gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65527 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:20 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration on the Southeast U.S. Atlantic Coast (GA, SC, and NC) and Outer Continental Shelf from 2020-02-01 to 2020-05-01 NCCOS Dataset: US Southeast Prioritization 2020 creation 2021 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65527 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4678431 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65527 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Buckel, Christine christine.addison@noaa.gov Principal Investigator: • Christine Buckel, christine.addison@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Additional Principal Investigators: • J. Christopher Taylor, Chris.Taylor@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) • Maria Bollinger, maria.bollinger@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) principalInvestigator https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-in-the-southeast-us-atlantic/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCCOS Project Webpage: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration in the Southeast US Atlantic NCCOS Project Webpage: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration in the Southeast US Atlantic download https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=04cdd2a68c4f427f893f2042f326dc80 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link U.S. Southeast Spatial Prioritization Data Viewer NOAA GeoPlatform Metadata: Southeast US Seafloor Mapping Prioritization Results Data Viewer download mapDigital Spatial information on the arrangement of geological features, habitats and living marine resources on the seabed are often the foundation for decision-making in ecosystem management and ocean planning. Collecting information on the seabed depths and geomorphology is an expensive operation requiring airborne platforms like satellites, planes or drones, or small vessels to large research ships. Coordinating these data needs and data collection efforts will better leverage collective resources and meet shared goals. To help enable this coordination, in 2020 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) developed a spatial framework, process, and online application to identify common data collection priorities for seafloor mapping, sampling, and visual surveys along shore and offshore of the Southeast United States (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia). Twenty-five representatives from federal and state agencies, academic institutions, and non-governmental conservation groups, designated seafloor mapping priorities using an online prioritization tool. Participants allocated virtual coins across 5 km x 5 km grid cells to denote their organization’s regions of seafloor mapping needs. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Results were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. These data are the summarized results from this project and can also be viewed in an online web map (https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=04cdd2a68c4f427f893f2042f326dc80). Several common areas of interest were identified in the spatially explicit analysis of the responses. Nearshore surfzone along Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina were highlighted by several agencies and organizations interested in sediment and sand resources as well as potential for rocky reef habitats. Inshore estuarine areas were highlighted by state agencies and conservation groups interested in monitoring change in managed areas like National Estuarine Reserves. On the outer continental shelf, areas near Blake Plateau off South Carolina and the continental shelf break off North Carolina were identified by federal agencies and conservation organizations as areas of sensitive habitats or historically significantly shipwrecks and maritime resources. The seafloor mapping prioritization approach described in the Buckel et al. (2021) report associated with these data provides recommendations to organizations charged with mapping the seabed for navigation and commerce as well as resource assessments and management. Already, the priority areas identified in this exercise are being used by NOAA to focus planned seafloor mapping missions. Furthermore, the outcomes from this regional exercise contribute into a National Mapping Prioritization under the lead of NOAA to coordinate mapping activities across the entire US EEZ. Together, these quantitative seafloor mapping prioritization approaches will enable improved coordination and more efficient allocation of resources needed to conduct seafloor mapping providing data to support environmental stewardship, safe navigation and commerce. The overall goal of the project was to systematically gather and quantify seafloor mapping data needs within the Southeast US study region (estuary to Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia). The results identify locations where stakeholder interests overlap with other organizations, leading to improved coordination of data needs, and leveraging collective resources to meet these shared goals. Already, priority areas identified by this study are being used by NOAA to focus planned fiscal year 2021 seafloor mapping missions. The southeast seafloor mapping prioritization was initiated and supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team. Additional funding was provided by NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (SERO) and the National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). completed Buckel, Christine christine.addison@noaa.gov Primary Point of Contact: • Christine Buckel, christine.addison@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) • NCCOS Data Manager, nccos.data@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/csmedia/2017/09/NCCOS-with-tag-to-side-wht-bld.png Browse Graphic: NCCOS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GEORGIA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NORTH CAROLINA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > SOUTH CAROLINA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology NCCOS Research Topic > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments NCCOS Research Topic > Habitat Mapping NCCOS Research Location > Region > Atlantic Ocean NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Georgia NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > North Carolina NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > South Carolina theme NCCOS Keywords DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean 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 NCCOS Coastal Resilience, Restoration, and Assessment Branch project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration on the Southeast U.S. Atlantic Coast (GA, SC, and NC) and Outer Continental Shelf from 2020-02-01 to 2020-05-01 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65527. 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: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65527 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/65527.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 oceans -81.6 -71.6 30.3 36.4 2020-02-01 2020-05-01 Collaborators: • John McCombs, US DOC; NOAA; Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Partners: These organizations participated in this project. • Coastal Carolina University • Duke University • University of Georgia • PEW Charitable Trusts • South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council • Southeast Reef Fish Survey • The Nature Conservancy • North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries • US Department of the Interior o Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM); Renewable resources and minerals o United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) o United States Geological Survey (USGS) o Environmental Protection Agency • US Department of Defense; Department of the Navy; o United States Navy o United States Coast Guard • US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration o U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System; Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association o National Geodetic Survey o Office of Response and Restoration o National Ocean Service;  National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science  National Marine Sanctuaries  Office of Coast Survey o National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Southeast Regional Office o Ocean Exploration & Research o Office for Coastal Management;  National Estuarine Research Reserve - Georgia  National Estuarine Research Reserve - North Carolina Partners: • US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) • US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) • US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Funding: • US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) • US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) • US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Zenodo Data Archive Accession NOAA GeoPlatform Web Application NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor Zenodo https://zenodo.org/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link homepage general web page for Zenodo, and open science repository hosted by CERN information distributor NOAA GeoPlatform gis.community@noaa.gov https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link homepage main access page for the NOAA Geoplatform information distributor https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4678431 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link US Southeast Prioritization Data Buckel, C., J.C. Taylor, and M. Bollinger. 2021. NOAA NCCOS Assessment: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration on the Southeast U.S. Atlantic Coast (GA, SC, and NC) and Outer Continental Shelf from 2020-02-01 to 2020-05-01. Zenodo. Dataset, V1.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4678431 download https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=04cdd2a68c4f427f893f2042f326dc80 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link US Southeast Prioritization Data Viewer Southeast Seafloor Spatial Prioritization Results Data Viewer download dataset Completeness Report For details of data completeness, see Lineage Sources. There were four main steps in the Southeast US spatial prioritization process. The first step was to identify the technical advisory team, consisting of individuals from NOAA’s Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Program, Office for Coast Survey, Office for Coastal Management, US Geological Survey, and University of South Florida. This advisory team invited 45 participants for the prioritization. Step two was to develop the spatial framework and an online application. To do this, the 365,709 square km region was divided into six subregions and 14,724 square 5x5 km grid cells. Existing relevant spatial datasets (e.g., bathymetry, protected area boundaries, etc.) were compiled to help participants understand information and data gaps and to identify areas they wanted to prioritize for future data collections. These spatial datasets were housed in the online application, which was developed using Esri’s Web AppBuilder. In step three, this online application was used by 25 participants to enter their priorities in each subregion of interest. Participants allocated virtual coins in the 5x5 km grid cells to denote their priorities. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Coin values were standardized across the subregions and used to identify spatial patterns across the Southeast US study region as a whole. The number of coins were standardized because each subregion had a different number of grid cells and participants. Standardized coin values were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques, including hierarchical cluster analysis, to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. This ESRI shapefile contains the 5x5 km grid cells used in this prioritization effort and associated the standardized coin values overall, as well as by justification, product, and organizational type. For a complete description of the process and analyses please see: Buckel et al. 2021. Buckel, Christine christine.addison@noaa.gov processor Buckel, C.A., Taylor, J.C., Bollinger, M. 2021. Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration for the Southeast U.S. Atlantic Coast. NOAA Technical Memorandum, NOS NCCOS 289. 71pp. doi:10.25923/qh2c-hs73 Christine Buckel https://doi.org/10.25923/qh2c-hs73 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Publication NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 289 information publisher