NOAA ESRI Geotiff - 3m Multibeam Bathymetry, Puerto Rico (Tourmaline Bank) - Project NF-08-04, , UTM 19N NAD83

Description

This dataset contains an ESRI Geotiff with 3 meter cell size representing the bathymetry of selected portions of seafloor around Tourmaline Bank in Puerto Rico, derived from data collected in 2008. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in Puerto Rico from 2/25/08 to 3/8/08. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) in 2008. 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 19 north, datum NAD83. The processed CARIS data was used to generate a CARIS BASE surface based on swath angle. An ASCII XYZ file was exported from the BASE surface and imported to ESRI ArcMap 9.2 using the 'Convert XYZ to Raster' tool developed by CCMA for this purpose. This was used to produce the final bathymetry geotiff. 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/38866
0 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38866.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

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  • seafloor
  • united states of america
  • aquatic habitat
  • sonar
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • integrated ocean and coastal mapping
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • biogeography
  • description
  • noaa
  • simrad em 1002
  • tourmaline reef ( arrecife tourmaline ) (18n067w0003)
  • caribbean sea
  • escollo negro bank
  • 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
  • raster
  • gis
  • reef habitat
  • pr
  • ocean basin
  • caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
  • coral
  • reef
  • puerto rico
  • mbes
  • tourmaline bank
  • geographic information
  • geotiff
  • habitat
  • country/territory

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