38864
NOAA Point Shapefile - ROV transects, US Caribbean - Western Puerto Rico - Project NF-08-04 - (2008), UTM 19N NAD83
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.
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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
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.
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.
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
Downloadable Data
ESRI Shapefile
Shapefile
http://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
ROV_2008_Transects_Points
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38864
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-05T12:49:23
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-10-17T16:12:11
2018-02-08
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NCCOS
1002
Public
No
2018-02-08
1 Year
2019-02-08