NOAA ESRI Geotiff - 3m Backscatter Mosaic, Puerto Rico (Isla de Vieques) - UTM 20N NAD83

Description

This image represents a 3 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of selected portions of seafloor around Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCFHR, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in Puerto Rico from 3/27/08 to 4/5/08. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz). It was processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software. Data has all correctors applied (attitude, sound velocity) and has been reduced to mean lower low water (MLLW) using final approved tides and zoning from NOAA COOPS. Data is in UTM zone 20 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data was geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Geocoder 3.2.1 software. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. The project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependent on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Downloadable Data http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38869
0 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
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/38869.pdf
0 Downloadable Data https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38869
0 Online Resource https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
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/38869.pdf

Tags

  • seafloor
  • united states of america
  • aquatic habitat
  • sonar
  • isla de vieques
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • integrated ocean and coastal mapping
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • vieques island
  • biogeography
  • description
  • noaa
  • simrad em 1002
  • bathymetry/topography
  • iocm
  • multibeam
  • atlantic ocean
  • 2008
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • nancy foster
  • seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing
  • vieques
  • raster
  • gis
  • reef habitat
  • pr
  • ocean basin
  • caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
  • coral
  • reef
  • puerto rico
  • mbes
  • geographic information
  • geotiff
  • habitat
  • country/territory
  • backscatter
  • vieques island (18n065w0002)

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