Guam and CNMI Underwater Photomosaics
This data package contains georeferenced underwater photomosaics for more than 600 sites in 0 to 50 meter depths around the islands of Guam and Saipan. The photographs used to create these photomosaics were acquired from August 2021 to May 2022 using digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) cameras. Green lasers provided a measurement scale (10 cm). A Trimble GeoXH GPS provided the location of the vessel, and a Blueprint SeaTrac ultra short baseline (USBL) X150 beacon and X010 transponder provided the location and depth (XYZ) of the drop camera. The photographs were georeferenced (i.e., given a latitude and longitude), and mosaicked using a custom Python script (Pierce and Winians, 2023; performed using Agisoft Metashape application programming interface). The field work in Saipan was funded by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The field work in Guam was funded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas (NAVFAC Marianas). Both efforts were conducted in partnership with and in consultation with local partners and the territorial governments.
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| description | This data package contains georeferenced underwater photomosaics for more than 600 sites in 0 to 50 meter depths around the islands of Guam and Saipan. The photographs used to create these photomosaics were acquired from August 2021 to May 2022 using digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) cameras. Green lasers provided a measurement scale (10 cm). A Trimble GeoXH GPS provided the location of the vessel, and a Blueprint SeaTrac ultra short baseline (USBL) X150 beacon and X010 transponder provided the location and depth (XYZ) of the drop camera. The photographs were georeferenced (i.e., given a latitude and longitude), and mosaicked using a custom Python script (Pierce and Winians, 2023; performed using Agisoft Metashape application programming interface). The field work in Saipan was funded by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The field work in Guam was funded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas (NAVFAC Marianas). Both efforts were conducted in partnership with and in consultation with local partners and the territorial governments. |
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| issued | 2024-05-31T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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"EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS",
"CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA",
"OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > GUAM",
"OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS",
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"1 meter - < 10 meters",
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"ACOUSTIC SOUNDERS",
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"Geographic Information > Marine Management Areas",
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"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Apra Harbour (13N144E0051)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Haputo (13N144E0006)",
"OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Chalan Kanoa (15N145E0012)",
"OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > GIS",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats",
"NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation",
"NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial",
"NCCOS Research Priority > Marine Spatial Ecology",
"NCCOS Research Topic > Habitat Mapping",
"NCCOS Research Location > Region > International",
"NCCOS Research Location > Region > Pacific Ocean",
"NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Mariana Islands > Guam",
"NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Mariana Islands > Saipan",
"HABITAT - BENTHIC",
"NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program",
"Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Marianas",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Chalan Kanoa (15N145E0012)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Apra Harbour (13N144E0051)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)",
"COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Haputo (13N144E0006)",
"VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR",
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"Blueprint SeaTrac ultra short baseline (USBL) X010 transponder",
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"Nikon D7500 DSLR camera",
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"DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2024-05-31T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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"https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/72703.pdf"
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| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | 145.837466,13.212093,144.582286,15.294146 |
| temporal | 2021-08-20T00:00:00+00:00/2022-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Guam and CNMI Underwater Photomosaics |
