38858 NF07_PR_Mona_Backscatter_2m_Metadata Data Set Published / External 37205 SeafloorMapping_USCaribbean_2004toOngoing Project Completed 2007-11 This image represents a 2 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of the southern coast of Isla de Mona, collected using a Kongsberg EM 1002 (95 kHz) multibeam echosounder.NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Team, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in the U.S. Caribbean from 4/14/07 to 4/24/07. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and with a moon pool-mounted Reson 8124 multibeam echosounder (200 kHz). It was processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software. Data has all correctors applied (attitude, sound velocity) and has been reduced to mean lower low water (MLLW) using final approved tides from NOAA COOPS. Data is in UTM zone 19 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Geocoder 3.0 software. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats.The project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependent on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards. This multibeam data was collected as IOCM (Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping) project NF-07-06 during the fourth year of an ongoing NOAA scientific research mission in the US Caribbean to characterize midshelf and deep water coral reef habitats at depths down to 1,000 meters. The mission purpose is to better understand the resources within the surveyed reef habitats, and ultimately develop species utilization models linking physical habitats with biological information. The multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, and ground truth video footage collected during the 2007 mission will be used internally to characterize sea floor topography and 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 U.S. Caribbean seafloor. 724 Depth datum is mean lower low water, units are meters and encoding method is explicit depth coordinate included with horizontal coordinates. Vertical Coordinate System information may be found in the Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for cruise number NF-07-06 at http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/usvi_nps/pdf/NF-07-06_DAPR.pdf 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 Acoustic Theme Backscatter Theme Benthic Theme Biogeography Theme Coral Theme GIS Theme Habitat Theme IOCM Theme Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Theme MBES Theme Mosaic Theme Multibeam Theme NF-07-06 Theme NOAA Theme NPS Theme Nancy Foster Theme Raster Theme Reef Theme Reson 8124 Theme SWMB Theme Seafloor Theme Simrad 1002 Theme Sonar Theme U.S. Caribbean Temporal 2007 Spatial Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002) Spatial Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Spatial Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002) Spatial Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Spatial Isla de Mona Spatial Mona Island Spatial Puerto Rico Spatial Western Puerto Rico National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Silver Spring MD Data Set As Needed remote-sensing image 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), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program; NOAA - NMAO personnel and R/V NANCY FOSTER 40976 Band_1 Published / External Completed Unknown | Description Source: Unknown Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 ObjectID Unknown No No Active Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 2 Value VARCHAR No No Active Decibels (dB) | Description Source: NOAA Decibels (dB): Intensity of returned sound | 3 Count VARCHAR No No Active Number of pixels with enumerated value | Description Source: NOAA Pixel count: Number of pixels with a particular dB value | Data Steward 2007-11 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Distributor 2007-11 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Metadata Contact 2007-11 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2007-11 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Principal Investigator 2007-11 Person Battista, Tim tim.battista@noaa.gov Ground Condition -67.959577 -67.835657 18.079531 18.025671 Range 2007-04-14 2007-04-24 Yes 3 Point No Row 2941 Column 6541 Vertical 1 Unclassified Click on link from project page to NCEI archive and download zip file.; 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=263 Downloadable Data TIFF TIFF 2015-09-22 Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. 2017-04-05 Converted from FGDC Content Standards 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 XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350 See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-07-06. See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-07-06. This Backscatter GeoTIFF is sourced from the original full-resolution multibeam data that was used to create a down sampled uniform-resolution backscatter grid. The down sampled grid nodes from that backscatter surface were then exported and used to generate the ESRI GeoTIFF. Some minor positional shifts may have occurred between the original data points and the transformed GeoTIFF. While the project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependent on project area and depth, all users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. Backscatter_MonaIsland_2m_2007.tif Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program 2007-11-01 Discrete 2007-04 Sourced from CARIS gridded caris data. | Type of Source Media: external hard drive NF-07-06 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Range 2007-04-14 2007-04-24 Processed, cleaned, and corrected full resolution dataset. Sourced from raw .all or .xtf data. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive NF-07-06 Raw Multibeam Data Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Range 2007-04-14 2007-04-24 Original raw full resolution dataset. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive 1 For this project, the Chief Scientist was NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA's Tim Battista and the Lead Hydrographer was independent contractor Mike Stecher. Data was collected aboard the NOAA ship Nancy Foster from 4/14/2007 to 4/24/2007, as project number NF-07-03. Multibeam data was acquired in: 1) Simrad .all format with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz); and 2) .xtf format with a moon pool-mounted Reson 8124 multibeam echosounder (200 kHz). Both MBES systems had backscatter snippet collection enabled. Line spacing for acquisition was three times the water depth (for the EM 1002) and 3.5 times the water depth (for the Reson 8124). Data was retained out to 60 degrees from nadir, depending on project area. Heave, roll, pitch and heading correctors were collected using an Applanix POS/MV Model 320 inertial measurement unit (IMU) and associated Trimble GPS antennas. Sound velocity profiles were acquired with a Seabird Electronics SeaCat SBE-911 and SBE19P CTD profilers and processed using Seabird Seaterm software. Positioning was obtained using Northstar 941X GPS receivers with differential correctors from U.S. Coast Guard CORS beacon Isabel, Puerto Rico. Data was reduced to Mean Lower-Low Water (MLLW) using final approved tides from NOAA COOPS, based on National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) primary tide stations at Charlotte Amalie, VI (9751639) and Lime Tree Bay, VI (9751401). | Source Produced: NF-07-06 Raw Multibeam Data 2007-01-01T00:00:00 NF-07-06 Raw Multibeam Data 2 Raw SWMB data were converted and processed using CARIS HIPS v6.1 software, resulting in a CARIS HDCS format dataset with all correctors applied. Attitude and SWMB data was cleaned of fliers, and SWMB data was reviewed in subset mode by a NOAA contractor. 2007-01-01T00:00:00 NF-07-06 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data 3 Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. The multibeam backscatter data were corrected for geometric and radiometric distortions using Geocoder 3.0. In particular, the following corrections were applied where appropriate and when artifacts were evident: AVG Trend, TX Power and RX Gain, Area Correction, Spreading, Slant-Range and Extracted Beam Pattern. As no theoretical beam pattern for the Kongsberg Simrad 1002 system exists, it was extracted from a mapped area that was flat and had a relatively uniform (sandy) substrate. Individual lines were also truncated based on ping number and/or angle of incidence where appropriate. The final mosaics were exported as geotiffs, ASCII and XYB files (i.e., X,Y locations in NAD 1983 UTM Zone 19N and Backscatter values as measured in decibels dBs). Holidays (missing data values) were filled using a nearest neighbor resampling technique. 2007-11-01T00:00:00 40976 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38858 Tyler Christensen 2017-04-05T12:49:21 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2025-05-15T19:15:58 2018-02-08 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS 1002 Public No No 2018-02-08 1 Year 2019-02-08