Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects 20040220 1 ArcMap Silver Spring, MD NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/accession/0067475 This map shows for the first time an accurate georeferenced mosaic of the Republic of Palau and corresponding shallow water areas. Shallow-water (generally, less than 30 meters) bank and land areas in the Republic of Palau were identified through analysis of Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite imagery. The mosaic is laid over ETOPO2 Bathymetric Data to provide an enhanced understanding of how the Atolls and Islands fit together. In addition selected islands and atolls are shown next to the mosaic. This project was conducted in support of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. The National Ocean Service is conducting research to digitally map biotic resources and coordinate a long-term monitoring program that can detect and predict change in U.S. coral reefs, and their associated habitats and biological communities. This project was conducted in support of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (http://coralreef.gov). Landsat scenes used, listed according to the World Reference System. Path, Row, Date (m/d/y) P106, R054, 1/10/03 P106, R055, 1/10/03 P107, R056, 11/08/00 P107, R057, 1/30/02 P107, R058, 13/29,00 P108, R058, 9/26/99 1999 2003 ground condition Complete none planned 129.20 135.83 11.69 0.17 none coral reef satellite imagery Landsat oceans CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Habitats ISO 19115 Topic Category imageryBaseMapsEarthCover 010 none United States Freely Associated State The Republic of Palau Angaur Babelthuap Fana Helen Merit Pulo Anna Sonsorol Tobi CoRIS Region Palau CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Carolines > Palau ( Belau ) (07N134E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Palau > Palau > Palau ( Belau ) (07N134E0000) none These maps are NOT to be used for navigation. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Chief, Integrated Planning and Technical Services (IPTS) mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910 U.S. 301-713-3000 301-713-4384 special.projects@noaa.gov 0800-1600 Monday -Friday, EST NOAA Multispectral Landsat satellite imagery was positioned using National Geodetic Survey ground control data or Landsat satellite ephemeris data. Landsat imagery over deep water has been removed. All of the imagery is horizontally positioned to less than one Landsat multispectral pixel (28.5 meters). Spatial data meets or exceeds national map accuracy standards for fixed features. none reported U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center 2003 1 Sioux Falls, SD U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Data Center Landsat satellite imagery on CD-ROM 1999 2003 ground condition NOAA/NOS/Landsat Mosaic Moderate-resolution Landsat satellite imagery was analyzed to produce maps of shallow-water banks in the Republic of Palau. Using the visible shallow water extent as a guide, each of the georectified shallow water areas and atolls were clipped from the Landsat ETM+ imagery and then mosaiced together. The observation dates of LandSat imagery used ranged from 1999 through 2003. 2003 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP) Chief, Integrated Planning and Technical Services (IPTS) mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910-3281 U.S. 301-713-3000 301-713-4384 special.projects@noaa.gov The Republic of Palau Raster 0.0001 0.0001 Decimal Degrees North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137 298.257 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP) Chief, Integrated Planning and Technical Services (IPTS) mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910-3281 U.S. 301-713-3000 301-713-4384 special.projects@noaa.gov Downloadable Data not to be used for navigation Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. geotiff See read_me.txt on CDROM, or server directory. Zip file contains Micronesia and Marshall Islands mosiac maps also. http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nos/FreelyAssociatedStates ArcGIS 8.x to fully use provided data ArcView 3.x for limited use of provided data See read_me.txt. Zip file contains Micronesia and Marshall Islands mosiac maps also. CD-ROM ISO-9660 None 20121220 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects Chief, Integrated Planning and Technical Services (IPTS) mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910 U.S. 301-713-3000 301-713-4384 special.projects@noaa.gov 0800-1600 Monday -Friday, EST FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 20040927115237 None 19990101 20031231 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/fas_map_palau_2003.html 667