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    • Ground Truth Data Used to Map the Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico

    Metadata Updated: May 10, 2024

    This project is a cooperative effort among the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment; U.S. Geological Survey; 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. These point data were generated while conducting ground validation during map preparation.

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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 1, 2001 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from CoRIS FGDC Metadata

    Other Data Resources

    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 1, 2001 (publication)
    Responsible Party National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.crcp:pr_ground_truth
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: None, Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -65.22
    Bbox North Lat 18.47
    Bbox South Lat 17.84
    Bbox West Long -67.97
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 6e4b6021-f39d-4c63-8d22-25286a2f597d
    Harvest Source Id d96f14c5-3e35-4b0a-a3b8-9392afeb50fa
    Harvest Source Title CoRIS FGDC Metadata
    Licence Data are not to be used for navigation.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-67.97, 17.84], [-65.22, 17.84], [-65.22, 18.47], [-67.97, 18.47], [-67.97, 17.84]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1999-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2001-01-01

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