bsyc1m.tif - Sidescan sonar image of Big Sycamore reserve sidescan sonar backscatter image in the Nearshore Benthic Habitat Mapping Project S. California map series.

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Title:

bsyc1m.tif - Sidescan sonar image of Big Sycamore reserve sidescan sonar backscatter image in the Nearshore Benthic Habitat Mapping Project S. California map series.

Abstract:

The sidescan sonar image of the nearshore seafloor (0 to 100 m water depths) of the Big Sycamore reserve area was mosaicked from data collected in 1998. A Klein 2000 sidescan system was used for geophysical surveying. A Triton Elics Isis brand side-scan data recording system was used on the cruise. The 1998 survey was navigated with a Leica Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) which provided a ship position with accuracy of 1-5 m in DGPS mode. At times during the cruise differential signal was interrupted. In non-differential mode, the receiver provided a position with 30-50 m accuracy. A KVH Industries Inc. azimuth digital gyro-compass provided ship headings with 0.5 degree accuracy. Navigation data were recorded using Yo-Nav version 1.19 (Gann, 1992). The sidescan fish was towed approximately 30 m above the seafloor. The distance of the fish behind the ship was not known during this survey and must be estimated when the data are processed in order to produce the sidescan image mosaics. The resolution of the processed data mosaics is 0.2 m. The data are presented here at a resolution of 1 m. This is one of a collection of digital files of a geographic information system of spatially referenced data related to the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program Nearshore Benthic Habitat Mapping Project. See <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/nearshorehab> for more information.

Supplemental_Information:

Additional information about the field activities from which this data set was derived are available online at

<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/b/b198sc/html/b-1-98-sc.meta.html>

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology.

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Cochrane, Guy R. , and Gabel, Greg S. , 2002, bsyc1m.tif - Sidescan sonar image of Big Sycamore reserve sidescan sonar backscatter image in the Nearshore Benthic Habitat Mapping Project S. California map series.:.

   Online Links:

   • <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-ofn>

   This is part of the following larger work.

   Cochrane, Guy R. , Nasby, Nicole, Reid, Jane A. , Waltenberger, Ben, and Lee, Kristen, 2003, Nearshore Benthic Habitat GIS for the Channel Islands National Mairne Santuary and Southern California State Fisheries Reserves, Volume 1: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-ofn, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-ofn/>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.0829544

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.9423828

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.0901184

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.0068321

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 1998

   Ending_Date: 2003

   Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Guy R. Cochrane
   • Greg S. Gabel

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

   Guy R. Cochrane
   United States Geological Survey (USGS)
   Research Geophysicist
   USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
   Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
   USA
   

   (650) 329-5076 (voice)
   (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
   gcochrane@usgs.gov
   

These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information about the shallower areas of S. California coast.

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 1 of 19)

   xtfin FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2.xtf PARAMS> LCHAN=2,RCHAN=1 PARAMS> RATE1

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 2 of 19)

   dk2dk FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_dk=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2 PARAMS> SL=3,SS=1,NL=21390,NS=4096,LINC=1,SINC=1

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 3 of 19)

   navmerge FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2,/work2/guy/b198sc/b198sc PARAMS> LATLON

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 4 of 19)

   snrshade FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2 PARAMS> MIN=1,MAX=254

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 5 of 19)

   navflt FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr PARAMS> NR=51,ALTITUDE

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 6 of 19)

   navflt FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr PARAMS> NR=101,HEADING

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 7 of 19)

   slr2gr FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr_sg=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr PARAMS> PIXRES=0.25,NANGLE=90,FANGLE=0.5,LOFFSET=0,ROFFSET=0

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 8 of 19)

   shade FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr_sg_sh=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr_sg PARAMS> MULT,MIN=1,MAX=254,SL=1,EL=21390

   Date: 04-Nov-1998 (process 9 of 19)

   destripe FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr_sg_sh_ds2=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_snr_sg_sh PARAMS> LNL=501,LNS=501,LLOW=1,LHIGH=254,HNL=501,HNS=31,HLOW=1,HHIGH=254

   Date: 10-Nov-1998 (process 10 of 19)

   stretch FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_str=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_pr PARAMS> STRETCH="0;0 34;39 255;255"

   Date: 10-Nov-1998 (process 11 of 19)

   deltav FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_dv=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_pr PARAMS> PIXRES=0.25

   Date: 10-Nov-1998 (process 12 of 19)

   snrgeom FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_gm=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_dv PARAMS> UTM PARAMS> WGS84 PARAMS> ZONE=10,SCALE=0.9996 PARAMS> SLAT=34.008,SLON=-119.0625872318473,ELAT=34.08571359836975,ELON=-118.943 6757382673,ROTATION=0,PIXRES=0.25

   Date: 10-Nov-1998 (process 13 of 19)

   digmos FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_mos=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_gm PARAMS> PROJECTION PARAMS> SLAT=34.008,SLON=-119.083,ELAT=34.092,ELON=-118.94

   Date: 10-Nov-1998 (process 14 of 19)

   maskim FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_msk=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc2_mos,/work2/guy/syca more/syc2_ras PARAMS>

   Date: 02-Feb-1999 (process 15 of 19)

   filter FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc_fil3=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc_mos PARAMS> LPFZ PARAMS> NL=3,NS=3,LOW=1,HIGH=255,PERCENT=0,MULT=1

   Date: 02-Feb-1999 (process 16 of 19)

   filter FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc_fil5=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc_fil3 PARAMS> LPFZ PARAMS> NL=5,NS=5,LOW=1,HIGH=255,PERCENT=0,MULT=1

   Date: 02-Feb-1999 (process 17 of 19)

   filter FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/syc_fil7=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc_fil5 PARAMS> LPFZ PARAMS> NL=7,NS=7,LOW=1,HIGH=255,PERCENT=0,MULT=1

   Date: 13-Mar-2001 (process 18 of 19)

   scale FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/sycfz71m=/work2/guy/sycamore/syc_fz7 PARAMS> NL=9838,NS=13574

   Date: 13-Mar-2001 (process 19 of 19)

   stretch FILES> /work2/guy/sycamore/sycfz71ms=/work2/guy/sycamore/sycfz71m PARAMS> STRETCH="0;255 1;1 254;254 255;254"

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   Accuracy unknown

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   On the order of 10 meters.

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   Completeness unknown

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   Logical Consistency untested.

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data.

The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.

This information is not intended for navigational purposes. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

   United States Geological Survey (USGS)
   c/o Guy R. Cochrane
   Geophysicist
   USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
   Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
   USA
   

   (650) 329-5076 (voice)
   (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
   gcochrane@usgs.gov
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

   Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data.

   The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.

4. How can I download or order the data?

Dates:

Last modified: 15-Jan-2003
Last Reviewed: 21-Jun-2003

Metadata author:

United States Geological Survey (USGS)
c/o Guy R. Cochrane
Geophysicist
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
USA

(650) 329-5076 (voice)
(650) 329-5190 (FAX)
gcochrane@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata ("CSDGM version 2") (FGDC-STD-001-1998)