Identification_Information: 
  Citation: 
    Citation_Information: 
      Originator: Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
      Publication_Date: 20121130
      Title: Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Zones 5 m grid derived from gridded bathymetry of of Galvez Bank, South Galvez Bank, and 11-Mile Reef, Territory of Guam, USA.
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
      Online_Linkage: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/data-by-location/cnmi-guam/submerged-banks/galvez-bank/galvez-bank-geomorphology/
      Online_Linkage: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc
  Description: 
    Abstract: BPI Zones are derived from a focal mean
      analysis on bathymetry and slope. The grid is based on
      gridded (5 m cell size) multibeam bathymetry, collected aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette.
      BPI Zones was created using the Benthic
      Terrain Modeler (https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast//tools/btm/). Cell values
      represent one of 4 classes (crest, depression, slope, flat) in an index of seafloor terrains.
    Purpose: The data were derived in support of Coral Reef Conservation
      Program goals. Goal 1 is to map all U.S. Coral Reef Ecosystems.
      This data set specifically addresses Objective 1 and 4: to develop
      high-resolution benthic maps and to characterize priority deep
      water reefs and associated habitats.  This derivative of
      bathymetry provides a GIS layer that may be used for benthic and
      essential fish habitat characterization, and for the study of
      geologic features. By combining the dataset with bathymetry,
      backscatter, other derivatives, and in situ data, they
      collectively compose benthic habitat maps which are designed to
      be used to understand and predict moderate depth (~20m to ~150m)
      benthic habitats for different organisms that inhabit coral
      reef ecosystems.
    Supplemental_Information: Gridded bathymetry data were collected aboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, a 224' (68 m) United States
      National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration research ship. The NOAA Ship
      Sette's survey sensors included a 240-kHz pole-mounted Reson 8101ER sonar, which provides
      bathymetry and imagery data, a TSS/Applanix POS/MV Model 320, which measures position,velocity, attitude and
      heading, and a Seabird SBE19 CTD used to measure sound velocity profiles.
      The metadata for the bathymetry is documented in this product metadata:
      ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/bathymetry/3Banks_Guam_5m.txt
      
      Specific equipment configurations are documented in metadata from cruise
      SE1002. These metadata can be accessed at:
      http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/cruise-catalog/
      
      References:
      Lundblad et al., 2006, A benthic terrain classification scheme for
      American Samoa, Marine Geodesy, 29(2):89 - 111.
      http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/btm/
      
      Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
      Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
      Raster_Object_Information: gal_bpiz
      Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
      Row_Count: 1869
      Column_Count: 1623
      Vertical_Count: 1
      Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
      Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
      Raster_Object_Information: sgal_bpiz
      Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
      Row_Count: 905
      Column_Count: 1293
      Vertical_Count: 1
      Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
      Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
      Raster_Object_Information: ele_bpiz
      Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
      Row_Count: 357
      Column_Count: 307
      Vertical_Count: 1
  Time_Period_of_Content: 
    Time_Period_Information: 
      Range_of_Dates/Times: 
        Beginning_Date: 20100211
        Ending_Date: 20100314
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status: 
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain: 
    Bounding_Coordinates: 
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.391
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.500
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 13.233
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 12.983
  Keywords: 
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
      Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
      Theme_Keyword: Benthic Habitat Mapping and Characterization in the Pacific Islands Region
      Theme_Keyword: 467
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > geomorphology Mapping
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetric Position Index Zones
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
      Theme_Keyword: 010
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Habitats
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Galvez Bank
      Place_Keyword: Territory of Guam
      Place_Keyword: United States of America
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: South Galvez Bank
      Place_Keyword: Territory of Guam
      Place_Keyword: United States of America
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: 11-Mile Reef
      Place_Keyword: Territory of Guam
      Place_Keyword: United States of America
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Galvez Bank (13N144E0049)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Galvez Bank (13N144E0049)
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
      Place_Keyword: Guam
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Please acknowledge the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries
    Science Center (PIFSC) Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and
    the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center, and the Joint
    Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) and School
    of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of
    Hawaii as the sources of this information.
  Point_of_Contact: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Organization_Primary: 
        Contact_Organization: Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED),
          Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: NOAA IRC
        Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
        Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
        City: Honolulu
        State_or_Province: HI
        Postal_Code: 96818
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
      Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
  Browse_Graphic: 
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/CNMI_images/GAL_5m_bpizones_440.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Gridded Bathymetry Derivative
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Data_Set_Credit: NOAA PIFSC CRED PIBHMC, JIMAR, and SOEST
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcGIS ASCII file, derived from bathymetry and
    slope in ArcGIS 10.1 (Benthic Terrain Modeler)
Data_Quality_Information: 
  Attribute_Accuracy: 
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Data are collected for resource management and research purposes and are tested for
      internal consistency; however, no effort is made to compare these data to external
      references or to other published data.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: These data are believed to be logically consistent though no tests were performed.
  Completeness_Report: Complete
  Positional_Accuracy: 
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: 
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal positioning system: GPS C/A
        Horizontal position accuracy: 25 meters
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: 
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Range resolution of sonar: varies with depth
        Raw sounding resolution: varies with depth
        Vertical accuracy of gridded product ~ 1% of water depth
  Lineage: 
    Process_Step: 
      Process_Description: Bathymetric Position Index Zones were derived from the gridded
        multibeam bathymetry for Galvez Bank (gal5m), South Galvez Bank (sgal5m) and Eleven-Mile Reef (ele5m) using the Benthic Terrain Modeler
        (BTM) Version 3.0 (beta) for ArcGIS10.1 Desktop (https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast//tools/btm/).
        BPI Zones are derived from a broad-scale focal mean analysis of bathymetry and slope. After testing 3 different
        scalefactors, a scalefactor of 150 was chosen as best identifying broad scale
        zones for all three banks, while minimizing noise and optimizing possible reef features
        Two ranges of slope define flat and slope: X < 5 degrees, and x > 5 degrees.
        There may be edge effects at the outer extent of the data.
      Process_Date: 20121122
Spatial_Reference_Information: 
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: 
    Planar: 
      Grid_Coordinate_System: 
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator: 
          UTM_Zone_Number: 55
          Transverse_Mercator: 
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -147
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
            False_Easting: 500000
            False_Northing: 0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information: 
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and Column
        Coordinate_Representation: 
          Abscissa_Resolution: 5
          Ordinate_Resolution: 5
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model: 
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: 
    Depth_System_Definition: 
      Depth_Datum_Name: mean lower low water
      Depth_Resolution: 0.01
      Depth_Distance_Units: meters
      Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute Values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information: 
  Overview_Description: 
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: none
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none
Distribution_Information: 
  Distributor: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Organization_Primary: 
        Contact_Organization: Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED),
          Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: NOAA IRC
        Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
        Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
        City: Honolulu
        State_or_Province: HI
        Postal_Code: 96818
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
      Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability: These data are not to be used for navigational purposes.
    NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied,
    nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
    NOAA 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: Arc ASCII
        Format_Information_Content: Arc ASCII can be converted to Arc
          Raster using ArcToolbox Conversion Tools (ASCIItoRaster).
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/benthichabitatlayers/gal_5m_BPIzones.zip
    Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information: 
  Metadata_Date: 20190605
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20121203
  Metadata_Contact: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Organization_Primary: 
        Contact_Organization: Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED),
          Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: NOAA IRC
        Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
        Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
        City: Honolulu
        State_or_Province: HI
        Postal_Code: 96818
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
      Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: Universal Time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
CoRIS: 
  CoRIS_ID: 20121203012039
  CoRIS_Children: None
  CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20100211
  CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20100314
  CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/gal_5m_bpizones.html
  CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 6571