AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Benthic Habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA Year 2000: Oahu (Section 1)

This project is a cooperative effort among the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, the University of Hawaii, and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC. The goal of the work was to develop coral reef mapping methods and compare benthic habitat maps generated by photointerpreting georeferenced color aerial photography, hyperspectral and IKONOS satellite imagery. Twenty-seven distinct benthic habitat types within eleven zones were mapped directly into a GIS system using visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs and hyperspectral imagery.  Benthic features were mapped that covered an area of 790 km^2.  In all, 204 km^2 of unconsolidated sediment, 171 km^2 of submerged vegetation, and 415 km^2 of coral reef and colonized hardbottom were mapped.

Tags: aurora hyperspectral imagery, color aerial photography, coral reef, coralline algae, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, habitat, hawaii, hawaii_2000, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oahu, oceans, reef, submerged aquatic vegetation, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. exclusive economic zone, unconsolidated sediments, united states, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
North Carolina 2016 HYDRO Lines

This data set contains vector lines representing coastal hydrography features that are not captured in the HYDROP polygon data layer. Typically, the features found in the HYDROL data layer are piers, breakwaters, and inland rivers and creeks. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the HYDROP (Hydrography Polygons) data layer for additional shoreline/hydrography information.

Tags: 2016, albemarle sound, coastal processes, coastal resources, coastal zone management, continent, doc/noaa/nos/orr, earth science, environmental impacts, environmental monitoring, esi, human dimensions, intertidal habitats, national ocean service, noaa, north america, north carolina, oceans, office of response and restoration, oil spill planning, oil spills, pamlico sound, sensitivity maps, shorelines, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (NARWSS)

Since 1995, PSB has been conducting line-transect aerial abundance surveys over waters ranging from North Carolina to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Nova Scotia, Canada, and from the coastline to slightly beyond the EEZ.

Tags: aerial survey, doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, eubalaena glacialis, national marine fisheries service, noaa, north atlantic right whale, northeast fisheries science center, survey data, u.s. department of commerce, western north atlantic
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Orthorectification and Mosaicking of Color Aerial Photography for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands: Kauai (109e-0430)

Habitat maps of the main Hawaiian Islands were created by visual interpretation of aerial photos and hyperspectral imagery using the Habitat Digitizer extension.  Aerial photographs are valuable tools for natural resource managers and researchers since they provide an excellent record of the location and extent of habitats.  However, spatial distortions in aerial photographs due to such factors as camera angle, lens characteristics, and relief displacement must be accounted for during analysis to prevent incorrect measurements of area, distance, and other spatial parameters.  These distortions of scale within an image can be removed through orthorectification.  During orthorectification, digital scans of aerial photos are subjected to algorithms that eliminate each source of spatial distortion.  The result is a georeferenced digital mosaic of several photographs with uniform scale throughout the mosaic. Features near land are generally georeferenced with greater accuracy while the accuracy of features away from land is generally not as good.  Where no land is in the original photographic frame only kinematic GPS locations and image tie points were used to georeference the images.  After an orthorectified mosaic is created, photointerpreters can accurately and reliably delineate boundaries of features in the imagery as they appear on the computer monitor using a software interface such as the Habitat Digitizer.

Tags: aerial photography, benthic, coral, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, habitat, hawaii, hawaii_images_2000, kauai, mangrove, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, reef, remotely sensed imagery/photos, sav, seagrass, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. exclusive economic zone, united states
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Image - .75m Multibeam Backscatter, US Virgin Islands - Vieques Island (El Seco) -  Project NF-09-01 - (2009), UTM 20N WGS 84

This dataset contains a GeoTIFF with .75x.75 meter cell size representing the backscatter or intensity of sound returned from the seafloor in "El Seco" east of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico.  This intensity surface was derived from data collected in March and April 2009. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam data around Vieques Island from 3/26/09 to 4/2/09. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) for water depths greater than 75 meters, and with a moon pool flange-mounted Reson 7125 multibeam echosounder (dual frequecy, 200/400 kHz) for water depths of less than 75 meters.  The backscatter component of the multibeam data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox (FMGT) software. The project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependent on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.

Tags: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, backscatter, backscatter/intensity, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic, biosphere, caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean, coral, country/territory, description, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, el seco, geographic information, habitat, integrated ocean and coastal mapping, intensity, iocm, isla de vieques, mbes, multibeam, nancy foster, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, noaa biogeography, ocean basin, oceans, puerto rico, puerto rico (18n066w0000), reef, reef habitat, reson 7125, seafloor, seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing, simrad em 1002, sonar, u. s. virgin islands, u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000), u.s. caribbean, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us virgin islands, usvi, vieques, vieques island, vieques island (18n065w0002)
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Graphic- 0.5m Backscatter Mosaic of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, 2004

This image represents a 0.5 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of the south shore of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Team and NOAA/NOS/OCS/HSD personnel, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in the US Virgin Islands from 2/18/04 to 3/5/04. Data was acquired with a pole-mounted Reson 8101 ER multibeam echosounder (240 kHz) and processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS v5.4 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 20 north, datum WGS84. Within CARIS, each line of backscatter data was evaluated for bottom tracking and was slant-range corrected. Data was not corrected for gain or transmit power artifacts. Backscatter mosaics were then created using the CARIS shine-through option. Finally, a georeferenced imagery file was exported from the mosaic.While the project was conducted to meet IHO Order 2 accuracy standards, there is a roll artifact (averaging 0.5m high) in the dataset that the user should take into consideration when performing any analysis.

Tags: 2004, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, geotiff, gis, habitat, mbes, multibeam, nancy foster, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, nf-04-06, noaa, raster, reson 8101, seafloor, seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing, sonar, st. thomas, swmb, u.s. department of commerce, us virgin islands, usvi
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hyperspectral Imagery for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands:Oahu (203c-0613-272217)

This project is a cooperative effort among the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment; the University of Hawaii; and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC. The goal of the work was to develop coral reef mapping methods and compare benthic habitat maps generated by photointerpreting georeferenced color aerial photography, hyperspectral and IKONOS satellite imagery.  The enhanced spectral resolution of hyperspectral and control of bandwidths of multispectral data yield an advantage over color aerial photography particularly when coral health and time series analysis of coral reef community structure are of interest.  Depending on the type of instrument, a spectral imaging system can be utilized to see multiple colors from ultraviolet through the far infrared range.  The AURORA hyperspectral imaging system collected 72 ten nm bands in the visible and near infrared spectral range with a 3 meter pixel resolution.  The data was processed to select band widths, which optimized feature detection in shallow and deep water.  Photointerpreters can accurately and reliably delineate boundaries of features in the imagery as they appear on the computer monitor using a software interface such as the Habitat Digitizer.

Tags: aurora hyperspectral imagery, benthic, coral, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, habitat, hawaii, hawaii_images_2000, mangrove, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oahu, oceans, reef, remotely sensed imagery/photos, sav, seagrass, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. exclusive economic zone, united states
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NEFSC Photo Gallery

Photos of fish, marine mammals, turtles, ships, and other related subjects for use by students, educators, scientists, media, etc.

Tags: benthic, demersal, doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc, dolphins, fish, georges bank, gulf of maine, images, invertebrates, national marine fisheries service, noaa, northeast fisheries science center, northeast us, northwest atlantic, pelagic, rays, research communications branch (rcb), sea turtles, seabirds, seals, sharks, ships, skates, u.s. department of commerce, whales, year-round
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA Point Shapefile - 100m2 Fish Density of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, United States, R/V Manta, Shallow Dive Cruise, 2012, WGS84

The design of this field mission is three fold: (1) to spatially characterize the distribution, abundance and size of both reef fishes and macro invertebrates within and around the waters of the Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary, (2) to relate this information to in-situ data collected on associated habitat parameters and (3) to use hydroacoustics technologies for a comprehensive assessment of East and West Bank.  This information collected will be used to evaluate the utility of an experimental fishing closure on one of the most pristine reefs under US jurisdiction in the tropical Western Atlantic.  Data collected during this mission (pre-closure) will provide baseline information necessary to evaluate closure efficacy and assess whether the closure should become permanent.

Tags: 38khz, acoustic attenuation/transmission, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, bioacoustics, biology, biosphere, coral, country/territory, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, east flower garden banks, east flower garden banks (27n093w0001), environmental monitoring, es60, fgbnms, fish, fish survey, fisheries acoustics, fishes, flower garden banks, flower garden national marine sanctuary, geographic information, gulf of america, gulf of mexico, hydrographic acoustics, marine biology, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, north atlantic ocean, ocean, ocean acoustics, ocean basin, oceans, reef, simard, splitbeam sonar, texas, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, water column habitat, west flower garden banks, west flower garden banks (27n093w0002)
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Image - 4m Bathymetric Slope of Slope for Red Snapper Research Areas in the South Atlantic Bight, 2010

This dataset contains unified Bathymetric Slope of Slope GeoTiffs with 4x4 meter cell resolution describing the topography of 15 areas along the shelf edge off the South Atlantic Bight where NOAA South East Fisheries Independent Survey (SEFIS) are conducting research on Red Snapper (lutjanus campechanus). The multibeam data covers a total of 232 sq km and was collected in 2010 by the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echo sounder (95 kHz). It was processed by NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch using CARIS HIPS 7.1 software. Data has all correctors applied (attitude, sound velocity) and has been reduced to mean lower low water (MLLW) using final approved tides and zoning from NOAA COOPS. The processed CARIS data was used to generate a CARIS BASE surface using CUBE. The CARIS export option "BASE Surface to ASCII" was then used to create a GeoTiff of the priority areas in ArcGIS 10. Slope of the Slope was derived from this surface using the slope  function in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst.

Tags: 2010, aquatic habitat, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, continental shelf, country/territory, description, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, efh, florida, geographic information, georgia, gis, grays reef, grid, habitat, marmap, mbes, multibeam, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, noaa ship nancy foster, ocean explorer, oceans, raster, red snapper, reef, reef habitat, se_atl_efh, seafloor, sefis, simrad em1002, slope of slope, sonar, south atlantic bight, south atlantic ocean, south carolina, southeast atlantic, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Five-minute grid of total marine bird biomass densities surveyed off central California - selected cool water temperature periods, 1980-2001 (CDAS data set AL3_MASS.shp)

AL3_MASS is a polygon shapefile representing 5 minute x 5 minute latitude x longitude cells that house the overall total biomass densities (kg/sq km) of up to 76 species of marine birds during periods of realtively cold or cool sea surface temperatures. Density for each of 76 marine bird species was multiplied by average body mass for that species, and these products summed for all species in a cell, to obtain total biomass density. Cells that were surveyed but in which no birds were observed have total biomass densities of zero.

Tags: 1980-2001, biomass, biomass densities, biomass densities(kg/sq km), bird, ca ocean, california, central ca, central_cal_assess, coastal ocean, cold surface water temperature, coolwater period, cordell bank, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, ecosystem, environmental monitoring, gulf of farallones, kg/sq km, la nia, la nina, marine, marine biota, marine bird, marine birds, monterey bay, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, ocean, ocean off ca, periods of cool sea surface temperature, seabird, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands;Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (Isla de Vieques), 1999

Habitat maps of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of aerial photographs using the Habitat Digitizer Extension.  Aerial photographs are valuable tools for natural resource managers and researchers since they provide an excellent record of the location and extent of habitats.  However,spatial distortions in aerial photographs due to such factors as camera angle, lens characteristics, and relief displacement must be accounted for during analysis to prevent incorrect measurements of area, distance, and other spatial parameters. These distortions of scale within an image can be removed through orthorectification.  During orthorectification, digital scans of aerial photos are subjected to algorithms that eliminate each source of spatial distortion.  The result is a georeferenced digital mosaic of several photographs with uniform scale throughout the mosaic.  Features near land are generally georeferenced with greater accuracy while the accuracy of features away from land is generally not as good.  Where no land is in the original photographic frame only kinematic GPS locations and image tie points were used to georeference the images.  After the orthorectified mosaics were created, photointerpreters were able to accurately and reliably delineate boundaries of features in the imagery as they appear on the computer monitor.

Tags: aerial photography, benthic, coral, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, habitat, mangrove, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, puerto rico, reef, remotely sensed imagery/photos, sav, seagrass, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. exclusive economic zone, vi_pr_photo, vieques
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Average (Mean) Chlorophyll Geotifs of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Average Monthly Chlorophyll - Each image represents one calendar month

Tags: chlorophyll, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, gulf of maine, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, ocean color, sbnms_assess_remote_sensing, seawifs, stellwagen, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Shoreline of Molokai Derived From IKONOS and Quick Bird Satellite Imagery, 2004-2006

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 map the coral reef habitats of the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands by visual interpretation and manual delineation of IKONOS and Quick Bird satellite imagery.A two tiered habitat classification system was tested and implemented in this work.  It integrates geomorphologic reef structure and biological cover into a single scheme and subsets each into detail.  It also includes fourteen zones.  This shapefile was created from the shoreline digitized during this process.

Tags: 2007 hawaiian benthic habitat maps, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coral reef, coralline algae, corals, country/territory, cover, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, environmental monitoring, geographic information, habitat, habitat mapping, hawaii, hawaii_2007, hawaiian islands, ikonos, main eight hawaiian islands, map images, mapping, molokai island, molokai island (21n157w0001), national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, ocean basin, pacific ocean, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, satellite (digital scans), shoreline, shorelines, structure, submerged aquatic vegetation, u.s. department of commerce, unconsolidated sediments, united states, united states of america, zone, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Image - 3m Miami Slope, Florida Deep Coral Areas -  Lost Coast Explorer - (2010), UTM 17N NAD83

This dataset contains a unified GeoTiff with 3x3 meter cell size representing the slope (in degrees) of several deep coral priority areas off the Atlantic Coast of Florida, derived from data collected in October 2010. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Ron Brown, as well as federal, university, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data off the Atlantic Coast of Florida from the Lost Coast Explorer on 10/26/2010 to 10/27/2010. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg EM 710 multibeam echosounder (70 kHz).  It was processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software. Attitude and sound velocity correctors applied to the data. Verified tides were not applied to the data, leaving the depth values referenced to the ellipsoid. The imagery is projected in the UTM Zone 17 north, NAD83 datum. The processed CARIS data was used to generate a CARIS BASE surface based on swath angle. The CARIS Export option "BASE Surface to Image" was then used to create a GeoTiff of the priority areas. Slope was derived from this surface using the slope calculator, a function of ESRIs Spatial Analyst extension.

Tags: (27n080w0003), 2010, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, coral, country/territory, deep coral, deep corals, deep_coral, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, florida, geographic information, gis, habitat, kongsberg em710, lost coast explorer, mbes, miami, mosaic, multibeam, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, raster, reef, reef habitat, seafloor, slope, sonar, tiff, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Ground Validation GPS of the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands UTM Zone 5

This project is a cooperative effort between the NationalOcean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center forCoastal Monitoring and Assessment, the University of Hawaii, BAE Systems Spectral Solutions andAnalytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC. The goal of the work was toincorporate previously developed mapping methods to  produce benthic habitat mapsgenerated by photo interpreting georeferenced IKONOS satellite imagery. These pointdata were generated to conduct ground validation during mappreparation.

Tags: 2007 hawaiian benthic habitat maps, aquatic vegetation, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coral reef, coralline algae, corals, country/territory, cover, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, environmental monitoring, habitat, habitat mapping, hawaii, hawaii island, hawaii island (19n155w0003), hawaii_2007, hawaiian islands, ikonos, main hawaiian islands, map images, mapping, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, ocean basin, pacific ocean, point, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, satellite (digital scans), structure, submerged, u.s. department of commerce, unconsolidated sediments, united states, united states of america, zone, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce