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
201502
Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island World View 2 Satellite Mosaic - NOAA TIFF Image
1st
raster digital data
Silver Spring, MD
NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258
This GeoTiff is a mosaic of World View 2 panchromatic satellite imagery of Northeast Puerto Rico that contains the shallow water area (0-35m deep) surrounding Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. The WV2 imagery was processed using ArcGIS tools to cloudmask, deglint and water-column correct the image (Lyzenga method) then using PCI imagery analysis to create a continues, color balanced mosaic. The DigitalGlobe WV2 is a commercial high resolution (0.5m - 1.5m) multi-spectral satellite that surveyed the NEPR area in 2011-2013. The enhanced Red, Green, Blue and Near Infrared 1 bands allowed the Biogeography branch to delineate habitats using feature extraction tools in Envi 5.1 software. The multispectral bands were analyzed to detect coral reefs and seagrass beds under the surface of the water, as well as features above the surface, such as mangroves, salt ponds, and the shoreline edges. The WV2 mosaic, the bathymetry model, principle component analysis, and aerial imagery were all used integrally to create the NEPR Benthic Habitat Map.
The WV2 satellite mosaic was used along with the bathymetry model, principle component analysis, and aerial imagery to characterize sea floor topography of the NEPR and to create benthic habitat maps, helping NOAA meet its mapping commitment to the US Coral Reef Task Force. The resulting publicly-distributed data is also a contribution to the greater scientific community interested in the Caribbean seafloor. The spatial products developed for this habitat model will: (1) inform local managers as to the current distribution of resources, (2) provide a point of comparison for past and future mapping efforts, (3) help locate sensitive marine communities, and (4) guide monitoring efforts and prioritize management actions.
201310
201311
ground condition
As needed
-65.759998
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18.196796
NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_Metadata
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
Bathymetry/Topography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Geographic Information > Satellite Imagery
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Satellite (digital scans) > WorldView-2
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description
CRCP Project
Mapping Shallow Benthic Habitats of the North East Reserves MPA, Puerto Rico
793
None
puerto rico
coastal ocean science
caribbean sea
satellite imagery
sea surface
near infrared
grid
multi spectral
raster
noaa
biogeography
digital globe
northeast ecological reserve
gis
habitat
seagrass
mangrove
shoreline
benthic
worldview 2
reef
coral
seafloor
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
006
environment
007
geoscientificInformation
008
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
010
oceans
014
None
caribbean sea
puerto rico
vieques sound
northeast grand reserve
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Luquillo (18N065W0012)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Luquillo (18N065W0012)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Fajardo (18N065W0004)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Fajardo (18N065W0004)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N065W0011)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N065W0011)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
None
Seafloor
None
2013
Please cite any use of this data.
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.
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
Tim Battista
mailing and physical
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4
9th Floor, #9311
Silver Spring
MD
20910
United States of America
(301) 713-3028 x171
(301) 713-4384
tim.battista@noaa.gov
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Primary contact mode: email
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
Microsoft Windows 7; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.1
All users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.
This mosaic was masked for clouds and color balanced into a seamless mosaic, however certain areas contained no data due to total coverage of clouds. The final mosaic was processed with a median filtered to remove noise, and to fill small gaps in coverage.
See NOAA Technical Memorandum: Benthic Habitats of Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island
See NOAA Technical Memorandum: Benthic Habitats of Northeast Puerto Rico and Culebra Island
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
201311
Raw NEPR WorldView2 Satellite Imagery
1st
raster digital data
digital geodatabase
201310
ground condition
Raw satellite imagery
DigitalGlobe WorldView 2 Satellite
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
201311
NEPR WorldView2 Satellite Imagery Mosaic - 2m
1st
raster digital data
digital geodatabase
201310
ground condition
NEPR WorldView2 Satellite Imagery Mosaic - 2m
raw satellite imagery
The area of interest was covered with 12 separate passes of the WorldView-2 Satellite. The Biogeography Branch removed clouds, shadows and white water from the source data by applying pixel based masks and manual masks, and reduced sun glint from the imagery by applying a infrared1 band subtraction. Furthermore, the satellite scenes were normalized from the water column effect, to better represent the seafloor, by using the Lyzenga method. The source data had large swaths of overlapping coverage, which often allowed the mapper to fill in the masked features with other scenes. Once the clouds and other features were extracted, color balancing in PCI was used to create a seamless mosaic from the 12 original scenes (divided into 27 sub scenes ranked based on quality).
Raw satellite imagery
201310
Raw satellite imagery
The corrected WorldView 2 Satellite data had to be merged and color balanced to produce a seamless georeferenced mosaic. This was done using PCI Geomatica neighborhood analysis, producing a 3 band raster image that was then analyzed along with the bathymetry, pca, available USACE aerial photos and ground validation imagery to create the benthic habitat map.
Raw satellite imagery
201310
NEPR WorldView2 Satellite Imagery Mosaic - 2m
Raster
Grid Cell
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22920
1
Universal Transverse Mercator
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row and column
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North American Datum of 1983
Geodetic Reference System 80
6378137.000000
298.25722
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
Tim Battista
mailing and physical
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4
9th Floor, #9311
Silver Spring
MD
20910
United States of America
(301) 713-3028 x171
(301) 713-4384
tim.battista@noaa.gov
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Primary contact mode: email
Downloadable Data
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.
TIFF
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=258
None
20200329
Will Sautter
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
mailing and physical
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, 9th Floor #9226
Silver Spring
MD
20910
USA
(301) 713 -3028 x174
(301) 713 - 4043
Will.Sautter@noaa.gov
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
International Organization for Standardization
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/Metadata_NEPR_WV2SatelliteMosaic_2015.html
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