Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (Ceiba)


Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA/NOS/NOAA/Biogeography Program
Publication_Date: 20010501
Title:
Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Photomosaic of Puerto Rico
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Charleston, SC
Publisher: NOAA Coastal Services Center
Description:
Abstract:
This project is a cooperative effort between NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, and the National Geophysical Data Center, to produce benthic habitat maps and georeferenced imagery for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This project was was conducted in support of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force.
Purpose:
This project was conducted in support of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. <http://coralreef.gov>
Time_Period_of_Content:
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition at date photos were taken (1999)
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1999
Ending_Date: 2001
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:
-65.44

East_Bounding_Coordinate:
-65.34

North_Bounding_Coordinate:
18.20

South_Bounding_Coordinate:
18.10

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: coral
Theme_Keyword: seagrass
Theme_Keyword: SAV
Theme_Keyword: reef
Theme_Keyword: aerial photography
Theme_Keyword: benthic
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Theme_Keyword: mangrove
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword:
Ceiba

Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Matthew S. Kendall
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Biogeography Program
Contact_Position: Marine Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/SCI-1
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028*144
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: matt.kendall@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM M-F, EST
Data_Set_Credit: NGDC
Native_Data_Set_Environment: MrSID Compression, orthorectified aerial photos
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Positional accuracy was determined by solution of Socet Set generated model (RMS<1) and by comparison to independent ground control data.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
These data are believed to be logically consistent, although not tested. Geometry appears topologically clean.
Completeness_Report: Data is complete.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
x=0.9 +- 9.5, y=2.6 +- 7.8 (values are in meters +/- standard deviation)

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: not applicable
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey
Publication_Date: 1999
Title: Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Aerial Photos
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring
Publisher: NOAA NGS
Source_Scale_Denominator: 48000
Type_of_Source_Media: aerial photography and scanned photos
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1999
Ending_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA/NOS/NGS Aerial Photos
Source_Contribution: NOS aerial photos were used to create orthophoto mosaics
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Ground control points, camera calibration data, and USGS DTM data were used to orthorectify 500 dpi scans of the aerial photos using Socet Set Version 4.2.1. Scanned photos were loaded into Socet Set with kinematic GPS data, camera calibration factors, DTM data, and other corrective measures to eliminate spatial distortion. Once a satisfactory spatial model had been produced (RMS<1) the optimal sections of each photo were selected to minimize sun glint, turbidity, etc. and maximize area of interpretable bottom features.

Process_Date: 2000
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Matthew S. Kendall
Contact_Position: Marine Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/SCI-1, SSMC4
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028 *144
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: matt.kendall@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM M-F, EST
Cloud_Cover: 2
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: raster
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -63
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
2.4

Ordinate_Resolution:
2.4

Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80, WGS84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Pixel values are MrSID compressions. Data was originally geoTIF format.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: MrSID Compressed orthrectified images; UTM19;
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Biogeography Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/SCI-1, SSMC4
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028 *144
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: matt.kendall@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM M-F, EST
Distribution_Liability: not to be used for navigation
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 2001
Metadata_Review_Date: 2001
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Matthew S. Kendall
Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Biogeography Program
Contact_Position: Marine Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/SCI-1, SSMC4
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3028 *144
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4388
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: matt.kendall@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM M-F, EST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Generated by mp version 2.7.10 on Tue Oct 30 12:30:35 2001