38914
NOAA Polyline Shapefile - ROV transect Points, US Caribbean - North East Reserve, Puerto Rico - M-I907-NF-13 (2013), UTM 20N NAD83
NF13_PR_Rov_TransitPoints_Metadata
Data Set
Published / External
37205
SeafloorMapping_USCaribbean_2004toOngoing
Project
Completed
2013
This shapefile denotes the transect points of the underwater video and photos that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 03/06/2013 to 03/29/2013 along 56 transects from the North East Reserve, Puerto Rico and opportunisitc sites south of Vieques, Puerto Rico of high ecological interest. 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 status, 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
Biogeography
Theme
North East Ecological Reserve
Theme
ROV
Theme
benthic habitats
Theme
biological cover
Theme
coastal ocean science
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
Escollo Grappler
Spatial
Fajardo
Spatial
Haystack Seamount
Spatial
Luquillo
Spatial
Puerto Rico
Spatial
U.S. Caribbean
Spatial
U.S. Virgin Islands
Spatial
United States
Spatial
Vieques
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.
Data Steward
2013
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Distributor
2013
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
2013
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
2013
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Principal Investigator
2013
Person
Battista, Tim
tim.battista@noaa.gov
Ground Condition
-65.8905257
-65.2425
18.4796
17.7978
Range
2013-03-06
2013-03-29
Yes
Yes
30
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
Digital Data
ESRI shapefile
Shapefile
1.242
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.
NF13 Ground Validation Videos
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service
Discrete
2013
NF13 ROV Transects | Type of Source Media: Digital Video
ROV_Transecs_NF2013.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)
2013-01-01
Discrete
2013
GPS and USBL (Ultrashort baseline) data | Type of Source Media: GPS and USBL (Ultrashort baseline) data
1
A first draft benthic habitat map was generated by delineating features on the seafloor with discrete acoustic signatures. During the creation of this first draft map, the cartographer placed discrete points on or lines intersecting features in the map that had unknown acoustic signatures. Points were also placed on features with known acoustic signatures (evenly distributed throughout the geographic extent of the map) to confirm that the habitats associated with these signatures remained consistent through the area of interest. These two types of points were labeled as "ground validation" sites and were visited in the field. | Source Produced: ROV_Transecs_NF2013.shp
2009-01-01T00:00:00
ROV_Transecs_NF2013.shp
2
NOAA scientists explored these ground validation locations in situ using an ROV. 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. | Source Produced: NF13 Ground Validation Videos
2009-01-01T00:00:00
ROV_Transecs_NF2013.shp
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38914
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-05T12:49:46
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