Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2014 Title: 2013-005_299BPHOTOGRAPHS: SEABOSS Images from the Cruise 2013-005-FA in Western Block Island Sound, in JPEG Format Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1160 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/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/ Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/full-res/ Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/mid-res/mid-res.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/html/ofr2014-1160-catalog.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: W.W. Danforth Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: A.R. Clos Originator: C.E. Parker Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Sea-floor morphology and sedimentary environments of western Block Island Sound, northeast of Gardiners Island, New York Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1160 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141160 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. Bathymetric data, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of Block Island Sound, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During June 2013, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam-echosounder, sedimentary, and photographic data collected in Block Island Sound. For more information on the ground-truth survey see . Purpose: The purpose of this dataset is to release the mid-resolution and full-resolution JPEG images of bottom photographs acquired with a small SEABOSS system during USGS survey 2013-005-FA in the H12299 study area in Block Island Sound. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20130618 Ending_Date: 20130620 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.096709 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.858932 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.193251 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.125639 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 2013-005-FA Theme_Keyword: ground-truth Theme_Keyword: JPEG Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS Theme_Keyword: digital photo Theme_Keyword: Info bank ID B-05-13-LI Theme_Keyword: SEABed Observation and Sampling System Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Block Island Sound Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: northeast United States Place_Keyword: Gardiners Island Place_Keyword: New York 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 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/2013-005_299botphotos.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing location and extent of bottom photo locations in the H12299 study area in Block Island Sound Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: K.F. Parolski Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Seabed observation and sampling system Edition: 1.0 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.S. Blackwood Originator: K.F. Parolski Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Seabed observation and sampling system Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Fact Sheet Issue_Identification: 142-00 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs142-00/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: W.W. Danforth Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: M.A. Blankenship Originator: K.A. Glomb Originator: D.B. Wright Originator: S.M. Smith Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1005 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: P.G. Lewit Originator: C.E. Parker Publication_Date: 2013 Title: Sea-floor geology in northeastern Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2013-1003 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: K.A. Glomb Originator: D.A. Wood Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Sea-floor geology in northwestern Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Open-File Report Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1018 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1018/ Data_Quality_Information: Completeness_Report: All 177 images of the sea floor in the H12299 study area collected on R/V Rafael cruise 2013-005-FA with the mini SEABOSS system are included. Other photographs were collected during cruise 2013-005-FA that lie outside the study area. The naming convention for photographs is a 3-number location identification (299, referring to NOAA Survey H12299 in Block Island Sound), underscore, the station number, and a letter of the photograph at that station (multiple photos are often taken at a single location), and the resolution of the photograph if it is not full resolution (mr for medium resolution, and tn for thumbnail). For instance, 299_34amr.jpg is a photograph from Survey H12299, station 34, photo a, medium resolution and is in JPEG format. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20130618 Ending_Date: 20130620 Source_Contribution: 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 (Subsea Video System color CCD camera and high-resolution B/W CCD camera), a digital still camera (Canon G12), and a Van Veen grab sampler. This system, weighing approximately 201 lbs, can be used to depths up to 40 meters, or up to 75 m with extra electrical cable attached, as done on this cruise. 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 Canon G12, is mounted in a machined Delrin housing with a flat port and is set for 3648 x 2736 pixel images at the "fine" setting for compression. Photographs are stored in the camera on an SD card. The system also has a 50 Watt/second flash unit (Ikelite Digital Substrobe DS51) 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. Process_Step: Process_Description: The USGS Mini SEABOSS system was deployed to capture still photos and video in the H12299 study area in Block Island Sound. This system was used to obtain 2 to 8 still photographs at each station as the R/V Rafael drifted over the seabed for 2 to 5 minutes. The third laser on the system was set to an angle such that the optimum photograph height was 60 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; standard color mode. The camera time is set to GMT. A total of 177 images of the seafloor were acquired. Although the images themselves have no georeferencing information, the navigation related to each photograph is available in an Esri formatted shapefile: 2013-005_299botphotos.shp. These data can be downloaded from the following locations: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/2013-005_299botphotos.zip; http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/html/catalog.html. Process_Date: 2013 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: The digital images were recorded on an SD memory card within the camera. The images were transferred from the camera to a hard drive at the end of each day in the field. This transfer was accomplished by removing the card from the camera and using a card reader connected to a Windows laptop. Process_Date: 2013 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: 02543 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 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: 2013 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: 02536 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The full-resolution JPEG images (3648 x 2736 pixels) were downsampled using Photoshop CS to create JPEG images with medium resolution (600 x 450 pixels) and thumbnails (150 x 113 pixels). The filename indicates the image resolution. For instance, the full-resolution JPEG image, 299_34a.jpg, was downsampled to produce medium-resolution JPEG image, 299_34amr.jpg, and thumbnail 299_34atn.jpg. Process_Date: 2013 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: The photo locations were exported from ArcMap 9.3.1 using XTools Pro 7.1 as a comma-delimited text file. The attributes chosen for export were: PHOTO, DATE_, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, JDTIME. The text editor VI v 7.3 was used to reformat the output so that DATE_ was in the format YYYYMMDD, the extension .jpg was added to the photo name, and the Julian Day was removed from JDTIME. A Python version 2.7.3 script (kate_write_exif.py) was then run that incorporated this information, along with additional information, into the appropriate locations in the EXIF header of each full-resolution JPEG image. The PYTHON script uses ExifTool (version 8.4.7.0) to write the information to the image headers of the full-resolution images. The headers of the medium resolution and thumbnails were not modified. The full-resolution images will eventually be incorporated into the WHCMSC photo database and the EXIF header information is a requirement for the database. The following tags were populated in the JPEG image headers. Information is duplicated in some tags. This was done because different software packages access different tags. GPS tags: The values populated are unique for each image and based on the information exported from the photo locations shapefile. >GPSLatitudeRef >GPSLatitude >GPSLongitudeRef >GPSLongitude >GPSTimeStamp >GSPDateStamp JPEG tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image. >Comment: Photo from down-looking camera on the USGS SEABOSS deployed from the R/V Rafael >during survey 2013-005-FA (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2005-004-FA) > EXIF tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image. >ImageDescription: Photograph of the sea floor in western Block Island Sound in New York waters from survey 2013-005-FA >Artist: Katherine McMullen >Copyright: Public Domain - please credit U.S. Geological Survey > > IPTC tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image. >Credit: U.S. Geological Survey >Contact: WHSC_data_contact@usgs.gov >Keywords: western Block Island Sound, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, 2013-005-FA, SEABOSS, sea floor, USGS >CopyrightNotice: Public Domain - please credit U.S. Geological Survey >Caption-Abstract: Photograph of the sea floor in western Block Island Sound in New York waters from survey 2013-005-FA > > XMP tags: The tag is listed along with the information used to populate it - which is the same for every image. >Caption: Photograph of the sea floor in western Block Island Sound in New York waters from survey 2013-005-FA To extract the information from the image headers using ExifTool, the following command can be used (tested with ExifTool version 9.4.6.0): exiftool.exe -csv -f -filename -GPSTimeStamp -GPSLongitude -GPSLatitude -n -Artist -Credit -comment -keywords -Caption -Copyright -CopyrightNotice -Caption-Abstract -ImageDescription imgtest/*.jpg > out.csv The -csv flag writes the information out in a comma-delimited format. The -n option formats the latitude and longitude as signed decimal degrees. Process_Date: 2014 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn Cross Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Marine Geologist 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 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: These are digital images with EXIF headers. We have not verified the accuracy of all the information in the EXIF headers. Distribution_Information: Distributor: 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: WinZipped files of medium-resolution images (45 MB). 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: JPEG Format_Information_Content: A WinZip v.14.0 file containing the full resolution photographs and metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 319 MB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/full-res/full-res.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/full-res/ Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the Internet Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Compatibility_Information: The user must have a system with a DVD capable of reading an UDF standard DVD-R disk. Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: JPEG Format_Information_Content: A WinZip v.14.0 file containing the medium resolution photographs and metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 28 MB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/mid-res/mid-res.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/mid-res/ Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the Internet Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Compatibility_Information: The user must have a system with a DVD capable of reading an UDF standard DVD-R disk. Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: JPEG Format_Information_Content: A WinZip v.14.0 file containing the thumbnail resolution photographs and metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 3 MB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/thumbnails/thumbnails.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1160/data/botphotos/images/thumbnails/ Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the Internet Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Compatibility_Information: The user must have a system with a DVD capable of reading an UDF standard DVD-R disk. 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. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20140730 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/ Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile