Purpose of The Atlas
The maps presented in this online atlas show where bathymetric data have been collected during various shipboard and aero surveys around the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) as of 2004. Metadata for the bathymetric surveys, including the location information, were compiled by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These metadata are intended primarily as a planning tool for future ecosystem survey and assessment missions by NOAA and its partners. They also serve as a guide to the quality and usefulness of the bathymetric data for a variety of applications including benthic habitat analyses, reserves and sanctuaries designations, fisheries management, and charting.
The data are provisional because they come from a number of different sources and instrument types, and are of varying accuracy and resolution. They have been edited to remove obvious errors; however, data artifacts may still be present. All public bathymetric data known to the authors are included in this document, but other data may exist that are not presented here. The downloadable paper copy either in PDF or JPEG format of the atlas is considered a static reference. This web site of the atlas is a dynamic product, and will be updated as further bathymetric and benthic habitat mapping data become available in the MHI. Readers with knowledge of additional data for the atlas are urged to provide such information to the authors (send e-mail to Michael.Parke @noaa.gov).
These maps are not to be used for navigation.
Explanation of Maps
This online version of the atlas consists of several sets of maps organized geographically:
- Entire Main Hawaiian Islands
- Kauai and Niihau
- Oahu
- Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kahoolawe
- Hawaii (Big Island)
Within each georaphical map set which combines all data sources, moving and/or clicking your cursor over data sources in the map will show detailed survey locations.
The online atlas also consists of map web pages by data sources organized geographically the same above. You can download these maps in PDF or JPEG format.
Request for Data
If anyone has bathymetric data that they wish to contribute to this Atlas, please contact us or e-mail us.
Citation
Parke, M.F. and H.Y. Wang (2005). Bathymetric Atlas of the Main Hawaiian Islands – Information for Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, PIFSC Data Report DR-05-002.
http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/himap
