NOAA TIFF Image - 4m Backscatter Mosaic , W00216 USVI 2011 , Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-11-1 (2011), UTM 20N NAD83
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38893 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: NOAA TIFF Image - 4m Backscatter Mosaic , W00216 USVI 2011 , Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-11-1 (2011), UTM 20N NAD83, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38893.
Full Citation Examples
This image represents a 4 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of of a sharply sloping swath of the St. John Shelf, south of St. John, US Virgin Islands. 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 US Virgin Islands from 3/28/2011 to 4/14/2011. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and 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 20 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Hypack 2011 Geocoder 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, dependant on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.
Distribution Information
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TIFF, 0.147
Downloadable Data
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.
Controlled Theme Keywords
elevation, environment, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, 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
-64.68855° W,
-64.649873° E,
18.235083° N,
18.208508° S
2011-03-28 - 2011-04-14
Item Identification
Title: | NOAA TIFF Image - 4m Backscatter Mosaic , W00216 USVI 2011 , Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-11-1 (2011), UTM 20N NAD83 |
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Short Name: | NF11_USVI_ShelfSTJ_Backscatter_4m_Metadata |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2011-11 |
Abstract: |
This image represents a 4 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of of a sharply sloping swath of the St. John Shelf, south of St. John, US Virgin Islands. 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 US Virgin Islands from 3/28/2011 to 4/14/2011. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and 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 20 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Hypack 2011 Geocoder 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, dependant on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards. |
Purpose: |
This multibeam data was collected as IOCM (Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping) project NF-11-01 during the eigth 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 2011 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 USVI seafloor. |
Notes: |
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Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
elevation
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
geoscientificInformation
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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UNCONTROLLED | |
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus | Geographic Information > Bathymetry |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description |
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry |
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category | Bathymetry/Topography |
None | Backscatter |
None | Bathymetry |
None | Benthic |
None | Biogeography |
None | Coral |
None | Geotiff |
None | GIS |
None | Habitat |
None | Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping |
None | IOCM |
None | Kongsberg EM 1002 |
None | MBES |
None | Multibeam |
None | Nancy Foster |
None | NOAA |
None | NPS |
None | Raster |
None | Reef |
None | Seafloor |
None | Sonar |
None | US Virgin Islands |
None | USVI |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 2011 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
placekt: CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John (W000216) |
None | St. John |
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: | raster digital data |
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: | 2011-11 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2011-11 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2011-11 |
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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: | 2011-11 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2011-11 |
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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: | -64.68855 | |
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E° Bound: | -64.649873 | |
N° Bound: | 18.235083 | |
S° Bound: | 18.208508 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2011-03-28 |
End: | 2011-04-14 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Grid: | Yes |
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Grid Representation 1
Dimension Count: | 3 | ||||
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Cell Geometry: | Area | ||||
Transformation Parameters Available?: | No | ||||
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Click on link from project page to NCEI archive and download zip file.; |
Data Access Constraints: |
Please cite any use of this data. |
Data Use Constraints: |
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. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263 |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
Downloadable Data |
File Type (Deprecated): | TIFF |
Distribution Format: | TIFF |
File Size: | 0.147 |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263 |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2015-09-22 |
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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 Standards 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 XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.x |
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Data Quality
Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-11-01 |
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Vertical Positional Accuracy: |
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-11-01. |
Completeness Report: |
This GeoTIFF is sourced from a CARIS gridded dataset. The original full-resolution multibeam data was used to create a downsampled uniform-resolution CARIS BASE (Bathymetry Associated with Statistical Error) surface grid with a best depth component. The downsampled grid nodes from that depth surface were then exported and used to generate the ESRI Geotiff. Some positional shifts may have occurred between the original data points and the transformed grid. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
While the project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependant on project area and depth, all users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. |
Lineage
Sources
NF-11-01 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data
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: | 2011-03-28 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2011-04-14 |
Source Contribution: |
Processed, cleaned, and corrected full resolution dataset. Sourced from raw .HSX (Hypack) and .ALL (SIMROD) data. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
NF11W00216_1002_4m.tif
Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch |
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Publish Date: | 2011-11-01 |
Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2011-03-28 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2011-04-14 |
Source Contribution: |
Sourced from RAW multibeam snippets | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
Raw Multibeam Data NF-11-1
Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch |
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Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2011-03 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2011-04 |
Source Contribution: |
Original raw full resolution dataset. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
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 3/28/2011 to 4/14/2011, as project number NF-11-01. Multibeam data was acquired in Simrad .hsx and .7k formats with hull-mounted Kongsberg EM 1002 multibeam echosounders (400 kHz). Simrad backscatter snippet collection was enabled. Line spacing for acquisition was three times the water depth, and 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 SBE19P CTD profiler 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). |
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Process Date/Time: | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | Raw Multibeam Data NF-11-1 |
Process Step 2
Description: |
Raw .hsx and .all data were converted and processed using CARIS HIPS v7.0 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. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | NF-11-01 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data |
Process Step 3
Description: |
The multibeam backscatter data were corrected for geometric and radiometric distortions using Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox 7.3. 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 in NAD 1983 UTM Zone 20N and Backscatter values as measured in decibels dBs). | Source Produced: NF11W00216_1002_4m.tif |
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Process Date/Time: | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | NF-11-01 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 38893 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38893 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Tyler Christensen |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-04-05 12:49+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-10-17 16:12+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 |