10-m Bathymetry grid produced from lead-line and single-beam sonar soundings, swath interferometric, multibeam, and lidar datasets (bb_navd88_10m, Esri binary grid, UTM Zone 19N, WGS84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David S. Foster
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
10-m Bathymetry grid produced from lead-line and single-beam sonar soundings, swath interferometric, multibeam, and lidar datasets (bb_navd88_10m, Esri binary grid, UTM Zone 19N, WGS84)
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1220
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/2014/1220/GIS_catalog/SourceData/bb_navd88_10m.zip
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: William C. Schwab
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Shallow Geology, Sea-Floor Texture, Physiographic Zones of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.1
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1220
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141220
Description:
Abstract:
Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. These maps were derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples. The interpretation of the seismic stratigraphy and mapping of glacial and Holocene marine units provided a foundation on which the surficial maps were created. This mapping is a result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to characterize the surface and subsurface geologic framework offshore of Massachusetts.
Purpose:
This topographic and bathymetric grid was created as a single continuous surface sea floor for Buzzards Bay. These data helped define the sediment texture and distribution maps presented as interpretive data layers in USGS OFR 2014-1220
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1934
Ending_Date: 20110831
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.132099
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.592494
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.769097
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.366862
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
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: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Theme_Keyword: CZM
Theme_Keyword: SEA Ltd Swathplus interferometric sonar
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: topography
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: Esri grid
Theme_Keyword: lidar
Theme_Keyword: multibeam bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: seamless surface
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1357
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1004
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1184
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1002
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1091
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020
Theme_Keyword: Hydrographic Survey H11319
Theme_Keyword: RESON SeaBat 8125
Theme_Keyword: RESON SeaBat 8101
Theme_Keyword: Hydrographic Survey H11077
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Westport
Place_Keyword: Dartmouth
Place_Keyword: New Bedford
Place_Keyword: Fairhaven
Place_Keyword: Mattapoisett
Place_Keyword: Marion
Place_Keyword: Wareham
Place_Keyword: Bourne
Place_Keyword: Falmouth
Place_Keyword: Woods Hole
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Place_Keyword: Naushon Island
Place_Keyword: Gosnold
Place_Keyword: Cuttyhunk Island
Place_Keyword: Penikese Island
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Sea floor
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Not to be used for navigation. 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: David S. Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1220/GIS_catalog/SourceData/bathy/bathy_browse.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Topographic and Bathymetric grid
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: Geologic Mapping of the Seafloor Offshore of Massachusetts
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:
Geologic mapping of the Massachusetts inner continental shelf is a cooperative effort that was initiated in 2003 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-NOS) is also an important partner and contributes hydrographic data that are integrated into the maps. The overall goal of this cooperative is to determine the geologic framework of the sea floor inside the 3-mile limit of State waters, using high-resolution geophysical techniques, sediment sampling, and sea-floor photography. These topographic and bathymetric source data related to the composite topographic and bathymetric grid are cited in detail in the source citation section of this metadata file.
Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This topographic and bathymetric grid was created from several smaller bathymetry and lidar datasets that were processed and published in various formats and datums (see Source Information for the individual input data). NOAA single-beam sonar soundings and lead-line soundings were merged with the swath bathymetry. Each acoustic bathymetric source dataset was imported into CARIS BASE Editor were they were combined into a single 10-m per pixel DEM with priority generally given to the higher resolution and more recently collected dataset for overlapping areas. The entire grid was converted to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) using VDATUM (version 3.2). The output of VDATUM was imported back into CARIS BASE Editor and was combined with the lidar data that was already referenced to the NAVD 88 vertical datum. The final output bathymetric DEM is comprised of the best available bathymetric data for Buzzards Bay at the time of this publication.
Completeness_Report:
This grid includes lead-line soundings, single-beam sonar, swath interferometric, multibeam, and lidar data collected during several surveys in Buzzards Bay. The input grids can be downloaded by visiting the publications listed in the Source Information.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal accuracy of the source multibeam bathymetry (DGPS) is reported at +/- 3 meters. The horizontal accuracy of the swath bathymetry (DGPS and/or RTK-GPS) is conservatively estimated to be +/- 10m. The lidar data was collected to meet the +/- 3-m accuracy specification. This composite topographic and bathymetric grid is assumed to be horizontally accurate to within 20-meters, as additional errors could have been introduced during resampling, vertical and horizontal reprojections, and mosaicking.Horizontal accuracy for lead-line and single-beam sonar soundings are not documented. See NOAA survey descriptive reports for individual survey positioning methods.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The vertical accuracy for NOAA lead-line and single-beam sonar soundings are not documented. NOAA survey methods and processing of sounding data are in descriptive reports. All XYZ sounding data downloaded from NGDC are in tenths of meters. The vertical accuracy of the source multibeam bathymetry (RESON SeaBat 8101) is reported at +/- 30 to 50-cm. The vertical accuracy of the swath bathymetry is estimated to be +/- 0.1 to 0.6-m. The lidar data wer collected to meet the +/- 30-cm accuracy specification. This composite topographic and bathymetric grid is assumed to be vertically accurate to within 1-m, as additional errors could have been introduced during resampling, vertical and horizontal reprojections, and mosaicking.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Butman, B.
Originator: Moser, M.S.
Originator: Stewart, H.F.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Sea-floor character and surface processes in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1357
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040101
Ending_Date: 20050601
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Poppe and others, 2007
Source_Contribution:
This publication provides the source multibeam bathymetry for the Quicks Hole area of Buzzards Bay. Two 29-foot launches deployed from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson were used to acquire bathymetric and backscatter data during 2004. The multibeam bathymetric data were collected with hull-mounted 455-kHz RESON 8125 and 240-kHz RESON 8101 systems. The sidescan sonar data were acquired with a hull-mounted Klein 5250 system operating at 100 kHz. Sediment samples and bottom photos were collected aboard the R/V Rafael with a modified Van Veen grab sampler and SEABOSS, respectively.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Pendleton, E.A.
Originator: Twichell, D.C.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Worley, C.R
Originator: Irwin, B.J.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
High-resolution geophysical data from the sea floor surrounding the Western Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1184
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1184/
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20100909
Ending_Date: 20100918
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pendleton and others, 2012
Source_Contribution:
This report provided source swath bathymetry for the area of Buzzards Bay surrounding the western Elizabeth Islands. Surveying was conducted aboard the RV Rafael in September 2010. Interferometric-sonar, sidescan-sonar, and chirp seismic-reflection systems were deployed simultaneously during the cruise. Bathymetric sounding data were collected with an SEA SWATHplus 234-kilohertz (kHz) interferometric sonar system. Sidescan-sonar (acoustic-backscatter) data were acquired with a Klein 3000 dual-frequency (100 and 500 kHz) sidescan-sonar system.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Turecek, A.M.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
Originator: Barnhardt, W.A.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
High-resolution geophysical data collected within Red Brook Harbor, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, in 2009
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1091
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1091/
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20090928
Ending_Date: 20091117
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Turecek and others, 2012
Source_Contribution:
This report provided the source swath bathymetry data for Buzzards Bay in the area of Red Brook Harbor. Surveying was conducted aboard the R/V Rafael. Bathymetric data were collected with an SEA SWATHplus 234-kilohertz (kHz) interferometric sonar system. Acoustic backscatter, a measure of the intensity of returns from an insonified area of the sea floor, was recorded by the SEA SWATHplus interferometric sonar system.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Andrews, B.D.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
Originator: Schwab, W.C.
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
High-Resolution Geophysical Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040330
Ending_Date: 20110517
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Ackerman and others, 2013
Source_Contribution:
This report provided the source swath and multibeam bathymetry for Buzzards Bay. The mapping was conducted during research cruises aboard the NOAA Ship RUDE (2004), the Megan T. Miller (2009 and 2010) and the Scarlett Isabella (2011). The NOAA Ship RUDE acquired bathymetric soundings in 2004 using a RESON SeaBat 8125 455-kHz multibeam-echosounder system. All other surveys used the following systems: bathymetric data were acquired in the Buzzards Bay survey area using a Systems Engineering and Assessment, Ltd. (SEA) SWATHplus-M 234-kilohertz (kHz) interferometric sonar system; acoustic backscatter data were collected with a Klein 3000 dual-frequency sidescan-sonar (132 and 445 kHz).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Pendleton, E.A.
Originator: Andrews, B.D.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
High-resolution geophysical data collected aboard the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Rafael to supplement existing datasets from Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2013-1020
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20100713
Ending_Date: 20110831
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pendleton and others, 2014
Source_Contribution:
This report provided the source swath bathymetry for Buzzards Bay in the area of Naushon Island. These areas were surveyed with the RV Rafael in 2011. Swath bathymetry data were collected with an SEA SWATHplus 234-kilohertz (kHz) interferometric sonar system. Sidescan-sonar (acoustic-backscatter) data were acquired with a Klein 3000 dual-frequency (100 and 500 kHz) sidescan-sonar system.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Barnum, S.R.
Originator: Brennan, R.T.
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes in the vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010101
Ending_Date: 20071119
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Poppe and others, 2008
Source_Contribution:
This publication provides the source multibeam bathymetry for Woods Hole. Two 29-foot launches deployed from the NOAA Ship Whiting were used to acquire bathymetric and backscatter data during 2001. The bathymetric data were collected with a hull-mounted 240-kHz RESON 8101 shallow-water system aboard launch 1005. The sidescan-sonar data were acquired with a hull-mounted Klein T-5000 system operating at 455 kHz aboard launch 1014.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Originator: Joint Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Center of Expertise
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: Massachusetts LiDAR Grid Data in Coastal Areas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital raster data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: San Diego, CA
Publisher: Fugro Pelagos, Inc
Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2005
Ending_Date: 2007
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lidar
Source_Contribution:
The source lidar data for the very nearshore (< -5 m) region. Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) data were acquired with a SHOALS-1000T (for hydrographic & topographic data) using the Joint Airborne Joint Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) lidar plane. These data were provided by the USACOE to the USGS and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, who requested the USACOE to collect these data. These data are now publically available in LAS lidar format via NOAA's Digital Coast website: (http://csc.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/116/)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: NOS Hydrographic Survey Data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Online_Linkage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/bathymetry/relief.html
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1934
Ending_Date: 1994
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Single-Beam Soundings
Source_Contribution:
These data include NOAA lead-line and single-beam sonar soundings, which were used to cover areas where no swath bathymetry or lidar data exist.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Collected the source datasets: NOAA data from NOS hydrographic surveys in the 1900s (lead-line and single-beam soundings) were downloaded from the NGDC website individually (http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/bathymetry/) in XYZ ASCII format; these data were in Geographic NAD83 horizontal datum and referenced to Mean Lower Low Water vertical datum. Data from NOAA NOS Hydrographic surveys conducted since 2000 were received directly from NGDC via personal communication and transfer of the CARIS HIPS/SIP HDCS directory (fully processed hydrographic survey data) by hard drive or FTP server. The 2000 era data used were in either XYZ or CARIS BASE surface format; these data were in UTM Zone 19N horizontal datum and referenced to Mean Lower Low Water vertical datum. The following NOAA NOS survey data were used: 1930s - H05622, H05628, H05630, H06445; 1950s - H06742, H08170; 1970s - H09615, H09628, H09644, H09645, H09646, H09647, H09661, H09668, H09669, H09712, H09724; 1990s - F00378, F00406, H10434, H10458, H10461, H10496, H10511, H10520, H10530, H10575; 2000s - H11076 (we received XYZ directly from NGDC), H11077 (we received XYZ directly from NGDC), H11318 (covered by USGS 2009/2010 data), H11319 (incorporated into USGS 2009/2010 data). Gridded data from surveys H11076 and H11077 can be downloaded in Esri grid format as listed in the Source Citations (NOAA Single-Beam Soundings).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Single-Beam Soundings
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-5488700 x2331
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
USGS data from recent swath bathymetry surveys used the in-house CARIS HDCS data (final BASE surfaces that were exported to Esri format grids for the following projects/publications): Buzzards Bay OFR 2012-1002 (USGS Field Activities 2009-002-FA, 2010-004-FA, 2011-004-FA, NOAA Hydrographic Survey H11319); Red Brook Harbor OFR 2010-1091 (USGS Field Activity 2009-018-FA); Western Elizabeth Islands OFR 2011-1184 (USGS Field Activity 2010-003-FA); Elizabeth Islands OFR 2013-1020 (USGS Field Activity 2011-003). These data may be downloaded in Esri grid format as listed in the Source Citations (Poppe and others, 2007;Poppe and others, 2008; Pendleton and others, 2012; Turecek and others, 2012; Ackerman and others, 2013; Pendleton and others, 2014). These data are in UTM Zone 19N horizontal datum and referenced to Mean Lower Low Water vertical datum.
US Army Corp of Engineers LIDAR data used the topobathy 32-bit GeoTIFFs that were received directly from USACOE; these data (Tiles 01, 02, 03 from 2005-2007 survey) are also available in LAS Lidar format via NOAA Digital Coast at (http://csc.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/116/)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Pope and others (2007); Poppe and others, 2008; Pendleton and others (2012); Turecek and others (2012); Ackerman and others (2013); Pendleton and others (2014); Lidar
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2331
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Created CARIS Point Cloud CSAR files for all of the XYZ datasets using CARIS BASE Editor v4.0.5.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
CARIS CSAR format surfaces were created for each of the individual point cloud dataset of the NOAA survey data:
1. Point cloud CSAR files were brought into CARIS BASE Editor
2. Create TIN from point cloud file
3. TIN Edge Removal process was run using the default parameters, usually twice. In few cases a "coverage hole" was manually digitized to ensure that the TIN did not extend across land/islands/shoals that were not mapped (these features were digitized off a NOAA nautical chart).
4. Interpolate Surface from TIN (results in a ***_surface.csar file for each point cloud dataset)
5. Point cloud files and surface files were grouped by decade in BASE Editor for ease of data management.
6. The "Data End Date" property for each survey surface was populated with the final survey day for each hydrographic survey on the basis of information from the NOAA Descriptive Reports.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Single-Beam Soundings
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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: 508-457-2331
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Combined all the data sources in CARIS BASE Editor (Tools -> Surfaces -> Combine...)
1. (General). Choose all the surfaces to include, set output CSAR filename (D:\BuzzardsBay\Bathy_working\output_csar\BB_Combine_ALL_2Aug2013.csar) 2. (Options). Choose Horizontal Coordinate system - UTM - WGS84 Zone 19N (Key UTM-19N), Resolution = 10m, Name of primary z layer = "depth"
3. (Extent). Zoom out to the full extent of the input datasets and use the cross-hair to set the output extent
4. (Conflicts). Imported the conflict file rule_NewestPriority.crfx which was created in this dialogue previously and defines the rule to use as "Where the attribute EndDate is greatest" meaning that priority goes to the dataset with the more recent Data End Date value in the case of overlapping data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Exported the combined CSAR grid to XYZ file (BB_Combine_ALL_22Aug2013.xyz.txt)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using VDatum - NOAA's Vertical Datum Transformation 3.2, converted from MLLW to NAVD88 vertical datum (BB_Combine_ALL_22Aug2013Nodata.xyz.txt)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In CARIS BASE Editor v4.0.5: Created a CSAR from the new XYZ grid with NAVD88 heights (BB_Combine_ALL_22Aug2013Nodata.xyz.csar)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In Global Mapper v14.2.5: Converted ACOE LiDAR 32-bit GeoTIFFs to gridded XYZ, then exported XYZ file (LIDAR_XYZ_fromGlobalMapper.xyz)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In CARIS BASE Editor v4.0.5: imported LiDAR XYZ file to create CSAR grid (LIDAR_XYZ_fromGlobalMapper.csar) then combined the bathy data (BB_Combine_ALL_22Aug2013Nodata.xyz.csar) with the LIDAR data (LIDAR_XYZ_fromGlobalMapper.csar), the LIDAR data took precedence, to create a combined CSAR surface BB_Combine_FINAL_28Aug2013.csar), then exported the combined bathy and bathy LiDAR grid to an Esri ASCII grid (BB_Combine_wLIDAR_28Aug2013.asc). The original LiDAR GeoTIFFs were in Geographic NAD83 horizontal datum and NAVD88 vertical datum. They were reprojected and transformed to UTM Zone 19N horizontal datum during the import to CARIS BASE Editor CSAR format.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In ArcMap 10.1: Using ArcToolbox - conversion tools - to Raster - ASCII to Raster: input BB_Combine_wLIDAR_28Aug2013.asc, output D:\BuzzardsBay\Bathy_working\FINAL_GRID\temp, float Using ArcToolbox - Spatial Analyst Tools - Extraction - Extract by Mask: Clipped the grid "temp" by the shapefile BuzzBay_WaterOnly_shape.shp, output temp_clip Using ArcToolbox - Spatial Analyst Tools - Extraction - Extract by Attributes: Clipped the grid to "value < 0", output BB_NAVD88_10m Process step added by D. Foster: In ArcMap 9.3.1 with ArcToolBox - Spatial Analyist Tools - Setnull with Expession "Value > 0" output BB_NAVD88_n. Renamed grid back to BB_NAVD88_10m.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.32 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). Empty fields were deleted. Links to the data were fixed. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.
Process_Date: 20160512
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02556
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
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 4373
Column_Count: 4407
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 19
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -69.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 10.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 10.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Depth_Resolution: 0.0001
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David S. Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
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 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@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 U.S. Geological Survey 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: AIG
Format_Version_Number: ArcMAP 9.3.1
Format_Specification: Esri grid
Format_Information_Content:
WinZip V. 14.5 file contains bathymetry from Buzzards Bay, MA and the associated metadata
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 24.6
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1220/GIS_catalog/SourceData/bathy/bb_navd88_10m.zip
Network_Resource_Name:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1220/ofr2014-1220-data_catalog.html
Network_Resource_Name: https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141220
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The grid contained in the ZIP file is available as an Esri binary grid. To utilize this data, the user must have a GIS software package capable of reading an Esri binary grid.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20160512
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: David S. Foster
Contact_Position: Geologist
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 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@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
Generated by mp version 2.9.32 on Wed May 25 16:13:17 2016