CRED Optical Validation Data at the island of Ta'u in American Samoa, 2012 to support Benthic Habitat Mapping (TOAD)

Description

Optical validation data were collected using the Tethered Optical Assessment Device (TOAD), a sled equipped with underwater video camera, still camera and lights. Camera sled deployments were conducted during the day, from the contracted vessel Bonavista II. Data were collected in American Samoa, around the island of Ta'u to support Benthic Habitat Mapping efforts from November 6-9, 2012.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 tau_toad_sb1216.zip ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/optical/tau/tau_toad_sb1216.zip
22 TOAD_Tau_all2_445.jpg ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/optical/tau/TOAD_Tau_all2_445.jpg
21 pibhmc_amsamoa_optical_data.html http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_amsamoa_optical_data.html

Tags

  • underwater video
  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • corals
  • benthic habitat
  • 467
  • biosphere
  • photographic analysis
  • tethered optical assessment device (toad)
  • american samoa
  • sb1216
  • habitats
  • ta'u island (14s169w0012)
  • manu'a group
  • earth science
  • visual images
  • ocean basin
  • benthic habitat mapping and characterization in the pacific islands region
  • zoology
  • mapping
  • coris_metadata
  • pacific ocean
  • country/territory
  • videography

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