gov.noaa.nodc:0143928 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 2026-07-14T14:56:00Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys derived from color aerial photography collected between 1991-12 and 1992-03 (NCEI Accession 0143928) 2016-03-03 publication 2016-02-22 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0143928 NCEI Archive Management System 0143928 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 Steve Rohmann NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Steve.Rohmann@noaa.gov https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) resourceProvider Matthew Kendall NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Matt.Kendall@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Henry Norris Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) Henry.Norris@MyFWC.com http://myfwc.com/research/ HTTP Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) website Institution web page information pointOfContact National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information author Florida Department of Environmental Protection http://www.dep.state.fl.us/ HTTP Florida State Department of Environmental Protection (FLADEP) website Institution web page information author Florida Marine Research Institute author Sport Fishing Restoration author Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) http://myfwc.com/research/ HTTP Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) contributor tableDigital This project was a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Marine Research Institute (now called the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute). The goal of the effort was to produce shallow-water (from 0 to approximately 30 m water depth) benthic habitat maps of the Florida Keys and adjacent waters. The maps were generated by expert visual interpretation of 1:48,000 scale color aerial photography and subsequent photogrammetric, stereo, digital compilation of interpreted habitat polygon boundaries from aerial photography. The Minimum mapping unit = 0.4 hectare (4,047 sq m; 1 acre) for all habitat. Patch reefs may be <0.5 ha. The aerial photography was acquired using a NOAA jet from December 1991 through March 1992. The photography was acquired with 60% side and 80% forward overlap to facilitate stereo compilation. Approximately 450 aerial photographs were acquired and used for the mapping project. Ground validation of interpreted habitat polygons was performed by visual verification at actual field sites prior to compilation. Aircraft Inertial Measurement Unit data were used to correct photography positioning in photogrammetric analytical plotters. The analytical solution used in the photogrammetric plotter for positioning was applied to bundles of 30-40 adjacent, overlapping aerial photographs. The stereo positioning of the photography was < 1 m. Digital data for bundles of compiled aerial photographs from the photogrammetric stereo plotter was imported into the ESRI ArcInfo GIS. The GIS was used to merge and edit the vector and attribute features of the 15 bundles to generate a mosaic benthic habitat map of the Florida Keys and adjacent areas covered by the aerial photography. Field validation of digitized habitat features visible in the aerial photography mosaics was performed to ensure correct interpretation. An assessment of the correctness of the interpreted digital map was performed by experts familiar with the seafloor habitat found in the Florida Keys. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. 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:0143928 Preview graphic PNG 0143928 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2015-03-30 publication BENTHIC COMMUNITIES CORAL SEA GRASSES - DENSITY theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS camera instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS benthic theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Fish and Wildlife Research Institute NOAA National Ocean Service dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Ocean Service dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NOS > 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Geographic Information > Ecological Characterization theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > In situ biological EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology > Habitats theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > ANGIOSPERMS (FLOWERING PLANTS) > MONOCOTS > SEAGRASS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Alligator Reef (24N080W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Big Pine Key (24N081W0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Key Largo (25N080W0010) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Key West (25N080W0016) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Looe Key Reef (24N081W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Marathon (24N081W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Rodrigues Key (25N080W0025) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Summerland Key (24N081W0005) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Western Sambos (24N081W0014) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Lower Florida Keys > Key West (25N080W0016) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Lower Florida Keys > Marquesas Key (24N082W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Lower Florida Keys > Summerland Key (24N081W0005) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Lower Florida Keys > Western Sambos (24N081W0014) 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. 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Benthic habitats of the Florida Keys 2000 publication FMRI Technical Report TR-4 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0143928/data/0-data/TR4_c.pdf HTTPS Benthic habitats of the Florida Keys (FMRI Technical Report TR-4) "This atlas contains 32 color maps depicting the benthic habitats at a scale of 1:51,000. In addition to showing the locations and extents of different habitat types in the Florida Keys, the atlas provides a brief description of the Florida Keys region, summary information on the extents of the ecological habitats by subregion, and a detailed description of each habitat type. ... The data can serve as a baseline for research and for monitoring projects undertaken by scientists, managers, and the academic community and to support resource-assessment activities and management decisions" information National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information originator Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission originator Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) publisher documentHardcopy "This atlas contains 32 color maps depicting the benthic habitats at a scale of 1:51,000. In addition to showing the locations and extents of different habitat types in the Florida Keys, the atlas provides a brief description of the Florida Keys region, summary information on the extents of the ecological habitats by subregion, and a detailed description of each habitat type. ... The data can serve as a baseline for research and for monitoring projects undertaken by scientists, managers, and the academic community and to support resource-assessment activities and management decisions" crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans location geoscientificInformation biota -83 -80.2 24.25 25.25 1991-12-01 1998-01-01 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. 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