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
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NOAA TIFF Image - 1m Backscatter Mosaic, Puerto Rico 2013, Northeast Reserve, Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-13-2 USVI, UTM 20N NAD83 (NCEI Accession 0131855)
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raster digital data
Silver Spring, MD
NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0131855
This image represents a 1 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of the bathymetry of a reef shelf/bank and the steep slopes and canyons of the NE Reserve, offshore of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Team, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in the Northeast Reserve from 3/05/2013 to 3/29/2013. Data was acquired with a moon pool mounted Reson 7125 multibeam echosounder (400 kHz). Data is in UTM zone 20 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using .HSX and .7k file pairs that were converted to GSF in Hypack 2012, then processed in Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox 7.3.3c. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. The project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependant on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.
This multibeam data was collected as IOCM (Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping) project NF-13-2 USVI during the tenth year of an ongoing NOAA scientific research mission in the US Caribbean to characterize midshelf and deep water coral reef habitats at depths down to 1,000 meters. The mission purpose is to better understand the resources within the surveyed reef habitats, and ultimately develop species utilization models linking physical habitats with biological information. The multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, and ground truth video footage collected during the 2013 mission will be used internally to characterize sea floor topography 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 US Caribbean seafloor.
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NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_MetadataCRCP ProjectMapping Essential Fish Habitat in the US Caribbean to inform MPA management463
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
Bathymetry/Topography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Geographic Information > Bathymetry
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description
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Puerto Rico
Northeast Reserve
Bathymetry
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Biogeography
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GIS
Habitat
MBES
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Coral
Seafloor
Backscatter
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006
environment
007
geoscientificInformation
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imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
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oceans
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Puerto Rico
Fajardo
Caribbean Sea
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Fajardo (18N065W0004)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Fajardo (18N065W0004)
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Seafloor
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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
Project Manager - Seafloor Characterization of US Caribbean
mailing and physical address
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4
Silver Spring
MD
20910
USA
(301) 713-3028
(301) 713-4384
Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current Biogeography project manager for Seafloor Characterization of US Caribbean.
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
While the project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependent on project area and depth, all users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.
This Backscatter GeoTIFF is sourced from a Fledermaus gridded dataset. The original full-resolution multibeam data was used to create a down sampled uniform-resolution backscatter grid. The down sampled grid nodes from that backscatter surface were then exported and used to generate the ESRI GeoTIFF. Some minor positional shifts may have occurred between the original data points and the transformed GeoTIFF.
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-13-2 USVI (to be posted at http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/usvi_nps/documentation.aspx).
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-13-2 USVI.
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
Unpublished material
Raw Multibeam Data
vector digital data
external hard drive
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Raw Multibeam Data NF-13-2 USVI
Original raw full resolution dataset.
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
Unpublished material
NF-13-2 USVI Processed Multibeam Data
vector digital data
external hard drive
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NF-13-2 USVI Processed Multibeam Data
Processed, cleaned, and corrected full resolution dataset. Sourced from raw .HSX (Hypack) and .7k (snippets) data.
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
Unpublished material
NF-13-2 USVI 1m Backscatter Mosaic
Fledermaus SD Object Data
external hard drive
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NF13_PR_NEReserve_400khz_BS_1m
Created from beam time series sourced from processed .hsx data and .7k (snippets) data.
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
2013
NF13_PR_NEReserve_400khz_BS_1m.tif
raster digital data
https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
external hard drive
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NF-13-2 USVI backscatter GeoTIFF
Raw multibeam data
For this project, the Chief Scientist was NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA's Tim Battista and the Lead Hydrographer was independent contractor Mike Stecher. Data was collected aboard the NOAA ship Nancy Foster from 03/05/2013 to 3/29/2013, as project number NF-13-2 USVI. Multibeam data was acquired from Simrad EM1002 in .all format and from Reson Seabat 7125 in .hsx and .7k format. Backscatter collection was enabled for both systems. Line spacing for acquisition was three times the water depth, and data was retained out to 60 degrees from nadir, depending on project area. Heave, roll, pitch and heading correctors were collected using an Applanix POS/MV Model 320 inertial measurement unit (IMU) and associated Trimble GPS antennas. Sound velocity profiles were acquired with a Seabird Electronics SeaCat SBE19P CTD profiler and processed using Seabird Seaterm software. Positioning was obtained using Northstar 941X GPS receivers with differential correctors from U.S. Coast Guard CORS beacon Isabel, Puerto Rico. Data was reduced to Mean Lower-Low Water (MLLW) using final approved tides from NOAA COOPS, based on National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON).
Raw Multibeam Data NF-13-2 USVI
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NF-13-2 USVI Processed Multibeam Data
Raw .hsx and .all data were converted to GSF format using Hypack. The GSF files were processed using FMGT Geocoder, to produce a corrected backscatter GeoTIFF.
NF-13-2 USVI Processed Multibeam Data
201310
Acoustic backscatter mosaics are an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. The multibeam backscatter data were corrected for geometric and radiometric distortions using Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox 7.3.3. In particular, the following corrections were applied: TVG correction, AVG Trend, TX Power and RX Gain, Area Correction, Spreading and Slant-Range. Individual lines were also truncated based on ping number and/or angle of incidence where appropriate. The final corrected backscatter (decibel) mosaics were exported as 32 bit GeoTIFFs using coordinate system NAD 1983 UTM Zone 20N.
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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
Project Manager - Seafloor Characterization of US Caribbean
mailing and physical address
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4
Silver Spring
MD
20910
USA
(301) 713-3028
(301) 713-4384
Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current Biogeography project manager for Seafloor Characterization of US Caribbean.
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.
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NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch
Project Manager for Seafloor Characterization of US Caribbean
mailing and physical address
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4
Silver Spring
MD
20910
USA
(301) 713-3028
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
ESRI Metadata Profile
https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/Metadata_NF13_PR_NEReserve_400khz_BS_1m.html
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