36151 Benthic Cover data dictionary Entity Published / External 36148 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Cover from Annotated Benthic Images Collected During Photoquadrat Surveys at Climate Stations across the Pacific Remote Island Areas since 2014 Data Set Completed Column descriptions for the annotations of benthic image analysis for permanent sites / climate stations. Data Table Yes Data dictionary for benthic image analysis results for permanent sites / climate stations Column 'REP' was updated to 'REPLICATE' in 2018. PERM_SITE and CLIMATE_STATION flags are not applicable after 2022. SITEVISITID NUMERIC No No Active The unique numeric identifier/code for the site surveyed. REPLICATE TEXT No No Active Letter associated to replicate (A, B) starting in 2018 (REP column in previous years) or to photo number if no replicate. Photo 1-9 = 0 Photo 10-19 = 1 Photo 20-29 = 2 Photo 30-39 = 3 OCC_SITEID NUMERIC No No Active The unique identifier/code for Ocean and Climate Change sites surveyed 1 ROUNDID NUMERIC 22 Yes No 28 0 Active Unique Identifier for MISSIONID. 2 MISSIONID TEXT 30 Yes No Active Mission identifier. 3 REGION_NAME TEXT 30 No No Active The name of the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. 4 ISLAND TEXT 150 No No Active Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME). 5 SITE TEXT 150 No No Active The code for the site surveyed at the island or atoll (ISLAND). Combines a 3-letter island code with a 2-5 digit site number. If there is an OCC_SITEID available, use OCC_SITEID. Each OCC_SITEID as an associated SITE. 6 LATITUDE NUMERIC 22 No No 38 8 Active Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE. 7 LONGITUDE NUMERIC 22 No No 28 8 Active Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE. 8 REEF_ZONE TEXT 150 No No Active The reef zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Lagoon, Protected Slope). 9 DEPTH_BIN TEXT 60 No No Active Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) of a given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m. 10 PERM_SITE NUMERIC 22 No No 5 0 Active Permanent site flag, yes = -1 Only present in datasets prior to 2023 12 MIN_DEPTH NUMERIC 22 No No 38 8 Active Minimum depth (measured in feet). 13 MAX_DEPTH NUMERIC 22 No No 28 8 Active Maximum depth (measured in feet). 14 DATE_ DATE 7 Yes No Active Date the survey was conducted (YYYY-MM-DD). 15 IMAGE_NAME TEXT 4000 No No Active Image name (SITE_YEAR_REP_PHOTOID or SITE_YEAR_PHOTOID). 16 OBS_YEAR NUMERIC 16 No No Active 4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_). 17 REP TEXT 4 No No Active Used until 2018, and updated to REPLICATE. Up to 2018 REP was the letter associated to replicate (A, B, C, or D) 18 PHOTOID TEXT 4000 No No Active Sequential image number along transect, usually 1-30, though some sites may exceed 30. 19 ANALYST TEXT 20 No No Active Initials of the person that annotated the images. 20 TIER_1 TEXT 5 No No Active Code for CATEGORY NAME. 21 CATEGORY_NAME TEXT 20 No No Active Category classification for the point on the analyzed image. Taxa/functional group includes: coral, coralline alga, macroalga, mobile fauna, sediment, sessile invertebrate, soft coral, tape and wand, turf alga, and unclassified. 22 TIER_2 TEXT 5 No No Active Code for SUBCATEGORY_NAME. 23 SUBCATEGORY_NAME TEXT 50 No No Active Subcategory classification/description for the point on the analyzed image. Includes morphology for hard corals and functional groups (giant clam, zoanthid, etc.) 24 TIER_3 TEXT 5 No No Active Code for GENERA_NAME. 25 GENERA_NAME TEXT 50 No No Active Genus taxonomic name for the point on the analyzed image (or subcategory classification/description). 26 X_POS NUMERIC 22 No No 38 Active X position of the analyzed point on the image. 27 Y_POS NUMERIC 22 No No Active Y position of the analyzed point on the image. 28 CLIMATE_STATION_YN NUMERIC No No Active Climate station flag, yes = -1 Only present in datasets prior to 2023 29 SURVEY_TYPE TEXT No No Active Identifies the ESD team that conducted the survey, typically 'Fish' or 'Benthic' for stratified random surveys, or 'Oceanography' for climate surveys at permanent sites. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36151 Troy Kanemura 2016-12-30T15:22:46 Lori Luers 2024-04-10T17:19:03 2024-04-10 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No 2021-07-23 1 Year 2022-07-23