gov.noaa.ncei.oer:Bonaire2008 eng; USA utf8 dataset collection level metadata NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-03-25T12:32:59 ISO 19115-2 Geographic information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies on Fetch1 AUV and Gavia AUV's in Netherlands, Antilles between 20080107 and 20080130 Bonaire2008 2012-11 publication Mark R. Patterson Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Professor of Marine Science 804-684-7374 College of William and Mary Biological Sciences Department P.O. Box 1346 Andrews Hall 338 Gloucester Point VA 23062 USA mrp@vims.edu principalInvestigator NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher The goal of the Bonaire 2008 expedition is to survey this unique environment over a greater depth range than can be reached with compressed air scuba, using three autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), technical diving, and (in a future year) a manned submersible. To collect data Mark R. Patterson Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Professor of Marine Science 804-684-7374 College of William and Mary Biological Sciences Department P.O. Box 1346 Andrews Hall 338 Gloucester Point VA 23062 USA mrp@vims.edu principalInvestigator unknown BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > REEF HABITAT theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 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). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 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SCUBA deep water shallow water coral AUV autonomous underwater vehicle theme None North Atlantic Caribbean Sea Bonaire Netherlands Antilles Bonaire National Marine Park place None otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: No access constraints. Use Constraints: No use constraints. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) largerWorkCitation program eng; USA oceans -68.367 -68.267 12.1167 12.1833 2008-01-07 2008-01-30 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm information asNeeded Fetch1 AUV 2012 creation Fetch1 AUV Fetch continues to be an essential part of the research lab at VIMS. Diving down to 1,000 feet for up to 4 hours, the robot can measure water quality (oxygen, salinity, temperature, pH), map the ocean floor, and estimate fish populations. Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) 804-684-7000 804-684-7097 Post Office Box 1346 1375 Greate Road Gloucester Point VA 23062-1346 USA owner Mark R. Patterson Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Professor of Marine Science 804-684-7374 College of William and Mary Biological Sciences Department P.O. Box 1346 Andrews Hall 338 Gloucester Point VA 23062 USA mrp@vims.edu principalInvestigator UBC-Gavia AUV 2012 creation UBC-Gavia AUV UBC-Gavia is a small untethered, underwater, robot easily deployed by 2 people from a small inflatable boat. Without a tether there is no communication between the user and UBC-Gavia when she is underwater, and missions must be pre-programmed. When UBC-Gavia is at the surface, communication with the vessel is possible via wireless LAN or Iridium satellite phone. UBC-Gavia is propelled by a single, propeller at a cruising speed of 2-4 knots, and controls her heading through active control of 4 independent control surfaces at the stern. She is powered by a 1KWh rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which provides sufficient power for 6-7 hours of run time between recharging. This results in a nominal range of 30-40km. UBC-Gavia's dynamics are equivalent to an upside-down airplane. She is trimmed slightly positively buoyant (a safety feature) and can only dive when there is sufficient forward motion and water flowing over the control surfaces (an upside-down version of an airplane taking off). This dynamic makes her ideally suited to surveying areas, as opposed to a tethered remotely operated vehicle (ROV), which behaves more like a helicopter and is well suited to investigating particular points at the bottom. An onboard suite of navigation sensors gives UBC-Gavia information about her surroundings. While underway she knows her depth, altitude above bottom, speed above bottom, and compass bearing. UBC-Gavia is equipped with a long-baseline (LBL) acoustic navigation system, which allows her to determine her position relative to two or more moored acoustic transponders over a range of about 1km. This LBL system allows UBC-Gavia to position herself very accurately (accuracy is limited to the error in transponder location-usually GPS error, ~5m) over small regions. For longer surveys, UBC-Gavia must surface periodically and update her position using a GPS antenna located in the conning tower. Using this navigation suite, UBC-Gavia is able to follow complex pre-programmed paths. Typical flight plans include straight lines, and lawnmower or radiator patterns in the horizontal, though any flight plan created by joining line segments can be followed. In the vertical UBC-Gavia is capable of flying at constant depth, flying as close a 1m above the bottom, or following a yo-yo pattern between two depths. For example, UBC-Gavia's could follow 10 equally-spaced, parallel 2km segments in a lawnmower pattern, while flying a fixed distance above bottom. In this way, UBC-Gavia could be used to map an area of the lake bottom a few kilometres in extent in a single mission. UBC-Gavia is currently capable of measuring the following parameters as she travels: chlorophyll and fluorscein dye fluorescence (Wetlabs Eco-BB3), water temperature and salinity (SBE Fastcat CTD), and velocity (using two RDI-ADCP, one up and one downwards facing), as well as acoustic (RDI-ADCP) and optical (Wetlabs Eco-BB3) backscatter. In order to put these measurements in context with what is occurring at the lake bottom, UBC-Gavia uses a high-frame rate, high-digital-resolution, colour camera with a strobe light system, as well as a side-scan sonar. The ability to measure all of these parameters simultaneously while maintaining fixed elevation above bottom provides an unprecedented opportunity to map the near-lakebed (benthic) environment. This allows for the creation of acoustic and photographic mosaics of lakebeds, over which would be superimposed maps of water properties measured by UBC-Gavia's in situ sensors. This aggregate of information would reveal patterns of lakebed characteristics in conjunction with near lakebed water properties at the basin scale. University of British Columbia - Department of Civil Engineering 604-822-2637 604-822-6901 Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building 2002 - 6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z4 Canada owner Bernard Laval University of British Columbia (UBC) Associate Professor and Associate Head (Undergraduate Studies) 604-822-2204 University of British Columbia Department of Civil Engineering 2002 - 6250 Applied Science Lane Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z4 Canada blaval@civil.ubc.ca pointOfContact Teledyne Gavia AUV 2012 creation Teledyne Gavia AUV The Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is a highly versatile man portable survey solution with a modular construction. The Gavia can carry an array of sensors and custom payload modules that make it perfect for any research, monitoring or surveillance task where autonomy, cost and ease of deployment matters. Its modular design allows for rapid sensor reconfiguration and battery replacement. Teledyne Gavia (formerly known as Hafmynd ehf) +354 511 2990 Teledyne - Gavia ehf. Vesturvor 29 Reykjavik Iceland owner