Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Coastal Services Center (CSC) US Army Corps of Engineers NY District 20000531 One map Charleston, SC NOAA's Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center (CSC) ftp://ftp.csc.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/jb_spi.zip http://www.csc.noaa.gov/benthic/data/northeast/nynj.htm http://www.csc.noaa.gov/benthic/ http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Coastal Services Center (CSC) 20000531 Charleston, SC NOAA's Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center (CSC) Sediment profile images (SPI) of the sediment-water interface were collected using a sediment profiling camera at pre-determined locations in the harbor. Physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions observed in the photos were used to create a database for all stations, and habitat classes were defined by sediment type and/or faunal community for each location. The database was then used in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to characterizebenthic habitat types for New York/New Jersey Harbor. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) had a need to develop benthic habitat maps in NY/NJ Harbor. This was critical for developing a plan for dredged material management that was both economically feasible and environmentally sound. The overall objective was to provide background information to plan cost-effective, spatially focused studies for siting dredge material disposal and habitat restoration within the Harbor. 199510 199510 ground condition Complete None Planned -74.14633 -73.74700 40.78600 40.58250 ISO 19115 Topic Category biota boundaries environment geoscientificInformation imageryBaseMapsEarthCover inlandWaters location oceans planningCadastre None Environmental Monitoring sediment profile imagery benthic habitat benthic mapping geographic information system GIS SPI CSC Benthic Habitat Mapping None Northeastern U. S. New York New York Harbor Jamaica Bay Upper Bay Newark Bay Flushing Bay Bowery Bay None It is the responsibility of the user to determine the appropriate use of the data product. NOAA Coastal Services Center CRS Program Manager mailing and physical

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Charleston South Carolina 29405-2413 USA (843) 740-1200 (843) 740-1224 csc@noaa.gov Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time ArcView version 3.1 shapefile format National Ocean Service Data Explorer The attribute accuracy was verified by checking the compiled SPI database against the actual photos for each station. Since two photos were taken at each station, attributes from both images were noted in the database, and one image was digitized and analyzed using image analysis software. The results of this automated analysis were also used to check the accuracy of the dataset. When large disagreement occurred between images from a single station, all attributes were recorded and the image with the largest visible area was digitized. Results of grab sampling were also used, when available, to check the accuracy of the SPI dataset. The data are believed to be logically consistent. Any attribute omissions were the result of poor camera penetration or the inability to clearly distinguish features in SPI photos. The attributes from multiple photos from each station were summed to provide the most comprehensive report of in situ conditions. Habitat classes were assigned based on ranked order of habitat value, however, so each of the five habitat groups were not mutually exclusive. Classes were ranked for consistency in an attempt to anticipate the management decisions that would be made by the NY District of the USACE. Therefore, stations observed to have characteristics of multiple habitat types were classified by the habitat class having the highest rank. Stations were located in the field using a differential Global Positioning System (GPS), and station coordinates, date and time of day were recorded upon arrival at each station. Coordinates and time were also recorded after all sampling was completed at approximately 25% of the stations to check the amount of boat drift. Drift distances were generally less than 0.1 minutes, which was not discernible at the spatial scale used for mapping the results. All measurements were made from the deck of the RV Onrust, State University of New York, Stony Brook, and this was not relevant to this dataset. Robert J. Diaz, R. J. Diaz and Daughters 20000531 remote-sensing image Charleston, SC NOAA's Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center (CSC) photographs 199510 199510 ground condition Jamaica Bay SPI survey Production of sediment profile images to build the GIS dataset. Sampling stations were chosen at approximately 500 meter by 500 meter intervals where water depth was greater than three meters. A differential Global Positioning System (GPS) was used to locate the station positions in the field, and benthic data were taken using a sediment profile camera. Photographs were visually analyzed, habitat features were recorded into a database, and stations were categorized into one of the five habitat classes. Jamaica Bay SPI survey 20000307 NOAA Coastal Services Center CRS Program Manager mailing and physical

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Charleston SC 29405-2413 USA (843) 740-1200 (843) 740-1224 csc@noaa.gov Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time Point Point 154 0.0000001 0.0000001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137 298.257 jbo95spi.dbf Shapefile Attribute Table None Station Unique number assigned to sample sites Unknown 1 253 Navqaqc Quality control codes for navigation records (decimal degrees) Unknown 1 directly measured at station Unknown 9 target station coordinates used as actual station coordinates Unknown Datatype Code describing sample types collected at each station Unknown 1 SPI only Unknown 2 SPI and benthic grab Unknown 3 SPI, benthic grab and sediment grab Unknown 5 SPI and sediment grab Unknown Location Name of bay or region where station is located Unknown Atlantic Basin Atlantic Basin, Upper Bay, NY Unknown Bowery Bay Bowery Bay, NY Unknown Bush Terminals Bush Terminals, Upper Bay, NY Unknown Dead Horse Bay Dead Horse Bay, NY Unknown Flushing Bay Flushing Bay, NY Unknown Jamaica Bay Jamaica Bay, NY Unknown Newark Bay Newark Bay, NY Unknown Upper Bay Upper Bay, NY Unknown Latitude Latitude in decimal degrees Unknown 40.58250 40.78600 Longitude Longitude in decimal degrees Unknown -74.14633 -73.74700 Latutm Latitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates Unknown 4492997.02752 4515622.40354 Longutm Longitude in UTM Zone 18 coordinates Unknown 572163.20829 605953.64213 Slides Number of slides used in analysis Unknown 1 3 Sediment Abbreviated description of sediment texture Unknown Character Field Texture Folk scale description of Sediment abbreviations Unknown Character Field Shellhash Presence of shell hash and abbreviated descriptions of live shellfish Unknown cb clam bed Unknown mb mussel bed Unknown mbob mussel bed and oyster bed Unknown ob oyster bed Unknown sh shell hash Unknown z none Unknown Spisb Description of live shellfish as indicated in the Shellhash field Unknown Character Field Pvshellbed Types of live shellbed identified in plan-view images (ND=No data) Unknown Character Field Carpet Presence of "carpet-like" layer of shell hash in Plan-view images (ND=No data) Unknown Character Field Merno Abundance of Mercenaria mercenaria based on benthic grab data Unknown Character Field Myano Abundance of Mya arenaria based on benthic grab data Unknown Character Field Spisno Abundance of Spisula solidissima based on benthic grab data Unknown Character Field Mytno Abundance of Mytilus edulis based on benthic grab data Unknown Character Field Sedagree Ranked agreement between slides for both Sediment and Shellhash fields Unknown -2 no agreement Unknown 0 only one slide analyzed Unknown 1 some agreement Unknown 2 strong agreement Unknown Interface Features at sediment surface Unknown b bedforms Unknown b;fp bedforms; fecal pellets Unknown b;m bedforms; mounds Unknown bm bacteria mat Unknown bm;d bacteria mat; debris Unknown bm;dt;m;p bacteria mat; detritus; mounds; pits Unknown bm;e bacteria mat; even surface Unknown bm;m bacteria mat; mounds Unknown bm;m;p bacteria mat; mounds; pits Unknown c;m clasts; mounds Unknown d debris Unknown d;m;p debris; mounds; pits Unknown d;p debris; pits Unknown e even surface Unknown e;m even surface; mounds Unknown e;m;p even surface; mounds; pits Unknown e;p even surface; pits Unknown m mounds Unknown m;p mounds; pits Unknown p pits Unknown sh shell hash Unknown sh;b shell hash; bedforms Unknown sh;b;dt shell hash; bedforms; detritus Unknown sh;e shell hash; even surface Unknown sh;m shell hash; mounds Unknown sh;m;p shell hash; mounds; pits Unknown sh;p shell hash; pits Unknown z none Unknown Bedforms Presence of bedforms (sediment ripples) based on Interface field Unknown no Bedforms absent Unknown No Data Interface not visible in image Unknown yes Bedforms present Unknown Pvbedforms Presence of bedforms at sediment surface in plan-view images (ND=No data) Unknown Character Field Pvslides Number of plan-view images used to characterize station (2 = composite information represented) Unknown 0 2 Ampelisca Descriptions of relative numbers of Ampelisca abdita present in SPI images Unknown Character Field Ampno Abundance of Ampelisca abdita at each station based on benthic grab data Unknown Character Field Other Description of infauna present in images Unknown Character Field Algaehyd Presence of algae or hydroids in epifaunal community at sediment surface Unknown Character Field Otherepi List of epifauna (excluding algae and hydroids) indicated in Epifauna field Unknown Character Field Epifauna Abbreviated description of epifauna present in SPI images Unknown al algae Unknown alhc algae, hermit crab Unknown bc blue crab Unknown cr Crepidula spp. Unknown cs Crangon shrimp Unknown d detritus Unknown hy hydroids Unknown hysn hydroids; snail Unknown sn snail Unknown snms snail, mysid shrimp Unknown snmscs snail, mysid shrimp, Crangon shrimp Unknown snps snail, Paleomonetes shrimp Unknown z none Unknown Totalinf Total species abundance from benthic grab data Unknown Character Field Habagree Agreement rank between multiple images from individual stations based on Ampelisca, Epifauna and Other fields Unknown -2 no agreement Unknown 0 only one image analyzed Unknown 1 some agreement Unknown 2 strong agreement Unknown Burrows Number of infaunal burrows observed in image Unknown 0 99 (indicates No Data due to poor camera penetration or placement) Critters Number of infaunal organisms observed Unknown 0 99 (indicates No Data due to poor camera penetration or placement) Voids Number of voids seen in image Unknown 0 99 (indicates No Data due to poor camera penetration or placement) Vtype Types of voids present in images Unknown an anoxic Unknown an;ga anoxic; gas Unknown ga gas Unknown ox oxic Unknown z none Unknown Stage Community successional stage Rhoads, D. and J. Germano (1982) "Characterization of organism-sediment relations using sediment profile imaging: an efficient method of remote ecological monitoring of the seafloor (Remots TM System)". Marine Ecology Progress Series 8:115-128. 0 lifeless Unknown 1 OSI Stage 1 (surface-feeding pioneering species) Unknown 12 Components of OSI Stages 1 and 2 (pioneering to intermediate species) Unknown 2 OSI Stage 2 (shallow-dwelling bivalves and tubicolous amphipods) Unknown 23 Components of OSI Stages 2 and 3 (intermediate to equilibrium species) Unknown 3 OSI Stage 3 (infaunal deposit-feeders, especially 'head-down' feeders) Unknown 9 not measurable Unknown Stageagree Agreement between slides for community successional stage Unknown -2 no agreement Unknown 0 only one slide analyzed Unknown 1 some agreement Unknown 2 strong agreement Unknown Rpd Depth of the apparent color Redox Potential Discontinuity (RPD) in centimeters based on computer analysis Unknown 0 99 Rpdcode Code describing RPD value Unknown 0 no computer analysis Unknown 1 calculated from one image Unknown 2 not measurable due to poor or over-penetration Unknown 3 average of two images Unknown Pen Depth in centimeters of camera penetration based on computer analysis Unknown 0 99 Pencode Code describing Pen value Unknown 0 no computer analysis Unknown 1 calculated from 1 image Unknown 2 not measurable Unknown 3 average of 2 images Unknown Mixpa Ranked scale identifying stations having shellfish, but shellfish are too few in number to warrant a classification change Unknown 0 No shellfish Unknown 1 Mercenaria mercenaria present Unknown ND No grab data available to evaluate Unknown Delta Explanation of changes to habitat classes as a result of merging the SPI data with the benthic grab data (fromspiHAB to mixHAB fields) Unknown 0 No change to habitat class Unknown 1 Habitat class changed due to significant presence (greater than 3) of Mercenaria mercenaria Unknown ND No grab data available to evaluate Unknown Mixhab Revised habitat classes based on SPI data and benthic grab data Unknown Amp(fine) Ampelisca mat on fine sediments Unknown Amp(sand) Ampelisca mat on sandy sediments Unknown Amp(sifs, sims) Ampelisca mat on silty sand sediments Unknown Azoic Silty bottom habitat with no evidence of biological activity Unknown Bacteria Silty bottom habitat with surface bacteria mat Unknown SandBed(critters) High energy sandy habitat with infauna Unknown SandBed(epifauna) High energy sandy habitat with epifauna Unknown SandBed(hash) High energy sandy habitat with shell hash Unknown SandNoBed(critters) Low energy sandy habitat with infauna Unknown SandNoBed(epifauna) Low energy sandy habitat with epifauna Unknown SandNoBed(hash) Low energy sandy habitat with shell hash Unknown SB(clam) Live clam beds (Hard clams, Softshell clams or Surf clams) Unknown SB(mussel) Live mussel beds (Mytilus edulis) Unknown SB(oyster) Live oyster beds (Crassostrea virginica) Unknown Silt(critters) Silty bottom habitat with infauna Unknown Silt(gas) Silty bottom habitat with gas voids Unknown Silt(pendeep) Silty bottom habitat with very soft sediments (greater than 18 cm) Unknown Spihab Habitat classes based on SPI data only Unknown Amp(fine) Ampelisca mat on fine sediments Unknown Amp(sand) Ampelisca mat on sandy sediments Unknown Amp(sifs, sims) Ampelisca mat on silty sand sediments Unknown Azoic Silty bottom habitat with no evidence of biological activity Unknown Bacteria Silty bottom habitat with surface bacteria mat Unknown SandBed(critters) High energy sandy habitat with obvious infauna Unknown SandBed(epifauna) High energy sandy habitat with epifauna Unknown SandBed(hash) High energy sandy habitat with shell hash Unknown SandNoBed(critters) Low energy sandy habitat with infauna Unknown SandNoBed(epifauna) Low energy sandy habitat with epifauna Unknown SandNoBed(hash) Low energy sandy habitat with shell hash Unknown SB(clam) Live clam beds (Hard clams, Softshell clams or Surf clams) Unknown SB(mussel) Live mussel beds (Mytilus edulis) Unknown SB(oyster) Live oyster beds (Crassostrea virginica) Unknown Silt(critters) Silty bottom habitat with infauna Unknown Silt(gas) Silty bottom habitat with gas voids Unknown Silt(pendeep) Silty bottom habitats with very soft sediments (greater than 18 cm) Unknown NOAA Coastal Services Center Clearinghouse Manager mailing and physical

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Charleston South Carolina 29405 USA 843-740-1200 843-740-1224 clearinghouse@noaa.gov Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadata-standards/documents/ncddcmdprofile_v2.pdf Content Specification for Metadata in the National Coastal Data Development Center's Data Catalog Version 2.0