Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico

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/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch

Publication_Date: 2012

Title: Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher:

NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Other_Citation_Details:

Please use citation for “Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico.”

Online_Linkage:

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

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

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

Publication_Date: 2012

Title: Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

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.

Description:

Abstract:

Shallow-water (<30m) benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of two areas in Southwest Puerto Rico (PR), including the Guanica Bay/La Parguera region on the south coast and the Belvedere reserve on the west coast, were mapped and characterized using visual interpretation of optical and acoustic remotely sensed imagery. The objective was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of the region’s coral reef ecosystem. These maps will be used to support marine resource management and conservation in the Commonwealth. In addition, the maps will enable change detection in an assessment of the effectiveness of restoration activities on the condition of adjacent coral reef ecosystems.

Purpose:

This product provides a fine-scale assessment of the status, abundance, and distribution of marine habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico. 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. In addition, the maps will enable change detection in an assessment of the effectiveness of restoration activities on the condition of adjacent coral reef ecosystems.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 201001

Ending_Date: 201203

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.4

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.8

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.1

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.9

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter

Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: coral reef

Theme_Keyword: benthic habitats

Theme_Keyword: reef

Theme_Keyword: submerged aquatic vegetation

Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated sediments

Theme_Keyword: zone

Theme_Keyword: geomorphological structure

Theme_Keyword: biological cover

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project

Theme_Keyword:

Mapping Shallow Benthic Habitats of the North East Reserves MPA, Puerto Rico

Theme_Keyword: 793

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NOS Data Explorer Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Monitoring

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Habitats

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: U.S. Caribbean

Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico

Place_Keyword: Southwest

Place_Keyword: Guanica Bay

Place_Keyword: La Parguera

Place_Keyword: Belvedere

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: PR

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2012

Access_Constraints: Please cite any use of this data.

Use_Constraints:

Note: NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.

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

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Laurie Bauer

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

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

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Results of an accuracy assessment are described in accompanying report.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

GIS topologic quality was established by executing ArcGIS extension routines that check for: overlapping polygons, multipart polygons, sliver polygons and void polygons. Additionally checks for adjacent polygons with the same habitat attributes were completed. All errors were identified and corrected. This file is believed to be logically consistent.

Completeness_Report:

Delineation of all habitat boundaries was conducted with the image scale at 1:3,000. This ensured that the level of detail produced by the photo interpreter was uniform throughout the project. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) for identifying habitats or features was 1,000 square meters. The software utilized in this project was designed to alert the photo interpreter each time a polygon was drawn smaller than the a MMU; at which point the polygon was then aggregated with the most logical adjacent polygon.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy value for the optical imagery was determined by measuring photo-identifiable control points collected with GPS survey methods. There is no horizontal accuracy report for the acoustic imagery. It is believed that polygon horizontal accuracies are inherited from both types of source imagery.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

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

Publication_Date: 2012

Title: Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Shapefile

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher:

NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Other_Citation_Details:

Bauer, L.J., K.E. Edwards, K.K. Roberson, M.S. Kendall, S. Tormey, and T. Battista. Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico.

Type_of_Source_Media: report

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2012

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico

Source_Contribution:

This section of the report describes the habitat classification scheme used to classify habitat features. The Southwest PR habitat classification scheme defines benthic communities on the basis of five primary coral reef ecosystem attributes: 1) broad geographic zone, 2) geomorphological structure type, 3) dominant biological cover, 4) degree of live coral cover, and 5) percent hardbottom.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ken Buja

Publication_Date: 2009

Title: NOAA Habitat Digitizer Extension

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher:

NOAA's Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Other_Citation_Details:

NOAA. 2009. Habitat Digitizer Extension. NOAA Biogeography Branch. Silver Spring, MD. Available: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=203

Online_Linkage: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=203

Type_of_Source_Media: computer program

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Habitat Digitizer Extension

Source_Contribution:

This ArcGIS extension was used to digitize and attribute benthic zones, structure and biological cover of this map.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: GeoEye

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: GeoEye Satellite Imagery

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Thornton, CO

Publisher: Space Imaging Inc.

Other_Citation_Details:

This imagery was obtained at a 1.65 pixel resolution, deglinted and pan sharpened.

Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2010

Ending_Date: 2010

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoEye satellite imagery

Source_Contribution: Used to identify and digitize benthic habitats of Southwest PR.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: 3001, Inc.

Publication_Date: 2007

Title: Orthophotography

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: 401 Dividend Drive, Suite K, Peachtree City, GA 30269

Publisher: 3001, Inc.

Other_Citation_Details:

Imagery acquired on contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Orthophotography

Source_Contribution: Used to identify and digitize benthic habitats of Southwest PR.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

1) Imagery Acquisition - The first step in map creation was the acquisition and processing of a comprehensive dataset of remotely sensed imagery. All imagery was geo-positioned to ensure acceptable spatial accuracy in the mapping product. Two separate data types were used (color orthophotography and GeoEye satellite imagery) in order to capture the full mappable extent using optical techniques. The GeoEye imagery was the primary imagery source.

Process_Date: 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Tim Battista

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tim.Battista@noaa.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

2) Habitat Boundary Delineation - A first draft benthic habitat map was generated by delineating all features that could be identified by visual inspection of the remotely sensed imagery. During the creation of this first draft, the interpreter placed discrete points on the map that were difficult to distinguish and that warranted further field investigation. These sites were labeled as "ground validation" positions.

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Laurie Bauer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

3) Ground Validation - NOAA field scientists explored the ground validation locations with a suite of assessment techniques depending on the conditions at each site. A combination of underwater video, free diving, snorkeling and surface observations were used to survey the ecological characteristics at each location. This information was analyzed and the initial maps were edited to generate a second draft map.

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Laurie Bauer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

4) Expert Review - The draft map was then reviewed by local marine biologists, coral reef scientists and resource managers. Comments were integrated into the map products to generate a final draft map.

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Laurie Bauer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

5) Accuracy Assessment - An independent team of NOAA scientists not associated with map creation, conducted field investigations at pre-defined locations to assess the accuracy of the final draft map. Locations were generated with a stratified random sampling design that allowed for a statistically rigorous assessment of map accuracy.

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Matt Kendall

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Matt.Kendall@noaa.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

6) Final Products Creation - A final benthic habitat map for Southwest PR was generated following the expert review. Additionally, all associated datasets, including GIS files, field video and metadata were packaged and provided to project partners and the public.

Process_Date: 2012

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Laurie Bauer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3258

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

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_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000001

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: GCS_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Attribute Table for Benthic Habitat Map of Southwest PR

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None

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: UniqueID

Attribute_Definition:

A distinct identifier used to define each unique combination of habitat characteristics

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Specific code used for NOAA coral reef habitat maps

Codeset_Source:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area

Attribute_Definition: Calculated feature area in square kilometers

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Area of feature in square kilometers.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Zone

Attribute_Definition: Geographic zone

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Assigned during digitizing character field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: M_Struct

Attribute_Definition: Major geomorphological structure

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: D_Struct

Attribute_Definition: Detailed geomorphological structure

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P_Hard

Attribute_Definition: Percent hardbottom

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: M_Cover

Attribute_Definition: Major biological cover

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P_Cover

Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of major biological cover

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P_Coral

Attribute_Definition: Percent Cover of Live Coral

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cover

Attribute_Definition:

Concatenation of Major Biological Cover and Percent Major Biological Cover

Attribute_Definition_Source: Habitat classification scheme

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Described in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Specific details of the attributes and values therein can be found in the "Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of Southwest Puerto Rico" report.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: NOAA

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Laurie Bauer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)Biogeography Branch does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the written report and metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile

Transfer_Size: 8.82

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

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

Fees: None

Custom_Order_Process: Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20200329

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Laurie Bauer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laurie.Bauer@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST

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

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

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

CoRIS:

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

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

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 6634