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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Photomosaic images of La Parguera Coral Reef, Puerto Rico, collected 2015-08-03 to 2015-08-07 (NCEI Accession 0178634)

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This data set contains photomosaic images of coral reef benthic communities, created as a product for the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program’s (CRCP) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). Photomosaics are a composite of many underwater images, digitally stitched together into a single cohesive photo. These mosaics have approximately the same resolution and clarity of the component pictures but collectively produce a “landscape view” of the coral reef community within each plot.

To produce a photomosaic, a scuba diver holds the mosaic rig, containing two separate cameras, above the reef plot while swimming back and forth in a crosshatch pattern. Images are taken from roughly one to two meters above the benthos, at a rate of one image per second per camera. This swimming technique allows the mosaic rig to gather 1500-3000 images which are then compiled into a single photomosaic using Photoscan (Agisoft).

Six reef plots (10 m x 10 m each) were captured in La Parguera in Puerto Rico as part of this dataset. A total of six TIFF files are included in this data submission, each corresponding to one reef plot.
  • Cite as: Manzello, Derek; Enochs, Ian; Kolodziej, Graham; Dutra, Elizabeth (2018). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Photomosaic images of La Parguera Coral Reef, Puerto Rico, collected 2015-08-03 to 2015-08-07 (NCEI Accession 0178634). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0178634. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2015-08-03 to 2015-08-07
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -67.0515
East: -67.0509
South: 17.9536
North: 17.9538
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-11-29
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
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Submission Package ID: E3CJ17
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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  • Cite as: Manzello, Derek; Enochs, Ian; Kolodziej, Graham; Dutra, Elizabeth (2018). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Photomosaic images of La Parguera Coral Reef, Puerto Rico, collected 2015-08-03 to 2015-08-07 (NCEI Accession 0178634). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0178634. Accessed [date].
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  • Related Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Visual Images > Corals
  • Visual Images > Habitats
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Benthic biology
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Coral Cover
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Coral Communities
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Related Theme Keywords
  • Photomosaic
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Contributing Data Centers
  • AOML
  • Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
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Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
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Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CRCP Project
  • 743
  • National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)
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  • Cite as: Manzello, Derek; Enochs, Ian; Kolodziej, Graham; Dutra, Elizabeth (2018). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Photomosaic images of La Parguera Coral Reef, Puerto Rico, collected 2015-08-03 to 2015-08-07 (NCEI Accession 0178634). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0178634. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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  • 2018-11-29T17:00:23Z - NCEI Accession 0178634 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: BENTHIC COMMUNITIES (measured); Units: n/a; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Camera; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sampling and Analyzing Method: A scuba diver holds the mosaic rig, containing two separate cameras, above the reef plot while swimming back and forth in a crosshatch pattern. Images are taken from roughly one to two meters above the benthos, at a rate of one image per second per camera. This swimming technique allows the mosaic rig to gather 1500-3000 images which are then compiled into a single photomosaic using Photoscan (Agisoft)..
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  • camera
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