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. 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