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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 ...
Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean
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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 ...
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 ...
NCCOS | Benthic Habitat Mapping - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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Benthic Habitat Mapping. NCCOS is producing benthic/seafloor habitat maps to help coastal managers assess, protect, and preserve the condition of ...
Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-offshore-of-california-oregon-and-washington/
Seafloor mapping is defined as using sound navigation and ranging (SoNAR) to make maps of the surficial seabed and/or sub-bottom features. Visual ...
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 ...
Twenty Years of U.S. Caribbean Seafloor Mapping Aboard NOAA Ship Nancy ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/20-years-of-us-caribbean-seafloor-mapping/
Since 2004, NCCOS has conducted seafloor mapping of the U.S. Caribbean to fill critical information gaps that are needed to support conservation and ...
Defining Future Seafloor Mapping Priorities to Inform Shallow Coral ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/defining-future-seafloor-mapping-priorities-to-inform-shallow-coral-reef-management/
Figure 2. Example of the online tool used to identify seafloor mapping priorities in Hawaii. Each cell can be selected and populated with virtual ...
Prioritizing areas for future seafloor mapping, research, and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/prioritizing-areas-for-future-seafloor-mapping-research-and-exploration-for-the-southeast-u-s-atlantic-coast/
The seafloor mapping prioritization results described in this report are already being used by NOAA to focus planned seafloor mapping missions ...
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 ...
Mapping the Long Island Sound Seafloor - NCCOS - NCCOS Coastal Science ...
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Long Island Sound is a region vital to our Nation’s economy, security, culture, and ecology. A new collaborative effort by state, federal and academic ...
Improving Species Distribution and Seafloor Maps to Support Washington ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/improving-species-distribution-seafloor-maps-washington-state-planning/
Seafloor mapping can be improved through better coordination, well-defined objectives, and preparing a comprehensive plan for filling regional data ...
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 ...
Mapping Seafloor Relative Reflectance and Assessing Coral Reef ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/mapping-seafloor-relative-reflectance-and-assessing-coral-reef-morphology-with-eaarl-b-topobathymetric-lidar-waveforms/
Topobathymetric lidar is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for benthic habitat mapping, enabling safe, efficient data acquisition over coral ...
Where, what, when, and why is bottom mapping needed? An on-line ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/where-what-when-and-why-is-bottom-mapping-needed-an-on-line-application-to-set-priorities-using-expert-opinion/
Globally there is a lack of resources to survey the vast seafloor areas in need of basic mapping data. Consequently, smaller areas must be prioritized ...
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 project filled gaps in bathymetry within the reserve, improving resolution of seafloor maps. These maps will help identify sensitive reef habitats ...
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 ...
NOAA Conducts Seafloor Mapping and Exploration off Channel Islands ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-completes-seafloor-mapping-exploration-off-channel-islands/
Seafloor mapping included eight AUV deployments which mapped 20 nautical square milesof seafloor. An additional 61 nautical square miles of seafloor ...
Comprehensive Seafloor Substrate Mapping and Model Validation in the ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/comprehensive-seafloor-substrate-mapping-and-model-validation-in-the-new-york-bight/
Seafloor Substrate Mapping and Model Validation in the New York Wind Energy Area; Description. Prior to this study, NOAA NCCOS has conducted previous ...
California Mapping Initiative Identifies Priority Areas of Seafloor
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/southern-california-mapping-initiative/
Bathymetric and seafloor information is critical for decision-making in a number of marine management fields, including navigational safety ...