Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico: GeoEye Image po_0900172_PS

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• What does this data set describe?
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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   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, 2012, Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico: GeoEye Image po_0900172_PS: NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Silver Spring, MD.

   Online Links:

   • https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e92swpr/default.aspx

   Other_Citation_Details:

   Please use citation for the written document "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico."

   This is part of the following larger work.
   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, 2012, Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD.

   Other_Citation_Details:

   Bauer, L.J., K. Edwards, K.K.W. Roberson, M.S. Kendall, S. Tormey, and T. Battista. 2012. Shallow-water benthic habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NOS NCCOS 155. Silver Spring, MD.

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.09

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.92

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.0

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.87

3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 01-Sep-2010

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types:
      • Dimensions 34248 x 40967 x 1, type Pixel
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

      UTM_Zone_Number: 19

      Transverse_Mercator:

      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -63.000000

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

      False_Easting: 500000.000000

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using row and column
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters
      The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Spectral Bands

   These images contain 4 spectral bands (Source: NOAA)

   Band 1

   Blue (positioned & pan-sharpened) (Source: NOAA) Image processing results

   Band 2

   Green (positioned & pan-sharpened) (Source: NOAA) Image processing results

   Band 3

   Red (positioned & pan-sharpened) (Source: NOAA) Image processing results

   Band 4

   Near Infrared (positioned & pan-sharpened) (Source: NOAA) Image processing results

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • 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
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

   1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

   Silver Spring, MD
   

   USA

   (301) 713-3028 (voice)

   Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Why was the data set created?

This product served as source information for a fine-scale assessment of the status, abundance, and distribution of marine habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico. The NOAA effort provides resource managers and researchers with increased technical capacity for ocean exploration, management, and stewardship. Direct implications to management measures include evaluation of management efficacy, a spatial framework for improved monitoring sampling design, improved assessment of human-use impacts, and marine spatial planning to support alternative marine protected area boundary alternatives.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   po_0900172_PS (source 1 of 1)

   GeoEye, 2010, GeoEye-1 imagery: Geoeye, 2325 Dulles Corner Boulevard, Herndon, VA 20171.

   Type_of_Source_Media: Raster image

   Source_Contribution:

   Used to identify and digitize benthic habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 2010 (process 1 of 1)

   ENVI 4.6.1 software was used to derive a high-resolution, pansharpened and georeferenced dataset. For each scene, ENVI’s “Pan Sharpening” tool created a full-color image at the panchromatic band’s resolution (0.41 m). This image fusion tool merges the spectral signatures of the input color bands while using the panchromatic band to enhance the spatial features, two useful outcomes for the photointerpreter. Subsequently, geo-referencing was performed using ENVI’s “Orthorectify GeoEye-1 with Ground Control” module. The ground control points (GCP’s) were fixed ground features visible in the imagery that are used along with the satellite’s ephemeris data to link the image pixels to a coordinate system. NOAA scientists occupied and logged these points using a L1 Trimble GeoXT mapping grade GPS unit, and accuracy was enhanced by adjusting to the continuously-operating base station (PRMI CORS) located on Magueyes Island, PR. Due to the difficulty of obtaining precise positions for submerged features, only ground control points for terrestrial features were collected. Also as part of this module, terrain displacement was corrected for using the U.S. Geological Survey’s Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Once individually orthorectified, the scenes from each acquisition were geographically matched tightly to one another using ENVI’s “Warp From GCPs: Image to Image” tool. Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

   1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

   Silver Spring, MD
   

   USA

   (301) 713-3028 (voice)

   Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   The image was pansharpened, georeferenced and co-registered
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   These data are believed to be logically consistent, although not tested.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: Please cite any use of this data.

Use_Constraints: Note: NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

   1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

   Silver Spring, MD
   

   USA

   (301) 713-3028 (voice)

   (301) 713-4384 (FAX)

   Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government (NOAA). 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.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	img Size: 11921
     Network links:	https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e92swpr/default.aspx

   • Cost to order the data: None

5. Is there some other way to get the data?

   Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor).

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 29-Mar-2020

Metadata author:

Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch

1305 East West Highway, N-SCI-1, SSMC 4, 9th Floor

Silver Spring, MD

USA

(301) 713-3028 (voice)

(301) 713-4384 (FAX)

Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)