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General Information

File Identifier:	corisid:6990
Metadata Language:	eng; USA
Metadata Date Stamp:	2018-03-28
Organization:	NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch
Organization Role:	originator

Identification Information

Title:	NOAA Point Shapefile - ROV transects - Locations of underwater photos and/or video collected in the US Caribbean - south of Vieques and in and around the Grand Reserve northeast of Puerto Rico (2013)
Abstract:	This point shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 03/06/2013 to 03/29/2013 along 56 transects south of Vieques and in and around the Grand Reserve northeast of Puerto Rico. These photos and videos will be manually classified into different habitat classes, and integrated with the abiotic data collected by the acoustic sonar (sound navigation and ranging) systems to develop a benthic habitat map for the U.S. Caribbean. Habitat maps describe the location of habitat features (in relation to the shoreline), their physical composition and the types of organisms that colonize them. Fundamentally, habitat maps provide critical information about the extent, health and composition of marine resources, which is vital for communicating information about the distribution and abundance of species to resource managers, scientists and the public. Habitat maps also support an increasing number of landscape ecology studies, as well as the process of marine spatial planning, including the design and evaluation of marine protected areas (MPAs).
Data Type:	Vector

Data Theme

Theme Topics:

Locations and Geodetic Networks, Biology and Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Geological and Geophysical, Oceans and Estuaries

Reference System Information

Reference System URN:	26920
Reference System Organization ID:	EPSG

Spatial Domain

Distribution Information

Format Name:	Shapefile
Format Version:	ArcGIS 10.1
Distribution Link:	http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/usvi_nps/data/
Distribution Link Function:	Download

Metadata Reference Information

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