38774 Metadata_NEPR_Bathymetry_2015 Data Set Published / External 37189 NERbenthichabitat2015 Project Completed 2015-02 This GeoTiff is a bathymetry model of the seafloor of Northeast Puerto Rico that contains the shallow water area (0-35m deep) of the Northeast Ecological Reserve: including the waters off 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 bathymetry model was created by integrating soundings from several different sources (1900-2013), including high resolution coastal LiDAR, NOAA Single-beam and multibeam bathymetry, and historical lead line soundings. In order to combine the many different data sources and densities, the model consists of three different resolutions (4m, 20m and 100m). In addition to the depth model, a depth uncertainty layer was also produced. The bathymetry model is the basis for the benthic habitat map which was produced by remote sensing analysis tools that delineated the habitats using a semi-automated classification process. The multibeam bathymetry, WorldView-2 Satellite imagery and ground validation video imagery were used to create benthic habitat maps, helping NOAA meet its mapping commitment to the US Coral Reef Task Force. The resulting publicly-distributed data is also a contribution to the greater scientific community interested in the Caribbean seafloor. The spatial products developed from this bathymetry model 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. 548 Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category elevation Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category environment Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category geoscientificInformation Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Bathymetry Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry Theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Bathymetry/Topography Theme Bathymetry Theme Benthic Theme Biogeography Theme Caribbean Sea Theme Coral Theme GIS Theme Grid Theme Habitat Theme MBES Theme Multibeam Theme NOAA Theme Nancy Foster Theme Northeast Ecological Reserve Theme Puerto Rico Theme Raster Theme Reef Theme Seafloor Theme Sonar Temporal 2013 Spatial placekt: CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico Spatial Northeast Grand Reserve Spatial Vieques Sound National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Silver Spring MD Data Set As Needed raster digital data These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. 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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. 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 Data Steward 2015-02 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Distributor 2015-02 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Metadata Contact 2015-02 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2015-02 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Principal Investigator 2015-02 Person Battista, Tim tim.battista@noaa.gov Ground Condition -65.95273 -65.09407 18.60301 18.03324 Range 2013-10 2013-11 Yes 3 Area No Row 15457 Column 22920 Vertical 1 Unclassified Please cite any use of this data. Note: 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. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258 Online Resource 2015-07-17 Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. 2017-04-05 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. 2017-09-13 Partial upload of Spatial Info section only. 2017-11-01 Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field. 2018-02-08 Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. Microsoft Windows 7; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.1 See NOAA Technical Memorandum: Benthic Habitats of Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island See NOAA Technical Memorandum: Benthic Habitats of Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island This geotiff was created by integrating all of the available bathymetry sources downloaded from NGDC 2013, and included data from different time periods (1900-2013), remote sensing platforms, and spatial resolutions within the area of interest. All users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. Merged Bathymetry Data - Northeast Puerto Rico 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 Discrete 2013-10 NGDC Bathymetry Data | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: digital geodatabase NEPR Bathymetry Model - 4m 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 2013-11-01 Discrete 2013-10 Kriging and Uncertainty Models | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: digital geodatabase NGDC Bathymetry Data - Northeast Puerto Rico National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Discrete 2013-10 https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/nos_hydro/ National Ocean Service, Office of Coastal Survey, and US Army Corps of Engineers collected the source data that were provided to the Biogeography Branch through the National Geophysical Data Center. | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: online data viewer 1 Bathymetry datasets within the Northeast Reserve area of interest were acquired through the NGDC data viewer and were vertically referenced to the NOAA MLLW tidal datum and projected coordinate system. | Source Produced: NGDC Bathymetry Data - Northeast Puerto Rico 2013-10-01T00:00:00 NGDC Bathymetry Data - Northeast Puerto Rico 2 The multiresolution bathymetry model and its associated uncertainty layer were created from a hydrographic source datasets separated into three classes based on the density of soundings (4m, 20m, and 100m) in Global Mapper. | Source Produced: Merged Bathymetry Data - Northeast Puerto Rico 2013-10-01T00:00:00 NGDC Bathymetry Data - Northeast Puerto Rico 3 Bathymetry datasets within the Northeast Reserve area of interest were acquired through the NGDC data viewer and were vertically referenced to the NOAA MLLW tidal datum. The Bathymetry datasets were used to create three bathymetry models (resolution 4m, 20m, and 100m) using kriging in Surfer. The three layers were stacked with the highest resolution on top and merged to one multiresolution surface. Simple kriging in ArcGIS was used to minimize the edge interpolation effects between the three models. The stacked multiresolution bathymetry model and uncertainty surface was up-sampled to 4m resolution using a spline function to create the final bathymetry model. | Source Produced: NEPR Bathymetry Model - 4m 2013-11-01T00:00:00 Merged Bathymetry Data - Northeast Puerto Rico gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38774 Tyler Christensen 2017-04-05T12:48:47 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2025-05-15T19:16:14 2018-02-08 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS 1002 Public No No 2018-02-08 1 Year 2019-02-08