Description
Multibeam data were collected using a Simrad EM300 30-kHz sonar aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai, a 68-m (218') NOAA research vessel, from May 7 to May 22, 2017 during cruise HA-17-01. Multibeam data were acquired at Guam and Aguijan in the Marianas. The multibeam data were collected using Kongsberg SIS software in the *.all format and processed using SABER and QPS Qimera editing software. Surface sound velocity values were supplied by Seabird SBE-45 MicroTSG and a SBE-38, and motion corrections from a TSS/Applanix POS MV (Model 320 Version 5) vertical reference were applied to the data in real time. WGS84 datum. The vessel is equipped with a sound velocity profiler and casts were acquired during mapping operations. However, because insufficient sound velocity profile data were collected at depth during surveys around Guam, sound velocity profile data were applied from an earlier survey (HI-07-02). At Aguijan, suitable sound velocity data were acquired; however, the surveyed areas were previously mapped and therefore the data for Aguijan was not processed. Depths mapped range from ~50 m to 1000 m. These data are not to be used for navigation.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | 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 | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NCEI Multibeam Bathymetry Archive | HTML | NCEI is the U.S. national archive for multibeam bathymetric data. Data access includes, 1) Bathymetric Data Viewer (geographic and text search), 2) Multibeam Survey Search (text search), and 3) Custom Maps using AutoGrid tool. | Open resource |
| NCEI Multibeam Bathymetry Archive | HTML | NCEI is the U.S. national archive for multibeam bathymetric data. Data access includes, 1) Bathymetric Data Viewer (geographic and text search), 2) Multibeam Survey Search (text search), and 3) Custom Maps using AutoGrid tool. | Open resource |
| NCEI Multibeam Bathymetry Archive | HTML | NCEI is the U.S. national archive for multibeam bathymetric data. Data access includes, 1) Bathymetric Data Viewer (geographic and text search), 2) Multibeam Survey Search (text search), and 3) Custom Maps using AutoGrid tool. | Open resource |
| *.all | HTML | Version1 data are the raw (as collected) multibeam files (*.all) acquired during cruise HA-17-01 aboard the Hi'ialakai from May 7 to May 22, 2017 around Guam and Aguijan in the Marianas. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| Combined_RAMP_MBES-report_11092017.pdf | HTML | The report describes processing of multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetry data acquired aboard the Hi'ialakai during NOAA RAMP cruises between 2015 and 2017. Report also discusses data quality and coverage issues that impacted which data were archived to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and used to update bathymetric products produced by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division, and available on the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website (https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/). "Multibeam bathymetry data from 2015-2017 RAMP cruises (ASRAMP; HARAMP; MARAMP)" *Data and reports are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| Combined_RAMP_MBES-report_11092017.pdf | HTML | The report describes processing of multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetry data acquired aboard the Hi'ialakai during NOAA RAMP cruises between 2015 and 2017. Report also discusses data quality and coverage issues that impacted which data were archived to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and used to update bathymetric products produced by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division, and available on the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website (https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/). "Multibeam bathymetry data from 2015-2017 RAMP cruises (ASRAMP; HARAMP; MARAMP)" *Data and reports are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| *.gsf | HTML | Version2 data are the processed multibeam files (*.gsf) acquired during cruise HA-17-01 aboard the Hi'ialakai for Guam in the Mariana Archipelago. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| *.gsf | HTML | Version2 data are the processed multibeam files (*.gsf) acquired during cruise HA-17-01 aboard the Hi'ialakai for Guam in the Mariana Archipelago. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| Guam_EM300_ObsSVP_HI0702_60m_clean.tif | HTML | Multibeam bathymetry grid for Guam, acquired during NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA-17-01. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| *.gsf | HTML | Version2 data are the processed multibeam files (*.gsf) acquired during cruise HA-17-01 aboard the Hi'ialakai for Guam in the Mariana Archipelago. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| Guam_EM300_ObsSVP_HI0702_60m_clean.tif | HTML | Multibeam bathymetry grid for Guam, acquired during NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA-17-01. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| *.all | HTML | Version1 data are the raw (as collected) multibeam files (*.all) acquired during cruise HA-17-01 aboard the Hi'ialakai from May 7 to May 22, 2017 around Guam and Aguijan in the Marianas. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| *.all | HTML | Version1 data are the raw (as collected) multibeam files (*.all) acquired during cruise HA-17-01 aboard the Hi'ialakai from May 7 to May 22, 2017 around Guam and Aguijan in the Marianas. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| Guam_EM300_ObsSVP_HI0702_60m_clean.tif | HTML | Multibeam bathymetry grid for Guam, acquired during NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA-17-01. *Data are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| Combined_RAMP_MBES-report_11092017.pdf | HTML | The report describes processing of multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetry data acquired aboard the Hi'ialakai during NOAA RAMP cruises between 2015 and 2017. Report also discusses data quality and coverage issues that impacted which data were archived to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and used to update bathymetric products produced by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division, and available on the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website (https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/). "Multibeam bathymetry data from 2015-2017 RAMP cruises (ASRAMP; HARAMP; MARAMP)" *Data and reports are currently in the process of being archived and will be accessible via NCEI's Bathymetry portal once complete. | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystem Program website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystem Program website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Coral Reef Ecosystem Program website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center website | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
Tags
- aguihan
- aguihan island (aguijan) (14n145e0006)
- aguihan island reefs
- aquatic habitat
- bathymetry
- bathymetry/seafloor topography
- benthic habitat
- biosphere
- coastal processes
- coral reef ecosystem division
- coral reef ecosystem program
- coral reefs
- corals
- country/territory
- cred
- crep
- cruise metadata catalog for multibeam mapping missions
- doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
- earth science
- ecosystem sciences division
- esd
- geographic information
- geophysical
- guam
- guam (13n144e0000)
- hi'ialakai
- mapping
- mariana archipelago
- multibeam sonar
- national marine fisheries service
- nmfs
- noaa
- northern mariana islands
- northern mariana islands ( cnmi ) (18n146e0000)
- nw pacific
- ocean basin
- oceans
- pacific islands benthic habitat mapping center
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- pacific ocean
- pibhmc
- pifsc
- reef habitat
- reef monitoring and assessment
- sea floor
- seafloor elevation
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- us doc
- western pacific ocean
- zoology