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This site provides GIS data from shallow-water multibeam bathymetric surveys, submersible dives, and workshops conducted in 2001-2005 in support of the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa in the SW Pacific Ocean. Most shallow high-resolution multibeam bathymetric data were collected with a Kongsberg Simrad EM3000 system owned and operated by the College of Marine Science, U. of South Florida. Also included is a recent compilation of deepwater bathymetry for the entire Eastern Samoan region, as well as terrestrial GIS data layers obtained from the American Samoa GIS User Group, and other sources. We also offer various Generic Mapping Tools GMT grids, maps, and various photographic images and graphics. Most GIS data are provided as ArcInfo export interchange files (i.e., *.e00 files), which may be IMPORTED into ArcInfo, ArcView, or the free GIS data viewer ArcExplorer. Please note that shallow bathymetric grids have not undergone corrections for differential GPS.

To download a file, PC or Unix users should hold down the RIGHT mouse button and then choose "Save Link As" or "Download Link to Disk" (Internet Explorer). Mac users should hold down the mouse button and then choose "Save Link As" or "Download Link to Disk". In the table below, "NA" means " not available." On a very limited basis we may be able to burn sets of CDs containing all of the bathymetric data sets. Email Dawn for more info.

For valuable information and downloads of recent and ongoing shallow-water multibeam, towboard, and ROV surveys in American Samoa, see also the web site of the NOAA Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHM), based in Honolulu, HI.

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American Samoa GIS Users: After downloading, please consider the recommended, standardized AS GIS User Group directory structure. Click here (pdf file).


 GIS Data Layers
EASTERN SAMOA BATHYMETRIC COMPILATION
DATA SET THUMBNAIL GRAPHIC FGDC METADATA DOWNLOAD FILE
E. Samoa Compilation, Lat/Long, 200-m grid figure metadata ArcGIS file
(Rt click-Save As
1 Mb)
     Other formats     GMT grid
(Rt click-Save As, 9.6 Mb)
E. Samoa Compilation Stats (Excel files)     Multibeam Index
Seamount Stats
See below for E. Samoa
3-D Fledermaus, GMT Grid Subsets, PDF Maps
     
OTHER BATHYMETRIC GRIDS (mostly shallow bathy)
DATA SET THUMBNAIL GRAPHIC FGDC METADATA DOWNLOAD FILE
Coconut Point Bathymetry, UTM, 1-m grid figure metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
Email for Coconut Pt. Rugosity, BPI Zone/Structure, Slope, Aspect grids
Fagaitua Bay Bathymetry, Lat/Long 1-m grid
(for benthic habitat)
fagai.gif fagaitua1m.htm fagaitua1m.zip
(842 K)
fagaitua1m.e00.Z
(1.4 Mb)
Fagaitua Bay BPI Zones Grid
See Maps below metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
FBNMS Bathymetry, UTM, 1-m grid figure metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
FBNMS Bathymetry, UTM, 3-m grid figure metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
Email for FBNMS Rugosity, BPI Zone/Structure, Slope, Aspect grids
FBNMS Bathymetry, Lat/Long 1-m grid fb_sml.gif fbnms1m_new.htm fbnms1m_new.zip
(957 K)
fbnms1m_new.e00.Z
(1.1 Mb)
HURL 2005 Cruise
N. Tutuila Deep Bathy, Lat/Long

thumbnail and
location of survey
placeholder metadata in progress
National Park Bathymetry, Lat/Long 2-m grid
natpark.gif natpark2m.htm natpark2m.zip
(1.3 Mb)
natpark2m.e00.Z
(1.3 Mb)
National Park BPI Zones Grid
(for benthic habitat)
See Maps below metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
Pago Pago Harbor Bathymetry, Lat/Long 5-m grid pago_sml.gif pago5m_new.htm pago5m_new.zip
(181 K)
pago5m_new.e00.Z
(251 K)
Pago Pago Harbor Shipwreck Bathymetry, Lat/Long 1-m grid wreck_sml.gif
(potentially dangerous site - pls contact authorities if interested in diving)
wreck1m_new.htm wreck1m_new.zip (44 K)
wreck1m_new.e00.Z (91 K)
Revelle 2002 Cruise
Tutuila Regional Bathy Lat/Long

revelle.gif revelle.htm revelle_arcmap.zip
(256 K)
Samoa Regional Bathymetry, Smith & Sandwell, Lat/Long 1-km grid samoa_sml.gif samoa_bathy.htm samoa_bathy.e00
(2.4 Mb)
Taema Bank (East) Bathymetry, UTM, 1-m grid figure metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
Taema Bank (East) Bathymetry, UTM, 3-m grid figure metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
Taema Bank (Western) Bathymetry, UTM, 1-m grid figure metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
Taema Bank (Western) Bathymetry, UTM, 3-m grid figure metadata e00 file
(Rt click-Save As)
Email for Taema Rugosity, BPI Zone/Structure, Slope, Aspect grids
Taema Bank Bathymetry (West), Lat/Long 1-m grid
taema.gif taema1m.htm taema1m.zip
(1.8 Mb)
taema1m.e00.Z
(3 Mb)
Transit Bathymetry, Lat/Long 10-m grid
transits.gif transit.htm transit10m.zip
(883 Mb)
transit10m.e00.Z
(799 Mb)
Vatia Bay Bathymetry, Lat/Long 2-m grid vatia.jpg metadata vatia2m.e00
(200 Kb)
TOPOGRAPHIC GRIDS
Topo Grid (DEM) Users!! Click Here for Impt. Projection Procedures! (588 K pdf)
Manu'a 1:24,000 (30-m) DEM, UTM NA inc. in zip man_dem.zip
(4.4 Mb)
Manu'a Slope Grid, UTM NA inc. in zip man_slope.zip
Tutuila 1:24,000 (30-m) DEM, UTM tut_sml.gif inc. in zip tut_dem.zip
(8.1 Mb)
Tutuila 10-m DEM, Lat/Long Decimal Degrees tut_sml.gif tutuila_geo.htm
Projection Help
tutuila_geo.e00
(162 Mb)
Tutuila 10-m DEM, UTM tut_sml.gif tutuila_dem.htm
Projection Help
tutuila_dem.e00
(162 Mb)
Tutuila Slope Grid DEM, UTM NA inc.in zip tut_slope.zip
Tutuila 1000 x 1000 ft Topo Shapefile Grid, UTM NA not yet Tutuilagrid1000x1000.zip
(100 Kb)
Tutuila 4000 x 3000 ft Topo Shapefile Grid, UTM NA not yet Tutuilagrid4000x3000.z ip
(16 Kb)
Tutuila 8000 x 6000 ft Topo Shapefile Grid, UTM NA not yet Tutuilagrid8000x6000.z ip
(8 Kb)
VECTOR (Point, Line, Polygon) GIS LAYERS
Projection procedures that may be needed (588 K pdf)
DATA SET THUMBNAIL GRAPHIC FGDC METADATA DOWNLOAD FILE
Benchmarks, Nat. Geodetic Survey (NGS)
(ArcView shapefile in UTM Zone 2 South NAD 83)
See also National Geodetics Survey Web Site
NA NA Benchmarks.zip
Birkeland Reef Observation Points pts_sml.gif birkptpt.htm birkpt.e00
Birkeland Reef Transects trans_sml.gif transectsl.htm transects.e00
Tutuila Census Stats
(1960-2000)
NA inc. in zip tut_census.zip
Boundaries
AS Coastal Mgmt Zone, Manua
(UTM Zone 2 South NAD 83)
NA inc. in zip man_ASCMP.zip
AS Coastal Mgmt Zone, Tutuila
(UTM Zone 2 South NAD 83)
NA inc. in zip tut_ASCMP.zip
AS Counties & Villages NA inc. in zip
(error in Tutuila villages)
AS_CountiesVillages.zip
Special Mgmt Area, Malaeimi Valley NA inc. in zip tut_malaeimi_sma.zip
Tutuila Villages (updated) NA inc. in zip tut_villages.zip
Coastlines/Shoreline (Ikonos-based)
AS Coastline, UTM NA inc. in zip AS_coast02utm.zip
AS Coastline, Lat/Long NA inc. in zip AS_coast02dd.zip
Tutuila Coastline, UTM NA inc. in zip tut_coast02utm.zip
Tutuila Coastline, UTM, Polyline NA inc. in zip tut_coast02-lineutm.zip
Tutuila Coastline, Lat/Long NA inc. in zip tut__anu_coast02dd.zip
Aunu'u Coastline, UTM NA inc. in zip aun_coast02utm.zip
Manu'a Coastline, UTM & Lat/Long NA inc. in zip man_coast02utm.zip man_coast02dd.zip
Ofu/Olosega Coastlines, UTM NA inc. in zip ofu_coast02utm.zip
olo_coast02utm.zip
Ofu/Olosega Coastlines, UTM, PolyLine NA inc. in zip ofu_coast02-lineutm.zip
olo_coast02-lineutm.zip
Ofu/Olosega Coastlines, Lat/Long NA inc. in zip ofu_coast02dd.zip
olo_coast02dd.zip
Ta'u Coastlines, UTM & Lat/Long NA inc. in zip tau_coast02utm.zip
tau_coast02-lineutm.zip
tau_coast02dd.zip
Rose Coastlines, UTM & Lat/Long NA inc. in zip ros_coast02utm.zip
ros_coast02-lineutm.zip
ros_coast02dd.zip
Swains Coastlines, UTM & Lat/Long NA inc. in zip swa_coast02utm.zip
swa_coast02-lineutm.zip
swa_coast02dd.zip
Geology
Tutuila Soils, UTM NA inc. in zip Tut_Soil.zip
Hydrography
Freshwater Biology, Tutuila, UTM NA inc. in zip tut_hydro_biol_utm.zip
Hydrography, USGS, Tutuila, UTM & Lat/Long
(USGS 1:24,000 DLG)
NA inc. in zip tut_hydro_USGSutm.zip
tut_hydro_USGSdd.zip
Streams, Tutuila, UTM & Lat/Long NA inc. in zip tut_streamsutm.zip
tut_streamsdd.zip
Sub-Basins, Tutuila, UTM NA inc. in zip tut_shedminor.zip
Watersheds, Manu'a, UTM NA inc. in zip man_shedmajor.zip
Watersheds, Tutuila, UTM NA inc. in zip tut_shedmajor.zip
Wetlands NA inc. in zip wetlands_data.zip
Infrastructure
Buildings, Tutuila, UTM & Lat/Long NA inc. in zip tut_bld90utm.zip
tut_bld90dd.zip
Buildings, Aunu'u, Lat/Long NA inc. in zip aun_bld90dd.zip
Buildings, Roads, Ta'u, UTM NA inc. in zip tau_roads-building s03.zip
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), Manua, Tau NA inc. in zip manua_tau_FIRM.zip
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), Tutuila NA inc. in zip flood_rate_maps.zip
Roads, Aunu'u, UTM
(GPSed by Kevin Cronk, ASG DOC)
NA inc. in zip aunuu_rds_nadutm.zip
Roads, Manu'a, UTM NA inc. in zip Man_roads02.zip
Roads, Ofu, Olosega, UTM
(GPSed by Kevin Cronk, ASG DOC)
NA NA ofu_olo_rds_nadutm.zip
Roads, Tutuila, east, UTM NA inc. in zip tut_roads03_east.zip
Reefs
Reefs, Samoa
(a more detailed layer from the National Park Service forthcoming)
NA reefsl.htm reefs.e00
Reefs, Ofu
(detailed National Park Service shapefile from CAD drawing)
ofureef_sml.gif ofu.xls
(MS Excel file)
ofu_nps.zip (PC, Mac)
ofu_nps.tar (Unix)
Regional
Countries of the World, 2002, Lat/Long NA NA cntry02.zip
Lat/Long Gridlines NA NA geogrid.zip
Lat/Long Gridlines, 5 deg NA NA Grid5Degree.zip
Topography
Manu'a Contours, 10-, 20-, 50-m, 100-, 200-ft
UTM & Lat/Long
NA inc. in zip man_contour10mutm.zip
man_contour10mdd.zip
man_contour20mutm.zip
man_contour50mutm.zip
man_contour100ftutm.zip
man_contour200ftutm.zip

Tutuila Contours, 10-, 20-, 50-m, 100-, 200-ft
UTM & Lat/Long
NA inc. in zip tut_contour10mutm.zip
tut_contour10mdd.zip
tut_contour20mutm.zip
tut_contour50mutm.zip
tut_contour100ftutm.zip
tut_contour200ftutm.zip

Vegetation
Vegetation, Tutuila, 1988
(thanks to Joe Donnegan USDA Forest Service)
NA not yet
contact Joe
veg88map.zip
(zip of an e00)
DIGITAL RASTER GRAPHICS (DRG, georeferenced images)
Projection procedures that may be needed (588 K pdf)
DATA SET THUMBNAIL GRAPHIC FGDC METADATA DOWNLOAD FILES
(BOTH tif and trw are needed!)
Ofu and Tau DRG, UTM Projection NA ofutau_drg.met.txt ofutau_drg.tif
ofutau_drg.tfw
Tutuila DRG, UTM Projection drg_sml.gif tutuila_drg.met.txt tut_drg.zip (32 Mb)
World Satellite Corp. Mosiac, Lat/Long NA NA wsiearth.zip (18.7 Mb)
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 GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) Grids
Get GMT
DATA SET GRDINFO (Metadata) DOWNLOAD FILE
E. Samoa Compilation, Subset (Cruise) 200-m grids, Lat/Long
N/A zip file | tar gzip
(both are 4.6 Mb)
Fagaitua Bay Bathymetry, 1-m grid, Lat/Long
grdinfo.txt
sample command file
fagaitua1m.grd
(8.9 Mb)
FBNMS Bathymetry, 1-m grid, Lat/Long grdinfo.txt
sample command file
cpt file
fbnms_new1.grd
(13 Mb)
National Park Bathymetry, 2-m grid, Lat/Long
grdinfo.txt
sample command file
natpark2m.grd
(35 Mb)
Pago Pago Harbor Bathymetry, 5-m grid, Lat/Long grdinfo.txt
sample command file
pago_new5.grd
(2.6 Mb)
Pago Pago Harbor Shipwreck Bathymetry, 1-m grid, Lat/Long grdinfo.txt
sample command file
wreck_new1m.grd
(475 K)
Samoa Regional Bathymetry, Smith & Sandwell, 1-km grid, Lat/Long grdinfo.txt
sample command file
samoa.grd
(673 K)
Taema Bank Bathymetry (West), 1-m grid, Lat/Long
grdinfo.txt
sample command file
taema1m.grd
(26 Mb)
Transit Bathymetry, 10-m grid, Lat/Long
grdinfo.txt
sample command file
transit10m.grd
(21 Mb)
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 3-D VISUALIZATIONS
iView3D Info | Get iView3D for PC | Get Beta iView3D for Mac OS X
DATA SET THUMBNAIL GRAPHIC DOWNLOAD sd FILE
Coconut Pt. 1-m Bathy w/slope scalar
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Coconut Pt. BPI Zones
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Coconut Pt. BPI Structures, scale 70
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Coconut Pt. Rugosity
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Color Map Files, Fledermaus
Rt Click, Save As ----> bathy cmap
rugosity cmap
zones cmap
E. Samoa Compilation
thumbnail .sd file (14.4 Mb)
shade (9.6 Mb)
scalar (4.8 Mb)
geo (186 Kb)
dtm (4.8 Mb)
Fagaitua Bay, 2001, ve=3x
fagaitua5m_2001.jpg fagaitua_bay_5m.zip
FBNMS 1-m Bathy w/slope scalar
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
FBNMS BPI Zones
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
FBNMS BPI Structures, scale 250
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
FBNMS Rugosity
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Fagaitua Bay, 2001, ve=3x
fagaitua5m_2001.jpg fagaitua_bay_5m.zip
Pago Pago Harbor & S, 2001, ve=3x
pago5m_2001.jpg pago_harbor_5m.zip
Revelle Cruise, Tutuila, 2002, ve=4x
revelle200m_2002.jpg revelle200m.zip
Taema East 1-m Bathy w/slope scalar
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Taema East BPI Zones
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Taema East BPI Structures, scale 250
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Taema East Rugosity
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Taema West 1-m Bathy w/slope scalar
taema5m_2001.jpg Zip file (Lat/Long)
Zip file (UTM)
*(includes GMT grid)
Taema West BPI Zones
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Taema West BPI Structures, scale 250
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Taema West Rugosity
thumbnail Zip file
*(includes GMT grid)
Seafloor South of Samoa S_of_Samoa.gif Kings_3j.sd

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 Maps
GIF, JPG and PDF | Get Acrobat Reader
MAP/IMAGE SOURCE DOWNLOAD FILE
2001-'02 Bathymetric Coverage Brian Donahue, Univ. of S. Florida samoa_plan.gif
Coconut Point Rugosity Map
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Coconut Point BPI Zones
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Coconut Point BPI Structures
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
E. Samoa Compilation
(seamount shapes, distributions)
Jed Roberts, OrSt study area JPG or PDF
swaths JPG or PDF
seamounts JPG or PDF
slope map JPG or PDF
geomorph JPG or PDF
Fagaitua Bathymetry, 1-m grid Dawn Wright, OrSt fagaitua.gif
Fagaitua BPI Zones
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Larkin, OrSt PDF
Fagaitua BPI Structures
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Larkin, OrSt PDF
FBNMS Bathymetry, 1-m grid Dawn Wright, OrSt fbnms.gif
FBNMS Management Zones Nancy Daschbach, FBNMS zones.pdf
FBNMS Coral Reef Transects, 1985-1995 Charles Birkeland, Univ. of Hawaii
Green et al. (1999)
birkeland.pdf
FBNMS Rugosity Map
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
FBNMS BPI Zones
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
FBNMS BPI Structures
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Islands of Independent and American Samoa, Map National Park of American Samoa islands.pdf
Islands of Independent and American Samoa, Pretty Graphic Jayne Doucette, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Currents Magazine samoa_whoi.gif
Manua Islands, American Samoa National Park of American Samoa manua.pdf
Map Compilation, Multibeam Bathymetry, Samoa & Florida Brian Donahue, Univ. of S. Florida donahue.pdf
(1.6 Mb)
Map Compilation, Multibeam Bathymetry, GIS Screen Shots Dawn Wright, OrSt samoa_lib.pdf
(5 Mb)
National Park Bathymetry, 2-m grid Dawn Wright, OrSt natpark.gif
National Park BPI Zones
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Larkin, OrSt PDF
National Park BPI Structures
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Larkin, OrSt PDF
Pago Pago Harbor Bathymetry, Shaded Relief, 1-m grid Brian Donahue, Univ. of S. Florida pago.gif
Pago Pago Harbor Shipwreck, Shaded Relief, 1-m grid Brian Donahue, Univ. of S. Florida wreck.gif
Regional Bathymetry, South Pacific David Sandwell
Scripps Marine Geodesy
global_topo.pdf
Samoa and the World Jeanne Harvey for the FBNMS samoa_world.pdf
Samoa Index Map, Pacific National Park of American Samoa globe.pdf
Samoa Index Map, SW Pacific, Tectonic Dawn Wright, OrSt swpac.pdf
Samoa Regional Bathymetry Dawn Wright, OrSt
(from Smith & Sandwell Bathy)
samoa.pdf
Seafloor South of Samoa, 3-D Dawn Wright, OrSt S_of_Samoa.gif
Taema Bank Bathymetry, Shaded Relief, 1-m grid Dawn Wright, OrSt taema.gif
Taema (East) Rugosity Map
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Taema (East) BPI Zones
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Taema (East) BPI Structures
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Taema (West) Rugosity Map
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Taema (West) BPI Zones
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Taema (West) BPI Structures
(for benthic habitat)
Emily Lundblad, OrSt JPG image or PDF
Tutuila and Aunu'u, American Samoa Emily Larkin, OrSt JPG image or Large Poster
(14 Mb PDF, Rt Click-Save As)
Tutuila, American Samoa National Park of American Samoa tutuila.pdf
Tonga Trench, south of Samoan Islands Dawn Wright, OrSt tonga.pdf


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Photo montage in header courtesy of National Marine Sanctuary System and Kip Evans, National Geographic Society
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0074635
http://dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl/samoa