Data Management Plan
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Data Management Plan
DMP Template v2.0.1 (2015-01-01)
Please provide the following information, and submit to the NOAA DM Plan Repository.Reference to Master DM Plan (if applicable)
As stated in Section IV, Requirement 1.3, DM Plans may be hierarchical. If this DM Plan inherits provisions from a higher-level DM Plan already submitted to the Repository, then this more-specific Plan only needs to provide information that differs from what was provided in the Master DM Plan.
1. General Description of Data to be Managed
The data described here result from the application of a down-scaling method to NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) benthic cover data, in an attempt by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) to make NCRMP data maximally useful to reef managers.
ESD scientists took benthic cover data from the Main Hawaiian Islands from 2005-2016 and applied a statistical technique based on contiguous clustering and mixed model analysis to discover an optimal reporting sector for NCRMP data (Oliver et al 2020). Specifically, clusters were identified based on NCRMP benthic cover data collected by ESD from 4 survey methods (towed diver, line point intercept, and photoquadrat surveys in which benthic images were analyzed either using CoralNet or CPCe) and then the optimal size and number of spatial sectors was assessed to generate reporting sector assignments that balanced minimal size against maximal ecological homogeneity and statistical power. These assignments are recorded in the dataset along with the source benthic cover observations, including live hard coral cover, soft coral cover, crustose coralline algae cover, macroalgal and turf algae cover, sediment cover, and all other categories are binned into "other".
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Notes: Data collection is considered ongoing if a time frame of type "Continuous" exists.
Notes: All time frames from all extent groups are included.
Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), including Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Niihau, and Lanai.
Notes: All geographic areas from all extent groups are included.
(e.g., digital numeric data, imagery, photographs, video, audio, database, tabular data, etc.)
(e.g., satellite, airplane, unmanned aerial system, radar, weather station, moored buoy, research vessel, autonomous underwater vehicle, animal tagging, manual surveys, enforcement activities, numerical model, etc.)
2. Point of Contact for this Data Management Plan (author or maintainer)
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. The support role must be in effect.
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. This field is required if applicable.
3. Responsible Party for Data Management
Program Managers, or their designee, shall be responsible for assuring the proper management of the data produced by their Program. Please indicate the responsible party below.
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Data Steward" is used. The support role must be in effect.
4. Resources
Programs must identify resources within their own budget for managing the data they produce.
5. Data Lineage and Quality
NOAA has issued Information Quality Guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information which it disseminates.
(describe or provide URL of description):
Lineage Statement:
In the NOAA Technical Memo Report associated with this dataset, we present a statistical technique based on contiguous clustering and mixed model analysis to downscale the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) and Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program benthic cover data and apply it to a case study in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Process Steps:
- Data Compilation: First, we summarize relevant data across methodologies and metrics. Data selected include benthic cover data from line-point intercept, benthic towed diver, and stratifed-random photoquadrat surveys (analyzed either in CPCe or CoralNet). A key step in this process is to thoughtfully, with an understanding of the respective methods, compile data into an analyzable dataset. Benthic categories selected for the analysis include hard live coral, soft coral, crustose coralline algae (CCA), macro and turf algae, sediment, and other. (Citation: Oliver TA, Barkley H, Couch C, Kindinger T, Williams I. 2020. Downscaling ecological trends from the spatially randomized datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. NOAA Tech Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-106, 59 p.)
- Hierarchical Contiguous Clustering: To perform the clustering, we first convert points to polygons using Voronoi tessellation, define a neighbor-joining network and assign branch lengths based on ecological distance across a number of benthic cover categories, and then prune the network into a minimum-spanning tree to set up for evaluating the quality of defined clusters. (Citation: Oliver TA, Barkley H, Couch C, Kindinger T, Williams I. 2020. Downscaling ecological trends from the spatially randomized datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. NOAA Tech Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-106, 59 p.)
- Select the Appropriate Number of Clusters: With the generation of a minimum spanning tree, we have a data structure that represents a hierarchically nested set of clusters, but we do not yet know the appropriate number of clusters. To assess the appropriate number of clusters to generate, we primarily balance the number/size of sectors against the statistical performance of the cluster set, as our other goals are inherently dealt with in the methodological approach. (Citation: Oliver TA, Barkley H, Couch C, Kindinger T, Williams I. 2020. Downscaling ecological trends from the spatially randomized datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. NOAA Tech Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-106, 59 p.)
- Mixed Model Analysis of Trends: Given a chosen level of clustering and the spatial polygons, we can define spatial sectors with which to run our analysis and apply hierarchical mixed models to evaluate long-term trends. (Citation: Oliver TA, Barkley H, Couch C, Kindinger T, Williams I. 2020. Downscaling ecological trends from the spatially randomized datasets of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program. NOAA Tech Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-106, 59 p.)
(describe or provide URL of description):
The NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) runs thorough quality control procedures described in the original survey records. Our analysis was reviewed by all co-authors, their respective Division chiefs, and NOAA Fisheries technical and editorial review by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.
6. Data Documentation
The EDMC Data Documentation Procedural Directive requires that NOAA data be well documented, specifies the use of ISO 19115 and related standards for documentation of new data, and provides links to resources and tools for metadata creation and validation.
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- 1.7. Data collection method(s)
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7. Data Access
NAO 212-15 states that access to environmental data may only be restricted when distribution is explicitly limited by law, regulation, policy (such as those applicable to personally identifiable information or protected critical infrastructure information or proprietary trade information) or by security requirements. The EDMC Data Access Procedural Directive contains specific guidance, recommends the use of open-standard, interoperable, non-proprietary web services, provides information about resources and tools to enable data access, and includes a Waiver to be submitted to justify any approach other than full, unrestricted public access.
None
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Distributor" is used. The support role must be in effect. This information is not required if an approved access waiver exists for this data.
Notes: This field is required if a Distributor has not been specified.
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211127
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211127
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0211127
Notes: All URLs listed in the Distribution Info section will be included. This field is required if applicable.
Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.
Notes: This field is required if applicable.
8. Data Preservation and Protection
The NOAA Procedure for Scientific Records Appraisal and Archive Approval describes how to identify, appraise and decide what scientific records are to be preserved in a NOAA archive.
(Specify NCEI-MD, NCEI-CO, NCEI-NC, NCEI-MS, World Data Center (WDC) facility, Other, To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended)
Notes: This field is required if archive location is World Data Center or Other.
Notes: This field is required if archive location is To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended.
Notes: Physical Location Organization, City and State are required, or a Location Description is required.
Discuss data back-up, disaster recovery/contingency planning, and off-site data storage relevant to the data collection
NOAA IRC and NOAA Fisheries ITS resources and assets.
9. Additional Line Office or Staff Office Questions
Line and Staff Offices may extend this template by inserting additional questions in this section.