RB_BottomPhotos: Locations of bottom photographs collected by the USGS within Red Brook Harbor, MA, 2009

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
RB_BottomPhotos: Locations of bottom photographs collected by the USGS within Red Brook Harbor, MA, 2009
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1091
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1091/GIS/shapefile/RB_BottomPhotos.zip>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1091/html/appendix1.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Aaron M. Turecek
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
High-Resolution Geophysical Data Collected Within Red Brook Harbor, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, in 2009
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1091
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1091/>
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters (5-30 m deep) of Massachusetts between the New Hampshire border and Cape Cod Bay. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html>).
This is the spatial dataset for the Red Brook Harbor survey area within Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. These data are the results of a high-resolution geophysical (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection) and ground validation (sediment samples and bottom photographs) survey, conducted in 2009.
In addition to inclusion within the USGS-CZM geologic mapping effort, these Red Brook Harbor data will be used to assess the shallow-water mapping capability of the geophysical systems deployed for this project, with an emphasis on identifying resolution benchmarks for the interferometric sonar system. (<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-018-FA>)
Purpose:
This data set represents the locations of 300 photographs acquired at 48 sample stations in Red Brook Harbor, MA, during USGS survey 09018. Photography was collected in conjunction with sediment samples on November 16th and 17th, 2009, aboard the R/V Rafael. Photographs and samples were collected with the USGS Mini-SEABed Observation and Sampling System (Mini SEABOSS). These photographs were collected to ground-truth (verify) the acoustic datasets that were acquired in Red Brook Harbor.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20091116
Ending_Date: 20091117
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.673706
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.620550
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.688865
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.664588
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 Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Seafloor
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 09018
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity 2009-018-FA
Theme_Keyword: photography
Theme_Keyword: photo
Theme_Keyword: R/V Rafael
Theme_Keyword: ground-truth
Theme_Keyword: bottom photographs
Theme_Keyword: seabed photographs
Theme_Keyword: stations
Theme_Keyword: sediments
Theme_Keyword: Mini-SEABOSS sampler
Theme_Keyword: JPEG images
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay
Place_Keyword: Red Brook Harbor
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: Surface
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2009
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Aaron Turecek
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 x2230
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aturecek@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1091/GIS/browse_jpg/big/RB_BottomPhotos.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Location of bottom photos collected by the USGS within Red Brook Harbor, MA, 2009
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: D. Blackwood
Originator: K. Parolski
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Seabed observation and sampling system
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Sea Technology
Issue_Identification: v. 42, no. 2, p. 39-43
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Bradford Butman
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Nahant to Gloucester, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1293
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1293/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Bradford Butman
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: James M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1008
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Christopher J. Hein
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1373
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Geophysical and Sampling Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Duxbury to Hull, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1072
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Gaps in sequential photo numbers exist. Photographs accidentally acquired on deck or in the water column were not included in this dataset.
Completeness_Report:
A total of 300 photographs acquired at 48 planned sample stations within the Red Brook Harbor survey area are included in this dataset. The sea floor composition prohibited acquiring sediment samples at seven of the planned sample stations, so in these instances photographs do not have a corresponding sediment sample. Photography and sediment samples were collected with the USGS Mini-SEABOSS sampling device. Photographs accidentally acquired on deck or in the water column were not included in this dataset.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Horizontal positions for photographs were provided by a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) with an estimated accuracy of ± 2 meters. However, the recorded position of each photograph is actually the position of the DGPS antenna on the survey vessel, not the Mini-SEABOSS sampler. The Mini-SEABOSS was deployed approximately 5 meters astern of the DGPS antenna, off the starboard side of the R/V Rafael. In addition to this 5-meter offset, currents may have caused the Mini-SEABOSS to drift horizontally from the survey vessel. Based on the various horizontal offsets, a conservative estimate for the horizontal accuracy of the Mini-SEABOSS locations for the Red Brook Harbor survey is 10-15 meters.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20091116
Ending_Date: 20091117
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution:
Bottom photos and corresponding sediment samples were collected with the USGS Mini-SEABOSS sampling device. In areas where sediment sampling was not possible due to the seafloor composition, photos were still acquired. Half of the 48 planned photo and sample locations were chosen based on interferometric sonar backscatter intensity values, with a focus on collecting ground-truth data in areas of transition between high and low backscatter, and areas of homogeneous backscatter. The remaining 24 sample locations were chosen by a randomized GIS routine. In addition to being used for ground-truthing the Red Brook Harbor geophysical data, these photos and samples will be used in future habitat modeling efforts. Each bottom photo point is hotlinked to a corresponding JPEG image and has an attribute that identifies its corresponding sediment sample.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using Cygwin/X (version 1.1), DGPS nav positions were extracted from each HYPACK raw file (grep) (HYPACK DEV 1, POS 1) and compiled into a single nav file (cat) for both bottom sample survey days. Duplicate times were removed (awk) from each file, resulting in 1-second nav points.
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Aaron Turecek
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 x2230
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aturecek@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In Cygwin/X (version 1.1), time stamps in the nav files from the previous processing step were converted from HYPACK time (seconds after midnight) to UTC (hours, minutes and seconds).
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Aaron Turecek
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 x2230
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aturecek@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
All 313 bottom photos (JPEG) were visually reviewed. A total of 300 high quality photos were retained after mis-triggered and poor quality photos were removed. Index files with photo name and acquisition time (as recorded by camera system, UTC in the EXIF header of the image) in hours, minutes and seconds, were created in Cygwin/X (version 1.1) for both survey days ($ ls --full-time *JPG > index.txt; grep index.txt for file name and time).
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: JPEG photographs
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Aaron Turecek
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 x2230
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aturecek@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The 1-second nav files were imported into ArcMap (version 9.3) as event themes (UTM, zone 19, WGS84, meters), and converted to shapefiles. The photo index files from the previous processing step were imported into ArcMap (version 9.3), and joined with the 1-second nav files by their respective time fields. The nav points that were joined with a photo were exported to new shapefiles, and then merged into one final bottom photo shapefile. The following fields were added and populated: PICNAME, TIME, JULDAY, YEAR, HOTLINK, SURVEYID, DEVICEID, VEHICLEID, and SEDSAMPLE. The final bottom photos shapefile was reprojected from UTM (zone 19, meters, wgs84) projection to Geographic (WGS 1984).
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Aaron Turecek
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 x2230
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aturecek@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: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 300
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
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: RB_BottomPhotos
Entity_Type_Definition: Point location of sediment samples
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: PICNAME
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the JPEG photograph. File names assigned by camera were retained.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIME
Attribute_Definition: Time of photograph in UTC (hh:mm:ss)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JULDAY
Attribute_Definition:
Julian day photograph was acquired based on UTC time where Julian day is the integer number representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Calendar year photos were acquired
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HOTLINK
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the associated JPEG photograph; can be used as a hyperlink field. Pathname is relative to the location of the Arcmap mxd file provided in the "GIS" directory.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SURVEYID
Attribute_Definition: WHCMSC field activity number
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEVICEID
Attribute_Definition: Device used to acquire photographs.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VEHICLEID
Attribute_Definition: Survey vessel name
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SEDSAMPLE
Attribute_Definition:
Corresponding sediment sample station. Sediment samples were not collected successfully at all stations.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Aaron Turecek
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 x2230
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aturecek@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, 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 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 9.3
Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
Point shapefile with locations of bottom photographs collected in Red Brook Harbor, Massachusetts associated metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use Winzip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 0.2 Mb
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1091/GIS/shapefile/RB_BottomPhotos.zip>
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is an Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) point shapefile. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 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 the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120320
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Aaron Turecek
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 x2230
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aturecek@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:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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