Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2011 Title: H11996_2M_GEO: 2-m Bathymetric Grid of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11996 in Rhode Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1005 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/data/bathy/grids/geo/h11996_2m_geo.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/data/bathy/grids/geo/h11996_2m_geo Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/html/catalog.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: J.D. Schaer Originator: M.A. Nadeau Originator: D.A. Wood Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Surficial geology of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound, southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1005 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/ Description: Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetry, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of Rhode Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder data collected in Rhode Island Sound. During July 2010, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of these areas. For more information on the ground-truth survey see . Purpose: To release a grid of the 2-m bathymetry generated from NOAA survey H11996 in Rhode Island Sound in a geographic coordinate system. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20080907 Ending_Date: 20081001 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.404633 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.227635 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.308609 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.201342 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: multibeam bathymetry Theme_Keyword: bathymetry Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: NOAA survey H11996 Theme_Keyword: H11996 Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Theme_Keyword: NOAA Theme_Keyword: grid Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2011-1005 Theme_Keyword: ArcRaster grid Theme_Keyword: OFR 2011-1005 Theme_Keyword: RESON 8125 Theme_Keyword: RESON 7125 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: elevation Theme_Keyword: oceans Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Sound Place_Keyword: Point Judith Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the originators of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and LaboratoryTechnician 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 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/data/bathy/grids/geo/h11996_2m_geo.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the 2-m gridded bathymetry collected during NOAA survey H11996 in Geographic Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: P. Tod Schattgen Publication_Date: 2008 Title: H11996 Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Descriptive Report Issue_Identification: H11996 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Atlantic Hydrographic Branch, Norfolk, VA Publisher: National Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/pdf/H11996_DR.pdf Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: T.A. Haupt Originator: J.M. Crocker Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Western Rhode Island Sound Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2008-1181 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1181/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: J.F. Denny Originator: T.A. Haupt Originator: J.M. Crocker Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Central Rhode Island Sound Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1366 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1366/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: E.R. Twomey Originator: W.W. Danforth Originator: T.A. Haupt Originator: J.M. Crocker Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Sidescan-sonar imagery, multibeam bathymetry, and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Rhode Island Sound, off Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1150 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1150/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: B.J. Irwin Originator: J.D. Schaer Originator: M.R. Forrest Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Sea-Floor Geology and Character of Eastern Rhode Island Sound West of Gay Head, Massachusetts Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1004 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/ Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS. CARIS HIPS was used to process bathymetry data including correcting for vessel offset. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The vertical resolution of the original bathymetry data is approximately 0.5% of the water depth. Depths are corrected for tides. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Ocean Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: H11996 bathymetry Type_of_Source_Media: disc Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20080907 Ending_Date: 20081001 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Contribution: Original processed multibeam bathymetric data. Process_Step: Process_Description: Bathymetric data were acquired in extended Triton data format (XTF) and recorded digitally through an ISIS data acquisition system. RESON 7125, hull-mounted on the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and a RESON 8125 multibeam echosounder, mounted on an 8.5-m launch deployed from the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson, were used to acquire the sounding data. All positioning and attitude were determined with Trimble DSM212L DGPS receivers and Applanix POS/MV Model 320 v.4 inertial navigation systems. The data were processed using CARIS HIPS (Hydrographic Image Processing System) software for quality control, and to incorporate sound velocity and tidal corrections. Sound velocity corrections were derived using frequent SEACAT CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) profiles. Typically, a CTD cast was conducted every three to four hours of multibeam acquisition. Tidal zone corrections were calculated from data acquired at the Newport, Rhode Island, and Menemsha Harbor, Massachusetts tidal gauges. The vertical resolution of the multibeam data is approximately 0.5% of the water depth. The data were gridded to 2-m resolution and saved as a CARIS HIPS database. Vertical datum is mean lower low water; X and Y units are meters; UTM Zone 19, NAD83. Process_Date: 2008 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CARIS HIPS database Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Contact_Person: Jasper Schaer Contact_Position: Field Operations Officer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 439 West York Street City: Norfolk State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23510 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 757-441-6726 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jasper.schaer@noaa.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Exported base surface to BAG format (H11996_Combined_2m_Final.bag) using CARIS HIPS/SIPS v6.1. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CARIS HIPS database Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_Combined_2m_Final.bag Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Imported BAG surface H11996_Combined_2m_Final.bag and converted to SD file H11996_Combined_2m_Final.sd using IVS DMagic 7.1beta. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_Combined_2m_Final.bag Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_Combined_2m_Final.sd Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Exported to ArcView Grid (H11996_avgrid.asc) using IVS DMagic 7.1beta. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_Combined_2m_Final.sd Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_avgrid.asc Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Converted ArcView Grid (H11996_avgrid.asc) to ESRI 32-bit floating point Grid (H11996_2m_utm). (ArcToolbox - Conversion Tools - To Raster - ASCII to Raster) using ArcCatalog 9.3. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_avgrid.asc Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_2m_utm Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Defined projection for grid H11996_2m_utm as NAD83 UTM zone 19. (ArcToolbox - Data Management Tools - Projections and Transformations - Define Projection) using ArcCatalog 9.3. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_2m_utm Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_2m_utm Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Reprojected UTM Grid in NAD83 (H11996_2m_utm) to unprojected Geographic Grid in WGS84 (H11996_2m_geo) using NAD_1983_To_WGS_1984_1 transformation. (ArcToolbox - Data Management Tools - Projections and Transformations - Raster - Project Raster) using ArcCatalog 9.3. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: H11996_2m_utm Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11996_2m_geo Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell Row_Count: 5038 Column_Count: 8313 Vertical_Count: 1 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000021 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000021 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 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: Mean lower low water Depth_Resolution: 0.1 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit depth coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: A 2-m grid of the multibeam bathymetry from NOAA survey H11996 in a geographic coordinate system. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Larry Poppe Contact_Position: Geologist 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 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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 or NOAA 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: ARCG Format_Specification: ESRI ArcRaster Grid Format_Information_Content: One file (h11996_2m_geo.zip) containing the ArcGIS grid file components, browse graphic and metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 46 MB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/data/bathy/grids/geo/h11996_2m_geo.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/html/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable 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 user must have a program capable of reading the ESRI grid data format. The user must have software capable of uncompressing archived zip files, such as WinZip or Pkware. Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2011 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20110222 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician 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 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@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_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: None Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile