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Benthic Single-Beam Acoustic

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Details

  • Developed in close cooperation with state and local partners to ensure a high degree of accuracy and applicability
  • Classified according to the Florida System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments (SCHEME)
  • Collected using the RoxAnn Groundmaster system
  • Collected along transect lines oriented to cover the project area or to cross transition zones across habitats
  • Interpreted based on acoustic signals and calibrated with ground observations

Data available in:

  • Delaware - Rehobeth Bay
  • Florida - Apalachicola Bay and Dry Tortugas

Notes and Limitations: RoxAnn data are normally collected through transect sampling. The data are collected in a systematic pattern distributed through the project area and require some interpolation to generate a comprehensive data set. Interpolations of these data should be used with caution due to potentially large, non-sampled areas that are present within the output data. Users are encouraged to develop or obtain higher-detail data for non-sampled areas within an interpolated output.