CRED 60m Gridded multibeam bathymetry of seafloor between Saipan and Anatahan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Publication_Date: 20071230
Title:

CRED 60m Gridded multibeam bathymetry of seafloor between Saipan and Anatahan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data
Online_Linkage: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_cnmi.htm

Description:

Abstract:

Gridded bathymetry shelf, bank and slope environments of seafloor between Saipan and Anatahan Islands CNMI. Bottom coverage was achieved in depths between -52 and -2342 meters. The netCDF and Arc ASCII grids include multibeam bathymetry from the Simrad EM300 multibeam sonar (30 kHz) collected as of June 2007 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division.

Purpose:

These netCDF and ASCII grids were created using data gathered from multibeam soundings for use as a planning and reference document. The data are also being used for benthic habitat mapping, for locating Essential Fish Habitat, and for studying geologic features of the area. Refer to supplemental information for description of instrument and survey.

Supplemental_Information:

Multibeam data were collected aboard the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai, a 218' United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration research ship. The NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai's survey sensors include a 30 kHz Simrad EM300 sonar and a 300 kHz Simrad EM3002d sonar, which provide bathymetry and imagery data, a TSS/Applanix POS/MV Model 320, which measures position, velocity, attitude and heading, and a Seabird SBE 9/11 plus CTD used to measure sound velocity profiles.

Specific equipment configurations are documented in metadata from cruise HI0703. These metadata can be accessed at: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/cruise-catalog/

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20070525
Ending_Date: 20070608

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.488
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 146.883
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.55
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 14.896

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
Theme_Keyword:

Benthic Habitat Mapping and Characterization - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam

Theme_Keyword: 1398

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Bathymetry

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: 006

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Multibeam sonar

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Anatahan Island
Place_Keyword: Saipan Island
Place_Keyword: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Place_Keyword: United States of America

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Anatahan Island > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Anatahan > Anatahan Island (16N145E0001)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: CNMI

Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:

These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Please acknowledge NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, and the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) University of Hawaii as the sources of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/CNMI_images/NMART_60m_label_575.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Multibeam Bathymetry
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit: PIBHMC, CRED, PIFSC, NOAA and JIMAR
Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

netCDF file created using the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) and ArcGIS ASCII file, both created in a LINUX environment

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data are collected for resource management and research purposes and are tested for internal consistency; however, no effort is made to compare these data to external references or to other published data.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

These data are believed to be logically consistent though no tests were performed

Completeness_Report: Complete
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal positioning system: GPS (SPS) Horizontal position accuracy: 25 m

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

1 m Raw sounding resolution: Variable

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Multibeam swath files are acquired on and around each island and bank in the Generic Sensor Format (GSF) and are edited on a swath by swath basis using SAIC's SABER editing software. The edited swath files are then combined into a Pure File Magic (PFM) format with a defined grid cell size (60 m) in SABER and area based editing is performed. The edited PFM is then exported as X,Y,Z data with a value at each grid node. The X,Y,Z data are then and gridded using nearneighbor, a Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) algorithm that converts an ASCII or binary table to a netCDF grid file format. NetCDF grids are then converted to an ArcGIS ASCII file format using LINUX/UNIX commands in combination with GMT. GMT is an open source collection of tools for manipulating geographic data sets. Additional information about GMT can be found at: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/gmt and additional information about the multibeam data processing is recorded in the cruise metadata.

Process_Date: 20071002

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 3042
Column_Count: 681
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 55
Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 147
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and Column
Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 60
Ordinate_Resolution: 60

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: mean lower low water
Depth_Resolution: 0.01
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute Values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Depth values are real values based on the average of the soundings that fell within the extracted grid cells. The number of soundings per grid cell range from >1000 soundings in shallow depths to as few as 20 soundings in deeper areas. A total error budget for these data have not been developed. Therefore, the accuracy of depth measurements should be considered to be within 1 meter.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA IRC
Address: NMFS/PIFSC/CRED
Address: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176
City: Honolulu
State_or_Province: HI
Postal_Code: 96818

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808 725-5360
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808 725-5429
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmfs.pic.credinfo@noaa.gov
Contact_Instructions: e-mail preferred

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:

These data are not to be used for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: netCDF or Arc ASCII
Format_Information_Content:

These data can be downloaded as either a 2-D binary netCDF raster grid or an ArcGIS ASCII text file. The netCDF grid is the default grid file format used by GMT (Generic Mapping Tools), which created this file. More information can be located at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/gmt/and https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/. The Arc ASCII file, for use in ESRI's (http://www.esri.com) GIS software, can be converted to an Arc Raster Grid using ArcToolbox ASCII to Raster conversion tool.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/bathymetry/NorthMarianasTransit_60m.grd.zip

Network_Resource_Name:

ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/bathymetry/NorthMarianasTransit_60m.asc.zip

Fees: None

CRED 60m Gridded multibeam bathymetry of seafloor between Saipan and Anatahan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

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