Benthic Habitat Maps of Puerto Rico Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA, 1999
This project is a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, the United States Geological Survey, the 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. Twenty-one distinct benthic habitat types within eight zones were mapped directly into a GIS system using visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs. Benthic features were mapped that covered an area of 1600 km^2. In all, 49 km^2 of unconsolidated sediment, 721 km^2 of submerged vegetation, 73 km^2 of mangroves, and 756 km^2 of coral reef and colonized hardbottom were mapped.
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| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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| description | This project is a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, the United States Geological Survey, the 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. Twenty-one distinct benthic habitat types within eight zones were mapped directly into a GIS system using visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs. Benthic features were mapped that covered an area of 1600 km^2. In all, 49 km^2 of unconsolidated sediment, 721 km^2 of submerged vegetation, 73 km^2 of mangroves, and 756 km^2 of coral reef and colonized hardbottom were mapped. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/coris/fgdc/iso/xml/puerto_rico_habitat_map_1999_ISO.xml |
| isPartOf | Benthic Habitat Maps of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA Year 1999 |
| issued | 2001-12-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2001-12-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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{ "name": "NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| references |
[ "https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e95usvi_pr/default.aspx" ] |
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | -65.22,17.82,-68.01,18.59 |
| temporal | 1999-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2001-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Benthic Habitat Maps of Puerto Rico Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA, 1999 |
