H11999_BPHOTOGRAPHS.TXT: SEABOSS Images in JPEG Format from Cruises 2010-010-FA and 2010-015-FA in Long Island Sound North of Duck Pond Point, New York

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
H11999_BPHOTOGRAPHS.TXT: SEABOSS Images in JPEG Format from Cruises 2010-010-FA and 2010-015-FA in Long Island Sound North of Duck Pond Point, New York
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1149
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/images/>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/images/full-res/>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/images/mid-res/mid-res.zip>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/html/catalog.html>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/images/thumbnails/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: J.D. Shaer
Originator: K.A. Glomb
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
Sea-Floor Geology of Long Island Sound North of Duck Pond Point, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1149
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of Long Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretive data layers were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder data collected north of Duck Pond Point, New York. During April and May 2010, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired during 2 cruises as part of USGS ground-truth reconnaissance surveys of this area. For more information on the ground-truth surveys see <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2010/10010/> and <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2010/10015/>.
Purpose:
The purpose of this dataset is to release the thumbnail resolution, mid-resolution, and full-resolution JPEG images of bottom photographs acquired with a small SEABOSS system during USGS survey 2010-010-FA and the mid-sized SEABOSS system during USGS survey 2010-015-FA in Long Island Sound, north of Duck Pond Point, New York.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20100417
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20100524
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.636583
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.412304
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.149162
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.109611
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: R/V RAFAEL
Theme_Keyword: bottom photographs
Theme_Keyword: stations
Theme_Keyword: sea floor
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2010-010-FA
Theme_Keyword: ground-truth
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2011-1149
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2011-1149
Theme_Keyword: JPEG
Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS
Theme_Keyword: digital photo
Theme_Keyword: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Theme_Keyword: CT DEP
Theme_Keyword: Info Bank ID R-10-10-LI
Theme_Keyword: SEABed Observation and Sampling System
Theme_Keyword: OSV Bold
Theme_Keyword: 2010-015-FA
Theme_Keyword: Info Bank ID B-15-10-LI
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imagerybasemaps
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Long Island
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Duck Pond Point
Place_Keyword: northeast United States
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 (USGS) as the source 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 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
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<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/h11999_bphotographs.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing location and extent of bottom photo locations in the vicinity of Duck Pond Point, New York
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: D.B. Blackwood
Originator: K.F. Parolski
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Seabed observation and sampling system
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Sea Technology
Issue_Identification: February 2001, v. 44, no. 2
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Sea Technology
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: P.C. Valentine
Originator: D.B. Blackwood
Originator: K.F. Parolski
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: Seabed observation and sampling system
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Fact Sheet
Issue_Identification: 142-00
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/fs/fs142-00/>
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: P.G. Lewit
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Sea-Floor Geology and Character Offshore of Rocky Point, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1007
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
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: M.L. DiGiacomo-Cohen
Originator: E.F. Doran
Originator: S.M. Smith
Originator: H.F. Stewart
Originator: N.A. Forfinski
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geologic interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in the vicinity of the Race, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1012
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
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1012/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: J.F. Denny
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: M.S. Moser
Originator: N.A. Forfinski
Originator: H.F. Stewart
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: The geology of Six Mile Reef, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1191
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
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1191/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: J.D. Schaer
Originator: A.J. Ostapenko
Originator: K.A. Glomb
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Surficial Geology of the Sea Floor in Long Island Sound Offshore of Plum Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1005
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: CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1005/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: J.D. Schaer
Originator: M.R. Guberski
Originator: D.A. Wood
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Surficial Geology of the Sea Floor in Long Island Sound Offshore of Orient Point, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1100
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: CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1100/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Completeness_Report:
All 86 images of the sea floor in the vicinity of Duck Pond Point, New York collected on R/V Rafael cruise 2010-010-FA with the small SEABOSS system and on OSV Bold cruise 2010-015-FA with the mid-sized SEABOSS system are included. The file-naming convention used includes a 3-number abbreviation for the study area (999), a hyphen followed by the station number (including a capital letter for one station), the picture letter (lower case) from that station, an underscore and the resolution (tn for thumbnail, mr for medium resolution, and fr for full resolution). For instance, 999-1b_mr.jpg is an image from H11999, station 1, picture b, in medium resolution.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20100417
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20100524
Source_Contribution:
On cruise 2010-010-FA: The Mini SEABOSS (SEABed Observation and Sampling System) was designed specifically for the USGS Woods Hole Science Center's 26-foot research boat Rafael. This system is equipped with two video cameras, a digital still camera, and a Van Veen grab sampler. This system, weighing approximately 185 lbs, can be used to depths up to 40 meters. The grab itself is raised and lowered with a 3/16-inch Aramid fiber winch-line with a breaking strength of 5,600 pounds. The davit is secured when the Mini SEABOSS is in the water. The electrical cable is on a spring-wound take-up reel with electrical slip rings that is mounted aft of the sampler. This arrangement protects the 0.38-in. multi-conductor cable and keeps the Mini SEABOSS correctly oriented with the boat. This multi-conductor cable enables communication between the ship's lab and the Mini SEABOSS system. The digital camera, a Minolta Dimage 7Hi, is mounted in a machined Delrin housing with a flat port and is set for 2560 x 1920 pixel images at the "fine" setting for compression. This allows the camera to be used for over 200 images with a 1 GB Compact Flash card without downloading. The system also has a 50 Watt/second flash unit powered by 8 AA batteries. Two battery-powered lasers are set 15 cm apart for scale measurements. The red laser dots can usually be seen in the photo depending on the bottom type and the distance to the sea floor. A third battery powered laser is positioned at an angle so that when it intersects the other lasers, the Mini SEABOSS is at the optimum height off the bottom for a still photograph. The camera is set to a manual focus and set to a default focus distance once the camera is powered up. The default focus distance is slightly less than the optimum height above the seafloor to account for optical distortion under water.
On cruise 2010-015-FA: For cruise 2010-015-FA: The USGS mid-sized SEABOSS system was deployed to capture still photos and bottom video eastern Long Island Sound. This system was used to obtain video and 3 to 4 images at each station as the OSV Bold drifted over the seabed for 2 to 5 minutes. The video was collected with a Kongsberg Simrad model OE1365 video camera. The third laser on the system was set to an angle such that the optimum photograph height was 50 cm. The default focus on the camera was set to 50 cm. The imaged area is most often within .3 to 1 meter from left to right. Other camera settings are as follows: aperture is set at f/8; shutter speed is 1/250 second. A total of 26 still photographs of the sea floor, which were recorded on 35-mm film, were acquired at 8 stations within the study area with a Photosea 1000 stills camera.
Although the images themselves have no georeferencing information, the navigation related to each photograph is available in an ESRI formatted shapefile: h11999_botphotos.shp. This data can be downloaded from the following locations: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/h11999_botphotos.zip>; <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/html/catalog.html>
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
On cruise 2010-010-FA: The USGS Mini SEABOSS system was deployed to capture still photos and video in the vicinity of Duck Pond Point, New York. This system was used to obtain 2 to 9 still photographs at each station as the R/V Rafael drifted over the seabed for 2 to 5 minutes.
For cruise 2010-015-FA: The USGS mid-sized SEABOSS system was deployed to capture still photos and bottom video eastern Long Island Sound. This system was used to obtain video and 3 to 4 images at each station as the OSV Bold drifted over the seabed for 2 to 5 minutes.
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dann Blackwood
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Photographer
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 x2227
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dblackwood@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
For cruise 2010-010-FA: The digital images were recorded on a flash card within the camera. Because this was a fairly short cruise, with few photos, the images were not transferred from the camera until post-cruise, back in the lab. This transfer was accomplished by removing the card from the camera and using a card reader connected to a Mac OSX system.
For cruise 2010-015-FA: Back ashore, the rolls of 35-mm film taken on the cruise within the study area were commercially developed by boulderprophoto.com and scanned to produce the digital JPEG images.
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dann Blackwood
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Photographer
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 x2227
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dblackwood@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The original JPEG images were renamed from the sequential, camera automatic filename to a filename reflecting station location. This was done for each individual file in Windows Explorer.
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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: 02536
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The full-resolution JPEG images (2560 x 1920 pixels for the mini-SEABOSS and 3615 x 2451 for the mid-sized SEABOSS) were downsampled using Photoshop CS to create JPEG images with medium resolution (600 x 450 pixels for the mini-SEABOSS and 600 x 407 for the mid-sized SEABOSS) and thumbnails (150 x 112 pixels for the mini-SEABOSS and 150 x 101 for the mid-sized SEABOSS). The filename indicates the image resolution. For instance, the full-resolution JPEG image, 999-1a_fr.jpg, was downsampled to produce medium-resolution JPEG image, 999-1a_mr.jpg, and thumbnail 999-1a_tn.jpg.
Process_Date: 2011
Process_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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Distribution_Information:
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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 the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP), 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, NOAA, or CT DEP 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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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: JPEG
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
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<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/images/full-res/>
Network_Resource_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1149/data/botphotos/images/mid-res/>
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Network_Resource_Name:
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Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None.
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available as JPEG images. To utilize these data, the user must have an image viewer capable of opening JPEG images.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2012
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20110907
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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
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