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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: NEPR Accuracy Assessment Points - 2015, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38773.

Item Identification

Title: NEPR Accuracy Assessment Points - 2015
Short Name: Metadata_NEPR_AApoints_2015
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2015-02
Abstract:

This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and videos taken in shallow water (0-35m) benthic habitats surrounding Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. The area includes the nearshore waters of Fajardo and Luqillo to the Former Roosevelt Roads Navy Base, the Vieques Sound, La Cordillera Reserve, the Luis Pena Reserve, and the waters around Culebra Island. The Accuracy Assessment data contains GPS-positioned underwater photo/videos of selected benthic habitats that were used to assess the accuracy of the benthic habitat polygons created by the Biogeography Team. The observations from the videos are used to rate the amount of error in the polygons that delineate habitat features. The AA data was collected in September 3 15, 2014. The field work was conducted by NOAA together with local DRNA and NOAA contractors.

Purpose:

The primary purpose of this dataset was to assess the thematic accuracy of a benthic habitat map for the Northeast Reserve, Puerto Rico (NEPR). Habitat maps provide a spatially explicit representation of benthic structure and biological cover. The accuracy assessment also provides analysts with georeferenced video data that contains biological and ecological information. The spatial products developed for this project will: (1) inform local managers as to the current distribution of resources, (2) provide a point of comparison for past and future mapping efforts, (3) help locate sensitive marine communities, and (4) guide monitoring efforts and prioritize management actions.

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Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
None Accuracy Assessment
None Acropora Cervicornis
None Acropora Palmata
None Bathymetry
None Benthic Habitat
None Coastal Ocean Science
None Coral Reef
None GoPro
None Northeast Ecological Reserve
None Seagrass
None Seaviewer
None Snorkel
None Trimble
None Underwater Video

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Ocean
None Cabeza de San Juan
None Caribbean
None Culebra
None Fajardo
None La Cordillera
None U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
None Vieques Sound

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Entity Attribute Overview:

Each accuracy assessment point contains the benthic habitat information based on observational data collected from the underwater video by the Biogeography Team. The benthic habitat classification system is based on the structure developed by the Biogeography team used throughout the US Caribbean. Each AA point contains information and attributes on major structure, detailed structure, percent hardbottom, topographic complexity, dominant biological cover, percent biological cover, co-occurring biological cover, percent coral cover, dominant coral type (hard/soft/mixed), Acropora presence, fauna presence and visibility conditions.

Entity Attribute Detail Citation:

For more details on the entity and attribute information on the NEPR Accuracy Assessment shapefile and the benthic habitat classification scheme, see Chapter 2 of the NCOSS technical memorandum Benthic Habitat Mapping of Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island.

Distribution Liability:

These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.

Data Set Credit: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 441895
Date Effective From: 2015-02
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 441897
Date Effective From: 2015-02
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 441898
Date Effective From: 2015-02
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 441896
Date Effective From: 2015-02
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 441899
Date Effective From: 2015-02
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Battista, Tim
Email Address: tim.battista@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 441902
W° Bound: -65.759998
E° Bound: -65.168596
N° Bound: 18.446613
S° Bound: 18.196796

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 441901
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014-09-03
End: 2014-09-15

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 584546
Point Object Present?: Yes
Point Object Count: 1419

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

Please cite any use of this data.

Data Use Constraints:

NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION. These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 441893
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258
URL Type:
Online Resource

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 441929
Activity Date/Time: 2015-07-17
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 441928
Activity Date/Time: 2017-04-05
Description:

Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 584544
Activity Date/Time: 2017-09-13
Description:

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 599423
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-01
Description:

Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.

Activity Log 5

CC ID: 716422
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 7; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.1

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

point data represents the approximate centroid (+ - 20m) of each drop-camera or snorkel transit of a AA site.

Completeness Report:

The AA field mission was completed on September 15th, 2014. The AA shapefile and video/photo database were completed on February 17th, 2015.

Conceptual Consistency:

All users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.

Lineage

Sources

Ground Validation Points Shapefile

CC ID: 599424
Contact Name: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014
Citation URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258
Source Contribution:

Benthic Habitat Map | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: Biomapper Online Data Viewer

NEPR Accuracy Assessment Videos

CC ID: 599425
Contact Name: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014
Citation URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258
Source Contribution:

Accuracy Assessment Field Mission | Source Geospatial Form: video | Type of Source Media: Online Data Viewer

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 599426
Description:

Accuracy Assessment points for the NEPR were selected using a stratified random sampling method based on the benthic habitat map schema. | Source Produced: Ground Validation Points Shapefile

Process Date/Time: 2013-05-01 00:00:00
Source: Ground Validation Points Shapefile

Process Step 2

CC ID: 599427
Description:

Each accuracy assessment site was entered into a Garmin GPS navigation, located by the Biogeography Team in the field, and sampled either by an underwater drop-camera or by snorkeling to the site with handheld underwater video camera. Videos were analyzed by the Biogeography Team and the observations were recorded using a Trimble Geo XH system. | Source Produced: NEPR Accuracy Assessment Videos

Process Date/Time: 2014-01-01 00:00:00
Source: NEPR Accuracy Assessment Videos

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 38773
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38773
Metadata Record Created By: Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created: 2017-04-05 12:48+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-02-08
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-02-08
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-02-08