Guam_Coastal_Atlas_GV_Points

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

David R. Burdick, 2004-2007 NOAA Pacific Islands Assistant for Guam

Originator: University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Publication_Date: February, 2006

Title: Guam_Coastal_Atlas_GV_Points

Edition: First

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: www.uog.edu/marinelab/coastal.atlas/

Description:

Abstract:

This data set contains ground validation data used to develop benthic habitat for the near-shore waters of the island of Guam. The location and benthic habitat information for each point are provided in this data set. The benthic habitat data was developed between June 2004 and September 2005 as part of the Guam Coastal Atlas project (www.uog.edu/marinelab/coastal.atlas/), which provides updated coastal information for the island of Guam.

Purpose:

This data set was developed for the Guam Coastal Atlas Project and is intended to serve as the primary source of benthic habitat information for the island of Guam.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 11/12/2004

Beginning_Time: unknown

Ending_Date: 8/29/2005

Ending_Time: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.637670

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.959141

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 13.655927

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 13.242133

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Theme_Keyword: Guam

Theme_Keyword: Benthic Habitat Data

Theme_Keyword: Coastal Atlas

Theme_Keyword: Ground truthing points

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: This data is not to be used for navigational purposes.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Contact_Person: Barry Smith

Contact_Position: Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Marine Laboratory

Address: University of Guam

City: Mangilao

State_or_Province: GU

Postal_Code: 96923

Country: Guam/USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (671) 735-2175

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (671) 734-6767

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bdsmith@uog9.uog.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

David R. Burdick, 2004-2007 NOAA Pacific Islands Assistant for Guam

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The attributes within this data set are believed to accurately describe the benthic habitat found at each ground-truthing point location according to the classification scheme established prior to data collection (see "Process Description" for more information about the classification scheme).

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The logical consistency of this data set was not tested beyond visual inspection.

Completeness_Report:

This data set is considered complete. Presently, there are no plans to conduct an accuracy assessment. Updates may be provided at a later date as more ground-truthing information becomes available.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Ground Validation Surveys: A series of ground validation surveys were performed during the development of the benthic habitat data set used for the Guam Coastal Atlas. A Trimble GeoXT handheld GPS receiver was used to collect benthic habitat information. During these surveys, benthic habitat was described at each of the numerous data points collected throughout the study area. Using the hierarchical classification scheme developed by the NOAA Biogeography Team, the benthic habitat at each point was described from the most basic level of detail (unconsolidated sediment or coral reef/hard bottom) to a high level of detail (e.g. 50% to < 90% macroalgae). The major structure (unconsolidated sediment or coral reef/hard bottom), the detailed structure (e.g. aggregated reef, pavement, patch reef, etc.), the major cover type (e.g. coral, macroalgae, turf algae, uncolonized, etc.), the percent cover of the dominant cover type (e.g. 0%, 1% to < 10%, 10% to < 50%, etc.), as well as the percent cover of coral were recorded for a 1 meter x 1 meter area beneath each point. Once the data were transferred to a desktop computer, they were post-processed using Trimble Pathfinder Office 3.00 software. The University of Guam Continually Operating Reference Station was used to post-process the data. On occasion, the appropriate data could not be downloaded from the CORS site, and thus the ground-truthing data collected on certain days could not be post-processed.

A total of 846 ground validation points were collected at various sites around the island (see figures at lower left and lower right). The 203 ground validation points and the 241 accuracy assessment points collected by the NOAA Biogeography team were also used to help interpret the satellite imagery.

Because of environmental conditions, field surveys were limited mostly to the shallow reef flat areas around Guam. Ground validation data was collected with the GPS receiver within the Tumon Bay, Pati Point, and Achang Reef Flat Preserves, as well as at East Agana Bay, Cocos Lagoon, Pago Bay, Ritidian Point, and Gab Gab and Dadi Beaches on U.S. Navy Base property. A much wider cross-section of coastal area, including many fore reef areas, was observed and documented using a digital still camera during snorkeling and scuba diving excursions. These in situ observations allowed for a general assessment of an area's benthic habitat composition and assisted with the interpretation of the satellite imagery, and improved the accuracy of the benthic habitat classification in areas not surveyed using the GPS receiver.

Accuracy Assessment: An accuracy assessment had not been performed prior to the production of the printed and CD-ROM versions of the Guam Coastal Atlas, so the accuracy of any changes made to the original NOAA Biogeography Team's benthic habitat data during the development of the Guam Coastal Atlas have not been assessed. An accuracy assessment will likely be performed at a later date. This information will be available on the Guam Coastal Atlas web site at <http://www.uog.edu/marinelab/coastal.atlas/>.

Classification Scheme: A hierarchical classification scheme similar to that used by the NOAA Biogeography Team was adopted for the ground-truthing data collected for the Guam Coastal Atlas. Using this classification scheme, benthic habitats were described from the broadest level of classification (unconsolidated sediment or coral reef/hard bottom) to a very detailed level of classification (e.g. 50%-<90% macroalgae). The major structure (unconsolidated sediment or coral reef/hard bottom), the detailed structure (e.g. aggregated reef, pavement, patch reef, etc.), the major cover type (e.g. coral, macroalgae, turf algae, uncolonized, etc.), and the percent cover of the major cover type (e.g. 0%, 1%-<10%, 10%<50%, etc.) were also recorded for each habitat delineation.

Although the ground-truthing data collected for the Guam Coastal Atlas used the same classification scheme as that used by the NOAA Biogeography Team, slightly different rules were used to determine the classification an area was to receive. These changes include:

- Defining coral as the majority cover type if the coral percent cover was 10% or greater

- Defining macroalgae as the major cover type if the macroalgae percent cover was 10% or greater and if coral cover was less than 10%.

For more information about the classification scheme produced by the NOAA Biogeography Team and adopted for the Guam Coastal Atlas, including photos of various benthic habitat types, please visit their website at <http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/products/us_pac_terr>.

Process_Date: June 2004 - September 2005

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Contact_Person: David Burdick

Contact_Position: NOAA Pacific Islands Assistant for Guam

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Marine Laboratory

Address: University of Guam

City: Mangilao

State_or_Province: GU

Postal_Code: 96923

Country: Guam/USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (671) 735-2175

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (671) 743-6767

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bdsmith@uog9.uog.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 846

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 55

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 147.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

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Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

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Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

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Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Guam_Coastal_Atlas_GV_Points

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: M_STRUCT

Attribute_Definition: Major physical structure type

Attribute_Definition_Source:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coral Reef and Hardbottom

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hardened substrate of unspecified relief formed by reef building corals and other organisms or existing as exposed bedrock or volcanic rock

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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unconsolidate Sediment

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unconsolidated sediment with less than 10% of any hardbottom structure type

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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Other Delineations

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Land or artificial structures

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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: D_STRUCT

Attribute_Definition: Dominant physical structure type

Attribute_Definition_Source:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Aggregate Reef

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High relief lacking sand channels of spur and groove

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Aggregated Patch Reef

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coral formations that are isolated from other coral reef formations by sand, seagrass, or other habitats and that have no organized structural axis relative to the contours of the shore or shelf edge. Aggregate patch reefs are clustered patches of reef that individually are too small (less than the MMU) or are too close together to map separately.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Artificial

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Man-made habitats such as submerged wrecks, large piers, and submerged portions of rip-rap jetties, and the shoreline of islands created from dreged soil.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Individual Patch Reef

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coral formations that are isolated from other coral reef formations by sand, seagrass, or other habitats and that have no organized structural axis relative to the contours of the shore or shelf edge. Individual patch reefs are distinct, single patches of reef that are larger than or equal to the MMU.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mud

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Fine sediment often associated with river discharge and build-up of organic material in areas sheltered from high-energy waves and currents.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pavement

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flat, low relief, solid carbonate rock.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rock/Boulder

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Solid carbonate blocks and/or boulders or volcanic rock.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rubble

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Dead, unstable coral rubble often colonized with coralline algae and filamentous algae or other macroalgae. This habitat often occurs landward of well-developed reef formations in the reef crest or back reef zone.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sand

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coarse sediment typically found in areas exposed to currents or wave energy

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Scattered Coral/Rock

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Primarily sand or seagrass bottom with scattered rocks or small, isolated coral heads that are too small to be delineated individually (i.e. smaller than the individual patch reef).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Spur and Groove

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Habitat having alternating sand/ pavement and coral formations that are oriented perpendicular to the shore or bank/ shelf escarpment.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: M_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Major biological cover type

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coral

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Substrata colonized by live reef building corals and other organisms. Habitats within this category have at least 10% live coral cover.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coralline Algae

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

An area with 10% or greater coverage of any combination of numerous species of encrusting or coralline algae. May occur along reef crest, in shallow back reef, relatively shallow waters on the bank/shelf zone, and at depth.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Emergent Vegetation

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Emergent habitat composed primarily of species of mangrove trees. Generally found in areas sheltered from high-energy waves. This habitat type is usually found in the shoreline intertidal or reef flat zone.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Macroalgae

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Substrates with 10% or greater coverage of any combination of numerous species of red, green, or brown macroalgae. Usually occurs in shallow back reef and deeper waters on the bank/shelf zone.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Seagrass

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat with 10% or more cover of seagrass.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Turf

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A community of low lying species of marine algae composed of any or a combination of algal divisions dominated by filamentous species lacking upright fleshy macroalgal thali.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unclassified

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-benthic areas, such as land.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Uncolonized

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Substrates not covered with a minimum of 10% of any biological cover types. This habitat is usually on sand or mud structures.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Habitat uninterpretable due to turbidity, cloud cover, water depth, or other interface.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of major biological cover type

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10%-<50%

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Major biological cover type comprises 10%-<50% of benthic community

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 50%-<90%

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Major biological cover type comprises 50%-<90% of benthic community

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 90%-100%

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Major biological cover type comprises 90%-100% of benthic community

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unclassified

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-benthic areas, such as land.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Habitat uninterpretable due to turbidity, cloud cover, water depth, or other interface.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Zone

Attribute_Definition: Reef Zone

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Back Reef

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fore Reef

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lagoon

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Reef Crest

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Reef Flat

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Coral_Cove

Attribute_Definition: Percent Coral Cover

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 50 - 90%

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 90 - 100%

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Corr_Type

Attribute_Definition: Data Correction Type

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Enumerated_Domain:

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Attribute_Definition: Date of feature collection

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition: Time of day of feature collection

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Unfilt_Pos

Attribute_Definition: The number of unfiltered positions recorded for each feature

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Horz_Prec

Attribute_Definition: Horizontal precision in meters

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Standard_Order_Process:

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060125

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Contact_Person: Barry Smith

Contact_Position: Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Marine Laboratory

Address: University of Guam

City: Mangilao

State_or_Province: GU

Postal_Code: 96923

Country: Guam/USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (671) 735-2175

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (671) 734-6767

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bdsmith@uog9.uog.edu

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