gov.noaa.nodc:0295610 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-17T21:12:28Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2020-09-07 to 2020-09-16 (NCEI Accession 0295610) 2024-08-22 publication 2024-07-26 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/rc4f-sb35 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0295610 NCEI Archive Management System 0295610 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Timothy A. Battista NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) tim.battista@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator J. Christopher Taylor NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) chris.taylor@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Will Sautter NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Timothy A. Battista NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) tim.battista@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) NCCOS Data Manager nccos.data@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Battista, Timothy A. NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Tim.Battista@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital Multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from 2020-09-07 to 2020-09-16 in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This cruise designation was originally scheduled as NF-20-01, but due to rescheduling as a result of COVID-19, the mission was designated as NF-20-08. Data were collected using a Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam echosounder. Survey depths vary from 41m to 160m in the Dry Tortugas area. Transit data were also collected from Charleston, South Carolina and south along the eastern coast of Florida. Data are available in 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8 meter resolutions. During the field mission, a Mohawk 18 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), operated by the University of North Carolina Undersea Vehicles Program collected HD photo and ground validation video. Video data is not included with this dataset. NOAA’s NOS/NCCOS/ Biogeography Team, in collaboration with NOAA Ship Nancy Foster and the Office of Coast Survey, conducted this project to provide bathymetric and acoustic backscatter data in support of essential fish habitat research, benthic habitat mapping, and nautical charting purposes. This mission was funded by the Coral Reef Conservation Program, the National Ocean Service (NOS), and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). NCCOS has maintained an extensive inventory of seafloor mapping and benthic observational data as an online data atlas since 2017. The NOAA Ship Nancy Foster was used to conduct high-resolution multibeam seafloor mapping, water column, echosounder midwater fish, backscatter mapping, and benthic observations with video and photographs on a remotely operated vehicle. Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0295610 Preview graphic PNG 0295610 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2024-02-06 publication BATHYMETRY theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS echo sounder multibeam sonar instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Nancy Foster platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian NF-20-08 (originally NF-20-01) project Cruise ID W00552 project OCS Survey ID US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/ project Provider Project Names Geographic Information > Reef Locations theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments Marine Spatial Ecology > Habitat Mapping theme NCCOS Research Areas Geospatial theme NCCOS Research Data Types Depth theme Provider Keywords ECHO SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS MBES > Multibeam Mapping System instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Kongsberg EM2040 Sonar instrument Provider Instruments Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian NANCY FOSTER (call sign: WTER, ICES code: 33NF, 2004-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes NOAA Ship Nancy Foster platform Provider Platform Names COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Florida Keys (24N081W0007) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida place CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian U.S. States and Territories > Florida Waterbodies > Caribbean Sea Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico place NCCOS Regions of Study Tortugas South Ecological Reserve place Provider Place Names JE31G4 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Battista, Timothy A. (2024). NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2020-09-07 to 2020-09-16 (NCEI Accession 0295610). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/rc4f-sb35. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean 2004 publication seafloor-characterization-caribbean https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/ HTTPS https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/ Associated Online Resource information US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author crossReference project Benthic Habitat Viewer 2004 publication bhv https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/bhv/default.aspx HTTPS https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/bhv/default.aspx Benthic Habitat Viewer information US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author crossReference project Battista, Timothy A. (2023). NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Caribbean off the coast of Northwest Puerto Rico from 2022-03-14 to 2022-03-31 (NCEI Accession 0279008). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/81yf-2290. 2023-06-30 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/81yf-2290 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0279008 https://doi.org/10.25921/81yf-2290 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/81yf-2290 Associated Dataset information Battista, Timothy A. NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Tim.Battista@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference project NOAA National Ocean Service. (2022). EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NF2001 [Data set]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/g8cv-8212 2022 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/g8cv-8212 https://doi.org/10.25921/g8cv-8212 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/g8cv-8212 Associated Dataset information NOAA National Ocean Service author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital crossReference project NOAA National Ocean Service. (2022). EM710 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During NF2001 [Data set]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/k32h-dw60 2022 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/k32h-dw60 https://doi.org/10.25921/k32h-dw60 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/k32h-dw60 Associated Dataset information NOAA National Ocean Service author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital crossReference project eng; USA utf8 environment oceans geoscientificInformation -83.1869857 -79.5918465 24.3366595 32.8239283 2020-09-07 2020-09-16 The Nancy Foster is outfitted with Kongsberg EM2040 and EM710 multibeam echo sounder systems (MBES), as well as a Simrad EK60 split beam echosounder system (SBES) for water column and fisheries acoustics. MBES data for NF-20-08 was collected using only the EM710. The Nancy Foster's EM2040 was out of order during this mission from a major system failure that occurred on August 31st, prior to the FKNMS EFH cruise. Raw EK60 data was collected, but are not included in this data package. All acquisition and processing workstations are located in the Dry Lab of the Nancy Foster, are networked as a workgroup, and are interfaced with the ship’s backup system. Coastal Oceanographics Hypack 2018 was used for vessel navigation and survey line planning. Kongsberg Seafloor Information System (SIS) software was used to acquire the EM710 bathymetric data in the .all and .wcd formats. The reference point for all vessel offsets and lever arms was set as the IMU at 0,0,0 in all acquisition systems. Transducer, Surface Sound Speed, and GPS antenna offsets were input into the SIS acquisition system. The CARIS vessel configuration file for processing this survey only contains the patch test values and uncertainty values, so that any offsets were not double applied. Nancy Foster used an Applanix POS/MV 320 Version 5 GNSS inertial system with Trimble BD982 receivers to measure attitude, heading, heave, and position for the MBES system. The POS/MV consists of an Inertial Motion Unit (IMU), two dual frequency GNSS antennas and a topside control unit. The POS/MV is augmented in real time with Fugro Marinestar Satellite service which improves the POS/ MV positional accuracies to sub-DGPS standards. The POS/MV position, timing, heading and motion data were output to the Hypack and SIS acquisition systems using the POS/MV real-time ethernet option at 25 Hz. Additionally, using the ethernet logging controls, the POS/MV was configured to log TrueHeave™ and all of the raw observable groups needed to post process real-time navigation data. The POS/MV logged 13 megabyte files, which resulted in multiple files created per day Acoustic backscatter was collected with both Kongsberg systems for benthic habitat delineation and chart creation. The Marine Spatial Ecology Division processed backscatter in Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox (FMGT). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. GeoTIFF XML BAG Overlay PDFA PNG Shapefile 697.392 https://doi.org/10.25921/rc4f-sb35 HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/295610 HTTPS Web browser Descriptive Information Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/295610 HTTPS Web browser HTTPS Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. download ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0228/0295610/ FTP Any FTP client FTP These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0295610 v1.1 was published. 2024-08-22T23:17:13Z NCEI Accession 0295610 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0295610/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0295610 v1.1 published 2024-08-22T23:17:13Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Depth (measured); Units: meters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Kongsberg EM2040 Sonar; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sounding data were collected by Kongsberg EM2040 on board R/V Nancy Foster. Raw multibeam, sound speed, and GPS position data were incorporated and processed using CARIS HIPS and SIPS. Survey depths were reduced to mean lower low water as a vertical datum. Raster grids were created as a final product which show water depth in meters.; Data Quality Method: Data was acquired and processed in accordance with NOAA’s Hydrographic Survey Specifications and Deliverables (HSSD). asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian echo sounder echo sounder instrument used to determine water depth or bathymetry also known as an echosounder multibeam sonar multibeam sonar generic instrument to measure seafloor topography Active sensors that utilize acoustic energy to collect measurements of seafloor depth and character (from http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/rs_apps/sensors/multi_beam.htm (last accessed 2008-12-09). Seafloor topography, bathymetry and other related geophysical data are usually managed and archived at the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/). NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Environmental) DOB: May 1991 IMO: 8993227 Former Name: Agate Pass (YTT-12) (2002)