SURVEYLINES - R/V RAFAEL navigation for swath bathymetry and sidescan-sonar collected during field activities 05001 and 06001, Apalachicola Bay and St. George Sound, Florida

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
SURVEYLINES - R/V RAFAEL navigation for swath bathymetry and sidescan-sonar collected during field activities 05001 and 06001, Apalachicola Bay and St. George Sound, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1381
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/shapefiles/SurveyLines.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David C. Twichell
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: H. Lee Edmiston
Originator: William R. Stevenson
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geophysical Mapping of oyster habitats in a shallow estuary; Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1381
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/>
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected under a cooperative mapping program between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center (NOAA\CSC), and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). The primary objectives of this program were to collect marine geophysical data to develop a suite of seafloor maps to better define the extent of oyster habitats, the overall seafloor geology of the bay and provide updated information for management of this resource. In addition to their value for management of the bay's oyster resources, the maps also provide a geologic framework for scientific research and the public.
High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic profile data were collected over 230 square kilometers of the floor of the bay. The study focused on the Apalachicola Bay and Western St. George Sound portions of the estuary in mostly in depths > 2.0 meters.
Purpose:
These data represent trackline navigation for swath bathymetry and sidescan-sonar data collected aboard the R/V Rafael during 2005 (05001), and 2006 (06001) in Apalachicola Bay and St. George Sound, Florida. The purpose of these data is to manage the filenames and geographic locations of data that was actually collected.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050314,20060529
Ending_Date: 20050413,20060627
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.095627
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.755168
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.782953
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.601332
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Seafloor
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 05001
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 06001
Theme_Keyword: Swath Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Interferometric Sonar
Theme_Keyword: sidescan-sonar
Theme_Keyword: Sidescan
Theme_Keyword: Tracklines
Theme_Keyword: geologic mapping
Theme_Keyword: navigation tracklines
Theme_Keyword: seismic tracklines
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola Bay
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Place_Keyword: St. George Sound
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2005
Temporal_Keyword: 2006
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data should not be used at resolutions for which they are not intended.
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/thumbnails/SurveyLines.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: JPEG image of bathymetry and sidescan survey lines
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
RTK GPS was used to navigate the survey systems for both swath bathymetry and sidescan-sonar. The GPS antenna was mounted over the bathymetric sonar and a layback of 4 meters was used for the sidescan-sonar data.
Completeness_Report:
Navigation tracklines for which there was no valid data were deleted.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All systems were recorded using Real Time Kinematic GPS. The sidescan-sonar and seismic profiler were towed 4 meter behind the navigation antenna. Horizontal accuracy is assumed to be +/- 1 meter.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Navigation for swath bathymetry was extracted from raw sxr files and converted to ASCII text files for import to ArcGIS. Navigation for sidescan-sonar was extracted from raw xtf files and converted to ASCII text files for import to ArcGIS. The ASCII navigaton from both the bathymetry and sidescan were downsampled to one minute intervals. The one minute navigation points were then converted to a line using an ArcMap script Points_to_line v2 developed at the USGS by VeeAnn Cross
Process_Date: 20070512
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Exported feature class from personal geodatabase to a shapefile and projected to geographic.
Process_Date: 200707
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x 2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1393
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: SurveyLines
Entity_Type_Definition: Survey navigation lines for field activities 06001 and 05001
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FeatureID
Attribute_Definition: Not used
Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcMarine
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FeatureCod
Attribute_Definition: Not used
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LineName
Attribute_Definition: name of survey line assigned for identification purposes
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Character string of containing line number and file number. Line one, file one = L1F1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JDay
Attribute_Definition: The Julian Day that the data were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SurveyID
Attribute_Definition:
ID number used to identify the survey during which the data were collected. It is also used as join field with SurveyInfo Table for relationship class
Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcMarine
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS field activity number 05001
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS field activity number 06001
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VehicleID
Attribute_Definition:
Identification number identifying vehicle (survey platform) used to collect the data. Used as join field in relationship class to VehicleInfo table
Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcMarine
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS Research Vessel RAFAEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) IRIS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DeviceID
Attribute_Definition:
Identification number used to distinguish the type of acoustic sensor (Device) used to collect the data. Also used as join field for relationship class to MeasuringDevice Table object
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submetrix interferometric bathymetry
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng
Attribute_Definition: Length of survey line in meters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS 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: SHP
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.1
Format_Specification: ESRI polyline shapefile
Format_Information_Content: Trackline navigation for bathymetry and sidescan
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 1.631
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/shapefiles/SurveyLines.zip>
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded 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:
The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.3 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070827
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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