gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47884 eng UTF8 dataset Office for Coastal Management resourceProvider NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information pointOfContact 2026-06-19T18:59:07 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) point 824 Sediment profile image data from October 1999 in Apalachicola Bay, Florida fl_ab99_spi-meta 2004-06-30 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 47884 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47884 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://coast.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) download mapDigital The Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and the NOAA Office for Coastal Management worked together to map benthic habitats within Apalachicola Bay, Florida. The bay and the lower portions of four distributaries were surveyed on 11-22 October 1999 using three benthic sampling techniques. This data set represents the information gathered from sediment profile imagery sampling. Images were collected at 436 stations throughout the bay. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov Sediment profile images (SPI) of the sediment-water interface were collected using a sediment profile camera at pre-determined locations in the bay. Physical, chemical, geological, and biological conditions observed in the photos were used to create a database for all stations, and habitat classes were defined by sediment type and/or faunal community for each location. The database was then used in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to characterize fine scale benthic habitat distributions in the bay. NOAA Office for Coastal Management completed NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information pointOfContact NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information custodian notPlanned EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 23.3 Environmental Monitoring GIS OCM Benthic Habitat Mapping SPI benthic data geographic information system sediment profile image theme Apalachicola East Bay Florida Gulf of Mexico St. George Sound St. Vincent Sound place DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. 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 Benthic project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Sediment profile image data from October 1999 in Apalachicola Bay, Florida [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47884. 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. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: It is the responsibility of the user to determine the appropriate use of the data product. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within limits of the state of the art, NOAA will not assume any liability for damages caused by any inaccuracies in these data, or failure in their use. unclassified vector eng; US biota environment Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 -85.2217 -84.73427 29.59813 29.80775 | Currentness: Ground Condition 1999-10-01 false eng false apaspi 2018-04-11 publication NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information distributor https://ocmgeodatastor1.blob.core.windows.net/benthic-data/Benthic/Sediment_Profile_Imaging_Data/FL_ApalachicolaBay_spi.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://ocmgeodatastor1.blob.core.windows.net/benthic-data/Benthic/Sediment_Profile_Imaging_Data/FL_ApalachicolaBay_spi.zip download dataset Accuracy The attribute accuracy was verified by checking the compiled SPI database against the actual photos for each station. Since two photos were taken at each station, attributes from both images were noted in the database, and one image was digitized and analyzed using image analysis software. The results of this automated analysis were also used to check the accuracy of the dataset. When large disagreement occurred between images from a single station, all attributes were recorded and the image with the largest visible area was digitized. Results of grab sampling were also used, when available, to check the accuracy of the SPI data set. Additionally, a subset of the images were evaluated by two other professional benthic ecologists with experience working with SPI. Differences between the original analysis and the QA/QC analysis were addressed in the final data set. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Stations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date, and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station. Vertical Positional Accuracy Not relevant to the data set. Completeness Report All SPI data were not included in this data layer. All stations are represented, however, some parameters, which were harder or more subjective to interpret, were not included in the data set. These data can be found in the Apalachicola Bay benthic database, available from the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Conceptual Consistency All data are believed to be logically consistent. At 436 stations, a Hulcher sediment profile camera, fitted with a digital video camera to allow for real-time viewing of the sediment profiles, was deployed from one to four times. The profile camera was triggered from the boat while viewing images from the video camera; one to four profile images were taken on each deployment. In the softest sediments, the first image was taken within a second of bottom contact, when the camera had penetrated was 15 to 20 cm into the sediment. Subsequent film images were taken 10 to 30 seconds after the camera had reached the bottom. Film images were taken using Fujichrome 100P slide film. This combination of real-time video and surface triggering of the film camera insured that the sediment-water interface would be photographed before the prism window had passed the sediment-water interface.All sediment profile film images were analyzed visually by projecting the images and recording observed features into a standardized spreadsheet. Details of how these data were obtained can be found in Diaz and Schaffner (1988). All images were then digitized using a Nikon LS2000 scanner and analyzed using the Adobe PhotoShop and NTIS Image programs. Steps in the computer analysis of each image were standardized and followed the basic procedures in Viles and Diaz (1991). References: 1) Diaz, R.J., and L.C. Schaffner. 1988. "Comparison of Sediment Landscapes in the Chesapeake Bay as Seen by Surface and Profile Imaging." Pages 222 to 240. In: M.P. Lynch and E.C. Krome, eds. Understanding the Estuary: Advances in Chesapeake Bay Research. Chesapeake Research Consortium Publication 129, CBP/TRS 24/88. 2) Viles, C., and R.J. Diaz. 1991. "Bencore, an Image Analysis System for Measuring Sediment Profile Camera Slides." School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt., Virginia. Source Contribution: Production and analysis of sediment profile images for habitat characterization and use in a GIS database. | Source Geospatial Form: None | Type of Source Media: 35 mm slide film Apalachicola Bay SPI Survey, October 1999 Robert J. Diaz, R.J. Diaz and Daughters 1999-10-11 1999-10-22