NOAA TIFF Image - 8m Backscatter Mosaic, Puerto Rico 2012-2013, Northeast Reserve, Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-13-2 USVI (2013) and M-I907-...
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38907 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | NOAA TIFF Image - 8m Backscatter Mosaic, Puerto Rico 2012-2013, Northeast Reserve, Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-13-2 USVI (2013) and M-I907-NF-12 (2012), UTM 20N NAD83 |
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Short Name: | NF13_PR_NEReserveNorth_Backscatter_8m_Metadata |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2013-04 |
Abstract: |
This image represents an 8 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of a reef shelf/bank and the steep slopes and canyons of the NE Reserve, offshore of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. 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 Northeast Reserve during 2012 and 2013. Data was acquired with a Hull mounted Kongsberg EM1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software, applying all relevant correctors (attitude, sound velocity, absorption coefficient). Data is in UTM zone 20 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected in CARIS HIPS Mosaic Editor. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are 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-13-2 USVI and project M-I907-NF-12 during the ninth and tenth 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 2012-2013 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 US Caribbean 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 | acoustic |
None | Backscatter |
None | Bathymetry |
None | Benthic |
None | Biogeography |
None | Coral |
None | EM1002 |
None | Geotiff |
None | GIS |
None | Habitat |
None | Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping |
None | IOCM |
None | Kongsberg |
None | MBES |
None | Multibeam |
None | Nancy Foster |
None | NOAA |
None | Northeast Reserve |
None | NPS |
None | Puerto Rico |
None | Raster |
None | Reef |
None | Seafloor |
None | Sonar |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 2012-2013 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
placekt: CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Fajardo |
None | Caribbean Sea |
None | Fajardo |
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: | 2013-04 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2013-04 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2013-04 |
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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: | 2013-04 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2013-04 |
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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: | -65.82 | |
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E° Bound: | -65.31 | |
N° Bound: | 18.6 | |
S° Bound: | 18.34 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2012-04-04 |
End: | 2013-03-29 |
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: | 24.709 |
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 7; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.1 |
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Data Quality
Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-13-2 USVI |
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Vertical Positional Accuracy: |
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-13-2 USVI. |
Completeness Report: |
This Backscatter GeoTIFF is sourced from CARIS gridded dataset. The original full-resolution multibeam data 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. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
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. |
Lineage
Sources
NF-13-2 USVI 1m Backscatter Mosaic
Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch |
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Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2012-04-04 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2013-03-29 |
Source Contribution: |
Created from beam time series sourced from processed .all data. | Source Geospatial Form: CARIS ASCII data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
NF-13-2 USVI 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: | 2012-04-04 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2013-03-29 |
Source Contribution: |
Processed, cleaned, and corrected full resolution dataset. Sourced from raw .all. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
Raw .ALL 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: | 2012-04-04 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2013-03-29 |
Source Contribution: |
Raw .all files | 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 04/04/2012 to 04/20/2012 as project number M-I907-NF-12, then from 03/05/2013 to 3/29/2013, as project number NF-13-2 USVI. Multibeam data was acquired from Simrad EM1002 (95 khz) in .all format and from Reson Seabat 7125 (400 khz) in .hsx and .7k format. Backscatter collection was enabled for both systems. 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). | Source Produced: NF-13-2 USVI Processed Multibeam Data |
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Process Date/Time: | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | Raw .ALL Multibeam Data |
Process Step 2
Description: |
Raw .hsx and .all data were converted and processed using CARIS HIPS v 8.0 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. Corrected data was processed as a BASE Surface in CARIS HIPS. | Source Produced: NF-13-2 USVI Processed Multibeam Data |
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Process Date/Time: | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | Raw .ALL Multibeam Data |
Process Step 3
Description: |
The multibeam backscatter data were corrected for geometric and radiometric distortions using CARIS HIPS and SIPS Mosaic Editor Geocoder Engine. In particular, the following corrections were applied: Auto TVG, Auto Gain, AVG Flat, Area Correction, Spreading and Slant-Range. Individual lines were also truncated based on ping number and/or angle of incidence where appropriate. The backscatter data were exported as corrected decibel values in ASCII format, then gridded in Global Mapper 14 and exported as 32 bit GeoTIFFs in coordinate system NAD 1983 UTM Zone 20N. | Source Produced: NF-13-2 USVI 1m Backscatter Mosaic |
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Process Date/Time: | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | NF-13-2 USVI Processed Multibeam Data |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 38907 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38907 |
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 |