NOAA TIFF Image - Bathymetry - Lang bank, St. Croix, USVI - Benthic Habitat Characterization - NOAA Ship Nancy Foster - M-1907-NF-14 (2014), UTM 20N NAD83
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38917 | Updated: October 17, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: NOAA TIFF Image - Bathymetry - Lang bank, St. Croix, USVI - Benthic Habitat Characterization - NOAA Ship Nancy Foster - M-1907-NF-14 (2014), UTM 20N NAD83, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38917.
Full Citation Examples
This image represents a 1 meter resolution bathymetry of the reef shelf and the steep slopes of Lang Bank (H12639) of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. The M-I907-NF-14 survey was a continuation of the NOAA Biogeography Branch's Seafloor Mapping of the US Caribbean project. 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 St. Croix between March 12th and April 2, 2014. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Reson 7125 multibeam echosounder (400 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 bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Hypack 2014 acquisition software. 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, 588.369
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
-64.5484° W,
-64.426855° E,
17.83841° N,
17.75086° S
2014-03-12 - 2014-04-02
Item Identification
Title: | NOAA TIFF Image - Bathymetry - Lang bank, St. Croix, USVI - Benthic Habitat Characterization - NOAA Ship Nancy Foster - M-1907-NF-14 (2014), UTM 20N NAD83 |
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Short Name: | NF14_USVI_LangBankStX_Bathy_1m_Metadata |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2014-04-16 |
Abstract: |
This image represents a 1 meter resolution bathymetry of the reef shelf and the steep slopes of Lang Bank (H12639) of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. The M-I907-NF-14 survey was a continuation of the NOAA Biogeography Branch's Seafloor Mapping of the US Caribbean project. 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 St. Croix between March 12th and April 2, 2014. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Reson 7125 multibeam echosounder (400 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 bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Hypack 2014 acquisition software. 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 M-I907-NF-14 during the ninth 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 and 2013 missions 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 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 | Bathymetry |
None | Benthic |
None | Biogeography |
None | Caribbean Sea |
None | Coral |
None | Geotiff |
None | GIS |
None | H12639 |
None | H12640 |
None | Habitat |
None | Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping |
None | IOCM |
None | Lang Bank |
None | M1907-NF-14 |
None | MBES |
None | Multibeam |
None | Nancy Foster |
None | NF14 |
None | NOAA |
None | Raster |
None | Reef |
None | Reson 7125 |
None | Seafloor Mapping |
None | Seafloor Mapping of the US Caribbean |
None | Sonar |
None | St. Croix |
None | US Virgin Islands |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 2014 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
placekt: CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > US Virgin Islands > St. Croix |
None | Southwest Bank |
Stratum Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Seafloor |
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: | 2014-04-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2014-04-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2014-04-16 |
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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: | 2014-04-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2014-04-16 |
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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: | -64.5484 | |
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E° Bound: | -64.426855 | |
N° Bound: | 17.83841 | |
S° Bound: | 17.75086 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2014-03-12 |
End: | 2014-04-02 |
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: | 588.369 |
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 M-1907-NF-14 |
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Vertical Positional Accuracy: |
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for M-1907-NF-14 |
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 Grid. 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
M-1907-NF-14 CARIS BASE Surface
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: | 2014-03-12 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2014-08-29 |
Source Contribution: |
Downsampled CARIS BASE (Bathymetry Associated with Statistical Error) grid with best depth layer. Sourced from processed HDCS data. | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
M-1907-NF-14 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: | 2014-03-12 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2014-08-29 |
Source Contribution: |
Processed, cleaned, and corrected full resolution dataset. Sourced from raw .HSX (Hypack) | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
NF14_STX_LangBank_400khz_Bathy_1m.tif
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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Publish Date: | 2014-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2014-08-29 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2014-09-03 |
Source Contribution: |
Sourced from CARIS BASE surface. | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive |
Raw Multibeam Data M-1907-NF-14
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: | 2014-03-12 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2014-04-02 |
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 in March - April of 2014 as project numbers M-1907-NF-14. Multibeam data was acquired in Hypack .hsx and .7k formats with hull-mounted Reson 7125 multibeam echosounders (400 kHz). 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. 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: M-1907-NF-14 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data |
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Process Date/Time: | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | Raw Multibeam Data M-1907-NF-14 |
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. | Source Produced: M-1907-NF-14 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data |
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Process Date/Time: | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | Raw Multibeam Data M-1907-NF-14 |
Process Step 3
Description: |
After being submitted to CCMA by the contractor, CARIS HIPS v 8.0 was used to generate a CARIS BASE surface (similar to a DTM), based on CUBE (Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry Estimator) from the processed HDCS data. A .BAG file (Bathymetric Attributed Grid) was exported from CARIS using the "BASE Surface to BAG" tool. | Source Produced: M-1907-NF-14 CARIS BASE Surface |
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Process Date/Time: | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | M-1907-NF-14 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data |
Process Step 4
Description: |
The BAG file was opened in ArcMap 10.1 and exported as a GeoTIFF at 4m resolution. | Source Produced: NF14_STX_LangBank_400khz_Bathy_1m.tif |
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Process Date/Time: | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |
Source: | M-1907-NF-14 CARIS BASE Surface |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 38917 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:38917 |
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 |