AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Asuncion Island IKONOS Imagery - IKONOS Imagery for the Northern Mariana Islands, 2001-2003

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.  IKONOS imagery was purchased to support the Pacific Islands Geographic Information System (GIS) project and the National Ocean Service's (NOS) coral mapping activities. One-meter panchromatic and four-meter multi-spectral data were purchased for each study area. The enhanced spectral resolution of multispectral imagery 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. The IKONOS imagery was processed to minimize atmospheric and water column effects. 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: asuncion, asuncion island, asuncion island (15n145e0002), benthic, biosphere, commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, coral, corals, country/territory, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, habitat, habitat mapping, ikonos, ikonos imagery, mangrove, map images, mapping, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, northern mariana islands, ocean basin, pac_terr, pacific ocean, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, remotely sensed imagery/photos, satellite (digital scans), sav, seagrass, u.s. department of commerce, united states, western pacific ocean, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hyperspectral Imagery for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands:Oahu (210-0612-332211)

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
Aggregated Habitat Cover Maps Depicting the Shallow-water Benthic Habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Derived from High Resolution IKONOS Satellite Imagery

Shallow-water, aggregated cover maps were produced by combining as many as four or more detailed habitat types into general cover categories. The original detailed habitat maps were produced by rule-based, semi-automated image analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery for nine locations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This project is a cooperative effort among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to produce benthic habitat maps and georeferenced imagery for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This project was conducted in support of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force.

Tags: benthic, coral, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, french frigate shoals, gardner pinnacles, habitat, kure atoll, laysan island, lisianski island, maro reef, midway atoll, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, necker island, nihoa island, noaa, northwestern hawaiian islands, nwhi_benthic, oceancommunity, oceans, pearl and hermes atoll, reef, satellite imagery, sav, seagrass, u.s. department of commerce, united states
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hyperspectral Imagery for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands:Oahu (211-0612-272217)

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
Ground Truth Data Used to Map the Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico

This project is a cooperative effort among the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment; 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 conducted in support of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force.  These point data were generated while conducting ground validation during map preparation.

Tags: aerial photography, benthic, coral, culebra, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, habitat, mangrove, mona, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, puerto rico, reef, sav, seagrass, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. exclusive economic zone, vi_pr_benthic, vieques
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA Polyline Shapefile - ROV transect Points, US Caribbean - North East Reserve, Puerto Rico -  M-I907-NF-13 (2013), UTM 20N NAD83

This shapefile denotes the transect points of the underwater video and photos that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle).  Photos and/or video were collected between 03/06/2013 to 03/29/2013 along 56 transects from the North East Reserve, Puerto Rico and opportunisitc sites south of Vieques, Puerto Rico of high ecological interest. These photos and videos will be manually classified into different habitat classes, and integrated with the abiotic data collected by the acoustic sonar (sound navigation and ranging) systems to develop a benthic habitat map for the U.S. Caribbean. Habitat maps describe the location of habitat features (in relation to the shoreline), their physical composition and the types of organisms that colonize them. Fundamentally, habitat maps provide critical information about the extent, health and composition of marine resources, which is vital for communicating information about the distribution and abundance of species to resource managers, scientists and the public.  Habitat maps also support an increasing number of landscape ecology studies, as well as the process of marine spatial planning, including the design and evaluation of marine protected areas (MPAs).

Tags: benthic habitats, biogeography, biological cover, coastal ocean science, coral reef, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, escollo grappler, fajardo, geomorphological structure, ground truthing, ground validation, haystack seamount, luquillo, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, north east ecological reserve, puerto rico, reef, rov, seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing, transect, u.s. caribbean, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. virgin islands, underwater photography, underwater video, united states, vieques, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Puerto Rico Relative Vulnerability to Erosion

Physical factors, such as the slope of the land, the texture of the soil, and the precipitation regime influence erosion in an area. Parts of Puerto Rico are very steep and erosion-prone. In addition, the nature of the soil and intense rainfall events promote severe erosion in these areas. Erosion can be extreme in exposed areas (cleared for a road or residential construction, or where soil is exposed due to cropping patterns or agricultural cycle.)

Tags: culebra island, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, erosion, land based sources of pollution, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, precipitation, puerto rico, runoff, slope, soil, summit-to-sea, topography, u.s. department of commerce, vieques island, vulnerability, watershed
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Kauai IKONOS and Quickbird Imagery - Mosaic

This project is a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, BAE Systems Spectral Solutions LLC, and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC.  IKONOS and Quickbird imagery was purchased to support the Pacific Islands Geographic Information System (GIS) project and the National Ocean Service's (NOS) coral mapping activities. One-meter panchromatic and four-meter multi-spectral data were purchased for each study area. The enhanced spectral resolution of multispectral imagery 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. The IKONOS and Quickbird imagery was processed to minimize atmospheric and water column effects. 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: 2007 hawaiian benthic habitat maps, benthic, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coral, corals, country/territory, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, environmental monitoring, habitat, habitat mapping, hawaii, hawaii_2007, hawaiian islands, ikonos, ikonos imagery, kauai, kauai island, kauai island (22n159w0001), mangrove, map images, mapping, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, ocean basin, pacific ocean, quickbird, quickbird imagery, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, remotely sensed imagery/photos, satellite (digital scans), sav, seagrass, u.s. department of commerce, united states, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Stellwagen Bank bathymetry - Degree slope derived from 5-meter bathymetric contour lines

Degree slope of Stellwagen Bank bathymetry.  Raster derived from 5-meter bathymetric contour lines (Quads 1-18). Collected on surveys carried out in 4 cruises 1994 - 1996 using the Kongsberg SIMRAD EM1000 multibeam system on the CHS vessel Frederick G. Creed. For each quad, multibeam data was processed, converted to an ARC/INFO point coverage, gridded with a cell-size of 13m and contoured at an interval of 5m. 18 quads were merged into one shapefile for convenience in this publication. Scale 1:25,000

Tags: 1998, bathymetry, bathymetry/topography, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, sbnms_assess_bathy, stellwagen bank, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hawaii Benthic Habitats - Interactive Map Viewer

This project was 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. The Biogeography program developed an ArcIMS browser to allow users to view maps of the Island of Hawaii and perform basis queries of the data over the internet.

Tags: aerial photography, aircraft, algae, aurora hyperspectral imagery, biosphere, color aerial photography, coral reef, coralline algae, corals, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, environmental monitoring, habitat, habitat mapping, hawaii_2000, hyperspectral analysis, ikonos, island of hawaii, mapping, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sending, remote sensing, satellite (digital scans), sav, submerged aquatic vegetation, u.s. department of commerce, unconsolidated sediments, united states, vegetation, zone, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Image - 50m Rugosity, Charleston Bump - Deep Coral Priority Areas -  Whiting - (2001), UTM 17N NAD83

This dataset contains a unified GeoTiff with 50x50 meter cell size representing the bathymetry of the Charleston Bump off of the South Atlantic Bight, derived from data collected in 2001 by the NOAA Ship Whiting. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, as well as the NOAA Ship Whiting , and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data off the Charleston Bump from 06/18/2001 to 06/21/2001. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad Single Beam Echosounder.  It was processed by interpolating a bathymetrical surface from feature class points using the spatial analyst natural neighbor tool with 9 neighbor cell radius. The raster surface was exported as a 50m GeoTiff. Rugosity was derived from this surface using NOAA's Benthic Terrain Modeler extension.

Tags: 2001, aquatic habitat, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, charleston bump, continental shelf, coral, country/territory, deep_coral, description, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, geographic information, gis, grid, habitat, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, noaa ship whiting, ocean explorer, oceans, raster, reef, reef habitat, rugosity, sbes, seafloor, simrad, singlebeam, sonar, south atlantic bight, south atlantic ocean, south carolina, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Gulf of Maine - Land and Water Masks (as rasters and polygons) for the Remotely Sensed Data

This personal geodatabase contains land and water masks (as rasters and polygons) for the remotely sensed data.  It also contains a polygon feature class named: Spatial_Extent_Remote_Sensing_Data, which denotes the outer boundaries of all of the remote sensing data.  All of these masks were derived directly from the remotely sensed imagery using geoprocessing functionality in ArcGIS 9.1.

Tags: 200601, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, gulf of maine, land mask, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, sbnms_assess_remote_sensing, spatial extent, stellwagen bank, u.s. department of commerce, water mask
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Accuracy Assessment Field Data for American Samoa

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; 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 American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  GPS field observations were used to establish the thematic accuracy of this thematic product.  651 benthic habitat characterizations were completed for this work.

Tags: american samoa, coral reef, coralline algae, cover, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, habitat, manua, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, pac_terr, point, reef, rose atoll, structure, submerged aquatic vegetation, swains island, tutuila, u.s. department of commerce, unconsolidated sediments, united states, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Puerto Rico Relative Erosion Potential (REP) - 1990

The relative erosion potential is an indicator of sediment and pollution runoff from land based on slope, soil type, land cover (circa 1990) and (maximum monthly) precipitation

Tags: culebra, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, erosion, land based sources of pollution, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, puerto rico, runoff, soil, summit-to-sea, u.s. department of commerce, vieques, watershed
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 Desecheo), 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, desecheo, 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
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Image - NF13_PR_Haystack_95khz_bathy_4m.tif, Puerto Rico 2013, Northeast Reserve, Haystack Seamount, Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-13-2 USVI (2013), UTM 20N NAD83

This image represents a 4 meter resolution interpolated bathymetric grid of a seamount East of Fajardo, 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 and around the Northeast Reserve from 3/05/2013 to 3/29/2013. Data was acquired with a hull mounted Kongsberg EM1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software, applying all relevant correctors (attitude, sound velocity, absorption coefficient). 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 NAD83. The bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Hypack 2013 acquisition 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: 2013, acoustic, aquatic habitat, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, caribbean sea, coral, country/territory, description, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, em1002, fajardo, geographic information, geotiff, gis, habitat, integrated ocean and coastal mapping, iocm, kongsberg, mbes, multibeam, nancy foster, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, nps, oceans, puerto rico, raster, reef, reef habitat, seafloor, seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing, sonar, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, vieques
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce