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Navigation Data and Maps

Trackline Maps

Trackline maps were created with ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 software, exported to Adobe Illustrator for further editing, and saved in JPEG format. These images can be accessed through the links provided below or from within the maps folder. The navigation data used to create these maps have not been corrected for the offset between the shotpoint and GPS antenna (see fig. 1). For more information about the GIS project, refer to the Software page.

The trackline maps contain links to the printable profiles, which are stored in the printable folder. Refer to the Profiles page for more information about the profiles. Line halfmo1 was terminated early due to a software malfunction and no data were collected for lines halfmo2 or irl_4; consequently, they are not included in this archive.

NOTE: Navigation data were recorded to two different sections of the SEG-Y trace headers, creating two navigation datasets.The navigation data written to the "Source coordinates" trace headers (bytes 73 - 80) are only accurate within 1 s of arc, or 31 m. Additional navigation data were recorded more accurately to the "Unassigned" trace headers (bytes 181 - 240) by the acquisition software (Delph Seismic); these data were used to create the trackline maps and are also provided below under the Raw Shotpoint Navigation section.

For additional information related to trace headers, please see the SEG-Y Format page for a detailed description of the SEG-Y data format including byte number assignments and header value descriptions.

97LCA01 Location Map

• Dosson Lake
  
• Halfmoon Lake
• Round Lake
  

97LCA02 and 97LCA03 Location Map

• Sebastian Inlet
  • Sebastian Inlet (detailed view of lines sb_5 and sb_6)
• Indian River Lagoon
  • Indian River Lagoon (detailed view of lines irl_1 - irl_3; irl_7 - irl_11)

Processed Shotpoint Navigation

Shotpoint navigation files and 500-shot-interval location files were extracted from the trace headers of each line using Seismic Unix software. These files were then processed with PROJ.4 software (http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/) to generate UTM coordinates from latitude and longitude coordinates and reformatted for use with ESRI GIS software. The processed navigation data have not been corrected for the offset between the shotpoint and GPS antenna (see fig. 1).

The processed shotpoint navigation and 500-shot-interval location files can be accessed through the links provided below or from within the nav folder. Each ASCII text file contains eight fields separated by commas and defined as follows:

Field 1: UTM X (Zone 17)
Field 2: UTM Y (Zone 17)
Field 3: Trackline Number
Field 4: Shotpoint Number
Field 5: Longitude (decimal degrees)
Field 6: Latitude (decimal degrees)
Field 7: Year
Field 8: Day of Year:Hour:Minute:Second (UTC)

Processed Shotpoint Navigation

Processed 500-Shot-Interval Location Navigation

Raw Shotpoint Navigation

Shotpoint navigation files were extracted from the trace headers of each line using Seismic Unix software. Unprocessed navigation files are stored as ASCII text files in the rawnav folder by trackline number. These navigation data have not been corrected for the offset between the shotpoint and GPS antenna (see fig. 1). Each file contains six fields separated by a space and defined as follows:

Field 1: Trackline Number
Field 2: Shotpoint Number
Field 3: Longitude (decimal degrees)
Field 4: Latitude (decimal degrees)
Field 5: Year
Field 6: Day of Year:Hour:Minute:Second (UTC)

The navigation data extracted from the "unassigned" trace headers by Delph Seismic can be found in the delphnav folder. Navigation driver files associated with the navigation systems are located in the drivers folder.