EAR_crmp_benthiccover_2003
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Identification Information
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute).
Publication Date: Unpublished Material
Title: EAR_crmp_benthiccover_2003
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Database
Description:
Abstract:
Beginning in 1996, percent cover of stony coral species and other benthic categories (octocorals, zoanthids, sponges, Diadema antillarum, seagrass, macroalgae, and substrate) have been collected annually at 160 permanent stations (40 sites x 4 stations per site) from Key Largo to Key West, representing four different habitat types (offshore deep, offshore shallow, patch reefs and hardbottoms). Twelve additional stations (3 sites) were added in 1999 in the Dry Tortugas.
Purpose: To provide information on benthic cover of various organisms named above.
Supplemental Information:
Related grants:
F2300, F2345, F2229, and F2356
--Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.--
Three parallel video transects, approximately 40 cm wide by 22 m long, are filmed at each station. Full motion video is digitized by framegrabbing and post processing. Digital images are analyzed using "Point Count for Coral Reefs" software which randomly places ten points on each image for characterization of the benthos.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 5/1/1996
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: Present
Ending Time: Unknown
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Annually
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -83
East Bounding Coordinate: -80.2
North Bounding Coordinate: 25.2
South Bounding Coordinate: 24.2
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: FWRItheme
Theme Keyword: corals (reefs, etc)
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: biota
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: FWRIplace
Place Keyword: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: FWC Region
Place Keyword: FWC Region-South
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: Water Management Districts
Place Keyword: South Florida Water Management District
Stratum:
Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: None
Stratum Keyword: seafloor
Temporal:
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus: None
Temporal Keyword: 1996-present
Access Constraints: All data must be verified by Principle Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release.
Use Constraints:
All data must be credited to Florida Keys Coral Reef Monitoring Project (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, University of Georgia, and University of Charleston, South Carolina).
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Beaver, Carl
Contact Organization: FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute).
Contact Position: Associate Research Scientist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: FL
Postal Code: 33701-5095
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626 ext. 1110
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1270
Contact Electronic Mail Address: carl.beaver@myfwc.com
Data Set Credit:
A report of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the University of Georgia pursuant in part to U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Award No. X994649-94-6.
A report of FMRI pursuant in part to subcontract UNCW 2001-03-64 from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Award No. #NA96ru-0260
This phase (1 April through 30 September 2001) of the project is being funded by the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Security Information:
Security Classification: Unclassified
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Access 97
Data Quality Information
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Logical Consistency Report: Logically consistent.
Completeness Report: All sampling stations are represented. Detailed site maps are available upon request.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: All original site/station level coordinates recorded with DGPS. A second set of station level coordinates was produced for graphical presentation of data using Arcview.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: n/a
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute).
Publication Date: Unpublished Material
Title: EAR_crmp_benthiccover_2003
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Database
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 5/1/1996
Time of Day: Unknown
Process Step:
Cloud Cover: 0
Spatial Data Organization Information
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Point
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point
Spatial Reference Information
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Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257
Vertical Coordinate System Definition:
Depth System Definition:
Depth Datum Name: Local surface
Depth Distance Units: meters
Entity and Attribute Information
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: CRMP.mdb (PtCount96, PtCount97, PtCount98, PtCount99, PtCount00)
Entity Type Definition: Identification of random points falling on stony coral species and other functional groups for each image analyzed.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: File Name
Attribute Definition: Alphanumeric code for CRMP image
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Frame_No
Attribute Definition: Numeric code for CRMP image
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ID Code
Attribute Definition: Numeric code for stony coral species or benthic category
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ID Date
Attribute Definition: Date analyst identified point
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Image Date
Attribute Definition: Date of video
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Point
Attribute Definition: Numeric code for point on image, 10 points per image
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Site Code
Attribute Definition: Alphanumeric code for CRMP sampling site
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Station
Attribute Definition: Numeric code for CRMP sampling station
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Transect
Attribute Definition: Numeric code for CRMP sampling transect (100,300,500)
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: User Name
Attribute Definition: Code for CRMP analyst (first initial plus last name, i.e. rsmith)
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: X
Attribute Definition: Value of x-coordinate of random point
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Y
Attribute Definition: Value of y-coordinate of random point
Attribute Definition Source: CRMP
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview: Benthic Cover data
Distribution Information
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Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Group Metadata Technician
Contact Organization: FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute).
Contact Position: Metadata Technician
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address:
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: FL
Postal Code: 33701-5095
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-823-0166
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@myfwc.com
Hours of Service: 08:00 am - 05:00pm EST
Distribution Liability:
This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
Standard Order Process:
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Contact Group Metadata Technician
Turnaround: Approximately ten working days, depending on amount of information requested.
Standard Order Process:
Non-digital Form: paper
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Contact Group Metadata Technician
Turnaround: Approximately ten working days, depending on amount of information requested.
Metadata Reference Information
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Metadata Date: 9/26/2001
Metadata Review Date: 10/25/2004
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Wade, Shannon
Contact Organization: FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute).
Contact Position: CRMP Data Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: FL
Postal Code: 33701-5095
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626 ext. 1136
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1270
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@myfwc.com
Hours of Service: 8:30 - 5:00, M-F
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: 1999
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: conditionally available
Metadata Use Constraints: All data must be credited to FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute).
Metadata Security Information:
Metadata Security Classification: Unclassified
Metadata Extensions:
SMMS Metadata report generated Monday, 14/February/2005