38864 NF08_PR_ROV_Points_Metadata Data Set Published / External 37205 SeafloorMapping_USCaribbean_2004toOngoing Project Completed 2008 This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 02/25/2008 and 03/08/2008 along 28 transects around Isla de Mona in Puerto Rico and west of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in the U.S. Caribbean. These photos and videos will be manually classified into different habitat classes, and integrated with the abiotic data collected by the acoustic sonar (sound navigation and ranging) systems to develop a benthic habitat map for the U.S. Caribbean. Habitat maps describe the location of habitat features (in relation to the shoreline), their physical composition and the types of organisms that colonize them. Fundamentally, habitat maps provide critical information about the extent, health and composition of marine resources, which is vital for communicating information about the distribution and abundance of species to resource managers, scientists and the public. Habitat maps also support an increasing number of landscape ecology studies, as well as the process of marine spatial planning, including the design and evaluation of marine protected areas (MPAs). The objective of this ground validation (GV) effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with multiple federal, state, territory, academic and private sector partners, was to acquire spatially-explicit information about the geomorphological structure, biological cover and live coral cover of the seafloor in the U.S. Caribbean. Extensive field work is needed to create high-quality benthic habitat maps because it enhances the accuracy of habitat attribution and (to a lesser degree) habitat delineation. Consequently, ground validation locations were targeted by the cartographer to satisfy the following objectives: (1) Explore features in the imagery with unknown or confusing acoustic signatures; (2) Confirm that the habitat type correlated with a particular acoustic signature remained consistent throughout the entire study area. This information will be incorporated into a fine-scale assessment of the statu s, abundance, and distribution of marine habitats in the U.S. Caribbean. 730 Please cite NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA/Biogeography Branch when using this dataset. Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Habitats Theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping Theme benthic habitats Theme biological cover Theme coral reef Theme geomorphological structure Theme ground truthing Theme ground validation Theme reef Theme transect Theme underwater photography Theme underwater video Theme zone Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Spatial CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) Spatial Puerto Rico Spatial U.S. Caribbean Spatial United States National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Silver Spring MD Data Set None Planned vector digital data The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. 40978 ROV_2008_Transects_Points Published / External Completed Shapefile attribute table | Description Source: None Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 FID Unknown No No Active Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 2 Shape Unknown No No Active Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI Coordinates defining the features. 3 Dive Unknown No No Active Sequential order of the GV dives. | Description Source: NOAA Alphanumeric value assigned to each dive. 4 Time_ NUMBER No No Active The local time (EST) at which the underwater photos/video were collected. | Description Source: NOAA 8:02:40 AM - 7:11:19 PM 5 CamLat Unknown No No Active The latitude of the camera. | Description Source: NOAA Degrees decimal minutes. 6 CamLong Unknown No No Active The longitude of the camera. | Description Source: NOAA Degrees decimal minutes. 7 CamEast Unknown No No Active The easting of the camera. | Description Source: NOAA Easting in meters. 8 CamNorth Unknown No No Active The northing of the camera. | Description Source: NOAA Northing in meters. 9 Date_ NUMBER No No Active The date on which the underwater photos/video were collected. | Description Source: NOAA 2/26/2008 - 3/07/2008 Data Steward 2008 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Distributor 2008 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Metadata Contact 2008 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2008 Position NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Principal Investigator 2008 Person Battista, Tim tim.battista@noaa.gov Ground Condition -67.972 -67.334 18.22 18.032 Range 2008-02-25 2008-03-08 Yes Yes 39059 Unclassified Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor).; Please cite any use of this data. 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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 ESRI Shapefile Shapefile https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263 Online Resource 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 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 The records in this data layer were automatically acquired by the GPS units and are expected to be correct. None. This shapefile includes all the locations visited during this mission. None. ROV_2008_Transects_Points.shp Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch (BB) 2008-01-01 Discrete 2008 GPS and USBL (Ultrashort baseline) data | Type of Source Media: GPS and USBL (Ultrashort baseline) data 1 NOAA scientists explored these ground validation locations in situ using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle). The resulting positional, video and photographic information was processed and will be used to classify each distinct habitat polygon to create a map of the seafloor in the U.S. Caribbean. 2008-01-01T00:00:00 40978 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38864 Tyler Christensen 2017-04-05T12:49:23 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2025-05-15T19:16:12 2018-02-08 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS 1002 Public No No 2018-02-08 1 Year 2019-02-08