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NCCOS Assessment: Benthic habitat maps of Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (NCEI Accession 0162517)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: October 13, 2025 | Last Modified: 2017-05-19T00:00:00.000+00:00

Highly detailed maps of benthic habitats within the lagoon along the western shore of Saipan were created by NOAA NCCOS. This data collection includes the information used to create these detailed maps, including: 1) a high resolution satellite image, 2) depths derived from this satellite image, 3) in situ habitat information, 4) 12 predictions describing the probability of occurrence for five substrate and seven biological cover types, and 5) a composite habitat map showing the spatial distribution of seven commonly co-occurring substrate and biological cover types inside the lagoon.

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0162517 BENTHIC COMMUNITIES biological data CORAL HABITAT - BENTHIC camera satellite sensor - general video camera benthic biological GIS product model output NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 31100 Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI NCCOS Project No. 271: Mapping Habitat Change in Saipan Lagoon, CNMI Geographic Information > Bathymetry Geographic Information > Habitats Map Images > Coral Mapping Map Images > Habitats Map Images > IKONOS Map Images > Topography Numeric Data Sets > Benthic Visual Images > Corals Visual Images > Habitats Visual Images > Seagrass EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algae Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Calcareous Macroalgae EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Crustose Coralline Algae EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Fleshy Macroalgae EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Turf Algae EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > ESA Listed Species EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Benthos Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Physical EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Base map > Satellite Imagery EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Photographic Analysis > Videography EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Satellite (digital scans) > Multispectral Analysis EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing > Satellite (digital scans) > WorldView-2 EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Hard Seafloor Substrate EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Rugosity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Slope EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Soft Seafloor Substrate EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Plants > Seagrass EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS Predictive/Spatial Modeling Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments Derived Data Product Geospatial Model Benthic biological cover Benthic substrate Geographical Distribution Mathematical Models CAMERA > CAMERA VIDEO CAMERA > VIDEO CAMERA COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean Geographic Area > Continental Shelf Geographic Area > Coral Reefs Region > U.S. Pacific U.S. States and Territories > CNMI Lighthouse Reef Trochus Sanctuary Managaha Marine Conservation District Saipan Saipan Lagoon Western Pacific ML2HRK

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nodc:0162517
issued	2017-05-19T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language	[]
references	[ "https://doi.org/10.7289/v5/tm-nos-nccos-229", "https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e99us_pac/data_cnmi.aspx", "https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/mapping-habitat-change-saipan-lagoon-cnmi/", "https://maps.coastalscience.noaa.gov/biomapper/biomapper.html?id=Saipan", "https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=561/details/561", "http://www.satimagingcorp.com/satellite-sensors/worldview-2/", "http://www.satimagingcorp.com/satellite-sensors/ikonos/" ]
rights	otherRestrictions
spatial	145.839,15.062,145.676,15.308
temporal	2001-03-09T00:00:00+00:00/2016-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

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