CRED Rapid Ecological Assessment of Benthic Habitat Cover in the Pacific Ocean 2005-2010

When the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center established the Coral Reef Ecosystems Division (CRED) in 2001, the Center initiated a program to extend habitat mapping in the U.S. Pacific Islands into deeper water that cannot be readily mapped using satellite and aerial techniques. Since that time NOAA Fisheries has led the effort to map these deeper reefs using ship-based acoustic mapping systems, coupled with video and still-camera observations. These sonar and optical data are combined with the IKONOS-based data products and oceanographic information to provide integrated products that describe the benthic habitats of the Pacific Islands.

2001年，太平洋岛屿渔业科学中心（Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center）设立珊瑚礁生态系统分部（Coral Reef Ecosystems Division，CRED）之际，该中心便启动了一项计划，将美国太平洋岛屿区域的栖息地测绘工作拓展至无法通过卫星与航空技术便捷完成测绘的深水区。自彼时起，美国国家海洋和大气管理局渔业局（NOAA Fisheries）便牵头开展此类深海珊瑚礁的测绘工作，采用船载声学测绘系统，并结合视频与静态相机观测数据。上述声呐与光学数据将与基于伊科诺斯（IKONOS）卫星的数据产品及海洋学信息进行融合，最终生成可全面表征太平洋岛屿底栖生境的综合数据集产品。