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    • CRED Simrad EM3002d multibeam backscatter data from portions of the banktop and bank edge environments at Kure Atoll, Hawaii, USA with 1 meter resolution

    Metadata Updated: March 22, 2025

    Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Kure Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, USA. These data provide coverage between 0 and 2000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using the Simrad EM3002d multibeam sonar. The sonar's frequency is 300 kHz. These metadata are for the 1 m grid cell size Simrad EM3002d multibeam backscatter data only.

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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 December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 1, 2007 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from CoRIS FGDC Metadata

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    Multibeam Backscatter, Acoustic Imagery

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 1, 2007 (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 cred_backscatter_kure_em3002d
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Please acknowledge NOAA and the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) University of Hawaii as the sources of this information., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -178.202
    Bbox North Lat 28.530
    Bbox South Lat 28.300
    Bbox West Long -178.443
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Multibeam Backscatter, Acoustic Imagery
    Graphic Preview File https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/NWHI_images/kure_bs_440.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Harvest Object Id cd364023-9f6d-422f-a70c-da08877372b4
    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.
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-178.443, 28.3], [-178.202, 28.3], [-178.202, 28.53], [-178.443, 28.53], [-178.443, 28.3]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2000-06-23
    Temporal Extent End 2006-07-20

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