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    • CRED Optical Validation Data at the island of Ta'u in American Samoa, 2012 to support Benthic Habitat Mapping (TOAD)

    Metadata Updated: May 10, 2024

    Optical validation data were collected using the Tethered Optical Assessment Device (TOAD), a sled equipped with underwater video camera, still camera and lights. Camera sled deployments were conducted during the day, from the contracted vessel Bonavista II. Data were collected in American Samoa, around the island of Ta'u to support Benthic Habitat Mapping efforts from November 6-9, 2012.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date May 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 10, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 10, 2024
    Reference Date(s) December 15, 2012 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from CoRIS FGDC Metadata

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 10, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 10, 2024
    Reference Date(s) December 15, 2012 (publication)
    Responsible Party Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.crcp:cred_toad_tau_sb1216_2012
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: Please acknowledge the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division,Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as the source of this information., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -169.40
    Bbox North Lat -14.19
    Bbox South Lat -14.30
    Bbox West Long -169.57
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 177f0281-33bb-4864-9979-baed3ef40668
    Harvest Source Id d96f14c5-3e35-4b0a-a3b8-9392afeb50fa
    Harvest Source Title CoRIS FGDC Metadata
    Licence These data are not to be used for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-169.57, -14.3], [-169.4, -14.3], [-169.4, -14.19], [-169.57, -14.19], [-169.57, -14.3]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2012-11-06
    Temporal Extent End 2012-11-09

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