gov.noaa.nodc:0276772 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 2026-04-07T14:12:46Z 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 Northeast Caribbean Sea surrounding St. Croix and St. Thomas, US. Virgin Islands from 2019-07-02 to 2019-07-12 (NCEI Accession 0276772) 2023-03-23 publication 2023-02-17 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/t188-9739 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0276772 NCEI Archive Management System 0276772 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 Michael Stecher Solmar Hydro, Inc. 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 Bryan Costa NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) bryan.costa@noaa.gov 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 US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) collaborator Karina Urquhart NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) karina.urquhart@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Battista, Timothy 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 US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) contributor 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 and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from 2019-07-02 to 2019-07-12. The majority of these data were collected using a Kongsberg EM710, with the most inshore portion collected using a Kongsberg EM2040. Bathymetry grids were created using CARIS HIPS and SIPS software, and corrected to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Backscatter mosaics were created using FMGT. Data were acquired and processed to meet IHO Order 1 specifications. Survey depths vary from 10m to over 2800m. EM710 data are available at 16m resolution, and EM2040 data are available at 2m resolution. 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. Imagery data is not included with this dataset. Data were collected as part of an ongoing effort to characterize seafloor habitats within U.S. States, Territories, and Commonwealths. The objective of this project was to collect a multibeam bathymetry dataset with 100% seafloor ensonification, along with multibeam backscatter suitable for seafloor characterization. Fishery acoustics data was collected to characterize broad-scale fish abundance, biomass, and utilization patterns, as well as to locate and document fish spawning aggregations. Multibeam data collected conforms to IHO Order 1 (<100m) and Order 2 (>100m) accuracy standards. A moderate-depth Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) was used to capture ground validation imagery. The vehicle video and frame camera rated for depths of up to 300 meters and was used for transect sampling within areas mapped during this mission. A towed video sled was used intermittently to capture high resolution imagery of seafloor habitats. The strategies developed for each survey area took into account the minimum depths, general bathymetry, and time allotment. Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS Partners: 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:0276772 Preview graphic PNG 0276772 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2023-02-07 publication ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME BATHYMETRY DEPTH - BOTTOM OPTICAL BACKSCATTER seafloor topography water depth theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS 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 US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea 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 23 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 NF-19-01 project Cruise ID NCCOS Project: Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean project NCCOS Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. 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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 Geospatial CS Survey ID > W00493 ROV data acoustic backscatter multibeam bathymetry seafloor habitat water depth, theme Provider Keywords MBES > Multibeam Mapping System instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 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. 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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 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > IRISH SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 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 > U.S. Virgin Islands Waterbodies > Atlantic Ocean Waterbodies > Caribbean Sea place NCCOS Regions of Study St. Croix St. Thomas place Provider Place Names 01FM5A Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Battista, Timothy (2023). NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the Northeast Caribbean Sea surrounding St. Croix and St. Thomas, US. Virgin Islands from 2019-07-02 to 2019-07-12 (NCEI Accession 0276772). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/t188-9739. Accessed [date]. 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Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean 2004 publication https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/ HTTPS https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/ National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) project page information 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 publisher documentDigital crossReference project Raw Multibeam Data W00493: NOAA NCEI 2019 publication https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ships/nancy_foster/NF1901_mb.html HTTPS NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER (R352) Multibeam Report for NF1901. Mapping Essential Fish Habitat in the US Carribean to inform MPA Management information Timothy 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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) publisher crossReference NCCOS Benthic Habitat Viewer 2023 publication https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/bhv/default.aspx HTTPS Benthic Habitat Viewer (BHV) database The online Benthic Habitat Viewer (BHV) database, developed and managed by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), provides easy access to a large database of underwater imagery characterizing coral reef organisms and habitats. information 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 publisher crossReference Battista, Timothy A. (2023). NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the Northeast Caribbean Sea in the off the coast of Guanica and Ponce, Puerto Rico from 2018-06-29 to 2018-06-07 (NCEI Accession 0276935). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/6ect-e988. 2023-03-25 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/6ect-e988 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0276935 https://doi.org/10.25921/6ect-e988 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/6ect-e988 Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the Northeast Caribbean Sea in the off the coast of Guanica and Ponce, Puerto Rico in 2018 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 eng; USA utf8 environment oceans geoscientificInformation -65.55 -64.31 17.59 18.5 2019-07-02 2019-07-12 Methods: This survey was performed in accordance with the NOAA Hydrographic Survey Specifications and Deliverables (HSSD) and Field Procedures Manual (FPM). NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (R352) was the platform for this survey. File Information: Total File Size: 9.33 GB total, 42 files in 6 folders (unzipped), 83.24 MB (zipped) 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. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0276772 v1.1 was published. 2023-03-23T20:20:45Z NCEI Accession 0276772 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276772/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0276772 v1.1 published 2023-03-23T20:20:45Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: DEPTH - BOTTOM (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Kongsberg EM710 and EM2040 Multibeam Sonar; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sounding data were collected by Kongsberg multibeam sonars on board R/V Nancy Foster. Multibeam, sound speed, and GPS position data were incorporated and processed using CARIS HIPS and SIPS where soundings were also 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 were acquired and processed in accordance with NOAA’s Hydrographic Survey Specifications and Deliverables (HSSD). For more information on QC standards please refer to the HSSD and the Descriptive Report for survey W00493. asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian 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)