University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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Oculina Banks Bathymetry 2002 from Multi-beam and Sidescan Sonar Surveys (NODC Accession 0090252)
One
geoTIFF and ASCII
Wilmington, NC
NOAA Undersea Research Center at UNCW
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0090252
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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Oculina Banks Geographic Information System
Wilmington, NC
National Undersea Research Center at UNCW
http://www.uncw.edu/oculina
These data are the result of a multi-beam echosounder survey conducted in the OHAPC by the M/V Liberty Star in October 2002.
Two forms of data are available: 1) geotifs available through the on-line OGIS (www.uncw.edu/oculina) on the OGIS CD, and from CoRIS (See Network Resource),
and 2) XYZ ASCII format data for the high-resolution bathymetry, available through CoRIS. Although requested in
the original contract, backscatter in the form of raw X-Y-Amplitude data was not recorded during the survey.The data presented in the Oculina Banks Geographic
Information System (OGIS) was collected as part of a cooperative project between: the National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Undersea Research Program, NOAA Fisheries (also primary sponsor of OGIS),
NOAA Ocean Service, NOAA Ocean Exploration Program, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-- Coastal and Marine Geology
Program, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI) and Florida State University. An Oculina Geographic Information Sys/tem (OGIS) provides a comprehensive,
interactive data source for the Oculina Banks Habitat Area of Particular Concern (OHAPC), a marine protected area off
the east coast of Florida in 70 to 120 meters of water depth. Data layers include: : multi-beam bathymetry,
single-beam bathymetry, sidescan mosaics, sediment analyses, resulting interpretative maps of habitat types,
video and still imagery from submersible (human occupied and remotely operated vehicles) dive transects and point
counts (fish and habitat cover), and dive narratives.
The goal of OGIS is to provide interactive access to a variety of data sources that characterize fish populations and habitat
condition in the OHAPC, for use by fisheries managers, scientists and the general public. The 2002 multi-beam survey provides
the highest resolution bathymetric map ever acoustically recorded in the OHAPC. Survey products will be used to 1) assess topographic and habitat
change in the OHAPC over time, and 2) accurately position past in situ underwater observations, and guide future sampling and dives, e.g., grab
samples, ROV transects, and submersible dives.
The survey was supported by Seafloor Systems, Inc., Portland, (www.seafloorsystems.com) Oregon using a Reson Seabat 8101
multi-beam system. The survey was funded by NOAA Fisheries www.sefsc.noaa.gov) and overseen by the NOAA Undersea Research Center
at UNCW (www.uncw.edu/nurc).
Resource Description: 2002 Oculina Banks Multi-beam and Sidescan Bathymetry
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ground condition
As needed
-81.0000
-79.0000
29.0000
27.0000
NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_MetadataCRCP ProjectEffectiveness of the Oculina HAPC: Monitoring coral health and use of the closed and adjacent areas by groupers1755
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Deep-water corals
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect monitoring
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Deep-water corals
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Geographic Information > Bathymetry
none
multibeam
side scan
bathymetry
deep-water Reefs
ocean floor topography
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
002
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0002)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > St. Lucie County > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0002)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0003)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Brevard County > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0003)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0004)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Indian River County > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0004)
CoRIS Region
Florida
There are no constraints for use of geotif files included on the OGIS CD,
which is available from the P.O.C.
Not for legal use
NOAA Undersea Research Center at UNCW
Andrew N. Shepard
Associate Director, NURC
mailing and physical address
NURC/UNCW, 5600 Marvin Moss Ln
Wilmington
North Carolina
28409
USA
910-962-2446
910-962-2444
sheparda@uncw.edu
Mon-Fri, 8 am - 5 pm
Colored, shaded geotifs for the survey area were created by Seafloor Systems Inc. using Caris software.
The raw survey data and processed XYZ data may also be available upon request from the P.O.C.
None
Data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed.
The initial surveys produced an extremely large dataset (62 CDs) of raw data in Caris' cross-track format. To create the geotifs
presented in the OGIS, this data set was reduced by post-survey processing including: corrections for sound velocity and tidal stage,
removal of outliers and data gaps, and calculation and assignment of mean values for 3m X 3m cells throughout the survey area.
0.5 meters
0.05% of water depth
The bathymetry and backscatter data were collected along a continuous swath perpendicular to the direction of the ship using a Reson Seabat
8101 multibeam sonar system. The data are cleaned of bad navigation and depth readings. The depth readings are gridded into a common grid.
The gridded data are converted to an XYZ ASCII format file (Longitude, Latitude, Attribute). Unfortunately, the raw backscatter were not saved
during the survey-- only geotifs of the side-scan sonar data.
The multi-beam system was mated to a Differential GPS unit, DMSO 5 TSS motion sensor (quantified heave, pitch and roll),
and a SG Brown gyrocompass (measures yaw). HYPACK navigation system was used to maintain vessel course throughout the survey. Sensor data
were compiled in ISIS Shipboard Data Acquisition and Image Processing System and initially logged to .xtf data files. Files were post-processed
using CARIS software to remove outliers, correct for sound velocity and tidal stage.
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John Tamplin
Seafloor Systems, Inc.
President
mailing and physical address
2038 NW Aloclek Drive, Suite 218
Hillsboro
Oregon
97124
USA
503-466-2382
503-466-2892
info@seafloorsystems.com
Mon-Fri, 9 am -5 pm (PT)
Raster
Grid Cell
1000
90
Universal Transverse Mercator
17
0.999600
-81.000000
0.000000
500000.000000
0.000000
Row and Column
5.0
5.0
Meters
North American Datum of 1927
Clarke 1866
6378206.4
294.98
XYZ ASCII file is a 3-column table of longitude, latitude and elevation.
Each point is average center of 3 meter square grid cell. Colored, shaded
geotif maps in OGIS were created using these points and CARIS software.
none
NOAA Undersea Research Center at UNCW
Andrew N. Shepard
Associate Director, NURC
mailing and physical address
NURC/UNCW, 5600 Marvin Moss Ln
Wilmington
North Carolina
28409
USA
910-962-2446
910-962-2444
sheparda@uncw.edu
Mon-Fri, 8 am - 5 pm
Downloadable Data
These data not intended for navigational purposes.
Although these data have been used by NOAA, these data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be
useable, timely, accurate, or complete. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before
using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational
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ASCII
Two ZIP files of ASCII bathymetry data.
Sample of bathymetry XYZ ASCII file
Longitude, Latitude, Elevation
-86.57406,30.06655,-48.497
unZIP
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry
ASCII files must be unzipped.
geoTIFF
Two files of geoTIFF bathymetry data.
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nurc/oculina/bathymetry
None for on line data.
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NOAA Undersea Research Center at UNCW
Andrew N. Shepard
Associate Director, NURC
mailing and physical address
NURC/UNCW, 5600 Marvin Moss Ln
Wilmington
North Carolina
28409
USA
910-962-2446
910-962-2444
sheparda@uncw.edu
Mon-Fri, 8 am - 5 pm
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
20040722121603
None
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/oculina_bathymetry_2002.html
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