ROV_2014_Transects_Points eng; USA utf8 dataset Bryan Costa NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch Geospatial Scientist (301) 713-3028 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA pointOfContact 2024-12-15 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Entity point 174327 North American Datum 1983 NAD83 2007-01-19 revision https://epsg.org/crs_4269/NAD83.html NAD83 Link to Geographic Markup Language (GML) description of reference system. information resourceProvider European Petroleum Survey Group https://epsg.org/home.html European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. search publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269 Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects collected in 2014 (Point Shapefile) southwest and northeast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (NODC Accession 0128255) 2014-06-30 publication 1st Bryan Costa, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch, Geospatial Scientist originator mapDigital National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch This point shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Mohawk ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 03/04/2014 to 04/08/2014 along 44 transects southwest and northeast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 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). The objective of this ground validation (GV) effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with multiple federal, state, territory, academic and private sector partners, was to acquire spatially-explicit information about the geomorphological structure, biological cover and live coral cover of the seafloor in the U.S. Caribbean. Extensive field work is needed to create high-quality benthic habitat maps because it enhances the accuracy of habitat attribution and (to a lesser degree) habitat delineation. Consequently, ground validation locations were targeted by the cartographer to satisfy the following objectives: (1) Explore features in the imagery with unknown or confusing acoustic signatures; (2) Confirm that the habitat type correlated with a particular acoustic signature remained consistent throughout the entire study area. This information will be incorporated into a fine-scale assessment of the status, abundance, and distribution of marine habitats in the U.S. 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 completed notPlanned 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 011 CoRIS_Metadata theme NCEI Geoportal Filter Mapping Essential Fish Habitat in the US Caribbean to Inform MPA Management 463 project CRCP Project Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Marine Habitat > Benthic Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat theme None Visual Images > Habitats Visual Images > Corals Numeric Data Sets > Habitats Geographic Information > Reef Locations Geographic Information > Habitats Geographic Information > Ecological Characterization Geographic Information > Marine Management Areas theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis > Transect Monitoring > Video Transect EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Baseline studies EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > OctoCoral Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > geomorphology Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus Please note: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: 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. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the U.S. Government 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 the U.S. Government in the use of these data or related materials. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None vector eng; USA oceans environment geoscientificInformation biota oceans Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143 -65.014507881 -64.309052308 17.498571922 17.97486055 2014-03-04 2014-04-08 ROV_2014_Transects_Points: Vector GIS dataset. CamEast The easting of the camera/ROV in meters (NAD 83 UTM 20N). Meters | The easting of the camera/ROV in meters (NAD 83 UTM 20N). CamLat The latitude of the camera/ROV in decimal degrees. Decimal degrees | The latitude of the camera/ROV in decimal degrees. Shape Feature geometry. Coordinates defining the features. FID Internal feature number. Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. CamDepth_m The depth (in meters) of the camera/ROV. Meters | The depth (in meters) of the camera/ROV. Time_ The local time (EST) at which the underwater photos/video were collected. The local time (EST) at which the underwater photos/video were collected. CamHeading The heading (in degrees) of the camera/ROV. Degrees | The heading (in degrees) of the camera/ROV. Date_ The date on which the underwater photos/video were collected. The date on which the underwater photos/video were collected. CamLong The longitude of the camera/ROV in decimal degrees. Decimal degrees | The longitude of the camera/ROV in decimal degrees. OBJECTID Unique identifier assigned by ESRI. Unique identifier assigned by ESRI. CamNorth The northing of the camera/ROV in meters (NAD 83 UTM 20N). Meters | The northing of the camera/ROV in meters (NAD 83 UTM 20N). CamAltim_m Height (altitude) of camera above the seafloor in meters. Meters | Height (altitude) of camera above the seafloor in meters. Dive_ Dive number ordered sequentially. Dive number ordered sequentially. Originator data format NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information 301-713-3277 301-713-3302 SSMC-3 Fourth Floor 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 USA ncei.info@noaa.gov 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday distributor None https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/128255 download otherRestrictions Metadata Use Constraints: 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. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the U.S. Government 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 the U.S. Government in the use of these data or related materials. annually This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2016-01-11 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform. Translated from FGDC 2025-03-24T18:09:52.036Z Bryan Costa NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Biogeography Branch Geospatial Scientist (301) 713-3028 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA pointOfContact