National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2013
nav2003.shp - Navigation Tracklines of the Puerto Rico Trench U.S. Geological Survey Cruise 03008 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 0303) February 18 to March 7, 2003 (polyline shapefile, geographic, WGS84)
vector digital data
Open-File Report
2006-1210
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/data/navigation/nav2003/nav2003.zip
Uri ten Brink
William W. Danforth
Christopher F. Polloni
2013
Final report and archive of the swath bathymetry and ancillary data collected in the Puerto Rico Trench region in 2002 and 2003
1.0
Open-File Report
2006-1210
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
suggested citation: ten Brink, U., Danforth, W.W., and Polloni, C.F., 2013, Final report and archive of the swath bathymetry and ancillary data collected in the Puerto Rico Trench region in 2002 and 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1210, available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/
In 2002 and 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), conducted three exploration cruises (USGS Cruise 02051, NOAA RB0208, September 24 to 30, 2002; USGS Cruise 03008, NOAA RB0303, February 18 to March 7, 2003 and USGS Cruise 03032, NOAA RB0305, August 28 to September 4, 2003). These cruises mapped for the first time the morphology of this entire tectonic plate boundary stretching from the Dominican Republic in the west to the Lesser Antilles in the east, a distance of approximately 700 kilometers (430 miles). Observations from these three exploration cruises, coupled with computer modeling and published Global Positioning System (GPS) results and earthquake focal mechanisms have provided new information that is changing the evaluation of the seismic and tsunami hazard from this plate boundary. The observations collected during these cruises also contributed to the basic understanding of the mechanisms that govern plate tectonics, in this case, the creation of the island of Puerto Rico and the deep trench north of it. Results of the sea floor mapping have been an important component of the study of tsunami and earthquake hazards to the northeastern Caribbean and the U.S. Atlantic coast off the United States. For additional information on the cruises see:
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2002-051-FA
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2002-051-FA
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2002-051-FA
To show the navigation path used during the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science cruise of the Puerto Rico trench area.
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General
navigation
trackline
polyline shapefile
sea floor
sea floor mapping
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
WHCMSC
NOAA Hydrographic Survey-Atlantic Branch
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Open-File Report 2006-1210
OFR 2006-1210
NOAA Cruise RB0303
Ronald H. Brown
Seabeam 2112
Field Activity 2003-008-FA
InfoBank ID B-1-03-PR
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
General
North America
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Antilles Arc
Puerto Rico Trench
Caribbean Plate
None
Public domain data from the U.S. government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S.Geological Survey and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration as the source of this information.
U.S. Geological Survey
Chris Polloni
Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543-2310
USA
(508) 548-8700.x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8:00AM to 5:00PM; M- F
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Uri ten Brink
William Danforth
Christopher F. Polloni
Castle Eugene Parker
Toshihiko Uozumi
Glynn F. Williams
2005
Project PROBE Leg II - Final Report and Archive of Swath Bathymetric Sonar, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 03008 (NOAA Cruise RB0303) Puerto Rico Trench 18 February - 7 March, 2003
Open-File Report
2004-1400
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1400/
Uri ten Brink
Charles R. Worley
Lt. Shep Smith
Thomas Stepka
Glynn F. Williams
2006
Project PROBE Leg I - Report and Archive of Multibeam Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 02051 (NOAA Cruise RB0208) Puerto Rico Trench, September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2002.
Open-File Report
2005-1066
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1066/
No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.
These data were navigated with Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) and a P-code receiver. These systems have an estimated horizontal accuracy of to +/- 3 meters horizontally.
U.S. Geological Survey
Unpublished Material
Navigation Tracklines of the Puerto Rico Trench Cruise 02051 (NOAA 0208) September 24 to September 30, 2002.
vector digital data
disc
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ShipNav
The raw navigation data files were processed to create a navigation shapefile
The navigation was received from the R/V Ron Brown GPS network during USGS cruise RONB02051 (NOAA RB0208), sent directly to the central storage system and logged each day to a spreadsheet file that was archived to a CD-ROM.
2004
Chris Polloni
U.S. Geological Survey
Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543-1589
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8AM to 5PM; M-F
The navigation spreadsheet file was reformatted as table input file for ArcView.
2004
Chris Polloni
U.S. Geological Survey
Info Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543-1589
USA
508-457-2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
Navigation table file saved as trackline shapefile. ArcView 3.3 used to process shapefile. ArcGIS was used to assign the projection as geographic, WGS84, and the prj file was created.
2004
Chris Polloni
U.S. Geological Survey
Info Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543-1589
USA
508-457-2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
Vector
String
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0.00001
Decimal degrees
D_WGS_1984
WGS_1984
6378137.000000
298.257224
nav2003
Shapefile Attribute Table
ESRI
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
ID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Uri ten Brink
U.S. Geological Survey
Research Scientist
physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2396
(508) 457-2310
utenbrink@usgs.gov
8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
Downloadable Data: Open-File Report 2004-1400 - nav2003
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ARCG
9.2
ESRI ArcShapefile
A zip archive containing the ESRI ArcGIS shapefile components and metadata.
zip archive
1 MB
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/data/navigation/nav2003/nav2003.zip
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1210/html/catalog.htm
Data may be downloaded via the World Wide Web.
DVD-ROM
4.75
Gbytes
UDF
None
The data is available in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.+ or ArcGIS 8.+ to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView/ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Chris Polloni
Information Technology Specialist
physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2280
(508) 457-2310
cpolloni@usgs.gov
8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
ESRI Metadata Profile