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Service Description: We developed a spatial framework and on-line application to identify priorities for seafloor mapping and visual surveys in the US Caribbean territories of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. This project will enable federal resource agencies and participating organizations to more effectively coordinate assets, and efficiently guide future US Caribbean seafloor mapping, research, and exploration activities. This project’s objective is to identify and summarize spatial priorities for seafloor mapping and visual surveys in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Seafloor mapping is defined as using sound navigation and ranging (SoNAR) to make maps of the surficial seabed and/or sub-bottom features. Visual surveys include underwater video collection using towed camera sleds, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). This prioritization does not include in situ sampling, cores, bottom grabs, etc. This effort uses GIS data from ongoing NCCOS projects in the US Caribbean. Other relevant, readily-available GIS datasets (e.g., essential fish habitats, habitat areas of particular concern, etc.) are provided in the prioritization application from existing data warehouses (e.g., NOAA SE Deep Coral Digital Atlas) or if provided by partners in readily-accessible GIS formats. These datasets can be viewed by participating organizations to help guide their selection of high priority areas.

Map Name: Spatial Priorities

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• Base Layers (1)
  • Depth Contours (2)
  • Maritime Limits (3)
  • Digital Elevation Model (4)
  • Marine Protected Areas and Habitat (5)
    • Northeast Reserve Habitats - Puerto Rico (6)
    • Marine Protected Areas - MPAs (7)
    • Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) (8)
      • Puerto Rico Land & Estuary Cover (9)
      • USVI St Croix Land & Estuary Cover (10)
      • USVI St John Land & Estuary Cover (11)
      • USVI St Thomas Land & Estuary Cover (12)
    • Recreation (13)
      • SCUBA Diving Spots (14)
      • Puerto Rico - Boat Ramps (15)
      • Puerto Rico - Beaches (16)
      • Puerto Rico - Recreational Fishing Spots (17)
• Inventory of Seafloor Mapping Surveys (18)
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  • Derived Product (20)
  • Primary Sensor (21)
  • Secondary Sensor (22)
• In Situ Sites (23)
  • FEMA 2018 Hurricane Assessment - Site Damage (24)
  • USGS Core Samples (25)
  • Coral Reef Monitoring (26)
    • Acropora Monitoring and Mapping Plots (27)
    • Territorial Coral Reef Monitoring and National Park Service - Monitoring Sites (28)
    • National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Dive Sites (29)
  • Optical Validation (30)
    • Southeast Deep Coral Initiative ROV Dive Sites (31)
    • NCCOS-R/V Nancy Foster ROV Dive Transects (32)
    • NCCOS Drop Camera Sites (33)

Description: These data layers were compiled to support the development of Federal spatial priorities for seafloor mapping and visual surveys in the US Caribbean territories of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.

Copyright Text: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Spatial Reference: 102100  (3857)


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Title: Prioritizing Areas for Future Seafloor Mapping, Research, and Exploration in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
Author: LTJG Jennifer Kraus
Comments: We developed a spatial framework and on-line application to identify priorities for seafloor mapping and visual surveys in the US Caribbean territories of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. This project will enable federal resource agencies and participating organizations to more effectively coordinate assets, and efficiently guide future US Caribbean seafloor mapping, research, and exploration activities. This project’s objective is to identify and summarize spatial priorities for seafloor mapping and visual surveys in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Seafloor mapping is defined as using sound navigation and ranging (SoNAR) to make maps of the surficial seabed and/or sub-bottom features. Visual surveys include underwater video collection using towed camera sleds, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). This prioritization does not include in situ sampling, cores, bottom grabs, etc. This effort uses GIS data from ongoing NCCOS projects in the US Caribbean. Other relevant, readily-available GIS datasets (e.g., essential fish habitats, habitat areas of particular concern, etc.) are provided in the prioritization application from existing data warehouses (e.g., NOAA SE Deep Coral Digital Atlas) or if provided by partners in readily-accessible GIS formats. These datasets can be viewed by participating organizations to help guide their selection of high priority areas.
Subject: Prioritizing Seafloor Mapping and Visual Surveys in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
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Keywords: Prioritizing Seafloor Mapping,Prioritizing Visual Surveys,Puerto Rico,US Virgin Islands,US Caribbean,NOAA Deep-sea Coral Research Technology Program (DSCRTP),National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP),Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP),Spatial Prioritization Widget
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