47930 ny_jb95o_spi-meta Data Set Published / External 37225 Benthic Project Completed 2000-05-31 Sediment profile images (SPI) of the sediment-water interface were collected using a sediment profiling camera at pre-determined locations in the harbor. Physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions observed in the photos were used to create a database for all stations, and habitat classes were defined by sediment type and/or faunal community for each location. The database was then used in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to characterize benthic habitat types for New York/New Jersey Harbor. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) had a need to develop benthic habitat maps in NY/NJ Harbor. This was critical for developing a plan for dredged material management that was both economically feasible and environmentally sound. The overall objective was to provide background information to plan cost-effective, spatially focused studies for siting dredge material disposal and habitat restoration within the Harbor. 10086 Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category environment Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category geoscientificInformation Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category inlandWaters Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category location Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category planningCadastre Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK Theme Environmental Monitoring Theme GIS Theme OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping Theme SPI Theme benthic habitat Theme benthic mapping Theme geographic information system Theme sediment profile imagery Spatial Bowery Bay Spatial Flushing Bay Spatial Jamaica Bay Spatial New York Spatial New York Harbor Spatial Newark Bay Spatial Northeastern U. S. Spatial Upper Bay Office for Coastal Management Charleston SC Data Set None Planned Map (digital) While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use. 49341 jbo95spi.dbf Published / External Completed Shapefile Attribute Table | Description Source: None Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 Station NUMBER No No Active Unique number assigned to sample sites | Description Source: Unknown 1 - 253 2 Navqaqc VARCHAR No No Active Quality control codes for navigation records (decimal degrees) | Description Source: Unknown 1: directly measured at station | 9: target station coordinates used as actual station coordinates | 3 Datatype VARCHAR No No Active Code describing sample types collected at each station | Description Source: Unknown 1: SPI only | 2: SPI and benthic grab | 3: SPI, benthic grab and sediment grab | 5: SPI and sediment grab | 4 Location VARCHAR No No Active Name of bay or region where station is located | Description Source: Unknown Atlantic Basin: Atlantic Basin, Upper Bay, NY | Bowery Bay: Bowery Bay, NY | Bush Terminals: Bush Terminals, Upper Bay, NY | Dead Horse Bay: Dead Horse Bay, NY | Flushing Bay: Flushing Bay, NY | Jamaica Bay: Jamaica Bay, NY | Newark Bay: Newark Bay, NY | Upper Bay: Upper Bay, NY | 5 Latitude NUMBER No No Active Latitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown 40.58250 - 40.78600 6 Longitude NUMBER No No Active Longitude in decimal degrees | Description Source: Unknown -74.14633 - -73.74700 7 Latutm NUMBER No No Active Latitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown 4492997.02752 - 4515622.40354 8 Longutm NUMBER No No Active Longitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates | Description Source: Unknown 572163.20829 - 605953.64213 9 Slides NUMBER No No Active Number of slides used in analysis | Description Source: Unknown 1 - 3 10 Sediment Unknown No No Active Abbreviated description of sediment texture | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 11 Texture Unknown No No Active Folk scale description of Sediment abbreviations | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 12 Shellhash VARCHAR No No Active Presence of shell hash and abbreviated descriptions of live shellfish | Description Source: Unknown cb: clam bed | mb: mussel bed | mbob: mussel bed and oyster bed | ob: oyster bed | sh: shell hash | z: none | 13 Spisb Unknown No No Active Description of live shellfish as indicated in the Shellhash field | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 14 Pvshellbed Unknown No No Active Types of live shellbed identified in plan-view images (ND=No data) | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 15 Carpet Unknown No No Active Presence of "carpet-like" layer of shell hash in Plan-view images (ND=No data) | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 16 Merno Unknown No No Active Abundance of Mercenaria mercenaria based on benthic grab data | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 17 Myano Unknown No No Active Abundance of Mya arenaria based on benthic grab data | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 18 Spisno Unknown No No Active Abundance of Spisula solidissima based on benthic grab data | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 19 Mytno Unknown No No Active Abundance of Mytilus edulis based on benthic grab data | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 20 Sedagree VARCHAR No No Active Ranked agreement between slides for both Sediment and Shellhash fields | Description Source: Unknown -2: no agreement | 0: only one slide analyzed | 1: some agreement | 2: strong agreement | 21 Interface VARCHAR No No Active Features at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown b: bedforms | b;fp: bedforms; fecal pellets | b;m: bedforms; mounds | bm: bacteria mat | bm;d: bacteria mat; debris | bm;dt;m;p: bacteria mat; detritus; mounds; pits | bm;e: bacteria mat; even surface | bm;m: bacteria mat; mounds | bm;m;p: bacteria mat; mounds; pits | c;m: clasts; mounds | d: debris | d;m;p: debris; mounds; pits | d;p: debris; pits | e: even surface | e;m: even surface; mounds | e;m;p: even surface; mounds; pits | e;p: even surface; pits | m: mounds | m;p: mounds; pits | p: pits | sh: shell hash | sh;b: shell hash; bedforms | sh;b;dt: shell hash; bedforms; detritus | sh;e: shell hash; even surface | sh;m: shell hash; mounds | sh;m;p: shell hash; mounds; pits | sh;p: shell hash; pits | z: none | 22 Bedforms VARCHAR No No Active Presence of bedforms (sediment ripples) based on Interface field | Description Source: Unknown no: Bedforms absent | No Data: Interface not visible in image | yes: Bedforms present | 23 Pvbedforms Unknown No No Active Presence of bedforms at sediment surface in plan-view images (ND=No data) | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 24 Pvslides NUMBER No No Active Number of plan-view images used to characterize station (2 = composite information represented) | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 2 25 Ampelisca Unknown No No Active Descriptions of relative numbers of Ampelisca abdita present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 26 Ampno Unknown No No Active Abundance of Ampelisca abdita at each station based on benthic grab data | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 27 Other Unknown No No Active Description of infauna present in images | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 28 Algaehyd Unknown No No Active Presence of algae or hydroids in epifaunal community at sediment surface | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 29 Otherepi Unknown No No Active List of epifauna (excluding algae and hydroids) indicated in Epifauna field | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 30 Epifauna VARCHAR No No Active Abbreviated description of epifauna present in SPI images | Description Source: Unknown al: algae | alhc: algae, hermit crab | bc: blue crab | cr: Crepidula spp. | cs: Crangon shrimp | d: detritus | hy: hydroids | hysn: hydroids; snail | sn: snail | snms: snail, mysid shrimp | snmscs: snail, mysid shrimp, Crangon shrimp | snps: snail, Paleomonetes shrimp | z: none | 31 Totalinf Unknown No No Active Total species abundance from benthic grab data | Description Source: Unknown Character Field 32 Habagree VARCHAR No No Active Agreement rank between multiple images from individual stations based on Ampelisca, Epifauna and Other fields | Description Source: Unknown -2: no agreement | 0: only one image analyzed | 1: some agreement | 2: strong agreement | 33 Burrows NUMBER No No Active Number of infaunal burrows observed in image | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 99 (indicates No Data due to poor camera penetration or placement) 34 Critters NUMBER No No Active Number of infaunal organisms observed | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 99 (indicates No Data due to poor camera penetration or placement) 35 Voids NUMBER No No Active Number of voids seen in image | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 99 (indicates No Data due to poor camera penetration or placement) 36 Vtype VARCHAR No No Active Types of voids present in images | Description Source: Unknown an: anoxic | an;ga: anoxic; gas | ga: gas | ox: oxic | z: none | 37 Stage VARCHAR No No Active Community successional stage | Description Source: Rhoads, D. and J. Germano (1982) "Characterization of organism-sediment relations using sediment profile imaging: an efficient method of remote ecological monitoring of the seafloor (Remots TM System)". Marine Ecology Progress Series 8:115-128. 0: lifeless | 1: OSI Stage 1 (surface-feeding pioneering species) | 12: Components of OSI Stages 1 and 2 (pioneering to intermediate species) | 2: OSI Stage 2 (shallow-dwelling bivalves and tubicolous amphipods) | 23: Components of OSI Stages 2 and 3 (intermediate to equilibrium species) | 3: OSI Stage 3 (infaunal deposit-feeders, especially 'head-down' feeders) | 9: not measurable | 38 Stageagree VARCHAR No No Active Agreement between slides for community successional stage | Description Source: Unknown -2: no agreement | 0: only one slide analyzed | 1: some agreement | 2: strong agreement | 39 Rpd NUMBER No No Active Depth of the apparent color Redox Potential Discontinuity (RPD) in centimeters based on computer analysis | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 99 40 Rpdcode VARCHAR No No Active Code describing RPD value | Description Source: Unknown 0: no computer analysis | 1: calculated from one image | 2: not measurable due to poor or over-penetration | 3: average of two images | 41 Pen NUMBER No No Active Depth in centimeters of camera penetration based on computer analysis | Description Source: Unknown 0 - 99 42 Pencode VARCHAR No No Active Code describing Pen value | Description Source: Unknown 0: no computer analysis | 1: calculated from 1 image | 2: not measurable | 3: average of 2 images | 43 Mixpa VARCHAR No No Active Ranked scale identifying stations having shellfish, but shellfish are too few in number to warrant a classification change | Description Source: Unknown 0: No shellfish | 1: Mercenaria mercenaria present | ND: No grab data available to evaluate | 44 Delta VARCHAR No No Active Explanation of changes to habitat classes as a result of merging the SPI data with the benthic grab data (from spiHAB to mixHAB fields) | Description Source: Unknown 0: No change to habitat class | 1: Habitat class changed due to significant presence (greater than 3) of Mercenaria mercenaria | ND: No grab data available to evaluate | 45 Mixhab VARCHAR No No Active Revised habitat classes based on SPI data and benthic grab data | Description Source: Unknown Amp(fine): Ampelisca mat on fine sediments | Amp(sand): Ampelisca mat on sandy sediments | Amp(sifs, sims): Ampelisca mat on silty sand sediments | Azoic: Silty bottom habitat with no evidence of biological activity | Bacteria: Silty bottom habitat with surface bacteria mat | SandBed(critters): High energy sandy habitat with infauna | SandBed(epifauna): High energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandBed(hash): High energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SandNoBed(critters): Low energy sandy habitat with infauna | SandNoBed(epifauna): Low energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandNoBed(hash): Low energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SB(clam): Live clam beds (Hard clams, Softshell clams or Surf clams) | SB(mussel): Live mussel beds (Mytilus edulis) | SB(oyster): Live oyster beds (Crassostrea virginica) | Silt(critters): Silty bottom habitat with infauna | Silt(gas): Silty bottom habitat with gas voids | Silt(pendeep): Silty bottom habitat with very soft sediments (greater than 18 cm) | 46 Spihab VARCHAR No No Active Habitat classes based on SPI data only | Description Source: Unknown Amp(fine): Ampelisca mat on fine sediments | Amp(sand): Ampelisca mat on sandy sediments | Amp(sifs, sims): Ampelisca mat on silty sand sediments | Azoic: Silty bottom habitat with no evidence of biological activity | Bacteria: Silty bottom habitat with surface bacteria mat | SandBed(critters): High energy sandy habitat with obvious infauna | SandBed(epifauna): High energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandBed(hash): High energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SandNoBed(critters): Low energy sandy habitat with infauna | SandNoBed(epifauna): Low energy sandy habitat with epifauna | SandNoBed(hash): Low energy sandy habitat with shell hash | SB(clam): Live clam beds (Hard clams, Softshell clams or Surf clams) | SB(mussel): Live mussel beds (Mytilus edulis) | SB(oyster): Live oyster beds (Crassostrea virginica) | Silt(critters): Silty bottom habitat with infauna | Silt(gas): Silty bottom habitat with gas voids | Silt(pendeep): Silty bottom habitats with very soft sediments (greater than 18 cm) | Data Steward 2000-05-31 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Distributor 2000-05-31 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Metadata Contact 2000-05-31 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Point of Contact 2000-05-31 Organization NOAA Office for Coastal Management NOAA/OCM coastal.info@noaa.gov 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 (843) 740-1202 https://coast.noaa.gov NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Online Resource Ground Condition -74.14633 -73.747 40.786 40.5825 Discrete 1995-10 Yes Yes 154 Unclassified Sediment Profile Imagery (SPI) data from the inland bays of New York/New Jersey Harbor in October 1995. For information about obtaining these data, please visit the project home page at http://www.coast.noaa.gov/benthic/data/northeast/nynj.htm; none It is the responsibility of the user to determine the appropriate use of the data product. ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Sediment_Profile_Imaging_Data/NY_JamaicaBay_spi.zip Bulk Download FTP download of data files. https://coast.noaa.gov/ NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website Online Resource Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) 2017-03-30 Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. 2017-11-14 Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. 2018-02-08 Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. 2018-04-11 Partial upload to move data access FTP links to Distribution Info and remove broken URLs. ArcView version 3.1 shapefile format The attribute accuracy was verified by checking the compiled SPI database against the actual photos for each station. Since two photos were taken at each station, attributes from both images were noted in the database, and one image was digitized and analyzed using image analysis software. The results of this automated analysis were also used to check the accuracy of the dataset. When large disagreement occurred between images from a single station, all attributes were recorded and the image with the largest visible area was digitized. Results of grab sampling were also used, when available, to check the accuracy of the SPI dataset. Stations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station. Coordinates and time were also recorded after all sampling was completed at approximately 25% of the stations to check the amount of boat drift. Drift distances were generally less than 0.1 minutes, which was not discernible at the spatial scale used for mapping the results. All measurements were made from the deck of the RV Onrust, State University of New York, Stony Brook, and this was not relevant to this dataset. Any attribute omissions were the result of poor camera penetration or the inability to clearly distinguish features in SPI photos. The attributes from multiple photos from each station were summed to provide the most comprehensive report of in situ conditions. Habitat classes were assigned based on ranked order of habitat value, however, so each of the five habitat groups were not mutually exclusive. Classes were ranked for consistency in an attempt to anticipate the management decisions that would be made by the NY District of the USACE. Therefore, stations observed to have characteristics of multiple habitat types were classified by the habitat class having the highest rank. The data are believed to be logically consistent. NY/NJ Harbor Sediment Profile Imagery from October 1995 Robert J. Diaz, R. J. Diaz and Daughters 2000-05-31 Discrete 1995-10 Production of sediment profile images to build the GIS dataset. | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: photographs 1 Sampling stations were chosen at approximately 500 meter by 500 meter intervals where water depth was greater than three meters. A differential Global Positioning System (GPS) was used to locate the station positions in the field, and benthic data were taken using a sediment profile camera. Photographs were visually analyzed, habitat features were recorded into a database, and stations were categorized into one of the five habitat classes. 2000-03-07T00:00:00 NY/NJ Harbor Sediment Profile Imagery from October 1995 49341 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47930 Anne Ball 2017-11-14T12:57:42 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2023-05-30T18:09:28 2018-04-11 Office for Coastal Management OCM 1002 Public No No 2018-04-11 1 Year 2019-04-11