Accuracy Assessment Field Data for American Samoa

This project is a cooperative effort among the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment; the University of Hawaii; BAE Systems Spectral Solutions; and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC. The goal of the work was to incorporate previously developed mapping methods to produce coral reef habitat maps for American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. GPS field observations were used to establish the thematic accuracy of this thematic product. 651 benthic habitat characterizations were completed for this work.

本项目由美国国家海洋服务局（National Ocean Service）、国家海岸海洋科学中心（National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science）、海岸监测与评估中心（Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment）、夏威夷大学（University of Hawaii）、BAE系统光谱解决方案部（BAE Systems Spectral Solutions）以及夏威夷分析实验室有限责任公司（Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLC）联合开展。本研究的核心目标是整合已有的成熟制图方法，为美属萨摩亚、关岛及北马里亚纳群岛自治邦制作珊瑚礁生境地图。研究采用全球定位系统（GPS）野外观测数据，以验证该专题制图产品的专题精度。本次工作共计完成651项底栖生境特征表征工作。