AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
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: 1209, american samoa, american samoa (14s170w0000), and the northern marianas, aquatic habitat, biosphere, coastal processes, coral reef, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, coralline algae, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, cover, description, earth science, ecological characterization, environmental monitoring, geographic information, guam, habitat, habitats, in situ biological, manua, mapping the shallow-water coral reef ecosystems of american samoa, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, point, reef, reef habitat, reef monitoring and assessment, rose atoll, structure, submerged aquatic vegetation, swains island, tutuila, unconsolidated sediments, united states, united states of america, zone, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
2001-2003 IKONOS Imagery for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Utilized to Map Shallow Water Benthic Habitats

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: 1209, agrihan island, agrihan island (18n145e0002), aguihan, aguihan island (aguijan) (14n145e0006), aguihan island reefs, alamagan island, alamagan island (17n145e0002), anatahan, anatahan island, anatahan island (16n145e0001), and the northern marianas, asuncion island, asuncion island (19n145e0001), benthic, biosphere, coral, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, farallon de medinilla, farallon de medinilla (16n145e0002), farallon de pajaros, farallon de pajaros (20n144e0001), guam, guam (13n144e0000), guam and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, guguan, guguan island, guguan island (17n145e0001), habitat, habitat mapping, ikonos, ikonos imagery, mangrove, map images, mapping, mapping the shallow-water coral reef ecosystems of american samoa, mariana archipelago, maug, maug island, maug island (20n145e0001), northern mariana islands, northern mariana islands ( cnmi ) (18n146e0000), ocean basin, pacific ocean, pagan, pagan island, pagan island (18n145e0001), reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, remotely sensed imagery/photos, rota, rota island, rota island ( luta ) (14n145e0007), saipan, saipan island, saipan island (15n145e0002), sarigan island, sarigan island (16n145e0003), satellite (digital scans), sav, seagrass, tinian, tinian island (14n145e0005), tinian island reefs, united states of america, western pacific ocean, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
ESI-PR08, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico 2000 (Environmental Sensitivity Index Map)

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps are an integral component in oil-spill contingency planning and assessment. They serve as a source of information in the event of an oil spill incident. ESI maps contain three types of information: shoreline habitats (classified according to their sensitivity to oiling), sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. Most often, this information is plotted on 7.5 minute USGS quadrangles, although in the Alaska ESI maps, USGS topographic maps at scales of 1:63,360 and 1:250,000 are used, and in other ESI maps, NOAA charts have been used as the base map. Collections of these maps, grouped by state or a logical geographic area, are published as ESI atlases. Digital data have been published for most of the U.S. shoreline, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

Tags: aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, barceloneta (18n066w0006), bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic habitat, biosphere, caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean, cetaceans, coastal habitat, coastal processes, coastal resources, coastal zone management, coral reef conservation, coral reefs, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, environmental sensitivity index, esi, esi atlas, esi maps, fish, hydrography, map images, marine biology, marine birds, marine invertebrates, marine mammals, marine reptiles, natural hazards assessment, ocean basin, oceans, oil and chemical spills, oil spill planning, pinnipeds, pr, puerto rico, puerto rico (18n066w0000), reef habitat, sensitivity maps, turtles, united states of america, wildlife
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Map of percent scleractinian coral cover along camera tows and ROV tracks in the Auau Channel, Island of Maui, Hawaii

This map displays optical validation observation locations and percent coverage of scleractinian coral overlaid on bathymetry and landsat imagery. Optical data were collected by CRED TOAD camera sled aboard the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary small boat R/V Kohola cruise SB1505, NOAA small boat R/V AHI cruise MP1401, NOAA ship Hi'ialakai cruise HA0905 and aboard NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette cruise SE0807. Data were also collected with Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's (HURL) RCV-150 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on HURL R/V Ka`imikai-o-Kanaloa cruise's KOK0409, KOK0209, and KOK1207.

Tags: 467, aquatic habitat, auau channel, auau channel (20n156w0027), benthic habitat, benthic habitat mapping and characterization in the pacific islands region, biosphere, central pacific ocean, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, geographic information, habitats, hawaii, hawaiian islands, main hawaiian islands, mapping, maui, maui county, maui island, maui island (20n156w0004), mesophotic coral ecosystem, ocean basin, pacific ocean, reef monitoring and assessment, synthesis map, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Kauai Photomosaic 2000 (103-104e-0430) - Orthorectification and Mosaicing of Color Aerial Photography Main Eight Hawaiian Islands

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: 1026, 1129, aerial photographs, aerial photography, aircraft, benthic, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coral, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, habitat, hawaii, hawaiian islands, kauai, kauai island, kauai island (22n159w0001), main 8 hawaiian islands benthic habitat mapping, mangrove, map images, marine biology, marine plants, mhi, monitoring, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, sav, seagrass, u.s. exclusive economic zone, united states, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
ESI-HI70 Kahuku, Island of Oahu, Hawaii 2001 (Environmental Sensitivity Index Map)

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps are an integral component in oil-spill contingency planning and assessment. They serve as a source of information in the event of an oil spill incident. ESI maps contain three types of information: shoreline habitats (classified according to their sensitivity to oiling), sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. Most often, this information is plotted on 7.5 minute USGS quadrangles, although in the Alaska ESI maps, USGS topographic maps at scales of 1:63,360 and 1:250,000 are used, and in other ESI maps, NOAA charts have been used as the base map. Collections of these maps, grouped by state or a logical geographic area, are published as ESI atlases. Digital data have been published for most of the U.S. shoreline, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

Tags: aquatic habitat, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic habitat, biosphere, central pacific ocean, cetaceans, coastal habitat, coastal processes, coastal resources, coastal zone management, coral reef conservation, coral reefs, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, environmental sensitivity index, esi, esi atlas, esi maps, fish, hawaii, hawaii exclusive economic zone, hawaiian islands, honolulu, hydrography, map images, marine biology, marine birds, marine invertebrates, marine mammals, marine reptiles, mhi, natural hazards assessment, oahu (21n157w0003), oahu island, ocean basin, oceans, oil and chemical spills, oil spill planning, pacific ocean, pinnipeds, reef habitat, sensitivity maps, turtles, united states of america, wildlife
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Reson 8101 multibeam backscatter data from Galvez Bank.

Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of the Mariana archipelago between the U.S. Territory of Guam and Farallon De Pajaros Island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These data provide coverage between 0 and -300 meters. The backscatter datasets includes data collected using the Reson 8101 multibeam sonar. The sonars frequency is 240 kHz. These metadata are for the 1 m grid cell size Reson 8101 multibeam backscatter data only.

Tags: 1217, acoustic imagery, backscatter, bathymetry/seafloor topography, commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, galvez bank (13n144e0049), geographic information, guam, guam (13n144e0000), m218 benthic habitat mapping and characterization in the pacific islands region, multibeam backscatter, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, u.s. territory of guam, united states of america, utm zone 55, western pacific ocean
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
FBSAB Recruit Fish Habitat Use Surveys at Hawaii Island (Big Island), Main Hawaiian Islands, 2009 (NODC Accession 0073870)

Recruit-habitat relations (habitat use by recruits) were surveyed at 1 to ~5 m depths based on all "Encounters" of singletons and "groups" (where a group comprised > 1 recruit associating with one another and within 10-cm distance of one another), along transects conducted at a total two (2) sites on the leeward coast (South Kohala district) of the Big Island (Hawaii Island, in the MHI) during spring 2009. The substrate type ("SUBSTRTYP") closest to recruits encountered within transect swaths were recorded as one or more of fourteen (14) main taxonomic and functional habitat types. Because of personnel limitations, habitat availability was not characterized in 2009. Quadrat methods were NOT used in 2009; hence, the "rugosity" ("RUG_L1_M", "RUG_L2_M"), "HABTYP", and "HABCOVR_UPER36" variables were NOT measured or recorded in 2009.

Tags: 10367, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reef, coral reef conservation program, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, expanding fish nursery habitat information necessary for effectively siting no-take mpas, expanding necessary information on juvenile nursery habitats, habitat quadrat survey, habitats, hawaii, hawaii island, hawaii island (19n155w0003), hawaii island (big island), hawaiian islands, main hawaiian islands, marine ecosystem, mhi, noaa fisheries, numeric data sets, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, reef fishes, south kohala district, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Reson 8101 multibeam backscatter data from portions of the banktop and bank edge environments at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA with 1 meter resolution

Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, USA. These data provide coverage between 0 and 500 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using the Reson 8101 multibeam sonar. The sonars frequency is 240 kHz. These metadata are for the 1 m grid cell size Reson 8101 multibeam backscatter data only.

Tags: 1217, acoustic imagery, backscatter, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic habitat mapping and characterization - northwestern and main hawaiian islands, central pacific ocean, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, geographic information, hawaii, hawaiian islands, honolulu, multibeam backscatter, northwestern hawaiian islands, nwhi, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, pearl and hermes atoll, pearl and hermes reef (27n176w0001), united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Zones 5 m grid derived from gridded bathymetry of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, USA.

BPI Zones are derived from a focal mean analysis on bathymetry and slope. The grid is based on gridded (5 m cell size) multibeam bathymetry, collected aboard R/V AHI, merged with seafloor depths derived from IKONOS satellite imagery. BPI Zones was was created using the Benthic Terrain Modeler (https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/btm.html). Cell values represent one of 4 classes (crest, depression, flat, slope) in an index of seafloor terrains. This data set is for the bank top, edge and lagoon environments of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, USA.

Tags: 1217, bathymetric position index zones, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic habitat mapping and characterization - northwestern and main hawaiian islands, central pacific ocean, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, geographic information, habitats, hawaii, honolulu, kure atoll, kure atoll (28n178w0001), multibeam sonar, northwestern hawaiian islands, nwhi, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Accuracy Assessment Sites (Mean Location) - Moderate-Depth Benthic Habitats of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (2009)

Benthic habitat maps of the moderate-depth marine environment of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands were created using a combination of semi-automated classification and visual interpretation techniques of acoustic imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeography Branch in partnership with the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), was to provide spatially-explicit information describing the moderate-depth (30 - 60 m) benthic habitat types and live coral cover present in and around VICRNM's southern boundaries. The data contained in this shapefile represent the mean locations of the 299 accuracy assessment (AA) sites explored by NOAA field scientists.

Tags: accuracy assessment, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, benthic habitat, benthic habitats, biological cover, biosphere, caribbean sea, coral reef, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, geographic information, geomorphological structure, habitats, ocean basin, point, reef, st. john, st. john (18n064w0011), submerged aquatic vegetation, u. s. virgin islands, unconsolidated sediments, united states, united states of america, usvi, virgin islands, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Rugosity grid derived from gridded bathymetry of of Galvez Bank, South Galvez Bank, and 11-Mile Reef, Territory of Guam, USA.

Rugosity is derived from gridded (5 m cell size) multibeam bathymetry, aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. Cell values reflect the (surface area) / (planimetric area) ratio for the area contained within that cell&apos;s boundaries. They provide indices of topographic roughness &amp; convolutedness. This data set is for Galvez Bank, South Galvez Bank, and 11-Mile Reef, Territory of Guam, USA.

Tags: 11-mile reef, 467, aquatic habitat, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic habitat mapping and characterization in the pacific islands region, biosphere, coastal processes, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, coris_metadata, country/territory, description, earth science, galvez bank, galvez bank (13n144e0049), geographic information, guam, guam (13n144e0000), habitats, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, reef habitat, rugosity, south galvez bank, territory of guam, united states of america, western pacific ocean
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hawaii Photomosaic 2000 (420s-0619) - Orthorectification and Mosaicing of Color Aerial Photography Main Eight Hawaiian Islands

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: 1026, 1129, aerial photographs, aerial photography, aircraft, benthic, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coral, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, habitat, hawaii, hawaii island, hawaii island (19n155w0003), hawaiian islands, island of hawaii, main 8 hawaiian islands benthic habitat mapping, mangrove, map images, marine biology, marine plants, mhi, monitoring, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, sav, seagrass, u.s. exclusive economic zone, united states, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Accuracy Assessment Sites - Moderate-Depth Benthic Habitats of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (2009)

Benthic habitat maps of the moderate-depth marine environment of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands were created using a combination of semi-automated classification and visual interpretation techniques of acoustic imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeography Branch in partnership with the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), was to provide spatially-explicit information describing the moderate-depth (30 - 60 m) benthic habitat types and live coral cover present in and around VICRNM's southern boundaries. The data contained in this shapefile represent the position of the drop camera as it drifted over 299 accuracy assessment (AA) sites explored by NOAA field scientists.

Tags: accuracy assessment, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, benthic habitat, benthic habitats, biological cover, biosphere, caribbean sea, coral reef, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, geographic information, geomorphological structure, habitats, ocean basin, point, reef, st. john, st. john (18n064w0011), submerged aquatic vegetation, u. s. virgin islands, unconsolidated sediments, united states, united states of america, usvi, virgin islands, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
ESI-HI82 Hanalei, Island of Kauai, Hawaii 2001 (Environmental Sensitivity Index Map)

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps are an integral component in oil-spill contingency planning and assessment. They serve as a source of information in the event of an oil spill incident. ESI maps contain three types of information: shoreline habitats (classified according to their sensitivity to oiling), sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. Most often, this information is plotted on 7.5 minute USGS quadrangles, although in the Alaska ESI maps, USGS topographic maps at scales of 1:63,360 and 1:250,000 are used, and in other ESI maps, NOAA charts have been used as the base map. Collections of these maps, grouped by state or a logical geographic area, are published as ESI atlases. Digital data have been published for most of the U.S. shoreline, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

Tags: aquatic habitat, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, benthic habitat, biosphere, central pacific ocean, cetaceans, coastal habitat, coastal processes, coastal resources, coastal zone management, coral reef conservation, coral reefs, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, environmental sensitivity index, esi, esi atlas, esi maps, fish, hawaii, hawaii exclusive economic zone, hawaiian islands, hydrography, kauai island, kauai island (22n159w0001), map images, marine biology, marine birds, marine invertebrates, marine mammals, marine reptiles, mhi, natural hazards assessment, ocean basin, oceans, oil and chemical spills, oil spill planning, pacific ocean, pinnipeds, reef habitat, sensitivity maps, turtles, united states of america, wildlife
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce