Miles Anderson, Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii 200709 Version 1.1 vector digital data Kailua, Hawaii Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/hawaii_cd_07/ Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch 2007 map Silver Spring, MD NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) This project is a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, the University of Hawaii, BAE Systems Spectral Solutions and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC. The goal of the work was to incorporate previously developed mapping methods to produce coral reef habitat maps for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands. GPS field observations were used to establish the thematic accuracy of this thematic product. 638 benthic habitat characterizations were completed in UTM Zone 4 for this work. The National Ocean Service is preparing digital map products of these biotic resources and coordinates a long-term monitoring program that can detect and predict change in U.S. coral reefs, and their associated habitats and biological communities. The goal of the work was to implement previously developed coral reef mapping methods to produce GIS map products of benthic habitats by photo interpreting ortho-rectified remotely sensed imagery. These Accuracy Assessment point data were generated to assess the thematic accuracy of these habitat maps. 2004 2006 ground condition Complete None planned -157.758084 -156.398996 21.428862 20.582797 NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Environmental Monitoring CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Habitats None coral reef coralline algae habitat reef submerged aquatic vegetation unconsolidated sediments point zone oceans structure cover 2007 Hawaiian Benthic Habitat Maps ISO 19115 Topic Category environment 007 geoscientificInformation 008 oceans 014 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Coralline Algae EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping > Habitat mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Remote sensing > Satellite (digital scans) > IKONOS CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kauai Island > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Kauai Island (22N159W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Molokai Island > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Molokai Island (21N157W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Island > Maui Island (20N156W0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Maui Island (20N156W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Lanai Island > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Maui > Lanai Island (20N156W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Niihau Island > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kauai > Niihau Island (21N160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Kahoolawe Island > Kahoolawe Island (20N156W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Kalawao > Kahoolawe Island (20N156W0001) CoRIS Region MHI None United States Hawaiian Islands None Not for navigation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Biogeography Branch Leader, Mapping Manager mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910 301-713-3028 301-713-4384 tim.battista@noaa.gov 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535 The geographic coordinate positions of the points in this thematic data were acquired by GPS using a Trimble GeoExplorer 3 with a customized data dictionary designed to reflect the NOAA Coral Classification Scheme for Benthic Habitats of the Pacific. All habitat determinations were made in the field, recorded in the GPS data logger and seamlessly transferred to ArcView GIS using Trimble Path Finder Office Software. These data were objectively managed. They were with held from the photo interpreter during map making. The Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP) of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) maintained these data at facilities other than ALH. Ultimately, these data were used to prepare the error matrix upon when the statistical report of the thematic accuracy of the maps was generated. Transfer of the habitat assessment data is seamless from the field determination to the final GIS product. The data is not transcribed or rewritten by hand. Errors in processing are not expected. Data are complete for this imagery bundle. Habitat attributes are determined by direct observation in the field. These data are considered truth at the time of collection. Habitat types are subject to change over time due to population dynamics of the dominant biological communities. Point positional accuracy is determined by two tests producing circular RMS statistics. First, point GPS data were acquired by repeated occupation of a registered survey monument that has been recently recovered and positioned using survey grade GPS buy the National Geodetic Survey. Second, replicate GPS positions were collected after navigating to a way point by boat to estimate the positional error generated from variables due to environmental conditions offshore. The 95% sigma RMS accuracy error was calculated to be 1.08 meters and the precision calculated to be 0.96 meters on 141 measurements on registered monuments. The navigation accuracy error was calculated to be 1.36 meters with precision calculated to be 1.11 meters. Each GPS measurement was the average of 100 GPS positions. Thus, all point features in these accuracy assessment data meet the NOAA contract standard of 95% sigma of 5 meters. Jeff Henness 20010615 v 1.1 Redlands, CA Environmental Science Research Institute http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=11605 Software 20010615 publication date Random Point Generator Random points were generated to test the accuracy of benthic habitat maps. The points were stratified on detailed class. M.S. Coyne 2003 document Silver Spring, MD NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/mapping/pacific/territories/classification/ publication 2003 publication date Benthic Habitats Classification Scheme This document identifies the zone and habitat types attributed in the GIS data. After photo interpretation was completed, at minimum of 25 random geographically referenced points were acquired in each detailed benthic structure and cover class. This is done using a random point generator program obtained from the ESRI website, which generates random points inside an ArcView GIS polygon class. Waypoint files are generated from these random points and all waypoints, which could be safely accessed, are navigated to using a Trimble GeoExplorer 3 GPS data logger and a benthic habitat characterization was conducted. Eight test areas have been defined and the final data set meets the goal of 25 points per detailed structure and cover habitat. Accuracy Assessment Field Points 2003 Accuracy Assessment Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC Miles Anderson Principal mailing and physical address

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Kailua Hawaii 96734 USA (808) 262-2417 (808) 262-7027 miles@interpac.net 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, HST Vector Entity Point 638 Universal Transverse Mercator 4 0.999600 -159.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 Coordinate Pair 0.000008 0.000008 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 mehi_aa_zone_4 Shapefile Attribute Table software defined Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. UTM_ZONE UTM Zone User Defined Numeric Field Island Name of Island User defined Character Field Bundle Number of image bundle User defined Character Field SITE_ID Unique site ID User defined Character Field DEPTH Water Depth in feet GPS Data Logger 0 100 DATA_TYPE Abbreviation for Accuracy Assessment data type User defined Character Field RELIEF Vertical relief of survey area; relative scale of 1 (lowest relief) to 5 (highest relief) GPS data logger 1 5 MAJ_STRUCT Major reef structure type Habitat classification scheme for the Pacific Character Field DET_STRUCT Detailed reef structure type Habitat classification scheme of the Pacific Character Field PRIM_COVER Primary biological cover type Habitat classification scheme of the Pacific Character Field MODIFIER Percent of biological cover in survey area Habitat classification scheme of the Pacific Character Field ZONE Geomorphologic zone Habitat classification scheme Character Field UW_ASSESSM Method used for field observations GPS data logger Character Field Z_LIVE_COR Percent live coral cover observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 Z_MAC Percent macroalgal cover observed during field survey GOS data logger 0 100 Z_SEAGRASS Percent sea grass cover observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 Z_CA Percent coralline algal cover observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 Z_TURF Percent turf cover observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 Z_SAND Percent sand cover observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 Z_MUD Percent mud cover observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 Z_EMERG_VE Percent emergent vegetation observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 Z_BARE_OTH Percent of substrate bare of occupied by other biological cover observed during field survey GPS data logger 0 100 UW_PHOTO Underwater photo record GPS data logger Character Field MAX_PDOP Measure of positional strength of GPS satellite configuration GPS data logger Numeric Field GPS_DATE Date of GPS data collection GPS data logger Character field (YYYYMMDD) GPS_TIME Time of GPS data collection GPS data logger Character Field HORZ_PREC Precision of horizontal position GPS data logger Numeric field STD_DEV Position precision GPS data logger Numeric field NORTHING Geographic position GPS data logger Numerical field EASTING Geographic position GPS data logger Numerical field POINT Habitat at GPS point position GPS data logger Character field COMMENTS Habitat notes User defined Character field National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Biogeography Branch Leader, Mapping Manager mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910 301-713-3028 301-713-4384 tim.battista@noaa.gov 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST Downloadable Data The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) will publish this data on CD-ROM. NCCOS Biogeography Branch does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use. Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor). 20121208 20081124 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Biogeography Branch Leader, Mapping Manager mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910 301-713-3028 301-713-4384 tim.battista@noaa.gov 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 Local Time http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile 20081124083841 None 20040101 20061231 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nccos_hawaii_2007_mehi_aa_zone_4.html 2430