H11995_MB2M_GEO.TIF: Color Shaded-Relief GeoTIFF Image Showing the 2-m Bathymetry Generated from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11995 in Rhode Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
H11995_MB2M_GEO.TIF: Color Shaded-Relief GeoTIFF Image Showing the 2-m Bathymetry Generated from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11995 in Rhode Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/data/bathy/geotifs/geo/h11995_mb2m_geo.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/data/bathy/geotifs/geo/>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: C.R. Worley
Originator: M.A. Nadeau
Originator: M.V. Van Hoy
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
Sea-floor geology in central Rhode Island Sound south of Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetry, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of Rhode Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder data collected in Rhode Island Sound. During June 2011, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of these areas. For more information on the ground-truth survey see <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-006-FA>.
Purpose:
To release a color shaded-relief GeoTIFF of the 2-m bathymetry generated from NOAA survey H11995 in Rhode Island Sound in geographic, WGS84 coordinates.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080821
Ending_Date: 20080930
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.267818
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.090621
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.338809
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.252154
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: multibeam bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA survey H11995
Theme_Keyword: H11995
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1004
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1004
Theme_Keyword: RESON 8125
Theme_Keyword: hill-shaded
Theme_Keyword: Reson 7125
Theme_Keyword: RESON 8101
Theme_Keyword: Info bank ID R-06-11-RI
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Sakonnet Point
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the originators of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/data/bathy/geotifs/geo/h11995_mb2m_geo.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image of the GeoTIFF showing the 2-m color hill-shaded bathymetry collected during NOAA survey H11995 in geographic, WGS84
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: P. Tod Schattgen
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: H11995
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Descriptive Report
Issue_Identification: H11995
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlantic Hydrographic Branch, Norfolk, VA
Publisher:
National Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/pdf/H11995_DR.pdf>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: T.A. Haupt
Originator: J.M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Western Rhode Island Sound
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1181
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1181/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: J.F. Denny
Originator: T.A. Haupt
Originator: J.M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Central Rhode Island Sound
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1366
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1366/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: E.R. Twomey
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: T.A. Haupt
Originator: J.M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Sidescan-sonar imagery, multibeam bathymetry, and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Rhode Island Sound, off Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1150
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1150/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: B.J. Irwin
Originator: J.D. Schaer
Originator: M.R. Forrest
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Sea-Floor Geology and Character of Eastern Rhode Island Sound West of Gay Head, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: J.D. Schaer
Originator: M.A. Nadeau
Originator: D.A. Wood
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Surficial geology of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound, southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1005
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/>

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report:
All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation was by differential GPS. CARIS HIPS was used to process bathymetry data including correcting for vessel offset.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The vertical resolution of the bathymetry data is approximately 0.5% of the water depth. Although there are no depth attributes associated with the GeoTIFF image, pixel values convey RGB values of individual cells. Warmer colors (e.g. red) are shallower depths; cooler colors are deeper.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
National Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: H11995 bathymetry
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080821
Ending_Date: 20080930
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution: Original processed multibeam bathymetric data.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Bathymetric data were acquired in extended Triton data format (XTF) and recorded digitally through an ISIS data acquisition system. A RESON 7125, hull-mounted on the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and RESON 8125 and 8101 multibeam echosounders, mounted on two 8.5-m launchs deployed from the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson, were used to acquire the sounding data. All positioning and attitude were determined with Trimble DSM212L DGPS receivers and Applanix POS/MV Model 320 v.4 inertial navigation systems. The data were processed using CARIS HIPS (Hydrographic Image Processing System) software for quality control, and to incorporate sound velocity and tidal corrections. Sound velocity corrections were derived using frequent SEACAT CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) profiles. Typically, a CTD cast was conducted every three to four hours of multibeam acquisition. Tidal zone corrections were calculated from data acquired at the Newport, Rhode Island, and Menemsha Harbor, Massachusetts tidal gauges. The vertical resolution of the multibeam data is approximately 0.5% of the water depth. The data were gridded to 2-m resolution and saved as a CARIS HIPS database. Vertical datum is mean lower low water; X and Y units are meters; UTM Zone 19, NAD83.
Process_Date: 2008
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CARIS HIPS database
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact_Person: Jasper Schaer
Contact_Position: Field Operations Officer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 439 West York Street
City: Norfolk
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23510
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 757-441-6726
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jasper.schaer@noaa.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
CARIS base surfaces were combined into a new 2m base surface that was exported using CARIS export wizard at 24bit GeoTIFF.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_E_Cube_Deep_2m_Final.hns
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_W_Cube_Deep_2m_Final.hns
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_UTM_NAD83_2m_24bit.tif
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2331
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Reprojected UTM GeoTIFF to unprojected Geographic GeoTIFF using IVS DMagic 7.2
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_UTM_NAD83_2m_24bit.tif
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_GEO_WGS84_2m.tif
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Created TIFF world file (H11995_GEO_WGS84_2m.tfw) from the GeoTIFF image that was created in the previous step. Used Mentor Software GeoTIFF Examiner (no version).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_GEO_WGS84_2m.tif
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_GEO_WGS84_2m.tfw
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using Adobe Photoshop CS2, selected and filled triangles at outer margins of image (created when image was reprojected) with white using the paint bucket tool and saved without applying compression.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_GEO_WGS84_2m.tif
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11995_mb2m_geo.tif
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Copied and renamed world file, h11995_mb2m_geo.tfw. Then used GeoTIFF Examiner to update the header of the TIFF to contain the georeferencing information, making the image a GeoTIFF.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11995_GEO_WGS84_2m.tfw
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11995_mb2m_geo.tif
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11995_mb2m_geo.tfw
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11995_mb2m_geo.tif
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Defined projection as WGS84 using ArcCatalog 9.2 Define Projection Tool.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11995_mb2m_geo.tif
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11995_mb2m_geo.aux
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov

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Row_Count: 4630
Column_Count: 7307
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000024
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
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Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
There are no attributes associated with the GeoTIFF image. Pixel values convey RGB values of individual cells. Warmer colors (e.g. red) are shallower depths; cooler colors (blues and purples) are deeper.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS or NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: TIFF
Format_Specification: GeoTIFF
Format_Information_Content:
One file (h11995_mb2m_geo.zip) containing the GeoTIFF, world file, browse graphic and metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive
Transfer_Size: 47.6
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/data/bathy/geotifs/geo/h11995_mb2m_geo.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/html/catalog.html>
Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
This image is available as a GeoTIFF image with an accompanying world file. To utilize this data, the user must have an image viewer, image processing or GIS software package capable of importing a GeoTIFF image. The user must have software capable of uncompressing archived zip files, such as WinZip or Pkware.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2012

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120109
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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