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NCCOS | Benthic Habitat Mapping - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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NCCOS is producing benthic/seafloor habitat maps to help coastal managers assess, protect, and preserve the condition of coastal ocean ecosystems. We ...
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Coral Reefs in Florida, Caribbean, and the ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/benthic-habitat-mapping-coral-reefs-florida-caribbean-pacific/
We are producing the benthic (seafloor) habitat maps using high-resolution satellite, LiDAR (light detection and ranging), and acoustic SONAR (sound ...
Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/
Our seafloor mapping of high priority sites using the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster and NOAA aircraft has been supported by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation ...
Habitat Mapping and Characterization - NCCOS - National Centers for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/habitat-mapping-and-characterization/
Habitat Mapping and Characterization Maps that depict and characterize the physical features and arrangement of seafloor habitats are the foundation ...
NCCOS | Benthic Habitat Viewer - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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The database holds over 9000 underwater seafloor images, taken during mapping missions from 2004-2006 in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ...
Twenty Years of U.S. Caribbean Seafloor Mapping Aboard NOAA Ship Nancy ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/20-years-of-us-caribbean-seafloor-mapping/
The team used these datasets to create high-resolution seafloor maps, significantly increasing the level of detail needed to interpret and identify ...
NOAA Partnership Makes Seafloor Maps Public - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-partnership-produces-higher-quality-seafloor-maps-now-available-public/
Seafloor maps that include fishery echosounder data from the NCCOS-led coral reef ecosystem characterization surveys of the US Caribbean (2010-2014) ...
Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-in-the-southeast-us-atlantic/
We developed a geospatial framework and online application to identify priorities for seafloor mapping along the U.S. Southeast Atlantic Coast (NC ...
Extending Seafloor Mapping Products to Include Habitats Greater Than 20 ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-mapping-products-florida-keys/
We are providing improved seafloor mapping data products for regions of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary deeper than 20 meters. Along with ...
NCCOS Mapping: Seafloor Mapping Products for the Florida Keys National ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/nccos-mapping-seafloor-mapping-products-florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary-2004-01-01-2016-12-31-ncei-accession-0170215/
This dataset is an inventory of seafloor mapping data from hydrographic multibeam sonar surveys and georeferenced benthic photographs and video clips ...
Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-in-the-u-s-caribbean/
Seafloor mapping was defined to include the use of sonars, LiDAR, satellite imagery, and optical imagery from a variety of sources to make maps of the ...
Seafloor Mapping Mission Supports Better Characterization of Florida ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/seabed-mapping-of-florida-keys-coral-ecosystem-from-the-noaa-ship-nancy-foster-filled-gaps-and-improved-resolution/
The goal of the mission was to map and characterize the coral reef ecosystem of the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve and the Florida Keys National ...
NOAA and Partners Map More Virgin Islands Seafloor
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-and-partners-map-more-virgin-islands-seafloor/
Combining seafloor depth and images of seafloor composition, scientists will integrate the data they collected to create a new, high resolution map ...
Improving Species Distribution and Seafloor Maps to Support Washington ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/improving-species-distribution-seafloor-maps-washington-state-planning/
Our work provided the state of Washington and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary with new information to prioritize seafloor mapping, and to ...
Predictive Modeling and Mapping of Hardbottom Seafloor Habitats off the ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predictive-modeling-mapping-hardbottom-seafloor-habitats-southeast-u-s/
Detailed maps of seafloor habitats along the southeast U.S. coast are sparse. While efforts to explore and map fish habitats have increased ...
Accurate Seafloor Maps for Puerto Rico's NE Grand Reserve
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-develops-accurate-seafloor-maps-puerto-ricos-northeast-grand-reserve/
Final map products will provide managers from Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources with information on the extent, health ...
Mapping the Long Island Sound Seafloor - NCCOS
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/mapping-long-island-sound-seafloor/
Acoustic Intensity and Seafloor Topography – To provide meaningful information about the distribution and composition of seafloor habitats ...
NCCOS Releases Priorities for U.S. Caribbean Seafloor Mapping and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-releases-priorities-for-u-s-caribbean-seafloor-mapping-and-exploration/
NCCOS scientists teamed with 15 participants from Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands local, federal, territory, and academic organizations to ...
Rolling in the Deep: NOAA Expeditions to Assess and Restore Gulf of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/multimedia/rolling-in-the-deep-noaa-expeditions-to-assess-and-restore-gulf-of-mexico-seafloor-habitats/
In this case, we have a synthetic aperture sonar, which is a side-scan system that maps the seafloor in high-resolution and covers large areas. We’re ...
NCCOS and Partners Map Unexplored Seafloor of CINMS
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-collaboration-channel-islands-national-marine-sanctuary-explores-previously-unmapped-seafloor-habitats/
By accentuating seafloor characteristics using this mapping approach, potential areas of deep sea coral habitats were highlighted for further ...