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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: NOAA TIFF Image - 4m Multibeam Backscatter for Red Snapper Research Areas in the South Atlantic Bight, 2010, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39494.

Item Identification

Title: NOAA TIFF Image - 4m Multibeam Backscatter for Red Snapper Research Areas in the South Atlantic Bight, 2010
Short Name: se_atl_efh_backscatter_10
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2012
Abstract:

This dataset contains unified Multibeam Backscatter GeoTiffs with 4x4 meter cell resolution describing the geomorphology of 15 areas along the shelf edge off the South Atlantic Bight where NOAA South East Fisheries Independent Survey (SEFIS) are conducting research on Red Snapper (lutjanus campechanus). The multibeam data covers a total of 232 sq km and was collected in 2010 by the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echo sounder (95 kHz). It was processed by NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch using FlederMause 7 Geocoder and Hypack 2012 Geocoder. The processed backscatter data was used to generate an 8 bit GeoTiff that was exported to ArcGIS 10 for aditional masking and stretching operations.

Purpose:

Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats.The spatial products developed in this project will provide ocean managers and researchers with essential fish habitat information.

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Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
ISO 19115 Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
ISO 19115 Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Bathymetry > Backscatter
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry > Backscatter
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Bathymetry/Topography
None Backscatter
None Bathymetry
None Benthic
None Biogeography
None EFH
None Florida
None Georgia
None GIS
None Grays Reef
None Grid
None Habitat
None MARMAP
None MBES
None Multibeam
None NOAA
None NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
None Ocean Explorer
None Raster
None Red Snapper
None Reef
None Seafloor
None SEFIS
None Simrad EM1002
None SoNAR
None South Atlantic Bight
None South Carolina
None Southeast Atlantic

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2010

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Georgia
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > South Carolina
None Continental Shelf
None South Atlantic Ocean

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
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; The South East Fisheries Independent Survey (SEFIS); The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction (MARMAP); and the personnel of the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 472379
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 472381
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 472382
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 472380
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
Email Address: NCCOS.data@noaa.gov

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 472383
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Battista, Tim
Email Address: tim.battista@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 472386
W° Bound: -80.68
E° Bound: -79
N° Bound: 32.43
S° Bound: 28.68

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 472385
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010-09-15
End: 2010-10-21

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Contact Distributor for instructions on how to acquire dataset.;

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.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 472377
URL: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/biogeography/
URL Type:
Online Resource

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 472434
Activity Date/Time: 2014-08-27
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 472433
Activity Date/Time: 2017-04-05
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

CC ID: 585841
Activity Date/Time: 2017-09-13
Description:

Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 601415
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-01
Description:

Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 7; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.0

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

This GeoTiff is sourced from a raw multibeam 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 backscatter snippet data from the raw multibeam was used to create an accoustic intensity surface.

Conceptual Consistency:

As the survey was not conducted to meet IHO standards, all users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.

Lineage

Sources

Geocoder Backscatter Mosaic

CC ID: 601418
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
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2010-09-15
Extent End Date/Time: 2010-10-21
Source Contribution:

Downsampled beam time series bacskcatter grid representing acoustic intensity. Sourced from processed snippet data. | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive

Raw Multibeam Data

CC ID: 601416
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
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2010-09-15
Extent End Date/Time: 2010-10-21
Source Contribution:

Original raw full resolution dataset. | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive

Raw.all data

CC ID: 601417
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
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2010-09-15
Extent End Date/Time: 2010-10-21
Source Contribution:

raw | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: external hard drive

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 601419
Description:

For this project, data was collected aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from 09/15/2010 to 10/21/2010. Multibeam data were acquired in .all format with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz). Backscatter collection was enabled. Line spacing for acquisition was three times the water depth, and data was retained out to 60 degrees from nadir. Heave, roll, pitch and heading correctors were collected using an Applanix POS/MV Model 320 V4 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 NOAA's Velocwin V8.85 software, then applied directly to the raw data. Positioning was obtained using Trimble Zephyr GPS receivers.

Process Date/Time: 2012-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 601420
Description:

Raw .all data was uploaded into Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox to extract snippets.

Process Date/Time: 2012-01-01 00:00:00
Source: Geocoder Backscatter Mosaic

Process Step 3

CC ID: 601421
Description:

Beam time series snippet data was processed, cleaned, and mosaiced in FMGT and exported as an 8-bit GeoTiff

Process Date/Time: 2012-01-01 00:00:00
Source: Raw Multibeam Data

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 39494
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39494
Metadata Record Created By: Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created: 2017-04-05 12:52+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-11-09
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-11-09
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-11-09