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    • Vieques, Puerto Rico Benthic Habitat Map - Ground Validation Sites

    Metadata Updated: February 1, 2026

    Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of Vieques, Puerto Rico were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeography Branch in partnership with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration, was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of Vieques' coral reef ecosystem. The data described herein represent ground validation (GV) sites explored by NOAA field scientists to further refine habitat map classification.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) 2010 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from CoRIS FGDC Metadata

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) 2010 (publication)
    Responsible Party National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid metadata_vieques_ground_validation_sites
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: Not for navigation., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -65.338752
    Bbox North Lat 18.196053
    Bbox South Lat 18.067873
    Bbox West Long -65.627695
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 396c942b-c2ce-45ef-88c2-a1768bda096d
    Harvest Source Id d96f14c5-3e35-4b0a-a3b8-9392afeb50fa
    Harvest Source Title CoRIS FGDC Metadata
    Licence The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is publishing this data on their website. NCCOS Biogeography Branch does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the written report and metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-65.627695, 18.067873], [-65.338752, 18.067873], [-65.338752, 18.196053], [-65.627695, 18.196053], [-65.627695, 18.067873]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2008-10-07
    Temporal Extent End 2008-10-13

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