EC_250M_AEA_NAD27.TIF - U.S. Atlantic East Coast EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar composite mosaic (ACEA, 250 m, Clarke1866)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
EC_250M_AEA_NAD27.TIF - U.S. Atlantic East Coast EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar composite mosaic (ACEA, 250 m, Clarke1866)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1332
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1332/gloria_data/atlantic_coast/composite/ec_250m_aea_nad27.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Valerie F. Paskevich
Originator: Florence L. Wong
Originator: John J. O'Malley
Originator: Andrew J. Stevenson
Originator: Christina E. Gutmacher
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
GLORIA Sidescan-Sonar Imagery for Parts of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and Adjacent Areas
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1332
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1332/>
Description:
Abstract:
From February to May 1987 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted five cruises to cover the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward of the continental shelf edge, and from the Canadian border southward to the northern Blake Plateau off Florida. As in earlier EEZ reconnaissance surveys, the USGS utilized the GLORIA (Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic) sidescan-sonar system to complete the geologic mapping. The collected GLORIA data were processed and digitally mosaicked to produce continuous imagery of the sea-floor. A total of 23 digital mosaics of a 2 degree by 2 degree (or smaller) area with a 50-meter pixel resolution were completed for the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin.
Purpose:
This remote sensing image of the sea-floor is a reduced-resolution (250-meter) composite mosaic of the 23 mosaics created from the U.S. Atlantic East coast GLORIA sidescan-sonar data.
Supplemental_Information:
Two of the mosaics contained in this composite mosaic have not been previously released. These mosaics, numbers 22 and 23, were obtained outside of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and were not included in the original publications or data releases. They complete a southern extension of the original released mosaic and are located north of the Bahamas.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19870202, 19870301, 19870328, 19870427, 19870509
Ending_Date: 19870227, 19870326, 19870425, 19870508, 19870528
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.000000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -63.028393
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.189539
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.500199
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: Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic
Theme_Keyword: GLORIA
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF image
Theme_Keyword: grey scale image
Theme_Keyword: sidescan-sonar mosaic
Theme_Keyword: composite mosaic
Theme_Keyword: backscatter
Theme_Keyword: acoustic reflectivity
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: 250-meter
Theme_Keyword: Albers Equal Area
Theme_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
Theme_Keyword: EEZ
Theme_Keyword: WHSC serial number 87004
Theme_Keyword: WHSC serial number 87008
Theme_Keyword: WHSC serial number 87010
Theme_Keyword: WHSC serial number 87015
Theme_Keyword: WHSC serial number 87018
Theme_Keyword: WHSC cruise identifier FRNL87-1
Theme_Keyword: WHSC cruise identifier FRNL87-2
Theme_Keyword: WHSC cruise identifier FRNL87-3
Theme_Keyword: WHSC cruise identifier FRNL87-4
Theme_Keyword: WHSC cruise identifier FRNL87-5
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords, Version 6.0.0.0.0
Theme_Keyword: Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Reflectivity
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Theme_Keyword: ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS
Theme_Keyword: GLORIA > Geological Long-Range Inclined ASDIC
Theme_Keyword: SIDE-SCAN SONAR
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: U.S. Atlantic Coast
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Georges Bank
Place_Keyword: Mid Atlantic Region
Place_Keyword: Hudson Canyon
Place_Keyword: Veatch Canyon
Place_Keyword: Baltimore Canyon
Place_Keyword: Hendrickson Canyon
Place_Keyword: Norfolk Canyon
Place_Keyword: Carolina Slope and Rise
Place_Keyword: Charleston Bump
Place_Keyword: Hatteras Canyon
Place_Keyword: Blake Ridge
Place_Keyword: Blake Plateau
Place_Keyword: Blake Escarpment
Place_Keyword: Florida Slope
Place_Keyword: continental slope
Place_Keyword: continental rise
Place_Keyword: continental margin
Place_Keyword: continental shelf
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Place Keywords
Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Maine
Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Georges Bank
Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword:
Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Bahamas
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 originator of the dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / GIS Coordinator, retired
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
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Data_Set_Credit:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: EEZ-SCAN 87 Scientific Staff
Publication_Date: 1991
Title:
Atlas of the Exclusive Economic Zone, Atlantic continental margin
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Miscellaneous Investigation Series
Issue_Identification: I-2054
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 174 p.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: J.V. Gardner (editor)
Originator: M.E. Field (editor)
Originator: D.C. Twichell (editor)
Publication_Date: 1996
Title: Geology of the United States Seafloor: The View from GLORIA
Edition: 1.0
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Cambridge, U.K.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: P.S. Chavez Jr.
Publication_Date: 1986
Title: Processing Techniques for Digital Sonar Images from GLORIA
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
Issue_Identification: Vol. 52, No. 8, August 1986, p. 1133-1145
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Falls Church, VA 22046
Publisher: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: P.S. Chavez Jr.
Publication_Date: 1984
Title: U.S. Geological Survey mini image processing system (MIPS)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 84-880
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: V. Paskevich
Publication_Date: 1997
Title:
Digital Mosaics of the GLORIA Sidescan Sonar Data of the U.S. Atlantic East Coast
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 97-853
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: 2 CD-ROM
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Attribute_Accuracy:
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Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable
Completeness_Report:
All available imagery were used to create this mosaic. Data were acquired during several cruises using the 6.5 kHz GLORIA sidescan-sonar system and a 45 km total swath width.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Primary navigational control for this survey was by Loran-C supplemented by satellite navigation. Accuracy of location of the navigation fixes is estimated to be better than 100 meters.
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Ending_Date: 19870227, 19870326, 19870425, 19870508, 19870528
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: U.S. Atlantic East Coast GLORIA mosaics 1-23
Source_Contribution:
The 23 completed 50-meter mosaics were combined to create an Albers Equal Area (AEA) Conic projection, 250-meter composite overview.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An empty PCI database for the full extent of the U.S. Atlantic East Coast GLORIA was defined. The imagery database was defined with an Albers Equal Area (AEA) Conic projection at a resolution of 250-meters. Standard parallels of 29.5 and 45.5 and a central longitude of -73 were selected with a Clarke 1866 spheroid (NAD27).
Process_Date: 20060501
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Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / GIS Coordinator, retired
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
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State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
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Using the PCI Geomatics tool GCPworks, the 23 individual 50-meter mosaics were combined to create a composite overview of the U.S. Atlantic East Coast GLORIA data at a resolution of 250-meters. The individual full-resolution GLORIA mosaics with the white flood-filled background were mosaiced together to create a single reduced-resolution composite mosaic for the U.S. Atlantic East Coast. Individual mosaics were "dropped" into the composite database. No rubber sheeting or geometric corrections were applied to the mosaics. However, some mosaics were radiometrically enhanced to reduce the effect of the individual square boundaries and produce a more uniform overview image. The individual 23 mosaics were combined using a bi-linear resampling mode to reduce noise and blockiness.
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Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
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The completed reduced 250-meter mosaic was exported from the PCI database as a GeoTIFF image with associated world file.
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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.
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Fees: None
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Distribution_Information:
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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:
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Country: USA
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