NEPR Geographic Zone Map 2015
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38777 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: NEPR Geographic Zone Map 2015, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38777.
Full Citation Examples
This geographic zone map was created by interpreting satellite and aerial imagery, seafloor topography (bathymetry model), and the new NEPR Benthic Habitat Map (2015). The area of interest includes the nearshore shallow waters (0-35m) 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. A zone refers to each benthic community's geographic location and geomorphological structure. The geographic zone map was manually digitized the shoreline and the zone features for the entire area of interest in ArcGIS at the 1:6000 scale. The map was classified into 12 geographic zones based on the schema that has been developed by the Biogeography Branch, and which also match the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS).
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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.
Controlled Theme Keywords
environment, oceans
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Extents
-65.759998° W,
-65.168596° E,
18.446613° N,
18.196796° S
2013-02 - 2015-02
Item Identification
Title: | NEPR Geographic Zone Map 2015 |
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Short Name: | Metadata_NEPR_GeographicZoneMap_2015 |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2015-02 |
Abstract: |
This geographic zone map was created by interpreting satellite and aerial imagery, seafloor topography (bathymetry model), and the new NEPR Benthic Habitat Map (2015). The area of interest includes the nearshore shallow waters (0-35m) 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. A zone refers to each benthic community's geographic location and geomorphological structure. The geographic zone map was manually digitized the shoreline and the zone features for the entire area of interest in ArcGIS at the 1:6000 scale. The map was classified into 12 geographic zones based on the schema that has been developed by the Biogeography Branch, and which also match the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS). |
Purpose: |
A zone map is important to understand the biogeography of a region. Zones show the broader picture of how habitats are created and interconnected geospatially. A zone is not classified by the biological cover or hard/soft bottom ratio, but instead is based on the structure of the reef system and their connections to the land. The interplay of the complex geology of the Caribbean, the changes in sea level, and the proliferation/degradation of coral reef systems of Puerto Rico affect the distribution of the plant and animal life and their habitats in the region. |
Notes: |
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Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | aerial photo interpretation |
None | arcgis |
None | barrier reef |
None | bathymetry |
None | benthic habitat |
None | biogeography |
None | coastal ocean science |
None | coral reef |
None | detailed structure |
None | digitization |
None | fringing reef |
None | geographic zone |
None | geomorphology |
None | gopro |
None | habitat Map |
None | hard bottom cover |
None | major cover |
None | northeast ecological reserve |
None | principle component analysis |
None | seaviewer |
None | topographic complexity |
None | trimble |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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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 |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | vector digital data |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
Each benthic habitat polygon is characterized by a habitat schema based on semi-automated imagery and analysis and observational data collected from the underwater video developed by the Biogeography Team. Each habitat polygon contains information and attributes on the Major Geomorphological Structure, Detailed Geomorphological Structure, Percent Hardbottom, Topographic Complexity, Dominant Biological Cover, Percent Biological Cover, Percent Coral Cover and Dominant Coral Type (hard/mixed/soft). An additional category Habitat Overview was included to simplify the habitat schema into one attribute table. Additional observations of Acropora coral presence, selected fauna presence, biological cover (co-occurring) and water visibility are linked to photos and underwater videos in a geodatabase. |
Entity Attribute Detail Citation: |
For more details on the entity and attribute information on the NEPR Benthic Habitat Map and the benthic habitat classification scheme, see Chapter 2 of the NCOSS technical memorandum Benthic Habitats 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
Date Effective From: | 2015-02 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2015-02 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015-02 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015-02 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2015-02 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Battista, Tim |
Email Address: | tim.battista@noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -65.759998 | |
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E° Bound: | -65.168596 | |
N° Bound: | 18.446613 | |
S° Bound: | 18.196796 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2013-02 |
End: | 2015-02 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
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Vector Representation 1
Point Object Present?: | Yes |
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Point Object Count: | 1419 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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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
URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258 |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2015-07-17 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-05 |
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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
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-09-13 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only. |
Activity Log 4
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-01 |
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Description: |
Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field. |
Activity Log 5
Activity Date/Time: | 2018-02-08 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Microsoft Windows 7; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.1 |
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Data Quality
Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
point data represents the approximate centroid (+ - 20m) of each drop-camera or snorkel transit of a ground validation site. |
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Completeness Report: |
Ground validation work was completed after two field missions. Extra GV sites that were determined to be useful habitat information were added to the shapefile. All GV points are linked to the site video and photos that are served in the Biomapper data portal. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
All users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. |
Lineage
Sources
NEPR Bathymetry Model
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 |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013 |
Citation URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258 |
Source Contribution: |
Geographic Zone Map | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: Biomapper Online Data Viewer |
NEPR Geographic Zone Map
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 |
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Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013-04 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2015-02 |
Source Contribution: |
NEPR Benthic Habitat Map, bathymetry model, PCA, satellite imagery mosaic, ground validation videos, and accuracy assessment videos. | Type of Source Media: Online data viewer |
NEPR Principle Component Analysis
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 |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013 |
Citation URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258 |
Source Contribution: |
Geographic Zone Map | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: Biomapper Online Data Viewer |
USACE Orthophoto Mosaic 2007
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 |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2014 |
Citation URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258 |
Source Contribution: |
Geographic Zone Map | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: Biomapper Online Data Viewer |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
A multiresolution bathymetry model was created for northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. The model was derived using geostatistical modeling of depth sounding data from 1900-2013, including led soundings, single-beam sonar, multibeam sonar surveys and LiDAR surveys. The source depth layers were kriged into multiple resolutions (4m, 20m and 100m depending on source data density) and merged using Global Mapper, Surfer and ArcGIS to produce a continuous 4m surface. | Source Produced: NEPR Geographic Zone Map |
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Process Date/Time: | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | NEPR Bathymetry Model |
Process Step 2
Description: |
The geostatistical bathymetry model was processed into derived morphometric layers using the Biogeography using the Generate Metrics tool in ArcGIS. The slope, slope of slope, rugosity, curvature profile, curvature plan, standard deviation, and mean were derived from the bathymetry model and analyzed for the principle components. The PCA image was then exported as a 32bit RGB raster. | Source Produced: NEPR Principle Component Analysis |
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Process Date/Time: | 2015-02-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | NEPR Bathymetry Model |
Process Step 3
Description: |
An orthophoto mosaic was created from merging USACE aerial photographs of the NEPR from 2007. The imagery was imported into geodatabase as gridded layers were mosaicked into a new 32bit raster using the data management toolbox in Arc. | Source Produced: USACE Orthophoto Mosaic 2007 |
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Process Date/Time: | 2013-06-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | USACE Orthophoto Mosaic 2007 |
Process Step 4
Description: |
This geographic zone map of the Northeast Ecological Reserve was digitized by interpreting the bathymetry, PCA, satellite mosaic, benthic habitat map and aerial photos at the 1:6000 scale using digitizing tools in ArcGIS. The created polygons were topologically analyzed to remove overlapping features, dissolve adjacent features that were from the same zone, and to find any gaps in the area of interest. | Source Produced: NEPR Geographic Zone Map |
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Process Date/Time: | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | NEPR Geographic Zone Map |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 38777 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38777 |
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 |