hi_noaa_kure_benthic_habitats NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) 20171122 Benthic habitat maps for the nearshore, shallow (< 30 m) coastal waters of Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) produced these data to support coral reef research and management. Habitat regions were digitally identified using visual interpretation of orthorectified satellite imagery with a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of approximately 100 square meters (1/40 acre). A slightly different benthic habitat classification scheme was used for the NWHI compared to the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) and other regions across the Pacific (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI). While many classes are similar, they are not categorized as biological cover types, geomorphological structure types, and geographic zones. Instead, a hierarchical scheme was used to flexibly denote substrate category (e.g., unconsolidated and hardbottom), structure (e.g., linear reef or pavement), and cover (e.g., coral, coralline algae, or macroalgae). A total of 45 detailed benthic habitat classes were identified within the NWHI. For simplification and to more easily distinguish cover types, these are presented in a set of 7 aggregated benthic habitat classes including 5 hardbottom substrate classes (live coral, coralline algae, macroalgae, uncolonized, and unknown biological cover) and 2 unconsolidated substrate classes (macroalgae and uncolonized). Query an aggregated polygon to get the detailed benthic habitat classification at the clicked location. PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region. -178.41640853016 -178.25504788007 28.484354306882 28.3526934278019 http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/hi_noaa_kure_benthic_habitats.png Sample image. PNG GCMD Science Keywords Earth Science > Biological Classification > Plants > Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Monocots > Seagrass Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Benthic Habitat Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation Earth Science > Land Surface > Geomorphology > Coastal Landforms/Processes Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomorphic Landforms/Processes > Coastal Landforms > Coral Reefs Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geomorphic Landforms/Processes > Coastal Landforms > Coral Reefs > Patch Reef GCMD Location Keywords Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands > Kure Atoll 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 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) physical and mailing

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Unknown info@pacioos.org Unknown Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS) https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/hi_noaa_kure_benthic_habitats/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS) https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/hi_noaa_kure_benthic_habitats/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service - Cached (WMS-C) https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/${id}/ows?service=WMS&version=1.1.1&request=GetCapabilities&tiled=true GeoServer This URL provides access to this dataset via GeoServer, which offers multiple output formats and an OpenLayers viewer. https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/ PacIOOS Voyager (Google Maps API) This URL provides a viewer and/or data access for this dataset. http://pacioos.org/voyager/index.html?b=28.37522,-178.386406,28.460672,-178.272594&t=h&o=benth:4::d30l0o90 Shapefiles: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands This NOAA/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch website provides documentation and data access to the original benthic habitat Shapefiles for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. http://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e98nwhi/ None specified 20260601 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) mailing and physical Unknown nccos.webcontent@noaa.gov Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata FGDC-STD-012-2002