Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 2005 -2007 (NODC Accession 0046934)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• CoRIS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Benthic Ecosystem Assessment and Research

Publication_Date: 20080901

Title:

Acropora Spatial Survey Data of the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 2005 -2007 (NODC Accession 0046934)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0046934

Description:

Abstract:

Presence or absence of acroporid corals marked by handheld GPS during snorkel or tow surveys of shallow water (<5m) reef habitats in the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (USA)

Purpose:

To document the presence or absence of Acropora spp at shallow reef sites in the Upper Florida Keys (USA)

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050523

Ending_Date: 20070801

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.410790

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.196320

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.291290

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.544660

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter

Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project

Theme_Keyword: Assessment of Candidate Corals

Theme_Keyword: 1055

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Reef Locations

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Census > Population density

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Photic zone corals

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: 002

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Key Largo (25N080W0010)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Key Largo (25N080W0010)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Grecian Rocks (25N080W0019)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Grecian Rocks (25N080W0019)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Dry Rocks (25N080W0011)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Dry Rocks (25N080W0011)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Elbow Reef (25N080W0020)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > French Reef (25N080W0022)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > French Reef (25N080W0022)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > White Bank Dry Rocks (25N080W0021)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > White Bank Dry Rocks (25N080W0021)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Conch Reef (24N080W0011)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Conch Reef (24N080W0011)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: Florida

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: https://coris.noaa.gov/data/taxonomy_031008.xls

Stratum_Keyword: Acropora palmata

Stratum_Keyword: Acropora cervicornis

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Please cite contributors when using this data

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dana Williams

Contact_Organization:

NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources Division

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical Mailing

Address: 75 Virginia Beach Dr

City: Miami

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33149

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305-361-4569

Data_Set_Credit: Margaret W. Miller

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable

Completeness_Report: data set includes spatial data from various shallow reef areas

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Dataset imported into ArcGIS for spatial representation. An accompanying field manual includes detailed information on survey methods, use of the handheld GPS (i.e. appropriate settings), as well as descriptions of attribute definitions which are defined and illustrated in photographs.

https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0046934/data/0-data/AcroporaGPSSurveyProtocol.pdf

Process_Date: 20080905

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3865

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Acropsppsurvey

Entity_Type_Definition: geodatabase

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: multiple attributes

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Point_Name

Attribute_Definition: individual identifier for the GPS waypoint

Attribute_Definition_Source: assigned by data manager

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 4 digit alphanumeric number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_Marked

Attribute_Definition: Date the GPS waypoint was collected

Attribute_Definition_Source: GPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Day month and year

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: File_Name

Attribute_Definition: Name of the original waypoint file where raw data is archived

Attribute_Definition_Source: assigned by data manager

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: alphanumeric identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Region

Attribute_Definition: General reef region of the survey

Attribute_Definition_Source: assigned by data manager

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Two letter code

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lat

Attribute_Definition: Latitude

Attribute_Definition_Source: handheld GPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Long

Attribute_Definition: Longitude

Attribute_Definition_Source: handheld GPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Attribute

Attribute_Definition: Code identifying the benthic feature marked by the waypoint

Attribute_Definition_Source: recorded during field survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: one word description

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GPS_Unit

Attribute_Definition:

Code used to identify individual GPS unit that was used during the surveys

Attribute_Definition_Source: recorded during field survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: alphanumeric identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sampling_Method

Attribute_Definition: method used to survey area

Attribute_Definition_Source: recorded at time of survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: one word description

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Track_Overlay

Attribute_Definition:

file name of GPS track of the survey in which the waypoint was marked

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned by data manager

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: alphanumeric file name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Notes

Attribute_Definition: comments recorded during collection of data

Attribute_Definition_Source: recorded by surveyor

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: varies

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dana Williams

Contact_Organization:

NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources Division

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical Mailing

Address: 75 Virginia Beach Dr

City: Miami

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33149

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305-361-4569

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: pdf

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0046934/data/0-data/AcroporaSurveyFR-ML.pdf

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: pdf

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0046934/data/0-data/AcroporaSurveyGR-EL.pdf

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0046934/data/0-data/

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20220505

Metadata_Review_Date: 20081010

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dana Williams

Contact_Organization:

NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Resources Division

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical Mailing

Address: 75 Virginia Beach Dr

City: Miami

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33149

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305-361-4569

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time

Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20081010015458

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20050523

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20070801

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nmfs_acropsppsurvey_meta.html

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2309