Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Andrew W. Stevens Originator: Guy Gelfenbaum Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick Originator: Ian M. Miller Originator: Heather M. Weiner Publication_Date: 2016 Title: Topography data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, July 2015 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7S75DG9 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Santa Cruz, CA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7S75DG9 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Andrew W. Stevens Originator: Guy Gelfenbaum Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick Originator: Ian M. Miller Originator: Heather M. Weiner Publication_Date: 2016 Title: Bathymetry, topography, and sediment grain-size data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, July 2015 Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7S75DG9 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Santa Cruz, CA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7S75DG9 Description: Abstract: This part of the data release presents topography data from the Elwha River delta collected in July 2015. Topography data were collected on foot with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks. Purpose: Data were obtained to assess the coastal geomorphic response following the removal of two dams on the Elwha River. These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. These data can be used with geographic information systems or other software to identify topographic and shallow-water bathymetric features. Supplemental_Information: Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived are available online at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-648-FA Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20150729 Ending_Date: 20150731 Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Not planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.641406 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.472108 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.152323 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.131690 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:5807e8b3e4b0841e59e3a54b Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: topography Theme_Keyword: GPS measurement Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: elevation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry and Elevation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords Theme_Keyword: Global Positioning System (GPS) observations Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Theme_Keyword: GPS (Global Positioning System) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Place_Keyword: Clallum County Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula Place_Keyword: Strait of Juan de Fuca Place_Keyword: Elwha River Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigational purposes. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060-5792 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Repeatability tests were conducted across different survey platforms, but no comparisons to "true" values were conducted. Logical_Consistency_Report: All data falls within expected ranges. Completeness_Report: Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A series of benchmarks with known coordinates were established adjacent to the study area to provide geodetic control for the bathymetric and topographic surveys. The positions of the benchmarks were derived from a minimum of two static GNSS occupations. The equipment for the static occupations consisted of a dual frequency Trimble R7 GNSS receiver, a fixed-height tripod, and Trimble Geodetic Model 2 antenna. The static observations were recorded internally in the receiver and the raw observations were processed using the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Online Positioning User Service (OPUS, https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS/). Estimated uncertainties in the horizontal position of the individual GNSS occupations were provided by OPUS and ranged between 0.006 m and 0.06 m with an average horizontal uncertainty of 0.02 m. The processed positions from each occupation were averaged to obtain the final reported position of the benchmark. All final positions of the GNSS backpacks were determined using differential corrections from the base station receivers. Manufacturer reported accuracy for the differentially corrected horizontal positions for the Trimble R7, R8, and R10 receivers used in the survey is 0.8 cm + 0.5 ppm. Baselines from the GNSS base station were typically less than 5 km, suggesting a horizontal accuracy of backpack positions to be 0.825 cm relative to the base station. The combined horizontal uncertainty from the base station coordinate solutions and rover trajectories is therefore approximately 3 cm. Uncertainty in the horizontal positions associated with variable posture during data collection of the surveyors is unknown. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The vertical uncertainty of topographic measurements is estimated by combining the uncertainty in the base station coordinate and remote GNSS positions collected in kinematic mode. Uncertainties in the elevation of the base station were provided by NGS OPUS and ranged between 0.02 m and 0.04 m, with an average vertical uncertainty of 0.03 m. Manufacturer reported vertical accuracy in the rover positions is 1.5 cm + 1 ppm for differential corrected kinematic data for the Trimble R7, R8 and R10 receivers used in the surveys. Baseline lengths were typically less than 5 km, suggesting the vertical accuracy of backpack positions to be 2 cm relative to the base station coordinates. Combining the uncertainty in the elevation of the base station coordinates and rover positions yields a total uncertainty in the backpack GNSS positions of approximately 5 cm. Uncertainty in the vertical positions associated with variable posture of the surveyors during data collection is unknown. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Topography data were collected between July 29 and July 31, 2015 on foot with GNSS equipment mounted on backpacks operating primarily in real-time kinematic (RTK) mode. A total of 5 GNSS backpacks, each equipped with a dual-frequency GNSS receiver and handheld data collector, were used during the survey. Differential corrections were transmitted at 1-Hz intervals by a VHF radio to the backpack GNSS receivers from a GNSS base station placed on a benchmark with known horizontal and vertical coordinates relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (CORS96 realization) and North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to data collection, vertical distances between the GNSS antenna and the ground were measured using a tape measure for each topographic surveyor. Hand-held data collectors were used to log raw data and display navigational information allowing surveyors to navigate along predefined survey lines spaced at 25- to 50-m intervals along the delta. Profiles were surveyed from the landward edge of the primary dune over the beach foreshore, to wading depth on the same series of transects as the nearshore bathymetry platforms. Additional topography data were collected between transects to better characterize morphologic variability within the study area. Process_Date: 20150731 Process_Step: Process_Description: Raw topography data were reviewed in either Trimble Geomatics Office (TGO) or Trimble Business Center (TBC) to ensure measured antenna offsets were applied properly in the field. Differential post-processing was performed on points collected in autonomous mode where VHF communication with the base station failed. All available topography data were compiled and exported in comma-separated text file for distribution. Process_Date: 20150831 Process_Step: Process_Description: Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed. Process_Date: 20201019 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: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed Process_Date: 20211014 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Susan A. Cochran Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7545 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scochran@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 47.5 Standard_Parallel: 48.73333333333333 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.8333333333333 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 47.0 False_Easting: 500000.0 False_Northing: 0.0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001 Planar_Distance_Units: METERS Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD83 (CORS96) Ellipsoid_Name: GRS_1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 Altitude_Resolution: 0.001 Altitude_Distance_Units: meters Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition: Table containing attribute information associated with the data set Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Survey_Date Attribute_Definition: The date corresponding to the start of the multi-day survey in mm/dd/yyyy format Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 07/29/2015 Range_Domain_Maximum: 07/29/2015 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: date in mm/dd/yyyy format Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of data point relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (CORS96 realization) Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -123.641406 Range_Domain_Maximum: -123.472108 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of data point relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (CORS96 realization) Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 48.131690 Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.152323 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: X Attribute_Definition: East coordinate of data point relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (CORS96 realization), projected in the Washington State Plane, North, meters, coordinate system Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 291099.480 Range_Domain_Maximum: 303640.540 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Y Attribute_Definition: North coordinate of data point relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (CORS96 realization), projected in the Washington State Plane, North, meters, coordinate system Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 129274.820 Range_Domain_Maximum: 131717.260 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ellip_Ht_m Attribute_Definition: Height in meters of data point with reference to the reference ellipsoid Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -21.710 Range_Domain_Maximum: -14.080 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ortho_Ht_m Attribute_Definition: Height in meters of data point with reference to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 at the base station (-20.11 m above ellipsoid height). Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.600 Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.030 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: U.S. Geological Survey - Science Base Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Topography data are available as a comma-delimited text file (ew15_july_topo.txt), along with associated metadata. Distribution_Liability: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: comma-delimited text Format_Version_Number: Matlab 9.0.0.341360 Format_Specification: CSV Format_Information_Content: comma-delimited text file Transfer_Size: 12.6 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5807e8b3e4b0841e59e3a54b/?name=ew15_july_topo.txt Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the Internet Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20211014 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060-5792 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998