Acropora Critical Habitat Florida, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title:
Acropora Critical Habitat Florida, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
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Description:
Abstract:
These data represent the critical habitat for elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (A. cervicornis) as designated by 73 FR 72210, November 26, 2008, Rules and Regulations.
Purpose:
The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20081126
Time_of_Day: 0900
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.161403
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -63.177405
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.599596
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.478182
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Acropora palmata
Theme_Keyword: Acropora cervicornis
Theme_Keyword: Critical Habitat
Theme_Keyword: Endangered Species
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: staghorn coral
Theme_Keyword: elkhorn coral
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Caribbean
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: St. John
Place_Keyword: St. Thomas
Place_Keyword: St. Croix
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County
Place_Keyword: Broward County
Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County
Place_Keyword: Monroe County
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Stratum:
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Users be advised that the accuracy of this data set is completely dependent upon the accuracy of the shoreline and bathymetric data used in the creation process. For more details on this process, see the process description. The text description in 73 FR 72210 is always the one, true definition of Acropora critical habitat. These or any other depictions are for information purposes only and shouldn't be relied on for regulatory purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jennifer Moore
Contact_Organization: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact_Position: Acropora Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 263 13th Avenue South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33071-5505
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not Applicable
Completeness_Report: Complete Pending NMFS PRD Review
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Bathymetry source: NGDC Coastal Relief Model for Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands (Vol. 9), and Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Vol. 3). Using ESRI's ArcGIS ArcMap software and Spatial Analyst extension, ran the 'Surface Analysis' tool, 'Contour'. Set contour interval to 30 (CRM is in tenths of meters). The contour line was a bit blocky, so smoothed using ET GeoWizard (3rd party software) to smooth the contour using Bezier Curve smoothing algorithm with default settings (5 for smoothness) for the Caribbean and 10 for smoothing setting for Florida, and then cleaned. Converted the polyline to a polygon. Deleted very small polygons/ or polys for depths +/- 1m.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Geodetic Data Center (NGDC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
Process_Date: 20071030
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA-NMFS
Contact_Person: Amanda Frick
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst/Contractor
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 263 13th Avenue South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701-5505
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Amanda.Frick@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Used detailed shoreline for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), by selecting 'Land' and 'mangrove' polygons. Used NOAA medium resolution vector shoreline for Florida to create land polygon. Erased the bathymetry polygons with the land/mangrove polygons .
For Florida shoreline, or shoreward side of the critical habitat polygon, used Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) for nearshore bathymetry (digitized from NOAA nautical charts) for the 6 ft depth to Government Cut, FWC 1:24,000 scale shoreline, COLREG lines, and intercouncil boundary between South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils at the mouths of bays and inlets, and information from the U.S. Navy for exclusions. The polygon that included to the 30 meter contour was erased with the appropriate data for the shoreward side.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Acropora 73 FR 72210, November 26, 2008
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Amanda Frick
Contact_Organization: NOAA-NMFS
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA Fisheries Service
Address: 263 13th Ave S
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-8245309
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amanda.frick@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The process of creating an outer boundary using the gridded bathymetry data produced polygons with very dense veriticies. ET GeoWizards (3rd party software) was used to generalize the polygons, using the Douglas-Poiker algorithm. A generalize tolerance of .00001 arc seconds was assigned.
Process_Date: 03/12/2009
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 2011 Florida GDL Albers
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.0
Standard_Parallel: 31.5
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.0
False_Easting: 400000.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001
Planar_Distance_Units: meter
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D NAD 1983 2011
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: GIS.FWC.acropora_crit_hab_poly
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ET_ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape.len
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape.area
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.102
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20121106
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service
Contact_Person: Amanda Frick
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA Fisheries Service
Address: 263 13th Ave S
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701-5505
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-824-5312
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-824-5309
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Amanda.Frick@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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