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: 200512
Title: CRED Optical Validation Data at Guguan Island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2003, to Support Benthic Habitat Mapping
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Video imagery, track line navigation files, and log sheets
Online_Linkage: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/
Description:
Abstract: Optical validation data were collected using a Tethered Optical Assessment Device (TOAD), an underwater sled
equipped with an underwater digital video camera and lights. Data were collected in the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI), around 18 different islands and banks, to support Benthic Habitat Mapping efforts during NOAA
Ship Oscar Elton Sette cruise OES0307, from August 22 through September 21, 2003.
Purpose: These data provide optical observations that will be correlated with bathymetry and acoustic backscatter
imagery to develop a benthic habitat map of Gugan Island. Refer to supplemental information for description of
instrument and survey.
Supplemental_Information: Guguan Island has a land area of 4.1 square kilometers and is an active volcano with two cones, one of which is
dormant. It is protected from development by the CNMI Constitution as it has been declared a wildlife conservation
area, with large seabird colonies of Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata), Gray-backed Terns (S. lunata), Brown Noddies
(Anous stolidus), Black Noddies (A. minutus), and Red-footed Boobies (Sula sula). The reef communities observed
around most of Guguan are as well developed as any seen in the northern islands, except for Maug. Unlike the
exposed southeast shores of other northern islands, Guguan's southeast shore has developed reef communities.
Optical validation data were collected using the Tethered Optical Assessment Device (TOAD), a sled equipped with
underwater video camera and lights. These data are used to provide ground-truth validation for benthic habitat maps
based on multibeam echosounder surveys. Camera sled deployments were conducted at night, usually between 1800 and
midnight. The duration of each tow varied but averaged about 40 minutes of bottom time at a given location. The
camera sled was deployed from the port J-frame mounted amidships on the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. At each
station the ship was positioned with the wind on the port side and drifted downwind; occasional light turns were
applied to the ship's screws if necessary to reduce the ship's motion. The TOAD was lowered slowly to the bottom
by the deck crew using a capstan. The operator monitored a live video feed from the camera and began recording
data on a video tape recorder. When the camera reached bottom the deck crew was notified by radio to stop lowering.
The operator continued to monitor the vehicle and provided commands to raise or lower it to keep the camera just
above the bottom.
Equipment Description: The TOAD was deployed from the lower arm of the vessel's port side J-frame. The TOAD is a
camera sled based on the Guildline MiniBat model 8820 tow body. The frame has been extensively modified from its
original configuration and was equipped with an ROS model 54-00100-13 color underwater video camera as the primary
data collection instrument. The ROS camera was mounted to point at approximately a 45 degree angle toward the
seafloor. A Deep Sea Power and Light model 2050 MultiSeaCam low-light color video camera was also mounted on the
sled and aimed straight ahead. The signal from this camera was fed to a second video monitor to provide warning of
underwater obstructions the sled might be headed for. Illumination was provided by two 500 W DeepSea Power & Light
Multi-SeaLite model 1050 underwater lights mounted on the original sled frame. The lights were located near the
base and each side of the sled to provide the maximum possible horizontal distance from the ROS camera. Cable between
the sled and the surface consisted of a underwater electrical cable (cable 2, black in color) with an internal
kevlar strength member to support the sled frame. The cable was led from the camera sled over a 22-inch diameter
sheave hung from the J-frame, and from there around a gypsy head mounted on the alternate CTD winch, amidships on
the vessel's port side. All TOAD surface components were located in the Dry Lab in an equipment rack on the after
bulkhead.
Name & address of person collecting data:
John Rooney
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu, HI 96818
Data Files: Video data were recorded on a video tape recorder. The position of the camera sled was recorded in
WGS-84 using Guildline MiniBat In-Tow data acquisition software and a data feed from a shipboard Northstar Chartplotter.
File naming convention: Each tow is given a name consisting of a 3-letter designator for the island area followed by
a two-digit year and three-digit tow number, which increments by one for each new tow around that island. For Guguan Island the designator is
"GUG."During OES0307 (NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette's 7th cruise in calendar year 2003) the consecutive numbers started
at GUG03000. Video tape labels, the navigation files (*.glo) and paper log forms are annotated with the tow name and
number, e.g., GUG03002. If the navigation file is edited during processing the file name has a suffix 'a' added. For
example, for a navigation data file named "GUG03002a.glo," the 'a' would indicate that metadata were extracted from
the navigation data and recorded to a file with the same name as the navigation file except that a file type of
'.met' was appended; for example, 'GUG03002a.glo.met.
Time Correlation: All times are based on UTC. Two clocks were manually synchronized prior to starting data
collection; the clock in the video character generator that was used to annotate the video tape, and the clock in
the TOAD data acquisition computer. These clocks were set to UTC at the beginning of each evening's operations.
Resource Description: Digital video imagery that is geo-referenced to navigation files.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20030911
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.83
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.84
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.30
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.28
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 - CNMI and Guam
Theme_Keyword: 1398
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis > Videography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Visual Images > Habitats
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Tethered Optical Assessment Device (TOAD)
Theme_Keyword: Underwater video
Theme_Keyword: OES0307
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: biota
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001)
Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001)
Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: CNMI
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as the source 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), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Person: John Rooney
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Data_Set_Credit: Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), NOAA
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Unspecified
Completeness_Report: Complete
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The horizontal position accuracy for the camera sled position is estimated
at plus or minus 100 meters. There are three primary sources of this error. The ship's positioning is based on GPS SPS, often
called standalone or non-differential GPS positioning. SPS has a measured accuracy of under 5 meters. The position
of the GPS antenna is used; no attempt is made to translocate this position to that of the tow block from which the
camera is deployed. The difference between the tow block and the antenna is about 14 meters. The largest source of
error is uncertainty associated with the sled's position relative to the tow block
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: After a tow was completed the video tape data and still photographs were reviewed by spot-checking
to verify that data were recorded. Navigation data were copied from the acquisition computer to the data archive.
A metadata extractor (gloMeta.py, version 9/28/04) was run to summarize the navigation data and test for errors.
If errors were detected they were corrected or flagged as appropriate and a new data file was made. This file's
header was updated to document what type of processing occurred. A metadata file was recorded in the data archive
in the same location as the navigation data. Processed navigation data were then read into ArcView 3.2 shapefiles
using an Avenue script named `toadimport.playback.ave', version 9/25/01, written by Ronald Hoeke.
Process_Date: 20051017
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), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Person: John Rooney
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Resource_Description: Offline 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: ASCII
Format_Information_Content: Navigation information are recorded as successive lines in a comma-delimited ASCII
text file, with a .glo extension. Each line of a GLO file includes the following data: the year, day of year,
time, latitude, longitude, water column depth, vehicle depth, layback, and wing angle. The field for wing angle
does not contain useful data. A total of 3 navigation files were collected, including:
gug03000.glo
gug03001.glo
gug03002a.glo
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: mini digital video cassette
Format_Information_Content: These data were recorded on 3 video tapes, include 2 hours and 11 min of video data covering 3.7 linear km of seabed.
List of video tapes:
GUG03000, Mini DV, Master
GUG03001, Mini DV, Master
GUG03002, Mini DV, Master
GUG03000, Mini DV, Backup
GUG03001, Mini DV, Backup
GUG03002, Mini DV, Backup
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: Video cassette tape
Recording_Format: Mini DV
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20200329
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), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact_Person: CRED Data Management Team
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
CoRIS:
CoRIS_ID: 20080502014047
CoRIS_Children: None
CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20030911
CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20030911
CoRIS_Metadata_Link: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cred_toad_gugan_oes0307_2003.html
CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1339