as_noaa_all_coastal_mod NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Joey Lecky Kaylyn S. McCoy Brooke Olenski Michael W. Akridge 20210907 Coastal habitats are utilized and altered for a suite of human uses. Habitat modification is here defined as the alteration or removal of geomorphic structure as a result of human use. This includes several habitat-modifying features like seawalls, piers, breakwaters, dredged areas, artificial land (i.e., filled wetlands), and offshore structures. This data layer represents the presence of habitat modification in shallow waters of American Samoa. The presence of habitat-modifying features were mapped by combining several existing datasets derived primarily from satellite and aerial imagery, including the following datasets: benthic habitat maps (NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), 2005); and NOAA Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) line data (NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), 2003). The layer represents the presence or absence of habitat modification, with a cell size of 250 m. Relevant man-made features were extracted from each individual dataset and saved (features classified as artificial and dredged areas in NOAA benthic habitat maps; coastal segments designated as man-made structures and riprap in NOAA ESI line data). The resulting polygon datasets were merged together. A field was added to all vector layers with a value of 1 for each feature to represent the presence of habitat modification. Vector data were then converted to 250-m rasters and combined into a mosaic. These layers were developed as part of a geospatial database of key anthropogenic and environmental pressures to coastal waters of American Samoa. -171.09321497376095 -168.15527041192826 -11.033868994755787 -14.552570039741447 http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/as_noaa_all_coastal_mod.png Sample image. PNG GCMD Science Keywords Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Reef Habitat Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Reef > Coral Reef Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Habitat Conversion/Fragmentation Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Human Settlements > Coastal Areas Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Infrastructure Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Sustainability > Environmental Sustainability Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs GCMD Location Keywords Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Manua Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Ofu Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Olosega Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Rose Atoll Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Swains Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tau Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tutuila None Use Limitation: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) physical and mailing

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Unknown info@pacioos.org Unknown Open Geospatial Consortium Web Coverage Service (WCS) https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/as_noaa_all_coastal_mod/ows?service=WCS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS) https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/as_noaa_all_coastal_mod/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities GeoServer This URL provides access to this dataset via GeoServer, including multiple output formats and an OpenLayers viewer. https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/ PacIOOS: American Samoa Coral Reef Drivers This URL provides a viewer and/or data access for this dataset. http://pacioos.org/projects/coral-drivers-amsam/ None specified 20260624 NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) mailing and physical Unknown pifsc.info@noaa.gov Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata FGDC-STD-012-2002