NCCOS Assessment: Underwater Video and Photographs for Ground Validation and Accuracy Assessment of Benthic Habitat Maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2016-07-28 to 2016-08-09

Description

Underwater video and photographs were acquired between 28 July 2016 and 9 August 2016 at nearly 600 sites throughout the lagoon to document the presence and percent-cover of benthic substrate and cover types. Two sets of independent data were collected, one for Ground Validation (n = 292) and the other for Accuracy Assessment (n = 273). Abundances for five substrate and seven cover types were estimated to the nearest 10% in real time. These presence/absence data were used to create and evaluate the accuracy of the habitat predictions and map in Saipan Lagoon. For complete descriptions of these datasets and the methods used to generate them, please see: Kendall et al. (2017).

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23 CNMI's Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) and NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) partnered with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to develop updated habitat maps and assess habitat changes in Saipan Lagoon,CNMI. NCCOS developed these spatially resolved maps using environmental predictors, underwater videos/photos and mathematical modeling techniques. The new maps were designed to inform the Saipan Lagoon Use Management Plan (SLUMP), which is being updated in response to changes in lagoon habitats, user activities, and increases in tourism. Understanding the present spatial distribution of benthic habitats is an important part of the Territorial Government's process to evaluate zoning scenarios, minimize user conflicts, ensure public safety, and prevent environmental degradation inside the lagoon. Products from this assessment may also support coastal and ocean management efforts by other territorial and federal agencies working in Saipan. This work was funded by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP Project #31100). https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BenthicMapping_Saipan_Dynamic/MapServer
0 Online directory containing video files. https://nccos-coastalscience-products-web.azurewebsites.net/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=NFUzanN3cHpHZDlRWE9LWG44ZDdIZz09
0 Online directory containing video files. https://nccos-coastalscience-products-web.azurewebsites.net/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=NFUzanN3cHpHZDlRWE9LWG44ZDdIZz09
0 Data index containing file-level documentation for all video including benthic habitat characteristics: OBJECTID; PROJECT; GEOGRAPHIC REGION; SITE TYPE; SITE ID; VIDEO EXISTS; URL DOWN-LOOKING VIDEO; URL OBLIQUE-LOOKING VIDEO; PHOTO EXISTS; PHOTO COUNT; URL PHOTO 1; URL ADDITIONAL PHOTOS; DATE COLLECTED; TIME COLLECTED; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; NORTHING; EASTING; DEPTH MLLW IN METERS; HABITAT NAME; Substrate - Abundance of Live Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Upright Dead Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Coral Rubble; Substrate - Abundance of Pavement; Substrate - Abundance of Sand & Gravel; Cover - Abundance of Bare; Cover - Abundance of Bare and Cyanobacteria Combined; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Halodule uninervis; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Enhalus acoroides; Cover - Abundance of Algae Mixed; Cover - Abundance of Algae Halimeda spp.; Cover - Abundance of Algae Other Filamentous; Cover - Abundance of Algae Turf; Cover - Abundance of Algae Crustose Coralline; Cover - Abundance of Cyanobacteria; Cover - Abundance of Mixed Algae; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Isopora palifera; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Acropora formosa, Acropora aspera and Acropora pulchra; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, massive Porites species; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Other species https://nccos-coastalscience-products-web.azurewebsites.net/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42MjFSNFdwdGR4cFQ0d05Fdm92ektZdWdYN2p2QkZDZi80SDFMNEpYWlBaY2RaRWJZOGswbFZpUUl4R05sd0MrQnc9PQ==&uri=YmdISDNIakc0a2poU1hsN
0 Kendall, M., B. Costa, S. McKagan, and L. Johnston. 2017. Benthic habitat maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NCEI Accession 0162517). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9 https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52923
0 NCCOS Data Collections: Benthic Habitat Mapping https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/default.aspx
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/52923.pdf
0 NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/mapping-habitat-change-saipan-lagoon-cnmi/
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
23 CNMI's Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) and NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) partnered with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to develop updated habitat maps and assess habitat changes in Saipan Lagoon,CNMI. NCCOS developed these spatially resolved maps using environmental predictors, underwater videos/photos and mathematical modeling techniques. The new maps were designed to inform the Saipan Lagoon Use Management Plan (SLUMP), which is being updated in response to changes in lagoon habitats, user activities, and increases in tourism. Understanding the present spatial distribution of benthic habitats is an important part of the Territorial Government's process to evaluate zoning scenarios, minimize user conflicts, ensure public safety, and prevent environmental degradation inside the lagoon. Products from this assessment may also support coastal and ocean management efforts by other territorial and federal agencies working in Saipan. This work was funded by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP Project #31100). https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BenthicMapping_Saipan_Dynamic/MapServer
0 A free, fully interactive, user friendly, online platform designed to let users explore benthic habitat mapping data. Users can create fully customizable maps by clicking on a data layer in the table of contents and display aerial and acoustic imagery rasters, benthic habitat and geographic zone shapefiles, and ground validation/accuracy assessment video sites. Ground validation and accuracy assessment videos are available for viewing (streaming) and for download in standard or high resolution. https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper/biomapper.html?id=Saipan
0 Kendall, M., B. Costa, S. McKagan, and L. Johnston. 2017. Benthic habitat maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NCEI Accession 0162517). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9 https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9
0 A free, fully interactive, user friendly, online platform designed to let users explore benthic habitat mapping data. Users can create fully customizable maps by clicking on a data layer in the table of contents and display aerial and acoustic imagery rasters, benthic habitat and geographic zone shapefiles, and ground validation/accuracy assessment video sites. Ground validation and accuracy assessment videos are available for viewing (streaming) and for download in standard or high resolution. https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper/biomapper.html?id=Saipan
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52923
0 NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI https://app.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42MjFSNFdwdGR4cFQ0d05Fdm92ektZdWdYN2p2QkZDZi80SDFMNEpYWlBaY2RaRWJZOGswbFZpUUl4R05sd0MrQnc9PQ==&uri=YmdISDNIakc0a2poU1hsN
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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/52923.pdf
0 Data index containing file-level documentation for all video including benthic habitat characteristics: OBJECTID; PROJECT; GEOGRAPHIC REGION; SITE TYPE; SITE ID; VIDEO EXISTS; URL DOWN-LOOKING VIDEO; URL OBLIQUE-LOOKING VIDEO; PHOTO EXISTS; PHOTO COUNT; URL PHOTO 1; URL ADDITIONAL PHOTOS; DATE COLLECTED; TIME COLLECTED; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; NORTHING; EASTING; DEPTH MLLW IN METERS; HABITAT NAME; Substrate - Abundance of Live Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Upright Dead Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Coral Rubble; Substrate - Abundance of Pavement; Substrate - Abundance of Sand & Gravel; Cover - Abundance of Bare; Cover - Abundance of Bare and Cyanobacteria Combined; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Halodule uninervis; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Enhalus acoroides; Cover - Abundance of Algae Mixed; Cover - Abundance of Algae Halimeda spp.; Cover - Abundance of Algae Other Filamentous; Cover - Abundance of Algae Turf; Cover - Abundance of Algae Crustose Coralline; Cover - Abundance of Cyanobacteria; Cover - Abundance of Mixed Algae; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Isopora palifera; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Acropora formosa, Acropora aspera and Acropora pulchra; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, massive Porites species; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Other species https://app.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42NDhWenhxUFFoWFRUSkZQalg2bVRMOD0=
0 Online directory containing video files. https://nccos-coastalscience-products-web.azurewebsites.net/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=NFUzanN3cHpHZDlRWE9LWG44ZDdIZz09
0 Kendall, M., B. Costa, S. McKagan, and L. Johnston. 2017. Benthic habitat maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NCEI Accession 0162517). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9 https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9
0 A free, fully interactive, user friendly, online platform designed to let users explore benthic habitat mapping data. Users can create fully customizable maps by clicking on a data layer in the table of contents and display aerial and acoustic imagery rasters, benthic habitat and geographic zone shapefiles, and ground validation/accuracy assessment video sites. Ground validation and accuracy assessment videos are available for viewing (streaming) and for download in standard or high resolution. https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper/biomapper.html?id=Saipan
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52923
0 NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI https://app.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42MjFSNFdwdGR4cFQ0d05Fdm92ektZdWdYN2p2QkZDZi80SDFMNEpYWlBaY2RaRWJZOGswbFZpUUl4R05sd0MrQnc9PQ==&uri=YmdISDNIakc0a2poU1hsN
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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/52923.pdf
0 Data index containing file-level documentation for all video including benthic habitat characteristics: OBJECTID; PROJECT; GEOGRAPHIC REGION; SITE TYPE; SITE ID; VIDEO EXISTS; URL DOWN-LOOKING VIDEO; URL OBLIQUE-LOOKING VIDEO; PHOTO EXISTS; PHOTO COUNT; URL PHOTO 1; URL ADDITIONAL PHOTOS; DATE COLLECTED; TIME COLLECTED; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; NORTHING; EASTING; DEPTH MLLW IN METERS; HABITAT NAME; Substrate - Abundance of Live Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Upright Dead Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Coral Rubble; Substrate - Abundance of Pavement; Substrate - Abundance of Sand & Gravel; Cover - Abundance of Bare; Cover - Abundance of Bare and Cyanobacteria Combined; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Halodule uninervis; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Enhalus acoroides; Cover - Abundance of Algae Mixed; Cover - Abundance of Algae Halimeda spp.; Cover - Abundance of Algae Other Filamentous; Cover - Abundance of Algae Turf; Cover - Abundance of Algae Crustose Coralline; Cover - Abundance of Cyanobacteria; Cover - Abundance of Mixed Algae; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Isopora palifera; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Acropora formosa, Acropora aspera and Acropora pulchra; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, massive Porites species; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Other species https://app.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42NDhWenhxUFFoWFRUSkZQalg2bVRMOD0=
23 CNMI's Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) and NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) partnered with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to develop updated habitat maps and assess habitat changes in Saipan Lagoon,CNMI. NCCOS developed these spatially resolved maps using environmental predictors, underwater videos/photos and mathematical modeling techniques. The new maps were designed to inform the Saipan Lagoon Use Management Plan (SLUMP), which is being updated in response to changes in lagoon habitats, user activities, and increases in tourism. Understanding the present spatial distribution of benthic habitats is an important part of the Territorial Government's process to evaluate zoning scenarios, minimize user conflicts, ensure public safety, and prevent environmental degradation inside the lagoon. Products from this assessment may also support coastal and ocean management efforts by other territorial and federal agencies working in Saipan. This work was funded by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP Project #31100). https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BenthicMapping_Saipan_Dynamic/MapServer
0 Online directory containing video files. https://nccos-coastalscience-products-web.azurewebsites.net/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=NFUzanN3cHpHZDlRWE9LWG44ZDdIZz09
0 Kendall, M., B. Costa, S. McKagan, and L. Johnston. 2017. Benthic habitat maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NCEI Accession 0162517). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9 https://doi.org/10.7289/V5NV9GB9
23 CNMI's Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality (BECQ) and NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) partnered with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to develop updated habitat maps and assess habitat changes in Saipan Lagoon,CNMI. NCCOS developed these spatially resolved maps using environmental predictors, underwater videos/photos and mathematical modeling techniques. The new maps were designed to inform the Saipan Lagoon Use Management Plan (SLUMP), which is being updated in response to changes in lagoon habitats, user activities, and increases in tourism. Understanding the present spatial distribution of benthic habitats is an important part of the Territorial Government's process to evaluate zoning scenarios, minimize user conflicts, ensure public safety, and prevent environmental degradation inside the lagoon. Products from this assessment may also support coastal and ocean management efforts by other territorial and federal agencies working in Saipan. This work was funded by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP Project #31100). https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nccos/BenthicMapping_Saipan_Dynamic/MapServer
0 A free, fully interactive, user friendly, online platform designed to let users explore benthic habitat mapping data. Users can create fully customizable maps by clicking on a data layer in the table of contents and display aerial and acoustic imagery rasters, benthic habitat and geographic zone shapefiles, and ground validation/accuracy assessment video sites. Ground validation and accuracy assessment videos are available for viewing (streaming) and for download in standard or high resolution. https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper/biomapper.html?id=Saipan
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52923
0 NCCOS Research Project Webpage: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI https://app.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42MjFSNFdwdGR4cFQ0d05Fdm92ektZdWdYN2p2QkZDZi80SDFMNEpYWlBaY2RaRWJZOGswbFZpUUl4R05sd0MrQnc9PQ==&uri=YmdISDNIakc0a2poU1hsN
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Data index containing file-level documentation for all video including benthic habitat characteristics: OBJECTID; PROJECT; GEOGRAPHIC REGION; SITE TYPE; SITE ID; VIDEO EXISTS; URL DOWN-LOOKING VIDEO; URL OBLIQUE-LOOKING VIDEO; PHOTO EXISTS; PHOTO COUNT; URL PHOTO 1; URL ADDITIONAL PHOTOS; DATE COLLECTED; TIME COLLECTED; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; NORTHING; EASTING; DEPTH MLLW IN METERS; HABITAT NAME; Substrate - Abundance of Live Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Upright Dead Coral Reef; Substrate - Abundance of Coral Rubble; Substrate - Abundance of Pavement; Substrate - Abundance of Sand & Gravel; Cover - Abundance of Bare; Cover - Abundance of Bare and Cyanobacteria Combined; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Halodule uninervis; Cover - Abundance of Seagrass Enhalus acoroides; Cover - Abundance of Algae Mixed; Cover - Abundance of Algae Halimeda spp.; Cover - Abundance of Algae Other Filamentous; Cover - Abundance of Algae Turf; Cover - Abundance of Algae Crustose Coralline; Cover - Abundance of Cyanobacteria; Cover - Abundance of Mixed Algae; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Isopora palifera; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Acropora formosa, Acropora aspera and Acropora pulchra; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, massive Porites species; Cover - Abundance of Live Coral, Other species https://app.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper_explorer/index.php?path=RHE5YWlxN1p2bkpSb2xtd2xxRW42NDhWenhxUFFoWFRUSkZQalg2bVRMOD0=
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/52923.pdf

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  • lighthouse reef trochus sanctuary
  • commonwealth of the northern mariana islands (cnmi)
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