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    • Puerto Rico - U.S. Virgin Islands Benthic Habitat Maps: Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA Year 1999

    Metadata Updated: May 22, 2025

    This project is a cooperative effort among 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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    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 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 1, 2001 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS NCCOS

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 1, 2001 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39429
    Access Constraints Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: Puerto Rico - U.S. Virgin Islands Benthic Habitat Maps: Prepared by Visual Interpretation from Remote Sensing Imagery Collected by NOAA Year 1999 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39429., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: Not for navigation, Distribution Liability: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.
    Bbox East Long -64.42
    Bbox North Lat 18.59
    Bbox South Lat 17.62
    Bbox West Long -68.01
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id b599da19-0c95-47a8-8bb4-1fd8cf3f88cf
    Harvest Source Id 9594655d-43d5-48eb-bc7d-86f579a54e78
    Harvest Source Title NOS NCCOS
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-68.01, 17.62], [-64.42, 17.62], [-64.42, 18.59], [-68.01, 18.59], [-68.01, 17.62]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1999
    Temporal Extent End 2001

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