NOAA Polyline Shapefile - ROV transect Lines, US Caribbean - North East Reserve, Puerto Rico - M-I907-NF-13 (2013), UTM 20N NAD83

Description

This shapefile denotes the transect lines of the underwater video and photos that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Photos and/or video were collected between 03/06/2013 to 03/29/2013 along 56 transects from the North East Reserve, Puerto Rico and opportunisitc sites south of Vieques, Puerto Rico of high ecological interest. These photos and videos will be manually classified into different habitat classes, and integrated with the abiotic data collected by the acoustic sonar (sound navigation and ranging) systems to develop a benthic habitat map for the U.S. Caribbean. Habitat maps describe the location of habitat features (in relation to the shoreline), their physical composition and the types of organisms that colonize them. Fundamentally, habitat maps provide critical information about the extent, health and composition of marine resources, which is vital for communicating information about the distribution and abundance of species to resource managers, scientists and the public. Habitat maps also support an increasing number of landscape ecology studies, as well as the process of marine spatial planning, including the design and evaluation of marine protected areas (MPAs).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Digital 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/38913
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38913.pdf
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 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
0 Digital 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/38913
0 Online Resource https://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/38913.pdf
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

Tags

  • coastal ocean science
  • underwater video
  • coral reef
  • north east ecological reserve
  • national ocean service
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • escollo grappler
  • biogeography
  • united states
  • noaa
  • fajardo
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • u.s. caribbean
  • biological cover
  • ground truthing
  • zone
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • benthic habitats
  • seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing
  • vieques
  • haystack seamount
  • luquillo
  • geomorphological structure
  • ground validation
  • u.s. virgin islands
  • reef
  • puerto rico
  • underwater photography
  • rov
  • transect

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