Guam and CNMI Underwater Photomosaics

Description

This data package contains georeferenced underwater photomosaics for more than 600 sites in 0 to 50 meter depths around the islands of Guam and Saipan. The photographs used to create these photomosaics were acquired from August 2021 to May 2022 using digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) cameras. Green lasers provided a measurement scale (10 cm). A Trimble GeoXH GPS provided the location of the vessel, and a Blueprint SeaTrac ultra short baseline (USBL) X150 beacon and X010 transponder provided the location and depth (XYZ) of the drop camera. The photographs were georeferenced (i.e., given a latitude and longitude), and mosaicked using a custom Python script (Pierce and Winians, 2023; performed using Agisoft Metashape application programming interface). The field work in Saipan was funded by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The field work in Guam was funded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas (NAVFAC Marianas). Both efforts were conducted in partnership with and in consultation with local partners and the territorial governments.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 This data package contains information and maps showing the geology and biology of select submerged lands (0 to 50 meters deep) around Navy Base Guam (NBG) and Haputo Ecological Reserve Area (ERA) Guam, Mariana Islands. This information and maps were developed using benthic information from underwater photographs, environmental predictor variables derived from satellite imagery and bathymetry, and machine learning modeling approaches. https://doi.org/10.25921/wg96-cq17
0 Costa, B., and Sweeney, E. (2024). Characterizing submerged lands around Naval Base Guam, Mariana Islands. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 329. https://doi.org/10.25923/zwwa-h562 https://doi.org/10.25923/zwwa-h562
0 Custom web map app allowing viewing and query of data offshore Guam and Saipan. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7b6c0e7164234182985a89d5b5703475/page/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72703
0 Costa, B., Sweeney, E., and Kraus, J. (2024). Characterizing benthic habitats of western Saipan, CNMI. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 328. https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924 https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/72703.pdf
0 Custom web map app allowing viewing and query of data offshore Guam and Saipan. This map viewer includes shallow-water (0-50 meter) benthic habitat data collected around Guam and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7b6c0e7164234182985a89d5b5703475/page/
0 Costa, B., Sweeney, E., and Kraus, J. (2024). Characterizing benthic habitats of western Saipan, CNMI. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 328. https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924 https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924
0 Costa, B., and Sweeney, E. (2024). Characterizing submerged lands around Naval Base Guam, Mariana Islands. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 329. https://doi.org/10.25923/zwwa-h562 https://doi.org/10.25923/zwwa-h562
0 This data package contains information and maps showing the geology and biology of select submerged lands (0 to 40 meters deep) offshore of western Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This information and maps were developed using benthic information from underwater photographs, environmental predictor variables derived from satellite imagery and bathymetry, and machine learning modeling approaches. https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 This data package contains information and maps showing the geology and biology of select submerged lands (0 to 50 meters deep) around Navy Base Guam (NBG) and Haputo Ecological Reserve Area (ERA) Guam, Mariana Islands. This information and maps were developed using benthic information from underwater photographs, environmental predictor variables derived from satellite imagery and bathymetry, and machine learning modeling approaches. https://doi.org/10.25921/wg96-cq17
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/72703.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72703
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Costa, Bryan; Sweeney, Edward; Kraus, Jennifer (2024). NCCOS Mapping: Characterizing Benthic Habitats West of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2018-11-05 to 2022-04-29 (NCEI Accession 0291792). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26. This data package contains information and maps showing the geology and biology of select submerged lands (0 to 40 meters deep) offshore of western Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This information and maps were developed using benthic information from underwater photographs, environmental predictor variables derived from satellite imagery and bathymetry, and machine learning modeling approaches. https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26
0 Custom web map app allowing viewing and query of data offshore Guam and Saipan. This map viewer includes shallow-water (0-50 meter) benthic habitat data collected around Guam and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7b6c0e7164234182985a89d5b5703475/page/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72703
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/72703.pdf
0 Costa, B., and Sweeney, E. (2024). Characterizing submerged lands around Naval Base Guam, Mariana Islands. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 329. https://doi.org/10.25923/zwwa-h562 https://doi.org/10.25923/zwwa-h562
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Costa, B., Sweeney, E., and Kraus, J. (2024). Characterizing benthic habitats of western Saipan, CNMI. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 328. https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924 https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924
0 This data package contains information and maps showing the geology and biology of select submerged lands (0 to 50 meters deep) around Navy Base Guam (NBG) and Haputo Ecological Reserve Area (ERA) Guam, Mariana Islands. This information and maps were developed using benthic information from underwater photographs, environmental predictor variables derived from satellite imagery and bathymetry, and machine learning modeling approaches. https://doi.org/10.25921/wg96-cq17
0 Costa, Bryan; Sweeney, Edward; Kraus, Jennifer (2024). NCCOS Mapping: Characterizing Benthic Habitats West of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2018-11-05 to 2022-04-29 (NCEI Accession 0291792). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26. This data package contains information and maps showing the geology and biology of select submerged lands (0 to 40 meters deep) offshore of western Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This information and maps were developed using benthic information from underwater photographs, environmental predictor variables derived from satellite imagery and bathymetry, and machine learning modeling approaches. https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26

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  • vertical location
  • haputo (13n144e0006)
  • united states of america
  • western pacific ocean
  • apra harbour (13n144e0051)
  • nccos research priority
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • nccos research location
  • coral reef
  • nccos research topic
  • corals
  • sony alpha7 iv dslr camera
  • acoustic receivers
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • northern mariana islands
  • geospatial
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • naval facilities engineering command (navfac) marianas
  • chalan kanoa (15n145e0012)
  • photographic analysis
  • hrc
  • habitat mapping
  • oceans
  • continent
  • noaa
  • guam
  • numeric data sets
  • marine ecosystems
  • guam (13n144e0000)
  • north america
  • marine management areas
  • habitats
  • 1 meter - < 10 meters
  • trimble geoxh gps
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • acoustic sounders
  • high resolution camera
  • ocean
  • nccos research data type
  • region
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • sea floor
  • saipan island
  • saipan
  • u.s. states and territories
  • mariana islands
  • gis
  • global positioning system
  • coral reef ecology
  • micronesia
  • ocean basin
  • noaa coral reef conservation program
  • habitat - benthic
  • nccos habitatâ mappingâ team
  • marine spatial ecology
  • coastal processes
  • saipan island (15n145e0002)
  • gps
  • reef
  • blueprint seatrac ultra short baseline (usbl) x150 beacon
  • zoology
  • coral reefs
  • mapping
  • field observation
  • international
  • pacific ocean
  • nikon d7500 dslr camera
  • geographic information
  • country/territory
  • blueprint seatrac ultra short baseline (usbl) x010 transponder

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