AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
IKONOS Imagery for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands: Hawaii (421-0824)

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. Multispectral (blue/green/red/near-infrared) IKONOS imagery was obtained at a four meter pixel resolution.  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: benthic, coral, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, habitat, hawaii, hawaii_images_2000, ikonos, ikonos imagery, kona, 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 - 8m Backscatter Mosaic, Puerto Rico 2012-2013, Northeast Reserve, Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-13-2 USVI (2013) and M-I907-NF-12 (2012), UTM 20N NAD83

This image represents an 8 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of a reef shelf/bank and the steep slopes and canyons of the NE Reserve, offshore 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 the Northeast Reserve during 2012 and 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 is in UTM zone 20 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected in CARIS HIPS Mosaic Editor.  Acoustic backscatter mosaics are an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. The project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependant on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.

Tags: 2012-2013, acoustic, aquatic habitat, backscatter, 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, northeast reserve, nps, oceans, puerto rico, raster, reef, reef habitat, seafloor, seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing, sonar, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Main Hawaiian Islands 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 Hawaiian Islands 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, hawaii_2000, hawaiian islands, hyperspectral analysis, ikonos, mapping, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, satellite (digital scans), saw, submerged aquatic vegetation, u.s. department of commerce, unconsolidated sediments, united states, vegetation, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Pagan 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: 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, pagan, pagan island, pagan island (15n145e0002), 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 (212-0612-332211)

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
Molokai Accuracy Assessment Point Data for Benthic Habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA Year 2000

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 cost effectiveness of acquisition and processing of remotely sensed imagery varies significantly between types of platforms deployed and imaging systems used to acquire the data.  As a result, it is important to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the map products prepared from each of the types of digital imagery. These Accuracy Assessment point data were generated to assess the accuracy of the individual maps created from the three types of source information.Testing showed that the ability to generate benthic habitat maps with an overall accuracy of 90% to 95% confidence interval is reaching a threshold using imagery with three meter pixel size allowing for spectral enhancement of the imagery with reduced resolution.  Increasing the intensity of field observation can partially compensate for this decrease in accuracy of the maps generated from the largest pixels.  Habitat maps prepared from IKONOS satellite imagery should be accompanied by field observation wherever possible.

Tags: coral reef, coralline algae, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, habitat, hawaii, hawaii_2000, molokai, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, point, 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
USVI 2011, Ground Validation ROV Transect Points, NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

This shapefile denotes the location of underwater photos and/or video that were collected by NOAA scientists using a Spectrum Phantom S2 ROV (remotely operated vehicle).  Photos and/or video were collected between 03/28/2011 and 04/16/2011 along 50 transects (please note that dive 26 was aborted) south of St. John and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and east of Vieques, Puerto Rico. 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: atlantic ocean, benthic habitats, biological cover, biosphere, caribbean sea, caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean, coral reef, corals, country/territory, culebra island (18n066w0002), doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, geographic information, geomorphological structure, ground truthing, ground validation, habitat mapping, habitats, leeward islands, lesser antilles, mapping, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, ocean basin, puerto rico, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing, st. john, st. john (18n064w0011), st. thomas, st. thomas (18n064w0033), transect, u. s. virgin islands, u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000), u.s. caribbean, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. virgin islands, underwater photography, underwater video, united states, united states of america, vieques, vieques island, vieques island (18n065w0002), virgin islands, zone, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Puerto Rico Watershed Outflow Points

Puerto Rico watershed outflow points; areas of maximum flow accumulation within hydrological basins.

Tags: culebra, discharge, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, outflow, puerto rico, river mouth, summit-to-sea, u.s. department of commerce, vieques, watershed
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA ESRI Grid - predictions of relative uncertainty for sediment size in the New York offshore planning area by NOAA Biogeography Branch

This dataset represents sediment size prediction uncertainty from a sediment spatial model developed for the New York offshore spatial planning area. The model also includes spatially-explicit mean grain size estimates represented in another raster dataset. The predictive model of mean grain size was developed building upon the data compilation and analytical framework laid out by Goff et al. (2008).

Tags: bathymetry/topography, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environment, grain size, long island, long-term average determined by input data, mid-atlantic, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, new york, new york bight, new york offshore planing area, noaa, northwest atlantic ocean, ny_spatialplan, oceancommunity, prediction, seafloor, sediment, spatial planning, u.s. department of commerce, uncertainty
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
U.S.V.I. Relative Erosion Potential - 2000

The relative erosion potential is an indicator of sediment and pollution runoff from land based on slope, soil type, land cover (circa 2000) and (maximum monthly) precipitation

Tags: doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, erosion, land based sources of pollution, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, runoff, saint croix, saint john, saint thomas, sediment, summit-to-sea, u.s. department of commerce, usvi
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Grand Composite Raster Images of Turbidity in the Gulf of Maine for Stellwagen Bank NMS

This personal geodatabase contains raster images of turbidity in the Gulf of Maine.  These raster images are a composite of several years (1997-2005) binned by season or by month, and were calculated as means or as medians.For those images binned by month, all of the months for the time series were averaged together to make one mean image. For example, Jan '98, Jan '99, Jan 00, Jan 01, Jan 02, Jan 03, Jan 04 = Grand Monthly Mean for January.For those images binned by season, the seasons were defined as the following: 1) Fall= September, October, November; 2) Winter= December, January, February; 3) Spring= March, April, May; 4) Summer= June, July, August.  All chlorophyll geotifs binned by year and season were then averaged again to create a grand mean for each season. For example, spring '98, spring '99, spring 00, spring 01, spring 02, spring 03, spring 04 = Grand Seasonal Mean for Spring.These images were also reprocessed to remove land and no data values (value = 252 and value = 0, 253, 251 respectively), as well as to calculate the real world values for turbidty in inverse steradians.

Tags: 1997-2005, 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, seasonal averages, seawifs, stellwagen bank, steradians, turbidity, u.s. department of commerce
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Puerto Rico Relative Erosion Rate by Land cover Type - 2000

Puerto Rico relative erosion rate by land cover type (2000)

Tags: culebra, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, erosion, land cover, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, puerto rico, rate, sediment, summit-to-sea, u.s. department of commerce, vieques
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hyperspectral Imagery for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands:Oahu (204b-0613-332211)

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
NOAA TIFF Image - 30m Slope, Charleston Bump - Deep Coral Priority Areas -  R/V Maurice Ewing - (1997), UTM 17N NAD83

This dataset contains a unified GeoTiff with 30x30 meter cell size representing the backscatter intensity of the Charleston Bump off of the South Atlantic Bight, derived from data collected in 1997. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory as well as the R/V Ewing , and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data off the Charleston Bump to identify habitats for deep water coral ecosystems from 05/03/1997 to 05/05/1997. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Atlas Hydrosweep multibeam echosounder (95 kHz).  It was processed by the College of Charleston Department of Geology using CARIS HIPS 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. Data is in UTM Zone 17 north, datum NAD83. 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. The slope raster surface was exported as a 50m GeoTiff and the slope was derived by using the ESRI ArcMap10 Spatial Analyst Slope tool.habitats.

Tags: 1997, aquatic habitat, atlas hydrosweep ds, 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, lamont-doherty earth observatory, mbes, multibeam, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, r/v muarice ewing, raster, reef, reef habitat, seafloor, slope, 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
Hyperspectral Imagery for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands:Hawaii (419-0620-332211)

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, island of hawaii, 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