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Summary

Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Depth soundings from a single beam echo sounder collected around the nearshore areas of the U.S. Pacific Islands since March 2012, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47152.
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Abstract

This dataset contains singlebeam bathymetry data collected from NOAA small boats by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program since March 2, 2012 in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region, including the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas. Data was acquired with a transom-mounted AirMar P66 (prior to 2016) or an AirMar TM258 1 KW (2016 to present) single beam echosounder. The 2012-2015 data was processed using a custom NMEA python script, and the current data (since 2016) is processed using GPS Utility. Error analysis on the data from 2012-2017 was performed by comparing the singlebeam data to existing multibeam data where the two datasets overlapped.

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    Depth soundings collected around the nearshore areas of the U.S. Pacific Islands from 2012 to 2017 using a transom-mounted AirMar P66 single beam echosounder (2012 to 2015) or an AirMar TM258 1 KW single beam echosounder (2016-2017) deployed on NOAA small boats during Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program missions aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai. Archived with the NCEI Trackline Geophysical Data portal (search by survey/mission id).

    To access the data, click on the distribution link to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Trackline Geophysical Data website. Under “Marine Surveys” in table of contents on left side, uncheck “All Survey Types” and check “Single-Beam Bathymetry”. Click “Search Marine Surveys” button. Uncheck the “All” box for “Survey Ship”. Select “Hi’ialakai” in the list of Survey Ship options. Optionally you can also filter by date (year) by unchecking the “All Dates” box and entering your preferred “Min Year” and “Max Year” year. Data is currently available from 2012-2017 in the Pacific Islands Region. Survey IDs include HA1201, HA1305, HA1401, HA1501, HA1606, and HA1701.

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data.

Suggested Citation:

Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2018). Singlebeam bathymetry collected around the nearshore areas of the U.S. Pacific Islands since March 2012. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47152.

Controlled Theme Keywords

elevation

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Singlebeam_Entities

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Annette M DesRochers
annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
(808)725-5461

Metadata Contact
Annette M DesRochers
annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
(808)725-5461

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-157.972398° W, -157.922458° E, 21.379545° N, 21.247469° S

Singlebeam surveys conducted off the south shore of Oahu, Hawaii in the main Hawaiian Islands

Time Frame 1
2016-10-04 - 2017-03-24

Surveys off the south shore of Oahu Oct 4-7 2016, Jan31-Feb2 2017, and March 24 2017

Item Identification

Title: Depth soundings from a single beam echo sounder collected around the nearshore areas of the U.S. Pacific Islands since March 2012
Short Name: Singlebeam: US Pacific Islands
Status: In Work
Publication Date: 2018
Abstract:

This dataset contains singlebeam bathymetry data collected from NOAA small boats by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program since March 2, 2012 in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region, including the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas. Data was acquired with a transom-mounted AirMar P66 (prior to 2016) or an AirMar TM258 1 KW (2016 to present) single beam echosounder. The 2012-2015 data was processed using a custom NMEA python script, and the current data (since 2016) is processed using GPS Utility. Error analysis on the data from 2012-2017 was performed by comparing the singlebeam data to existing multibeam data where the two datasets overlapped.

Purpose:

Singlebeam data is collected primarily during NOAA's Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) missions where depth information is limited due to the hazards of conducting multibeam surveys in shallow water. Where multibeam data cannot be collected, singlebeam data is obtained to provide validation data for satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) mapping.

Supplemental Information:

Findings from the singlebeam data error analysis are available on the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/documentation/#work_practices.

Report: ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/webdocs/documentation/Single%20Beam%20Error%20Analysis%202017.pdf

Analysis results: ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/webdocs/documentation/SB_vertical_error_analysis.xlsx

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Bathymetry
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
CRCP Project 467
CRCP Project Mapping and EcoSpatial Information Products to support Coral Reef Ecosystem Management in the Pacific Islands Region
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BATHYMETRY
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
None bathymetry
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
None CRED
None CREP
None depth
None Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
None PIFSC
None seafloor elevation
None single beam
None singlebeam

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguihan > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pagan > Pagan Island (18N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (15N145E0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > French Frigate Shoals (24N166W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll (28N178W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Lisianski Island (25N173W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Pearl and Hermes Reef (27N176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Aguihan Island Reefs > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Pajaros > Pajaros (15N145E0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pagan Island > Pagan Island (18N145E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005)
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Equatorial Pacific Ocean
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS NW Pacific
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS South Pacific Ocean
None CNMI
None Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
None Main Hawaiian Islands
None Mariana Archipelago
None Mariana Islands
None Marianas
None MHI
None Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
None NWHI
None Pacific Remote Island Areas
None PRIA

Physical Location

Organization: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
City: Honolulu
State/Province: HI
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: flat files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Maintenance Note:

New data will be added following the Pacific RAMP mission to the Pacific Remote Island Areas and American Samoa in 2018.

Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

The singlebeam depth soundings include the date and time the data were collected (UTC), the location (LAT and LON in decimal degrees WGS 84, along with region and island codes), and the depths (m). The 2012-2015 data also include the fix type, number of satellites used, HDOP, GPS model and estimated horizontal error (m). The 2016 data include the speed (m/s).

Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51188
Distribution Liability:

While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Data Set Credit: PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division

Support Roles

Data Set Credit

CC ID: 711206
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
Address: 1305 East West Highway 10th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
Phone: (301) 713-3155
URL: https://coralreef.noaa.gov

Data Steward

CC ID: 580623
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Suka, Rhonda
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: rhonda.suka@noaa.gov
Phone: (808)725-5494
Contact Instructions:

Email preferred

Distributor

CC ID: 711207
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder) (NCEI-Boulder)
Address: E/GC 325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Phone: 303-497-6826
URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 580624
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): DesRochers, Annette M
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
Phone: (808)725-5461
Business Hours: 8 am - 5 pm
Contact Instructions:

Email preferred

Originator

CC ID: 580625
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: pifsc.info@noaa.gov
Phone: 808-725-5360
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 580622
Date Effective From: 2012
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): DesRochers, Annette M
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: annette.desrochers@noaa.gov
Phone: (808)725-5461
Business Hours: 8 am - 5 pm
Contact Instructions:

Email preferred

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Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Description:

Main Hawaiian Islands

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 711322
W° Bound: -157.972398
E° Bound: -157.922458
N° Bound: 21.379545
S° Bound: 21.247469
Description

Singlebeam surveys conducted off the south shore of Oahu, Hawaii in the main Hawaiian Islands

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 711323
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2016-10-04
End: 2017-03-24
Description:

Surveys off the south shore of Oahu Oct 4-7 2016, Jan31-Feb2 2017, and March 24 2017

Extent Group 2

Extent Description:

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 711325
W° Bound: -178.390582
E° Bound: -166.050673
N° Bound: 28.473888
S° Bound: 23.613395
Description

Singlebeam surveys conducted in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Lisianski, and Pearl and Hermes

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 711326
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-09-07
End: 2013-09-14
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1305
Description:

Surveys at French Frigate Shoals, Lisianski, Pearl and Hermes during mission (survey ID) HA1305 on the Hi'ialakai.

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 711327
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2016-09-13
End: 2016-09-28
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1606
Description:

Surveys at French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Lisianski during mission (survey ID) HA1606 on the Hi'ialakai.

Extent Group 3

Extent Description:

American Samoa

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 711329
W° Bound: -171.09456
E° Bound: -168.13686
N° Bound: -11.038255
S° Bound: -14.56138
Description

Singlebeam surveys conducted in American Samoa: Tutuila, Ofu and Olosega, Ta'u, Rose, and Swains

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 711330
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-03-21
End: 2012-04-26
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1201
Description:

Surveys at Tutuila, Ofu and Olosega, Ta'u, Rose, and Swains during mission (survey ID) HA1201 on the Hi'ialakai.

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 711331
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2015-02-15
End: 2015-03-30
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1501
Description:

Surveys at Tutuila, Ofu and Olosega, Ta'u, Rose, and Swains during mission (survey ID) HA1501 on the Hi'ialakai.

Extent Group 4

Extent Description:

Mariana Archipelago

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 711333
W° Bound: 144.621388
E° Bound: 145.8541817
N° Bound: 20.55499
S° Bound: 13.224261
Description

Singlebeam surveys conducted in the Mariana Archipelago: Guam, Rota, Aguijan, Tinian, Saipan, Sarigan, Pagan, Asuncion, Maug, Guguan, and Farallon de Pajaros

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 711334
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014-03-24
End: 2014-05-18
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1401
Description:

Surveys at Guam, Rota, Aguijan, Tinian, Saipan, Sarigan, Pagan, Asuncion, Maug, and Guguan during mission (survey ID) HA1401 on the Hi'ialakai.

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 711335
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2017-04-30
End: 2017-06-21
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1701
Description:

Surveys at Guam, Rota, Saipan, Sarigan, Pagan, Maug, and Farallon de Pajaros during mission (survey ID) HA1701 on the Hi'ialakai.

Extent Group 5

Extent Description:

Pacific Remote Island Areas

Extent Group 5 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 711349
W° Bound: 166.590683
E° Bound: -159.970592
N° Bound: 19.327659
S° Bound: -0.387136667
Description

Singlebeam surveys conducted in the Pacific Remote Island Areas: Johnston, Howland, Baker, Palmyra, Kingman, Jarvis, and Wake

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 711345
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-03-02
End: 2012-05-19
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1201
Description:

Surveys during mission (survey ID) HA1201 on the Hi'ialakai:

March 2-17, 2012: Johnston, Howland, Baker.

May 3-19, 2012: Jarvis, Kingman, Palmyra.

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 711346
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014-03-17
End: 2014-03-19
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1401
Description:

Surveys at Wake during mission (survey ID) HA1401 on the Hi'ialakai.

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 711347
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2015-01-27
End: 2015-04-16
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1501
Description:

Surveys during mission (survey ID) HA1501 on the Hi'ialakai:

Jan 27-Feb 12, 2015: Johnston, Howland, Baker.

April 8-16, 2015: Jarvis and Palmyra.

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 711348
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2017-04-02
End: 2017-04-23
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1701
Description:

Surveys at Howland, Baker, Jarvis, and Wake during mission (survey ID) HA1701 on the Hi'ialakai.

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Security Classification System:

Not applicable

Security Handling Description:

Not applicable

Data Access Policy:

Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015:

CREP welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. CREP has a very diverse set of field activities that generates large volumes of data using an array of data collection protocols.

The following recommendations are for your consideration as you use this data:

1) Data analyses should take all field exigencies into account. The most effective way to do this would be active collaboration with CREP principal investigators.

2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by CREP, proper acknowledgement of both CREP and the individuals responsible for data collection is expected. Citing the DOI (if available) is preferred, a non-DOI example is listed below.

3) If you collect or generate data for the same study areas, CREP requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections.

4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the CREP Data Management Team of any errors and discrepancies that are discovered during the course of using these data. They are further urged to bring to the attention of the Team all problems and difficulties encountered in using these data. This information is necessary in order to improve the collections and to facilitate more efficient and economical data processing and retrieval. The users are asked to supply copies of any missing data that may be located, and to provide information as to significant subsets and special aggregations of data that are developed in using the material provided.

Example citation:

"This publication makes use of data products provided by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors”

Data Access Procedure:

Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Trackline Geophysical Data website.

To access the data, go to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Trackline Geophysical Data website at https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/geophysics/. Under “Marine Surveys” in the table of contents on left side, uncheck “All Survey Types” and check “Single-Beam Bathymetry”. Click “Search Marine Surveys” button. Uncheck the “All” box for “Survey Ship”. Select “Hi’ialakai” in the list of Survey Ship options. Optionally you can also filter by date (year) by unchecking the “All Dates” box and entering your preferred “Min Year” and “Max Year” year. Data is currently available from 2012-2017 in the Pacific Islands Region. Relevant NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai survey IDs include HA1201, HA1305, HA1401, HA1501, HA1606, and HA1701.

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data.

Suggested Citation:

Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2018). Singlebeam bathymetry collected around the nearshore areas of the U.S. Pacific Islands since March 2012. NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47152.

Metadata Access Constraints:

None

Metadata Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 700086
Start Date: 2018-04-09
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/geophysics/
Distributor: National Centers For Environmental Information (Boulder) (NCEI-Boulder) (2018 - Present)
Description:

Depth soundings collected around the nearshore areas of the U.S. Pacific Islands from 2012 to 2017 using a transom-mounted AirMar P66 single beam echosounder (2012 to 2015) or an AirMar TM258 1 KW single beam echosounder (2016-2017) deployed on NOAA small boats during Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program missions aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai. Archived with the NCEI Trackline Geophysical Data portal (search by survey/mission id).

To access the data, click on the distribution link to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Trackline Geophysical Data website. Under “Marine Surveys” in table of contents on left side, uncheck “All Survey Types” and check “Single-Beam Bathymetry”. Click “Search Marine Surveys” button. Uncheck the “All” box for “Survey Ship”. Select “Hi’ialakai” in the list of Survey Ship options. Optionally you can also filter by date (year) by unchecking the “All Dates” box and entering your preferred “Min Year” and “Max Year” year. Data is currently available from 2012-2017 in the Pacific Islands Region. Survey IDs include HA1201, HA1305, HA1401, HA1501, HA1606, and HA1701.

File Date/Time: 2018-01-29 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): Web Map Service
Distribution Format: WMS - Web Map Service

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 713421
URL: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/documentation/#work_practices
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Findings from the singlebeam data error analysis are available on the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website, including a report and spreadsheet.

Technical Environment

Description:

2012-2015:

Transducer: transom-mounted 1kw thru hull AirMar P66 single beam echosounder

GPS: GPSMap 178C, GPSMap 740s, and Garmin GPS 3006c

Data processed using a custom NMEA parsing script written by Jeff Anderson.

2016-2017:

Transducer: AirMar TM258 1 KW transom mount single beam echosounder

GPS: Furono GP1870F

Conversion software: GPS Utility v5.30

Source data, manuals, SOPs, etc. are saved on the PIFSC network:

\\PICMAKAI\GIS\SingleBeam\

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Error analysis on the 2012-2017 data was performed by comparing the singlebeam data to existing multibeam data where the two datasets overlapped. Findings from the singlebeam data error analysis are available on the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/documentation/#work_practices.

Report: ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/webdocs/documentation/Single%20Beam%20Error%20Analysis%202017.pdf

Analysis results: ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/webdocs/documentation/SB_vertical_error_analysis.xlsx

GPS Accuracy:

2012-2015: Garmin GPSMAP 3006c, 3 m horizontal resolution w/WAAS.

2016-2017: Furono GP1870F GPS, 7.5 m horizontal resolution w/WAAS.

Detection Limit:

Transducer Max Depth:

2012-2015: transom-mounted AirMar P66, max depth 500m

2016-2017: AirMar TM258 1 KW, max depth 366m

Completeness Report:

Only those singlebeam data that were used (or that were anticipated would be needed in the future) to validate bathymetry derived from satellite images have been documented and archived. As such, there may be additional singlebeam datasets available that are not included in this archive.

2012-2015: observations in which DEPTH IS NULL were filtered from the archived dataset.

2016-2017: observations in which DEPTH IS NULL, TRACK = 1, and/or SPEED IS NULL were filtered from the archived dataset.

Conceptual Consistency:

Data collected since 2016 are processed using GPS Utility and exported to a text file. The exported files must be parsed and manually processed as follows: remove track headers, remove redundant soundings (if the unit wasn't cleared between downloads), reformat latitude and longitude fields to remove N/S or E/W, set depths to negative. Manually processed files are converted to CSV and then ingested into the Oracle database.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

A standard operating procedure has been developed to standardize and improve data acquisition and data download in the field, and data conversation in the office using GPS Utility. The converted data are evaluated in a GIS and manually processed before the data are migrated to the master database in Oracle.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: Unknown
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-CO
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

NOAA IRC and NOAA Fisheries ITS resources and assets.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Data was acquired with a transom-mounted AirMar P66 (prior to 2016) or an AirMar TM258 1 KW (2016 to present) single beam echosounder. The 2012-2015 data was processed using a custom NMEA parsing script written by Jeff Anderson.

The current data (since 2016) is converted from Furono GPS track points (PNT/TRK files) to comma-separated TXT using GPS Utility. The exported TXT files are parsed to separate the track header content from the data. Redundant data, if applicable, are removed (this occurs if the instrument is not cleared between data downloads). Values in the coordinates fields are edited to convert the alpha characters (N, S, E, W) to numeric representations (negative is applied for S and W). Data are then evaluated in GIS to set the descriptive locations (REGION and ISLAND). Once manual processing is complete, the data are migrated to the Oracle database. Data that are distributed are filtered to remove NULL depth and speed values and records in which TRACK = 1, and depth values are converted to negative.

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

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Entity Singlebeam_Entities

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 47152
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47152
Metadata Record Created By: Annette M DesRochers
Metadata Record Created: 2017-09-05 18:13+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-04-27
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-04-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-04-27