera, and ROV) and partner coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps. |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 31
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/mai/mai_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | mai_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
West Maui Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data (TOAD, drop camera, and ROV). Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 32
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/molokai/mol_toad_0504hi.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | mol_toad_0504hi.zip |
| Description: |
Moloka‘i Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 33
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/niihau/nii_toad_0505hi.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | nii_toad_0505hi.zip |
| Description: |
Ni‘ihau Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 34
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/mhi/optical/oahu/oah_toad_0505hi.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | oah_toad_0505hi.zip |
| Description: |
O‘ahu Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 35
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/brooks/srw_toad_0110tc.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | srw_toad_0110tc.zip |
| Description: |
St. Rogatien Banks Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 36
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/ffs/ffs_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | ffs_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
French Frigate Shoals Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 37
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/gardner/gar_toad_0306oes.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | gar_toad_0306oes.zip |
| Description: |
Gardner Pinnacles Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 38
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/kure/kur_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | kur_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Kure Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 39
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/laysan/lay_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | lay_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Laysan Island (& Northampton Seamounts) Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 40
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/lisianski/lis_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | lis_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Lisianski Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 41
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/maro/mar_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | mar_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Maro Reef Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 42
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/midway/mid_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | mid_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Midway Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 43
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/necker/nec_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | nec_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Necker Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 44
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/phr/phr_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | phr_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Pearl and Hermes Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 45
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/nwhi/optical/raita/rai_toad_0110tc.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | rai_toad_0110tc.zip |
| Description: |
Raita Bank Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 46
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/pria/optical/baker/bak_toad_all.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | bak_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Baker Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 47
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/pria/optical/howland/how_toad_all.zip |
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| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | how_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Howland Island Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 48
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/pria/optical/johnston/joh_toad_0401oes.zip |
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| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | joh_toad_0401oes.zip |
| Description: |
Johnston Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 49
| Download URL: | ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/pria/optical/palmyra/pal_toad_all.zip |
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| Distributor: | |
| File Name: | pal_toad_all.zip |
| Description: |
Palmyra Atoll Optical Validation, Coral Cover Maps, including NOAA CREP coral cover data. Zip file contains JPG and PDF files of maps, shapefiles of source data, and metadata (txt files). |
| File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
| Compression: | Zip |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/ |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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| File Resource Format: | HTML |
| Description: |
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website. All maps are accessible through this website. |
URL 2
| URL: | https://www.coris.noaa.gov/search/rest/find/document?searchText=title%3A%22Coral%20Cover%22%20AND%20CRED&start=1&max=500&f=georss&dojo.preventCache=1489492867634 |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
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| Description: |
Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) Geoportal GeoRSS feed containing all metadata records associated with this catalog item. |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Seafloor imagery was classified using a random point count method. GPS locations for classified images were plotted in ArcGIS and symbolized to show percent cover of scleractinian coral for each location. Spatial reference information for each shape file is included in each shape file's projection (.prj) file that can be read by any text reader. These files are included in each download file. |
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Data Quality
| Representativeness: |
Selection of survey sites are based on a stratified random design to cover the area within safe operating depths for the vessel. |
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| Accuracy: |
Spatial accuracy of coral cover data varies from approximately 10 to 100 meters depending on the positional uncertainty associated with the instrument used to collect the imagery. |
| Completeness Report: |
Coral cover data used are limited to in situ imagery or observer datasets collected by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Program at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and include data collected between 2001-2015. Limits of time, conditions and funding affect how many surveys were possible within a given area. Some areas have very limited image survey coverage. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
In cases in which data were collected in the same location over multiple years, the most recently collected data were used. However, final maps make no distinction as to the date data were collected and display all available data for each island or bank. Classification of imagery was completed by several trained analysts who were tested and calibrated each year. |
| Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
All data were subject to quality control procedures to identify obvious problems with navigational accuracy and flag them for either fixing, if possible, or deletion. Also, various automated checks were built into databases where data are housed to flag obviously inaccurate values. |
Data Management
| Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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| 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 |
| Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | Unknown |
| Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | No Archiving Intended |
| If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
The source benthic cover data for the maps are archived w/NCEI (and are also accessible, along with the coral cover map products, via the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website). |
| 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?: |
University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, NOAA IRC and NOAA Fisheries ITS resources and assets. |
Lineage
| Lineage Statement: |
The method to develop the Coral Cover data layers are generally described on the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitata Mapping Center website at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_mapping.htm#optical All coral cover maps contain data generated from imagery collected during NOAA CREP towed optical assessment device (TOAD)---or towed camera sled---surveys unless otherwise noted. In a few cases, maps include additional sources of benthic cover data generated from imagery collected during other NOAA CREP surveys, including autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), remotely operated vehicle (ROV), or towed-diver surveys, or from imagery collected by partners. Specifics are included in each of the zip files in the downloads section. |
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Sources
PIBHMC Work Practices: Optical Analysis Overview
| Citation URL: | https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_documentation.htm |
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Related Items
| Item Type | Relationship Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
PARR OBSOLETE: Benthic Percent Cover Derived from Analysis of Benthic Images Collected during Towed-diver Surveys of the U.S. Pacific Reefs Since 2003 |
| Data Set (DS) | Cross Reference |
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Benthic Habitat, Key Benthic Species, including Marine Debris Sightings, of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000 to 2012 |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 33579 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:33579 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Annette M DesRochers |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2016-07-27 20:53+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-11-30 18:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2017-01-09 |
| Owner Org: | PIFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-01-09 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-01-09 |