AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
NOAA Polyline Shapefile - ROV transect Lines, US Caribbean - North East Reserve, Puerto Rico -  M-I907-NF-12 (2012), UTM 20N NAD83

This shapefile denotes the transect lines 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 4/08/2012 to 4/20/2012 along transects from the North East Reserve, Puerto Rico in the U.S. Caribbean. 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, fajardo, geomorphological structure, ground truthing, ground validation, 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, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Graphic- 0.5m Backscatter Mosaic of St. Croix (Buck Island), US Virgin Islands, 2004

This geotiff represents a 0.5 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of the north shore of Buck Island, St. Croix, 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, birnm, buck, buck island, buck island reef national monument, 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. croix, swmb, u.s. department of commerce, us virgin islands, usvi
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Habitat of Lanai 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.

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, habitats, hawaii, hawaii_2007, hawaiian islands, ikonos, lanai island, lanai island (20n156w0002), main eight hawaiian islands, map images, mapping, maui, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, ocean basin, oceancommunity, pacific ocean, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, satellite (digital scans), 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 - 1 m Backscatter Mosaic of an offshore portion of the NPS's Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, south of St. John, US Virgin Islands, Project NF-05-05, 2005, UTM 20 WGS84

This image represents a 1 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of an offshore portion of the NPS's Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, south of St. John, US Virgin Islands. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in the US Virgin Islands from 2/1/05 to 2/12/05. 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. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Geocoder 3.2.1 software. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly 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: 2005, acoustic, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, caribbean sea, coral, country/territory, description, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, geographic information, gis, habitat, integrated ocean and coastal mapping, iocm, mbes, mosaic, multibeam, nancy foster, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, nf-05-05, noaa, nps, ocean basin, oceans, raster, reef, reef habitat, reson 8101, seafloor, seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing, sonar, st. john, swmb, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, us virgin islands, usvi, vicrnm, virgin islands, virgin islands coral reef national monument
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Five-minute grid shapefile with marine bird density data off central California, CDAS data (1980-2001)

A shapefile of five minute grids that contains marine bird density data at-sea from the CDAS Central CA data set (1980-2001). It is a shapefile representing 5 minute x 5 minute latitude x longitude cells that house the densities (birds/sq.km.) of 40 species of marine birds during the Upwelling, Oceanic and Davidson Current Seasons. The number of marine birds seen in a cell was divided by the area sampled in the cell to estimate density. If a cell was surveyed more than once, densities were averaged and weighted according to effort. Cells that were surveyed but in which no birds were observed have densities of zero.

Tags: all seasons, anytime, avifauna, bird density at sea, central california coast, central_cal_assess, coastal ocean off central ca, davidson current season, density, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, marine bird, marine bird density, marine bird distribution, national centers for coastal ocean science, national marine sanctuaries, national ocean service, ne pacific, noaa, ocean, ocean season, oceanic season, seabird, seabird density, season, seasonal, u.s. department of commerce, upwelling season, year-round
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Rota 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, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, remotely sensed imagery/photos, rota, rota island, rota island (15n145e0002), 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
NOAA TIFF Image - 3m Backscatter Mosaic, Florida Deep Coral Areas -  Lost Coast Explorer - (2010), UTM 17N NAD83

This dataset contains a unified GeoTiff with 3x3 meter cell size representing the backscatter (intensity) of several deep coral priority areas off the Atlantic Coast of Florida, derived from data collected from the Lost Coast Explorer 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 10/28/2010 to 10/31/2010. 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 backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Geocoder 3.x software.  Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats.

Tags: (27n080w0003), 2010, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, backscatter, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, coral, country/territory, deep corals, deep_coral, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, florida, geographic information, gis, habitat, intensity, jacksonville, kongsberg em710, lost coast explorer, mbes, mosaic, multibeam, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceans, raster, reef, reef habitat, seafloor, sonar, tiff, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Seafloor Backscatter Image of South of Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (8m resolution tif)

This image represents an 8 meter resolution backscatter of the seafloor south of Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.  It was acquired using the ME70 multibeam sonar system onboard the NOAA ship Bell M. Shimada in March of 2015. Data is in UTM zone 10 north, datum WGS84. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.

Tags: 201503, backscatter, bathymetry/topography, channel islands national marine sanctuary, cinms_me70_mapping, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, gis, mbes, multibeam, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, seafloor, sh1503, sonar, southern california bight, u.s. department of commerce, w00291
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA Year 2000: Maui

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, maui, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, oceancommunity, 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
Ground Validation GPS of the Mariana Archipelago

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 benthic habitat maps generated by photo interpreting georeferenced IKONOS satellite imagery. These point data were generated to conduct ground validation during map preparation.

Tags: aquatic vegetation, cnmi, coral reef, coralline algae, cover, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, guam, habitat, mariana archipelago, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, pac_terr, point, reef, saipan, structure, submerged, u.s. department of commerce, unconsolidated sediments, united states, zone
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NEPR Principle Component Analysis - NOAA TIFF Image

This GeoTiff is a representation of seafloor topography in Northeast Puerto Rico derived from a bathymetry model with a principle component analysis (PCA). The area covered includes the shallow water area (0-60m deep) of the Northeast Ecological Reserves: including the waters off of Fajardo and Luqillo, to the Former Roosevelt Roads Navy Base, the Vieques Sound, La Cordillera Reserve, the Luis Pena Reserve, and the waters around Culebra Island. The PCA image was created using Envi 5.1, and is based on nine morphometric derivatives of the bathymetry, such as slope, curvature and rugosity. The bathymetry model was created by integrating soundings from several different sources (1900-2013), including high resolution coastal LiDAR, NOAA Single-beam and multibeam bathymetry, and historical lead line soundings, into a multi resolution (4m, 20m, 100m) depth model. The PCA image was used  to delineate the different shallow water benthic habitats of NEPR.

Tags: 2013, aquatic habitat, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, caribbean sea, coastal ocean science, coral, country/territory, description, doc/noaa/nos/nccos, earth science, geographic information, gis, grid, habitat, mbes, multibeam, nancy foster, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, nerbenthichabitat2015, noaa, northeast ecological reserve, northeast grand reserve, oceans, principle component analysis, puerto rico, raster, reef, reef habitat, seafloor, sonar, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america, vieques sound
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Hyperspectral Imagery for the Main Eight Hawaiian Islands:Oahu (207b-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 ESRI Grid - predictions of seabird species richness in the New York offshore planning area made by the NOAA Biogeography Branch

This dataset represents seabird species richness, or number of species, predictions from spatial models developed for the New York offshore spatial planning area.  This raster was derived from multiple individual species season models. The model also includes spatially-explicit uncertainty estimates represented in another raster dataset.   Raster values represent the annual predicted number of seabird species.

Tags: doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environment, environmental monitoring, long island, long-term average determined by input data, mid-atlantic, model, 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, seabird, spatial planning, species number, species richness, u.s. department of commerce, uncertainty
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
USVI Relative Erosion Rate by Land Cover Type - 1990

U.S.V.I. relative erosion rate by land cover type (1900)

Tags: doc/noaa/nos/nccos, environmental monitoring, erosion, erosivity, land cover, national centers for coastal ocean science, national ocean service, noaa, pollution, saint croix, saint john, saint thomas, sediment, summit-to-sea, topography, u.s. department of commerce, watershed
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands;Photomosaic of U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix-West), 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, reef, remotely sensed imagery/photos, sav, seagrass, st. croix-west, u.s. department of commerce, u.s. exclusive economic zone, u.s. virgin islands, vi_pr_photo
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce