Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program 200610 1st remote-sensing image http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/usvi_nps.aspx This image represents a 3 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of the south west shore (La Parguera) of Puerto Rico. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Team, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in the US Virgin Islands from 3/21/06 to 4/2/06. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and 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 from NOAA COOPS. Data is in UTM zone 19 north, datum WGS84. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Geocoder 2.8 software. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly 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, dependant on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards. This multibeam data was collected as IOCM (Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping) project NF-06-03 during the second year of an ongoing NOAA scientific research mission in the US Caribbean to characterize midshelf and deep water coral reef habitats at depths down to 1,000 meters. The mission purpose is to better understand the resources within the surveyed reef habitats, and ultimately develop species utilization models linking physical habitats with biological information. The multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, and ground truth video footage collected during the 2006 mission will be used internally to characterize sea floor topography and to create benthic habitat maps, helping NOAA meet its mapping commitment to the US Coral Reef Task Force. The resulting publicly-distributed data is also a contribution to the greater scientific community interested in the USVI seafloor. 20060321 20060402 ground condition Complete As needed -67.146480 -66.902390 17.902505 17.844699 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > GIS EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Attenuation/Transmission EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping None Mosaic Multibeam SWMB Raster NOAA Biogeography Nancy Foster Simrad 1002 Seafloor MBES NF0603 Sonar NPS IOCM Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Backscatter Slope CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Backscatter ISO 19115 Topic Category elevation 006 environment 007 geoscientificInformation 008 imageryBaseMapsEarthCover 010 oceans 014 CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > La Parguera > La Parguera (17N067W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > La Parguera > La Parguera (17N067W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) None USVI US Virgin Islands CoRIS Region PR Please cite any use of this data. Note: NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION. These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program Project Manager - US Virgin Islands mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910 USA (301) 713-3028 (301) 713-4388 Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current Biogeography project manager for USVI. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program NOAA - NMAO personnel and R/V NANCY FOSTER Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 While the project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependant on project area and depth, all users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability. n/a See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-06-03. See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-06-03. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program Unpublished Material vector digital data external hard drive 20060321 20060402 ground condition NF-06-03 Raw Multibeam Data Original raw full resolution dataset. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program Unpublished Material vector digital data external hard drive 200502 200502 ground condition NF-05-05 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data Processed, cleaned, and corrected full resolution dataset. Sourced from raw GSF data. For this project, the Chief Scientist was NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA's Tim Battista and the Lead Hydrographer was independent contractor Jay Lazar. Data was collected aboard the NOAA ship Nancy Foster from 3/21/06 to 4/5/06, as project number NF-06-03. Multibeam data was acquired in .all format with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz). Simrad backscatter snippet collection was enabled. Line spacing for acquisition was three times the water depth, and data was retained out to 60 degrees from nadir, depending on project area. Heave, roll, pitch and heading correctors were collected using an Applanix POS/MV Model 320 inertial measurement unit (IMU) and associated Trimble GPS antennas. Sound velocity profiles were acquired with a Seabird Electronics SeaCat SBE19P CTD profiler and processed using Seabird Seaterm software. Positioning was obtained using Northstar 941X GPS receivers with differential correctors from U.S. Coast Guard CORS beacon Isabel, Puerto Rico. Data was reduced to Mean Lower-Low Water (MLLW) using final approved tides from NOAA COOPS, based on National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) primary tide stations at Charlotte Amalie, VI (9751639) and Lime Tree Bay, VI (9751401). NF-06-03 Multibeam Data 2006 Raw SWMB data were converted and processed using CARIS HIPS v6.0 software, resulting in a CARIS HDCS format dataset with all correctors applied. Attitude and SWMB data was cleaned of fliers, and SWMB data was reviewed in subset mode by a NOAA contractor. NF-06-03 HDCS Multibeam Data 2006 Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. The multibeam backscatter data were corrected for geometric and radiometric distortions using Geocoder 2.8. In particular, the following corrections were applied where appropriate and when artifacts were evident: AVG Trend, TX Power and RX Gain, Area Correction, Spreading, Slant-Range and Extracted Beam Pattern. As no theoretical beam pattern for the Kongsberg Simrad 1002 system exists, it was extracted from a mapped area that was flat and had a relatively uniform (sandy) substrate. Individual lines were also truncated based on ping number and/or angle of incidence where appropriate. The final mosaics were exported as XYB files (i.e., X,Y locations in WGS 1984 UTM Zone 19N and Backscatter values as measured in decibels dBs). NF-06-03 Backscatter Data 200610 Raster Pixel 2042 8603 1 Universal Transverse Mercator 19 0.999600 -69.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 Row and Column 3.000000 3.000000 meters D_WGS_1984 WGS_1984 6378137.000000 298.257224 Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program Project Manager - US Virgin Islands mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910 USA (301) 713-3028 (301) 713-4388 Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current Biogeography project manager for USVI. Downloadable Data These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. TIFF http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/usvi_nps/data/ None 20121220 NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Project Manager mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring MD 20910 USA (301) 713-3028 FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile 20071221061435 None 20060321 20060402 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/nos_backscatter_3m_puerto_rico_2006.html 1952