gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:29717 eng UTF8 dataset GIS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5300 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. resourceProvider DesRochers, Annette M (808)725-5461 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA annette.desrochers@noaa.gov 8 am - 5 pm Email preferred pointOfContact 2025-12-03T01:00:28 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Depth Contours for select locations across the U.S. Pacific Islands Depth Contours publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 29717 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29717 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5360 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. originator https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL The Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website. download mapDigital These data are depth contours (isobaths) derived at 50 meters for most islands and reefs in the Mariana Archipelago, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas. Contours at 10- or 20-meter depths have also been derived for a subset of the same locations. These contours are derived from bathymetry sources including multibeam data collected by Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) at the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) since 2003, NOAA nautical charts, estimated depths derived from satellite images, and other sources of bathymetry collected by various agencies and entities. These data were initially requested by the NOAA Pacific Islands Regional Office Protected Resources Division to assist with management of 15 coral species that occur in the Indo-Pacific and are listed threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Some of these coral species are known to be found in American Samoa, the Mariana Archipelago, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas. The effort is funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. These data can also be used for broader purposes including general references for cartographic purposes, base information for characterization of habitats and marine organisms, and as an explanatory variable for analyses. PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program completed DesRochers, Annette M (808)725-5461 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA annette.desrochers@noaa.gov 8 am - 5 pm Email preferred pointOfContact Akridge, Michael W (808)725-5483 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michael.akridge@noaa.gov pointOfContact Acoba, Tomoko S (808)725-5448 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA tomoko.acoba@noaa.gov 8:00 am - 4:00 pm HST Email preferred custodian Akridge, Michael W (808)725-5483 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michael.akridge@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned 467 Mapping and EcoSpatial Information Products to support Coral Reef Ecosystem Management in the Pacific Islands Region theme CRCP Project Geographic Information > Bathymetry theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus BATHYMETRY theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS derived products theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program theme NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Equatorial Pacific Ocean Marianas Trench Marine National Monument NW Pacific Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Rose Atoll Marine National Monument South Pacific Ocean theme NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Aguihan > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Medinilla > Farallon de Medinilla (16N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Guguan > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Maug > Maug Island (20N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Zealandia Bank (16N145E0005) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Pagan > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Supply Reef (16N145E0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Tinian > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Uracas Island > Uracas Island (20N144E0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Eleven Mile Reef (13N144E0059) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Galvez Bank (13N144E0049) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > South Galvez Bank (13N144E0060) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Manu'a Islands (14S170W0038) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Rose Atoll (14S168W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > South Bank (14S170W0067) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Swains Atoll (11S171W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > Tutuila Island (14S170W0016) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ofu Island (14S169W0013) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Olosega Island (14S169W0014) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Manu'a Group > Ta'u Island (14S169W0012) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Agrihan Island > Agrihan Island (18N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Aguihan Island Reefs > Aguihan Island (Aguijan) (14N145E0006) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Asuncion Island > Asuncion Island (19N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Medinilla > Farallon de Medinilla (16N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Eleven Mile Reef (13N144E0059) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Galvez Bank (13N144E0049) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > South Galvez Bank (13N144E0060) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guguan Island > Guguan Island (17N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Islands > Zealandia Bank (16N145E0005) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Maug Island > Maug Island (20N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Pagan Island > Pagan Island (18N145E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Sarigan Island > Sarigan Island (16N145E0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Supply Reef (16N145E0004) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Tinian Island Reefs > Tinian Island (14N145E0005) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Uracas Island > Uracas Island (20N144E0002) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus CRED CREP Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Coral Reef Ecosystem Program PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center bathymetric contour depth contour depth curve theme Mariana Islands Marianas PRIA Pacific Remote Island Areas place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Bathymetry project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Depth Contours for select locations across the U.S. Pacific Islands [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29717. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Please cite NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) when using the data. Example: Cite as: Coral Reef Ecosystem Program; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2016). Depth Contours for select locations across the U.S. Pacific Islands. Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center. Unpublished Dataset. [access date] otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. unclassified Not applicable Not applicable NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 29717 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/29717.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US elevation Contours were generated using tools available in ArcGIS versions 9.3 and 10.1. Spatial reference information for each shapefile is included in each shapefile's projection (.prj) file that can be read by any text reader. These files are included in the download file. Mariana Archipelago including Agrihan, Aguijan, Alamagan, Asuncion, Eleven Mile Bank/Reef, Farallon de Medinilla, Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas), Galvez Bank, Guam, Guguan, Maug, Pagan, Rota, Saipan, Sarigan, Supply Reef, Tinian, and Zealandia Bank. 142 147 13 21 Mariana Archipelago Date the depth contours were generated. | Currentness: Publication Date 2016 American Samoa including Tutuila, Manu'a Islands (Ofu, Olosega, and Tau), Rose Atoll, Swains, and South Bank. -171.5 -169 -15 -11 American Samoa Date the depth contours were generated. | Currentness: Publication Date 2016 Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) including Baker, Howland, Jarvis, and Wake islands, Kingman Reef, and Johnston and Palmyra atolls. 166.5 -159 -4 19.5 Pacific Remote Island Areas Date the depth contours were generated. | Currentness: Publication Date 2016 Shapefile Zip Shapefile Zip Shapefile Zip Shapefile Zip Akridge, Michael W (808)725-5483 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michael.akridge@noaa.gov Email preferred distributor ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/webdocs/contours/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link CONTOUR_<REGION>_POLY.zip FTP link to the folder that contains the zip files to be downloaded, one zip file for each region (Marianas, American Samoa, and Pacific Remote Island Areas). Each region zip file contains a 50-m depth contour shapefile for each island/bank/reef/atoll in the region. A ReadMe text file is provided for each region. download ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/webdocs/contours_2016/2016_contour_poly.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 2016_contour_poly.zip FTP link to download the zip file that contains a shapefile for each 10- or 20-meter depth contour shapefile that has been prepared for a subset of the locations in the region (Marianas, American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas). A ReadMe text file is provided for each region that includes information about the source data used to derive the contours. download ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/pria/benthichabitatlayers/jar_2m_hardsoft.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link jar_2m_hardsoft.zip FTP link to download the zip file that contains a shapefile for the 10-m depth contour shapefile that has been prepared for Jarvis. A ReadMe text file is provided that includes information about the source data used to derive the contour. The 10 m contour polygon file for Jarvis was not provided in 2016 as there was a lack of sufficient data available at that time to derive the isobath. Access to additional better quality WorldView imagery for Jarvis allowed for new estimated depths to be generated, and therefore sufficient depth information is now available to derive the 10-m isobath. download ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/pria/benthichabitatlayers/how_2m_hardsoft.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link how_2m_hardsoft.zip FTP link to download the zip file that contains a shapefile for the 10-m depth contour shapefile that has been prepared for Howland. A ReadMe text file is provided that includes information about the source data used to derive the contour. The 10 m contour polygon file for Howland was not provided in 2016 as there was a lack of sufficient data available at that time to derive the isobath. Access to additional better quality WorldView imagery for Howland allowed for new estimated depths to be generated, and therefore sufficient depth information is now available to derive the 10-m isobath. download dataset Representativeness Gridded bathymetry compiled from multibeam data collected by NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) since 2003 was the main data source used to derive the contours. Multibeam bathymetry gaps were filled by other data sources including pseudobathymetry derived from satellite images, NOAA nautical charts, and other bathymetry sources collected by various agencies to generate a continuous contour at a location. Accuracy The accuracy of the contours inherit the accuracy of source bathymetry. The attribute and positional accuracy of the gridded bathymetry are reported in the corresponding metadata. Comparability The contours were derived using a consistent method between the source bathymetry; however, no effort was made to assure the comparability of the multibeam bathymetry to the other bathymetry sources. Completeness Measure The contours were derived for locations where bathymetry data is available. Remote areas where no depth information is available are not included. Precision Depth contours are derived by linearly connecting the locations of equal depth values. Therefore the precision of the contours is inherited from the precision of the source bathymetry data. The precision of the gridded bathymetry is reported in the corresponding metadata. Completeness Report Derivation of the contours are complete. Conceptual Consistency The contours were derived by a consistent method using Esri's ArcGIS Toolbox. All contours were created from source gridded bathymetry using the Contour tool available in Esri’s ArcToolbox. The source bathymetry is listed in a ReadMe.txt file for each region. If the bathymetry is not available online to download, contact the distributor or the point of contact. Source gridded bathymetry data 2015-05-31T00:00:00 Each source bathymetry grid was processed using the Contour tool in Esri’s ArcToolbox to generate contours at the various depths (10, 20, and 50 meters). 2015-05-31T00:00:00 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None