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Item Identification

Title: Benthic_Cover Data Dictionary
Short Name: Benthic Cover Data Dictionary
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Benthic image analysis results for stratified random sites

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Schema Name: GISDAT
Description:

Benthic image analysis results for stratified random sites

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
ROUNDID NUMERIC Unique Identifier auto-assigned by database for ROUND record (corresponds to mission, cruise, cruise leg, etc.)
100
MISSIONID TEXT Mission Identifier typically assigned by PIFSC
100
REGION_NAME TEXT One of the five Pacific Island regions ESD surveys: Main Hawaiian islands, Northwestern Hawaiian islands, American Samoa, Marianas, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas.
100
ISLAND TEXT Island or Atoll surveyed
100
SITE TEXT The unique identifier/code for the site surveyed. Combines a 3-letter island code with a site number (usually 2-4 digits), separated by a hypen
100
SITEVISITID NUMERIC The unique numeric identifier/code for the site surveyed.
100
LATITUDE NUMERIC Site latitude in decimal degrees
100
LONGITUDE NUMERIC Site longitude in decimal degrees
100
REEF_ZONE TEXT The reef zone for the given site (Forereef, Backreef or Lagoon)
100
DEPTH_BIN TEXT Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of replicates at this site. Shallow = 0-6m, Mid = 6-18m, Deep = 18-30m.
100
PERM_SITE NUMERIC Permanent site flag, yes = -1
100
CLIMATE_STATION_YN NUMERIC Climate station flag, yes = -1
100
MIN_DEPTH NUMERIC Minimum depth (measured in feet), typically only recorded during 'Benthic' surveys (refer to SURVEY_TYPE)
100
MAX_DEPTH NUMERIC Maximum depth (measured in feet), typically only recorded during 'Benthic' surveys (refer to SURVEY_TYPE)
100
DATE_ DATE Date the survey was conducted
100
IMAGE_NAME TEXT Image name (SITE_YEAR_REP_PHOTOID)
100
OBS_YEAR TEXT Year the survey was conducted
100
REP TEXT Letter associated to replicate (A, B, C, or D)
100
REPLICATE TEXT Letter associated to replicate (A, B) starting in 2018 (REP column in previous years).
100
PHOTOID TEXT Image number along transect
100
ANALYST TEXT Initials of the image analyst
100
TIER_1 TEXT Category classification code of the point on the analyzed image
100
CATEGORY_NAME TEXT Category classification name of the point on the analyzed image
100
TIER_2 TEXT Subcategory classification code of the point on the analyzed image
100
SUBCATEGORY_NAME TEXT Subcategory classification name of the point on the analyzed image
100
TIER_3 TEXT Genera classification code of the point on the analyzed image
100
GENERA_NAME TEXT Genera classification name of the point on the analyzed image
100
X_POS NUMERIC X position of the analyzed point
100
Y_POS NUMERIC Y position of the analyzed point
100
SURVEY_TYPE TEXT Identifies the ESD team that conducted the survey, typically 'Fish' or 'Benthic' for stratified random surveys, or 'Oceanography' for climate surveys at permanent sites.

Attribute Details

ROUNDID

CC ID: 368076
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 28
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Unique Identifier auto-assigned by database for ROUND record (corresponds to mission, cruise, cruise leg, etc.)

MISSIONID

CC ID: 368069
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 30
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Mission Identifier typically assigned by PIFSC

REGION_NAME

CC ID: 368074
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 30
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

One of the five Pacific Island regions ESD surveys: Main Hawaiian islands, Northwestern Hawaiian islands, American Samoa, Marianas, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas.

ISLAND

CC ID: 368064
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Island or Atoll surveyed

SITE

CC ID: 368077
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The unique identifier/code for the site surveyed. Combines a 3-letter island code with a site number (usually 2-4 digits), separated by a hypen

SITEVISITID

CC ID: 1076734
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The unique numeric identifier/code for the site surveyed.

LATITUDE

CC ID: 368065
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Site latitude in decimal degrees

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 368066
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 28
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Site longitude in decimal degrees

REEF_ZONE

CC ID: 368073
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 150
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The reef zone for the given site (Forereef, Backreef or Lagoon)

DEPTH_BIN

CC ID: 368061
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of replicates at this site. Shallow = 0-6m, Mid = 6-18m, Deep = 18-30m.

PERM_SITE

CC ID: 368071
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Scale: 0
Status: Active
Description:

Permanent site flag, yes = -1

CLIMATE_STATION_YN

CC ID: 368059
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Climate station flag, yes = -1

MIN_DEPTH

CC ID: 368068
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Minimum depth (measured in feet), typically only recorded during 'Benthic' surveys (refer to SURVEY_TYPE)

MAX_DEPTH

CC ID: 368067
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 28
Scale: 8
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum depth (measured in feet), typically only recorded during 'Benthic' surveys (refer to SURVEY_TYPE)

DATE_

CC ID: 368060
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: DATE
Max Length: 7
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date the survey was conducted

IMAGE_NAME

CC ID: 368063
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 4000
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Image name (SITE_YEAR_REP_PHOTOID)

OBS_YEAR

CC ID: 368070
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 16
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year the survey was conducted

REP

CC ID: 368075
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 4
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Letter associated to replicate (A, B, C, or D)

REPLICATE

CC ID: 1076735
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Letter associated to replicate (A, B) starting in 2018 (REP column in previous years).

PHOTOID

CC ID: 368072
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 4000
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Image number along transect

ANALYST

CC ID: 368057
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 20
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Initials of the image analyst

TIER_1

CC ID: 368079
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Category classification code of the point on the analyzed image

CATEGORY_NAME

CC ID: 368058
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 20
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Category classification name of the point on the analyzed image

TIER_2

CC ID: 368080
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Subcategory classification code of the point on the analyzed image

SUBCATEGORY_NAME

CC ID: 368078
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Subcategory classification name of the point on the analyzed image

TIER_3

CC ID: 368081
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 5
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Genera classification code of the point on the analyzed image

GENERA_NAME

CC ID: 368062
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 50
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Genera classification name of the point on the analyzed image

X_POS

CC ID: 368082
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 38
Status: Active
Description:

X position of the analyzed point

Y_POS

CC ID: 368083
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: NUMERIC
Max Length: 22
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Y position of the analyzed point

SURVEY_TYPE

CC ID: 780066
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identifies the ESD team that conducted the survey, typically 'Fish' or 'Benthic' for stratified random surveys, or 'Oceanography' for climate surveys at permanent sites.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 36119
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36119
Metadata Record Created By: Troy T Kanemura
Metadata Record Created: 2016-12-23 19:44+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lori H Luers
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-10-28 01:46+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-07-30
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-07-30
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-07-30