Ship navigation tracklines from a 2017 multibeam survey near Noyes Submarine Canyon, southeast Alaska

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Publication_Date: 20220919
Title:

Ship navigation tracklines from a 2017 multibeam survey near Noyes Submarine Canyon, southeast Alaska

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9AU5I03

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AU5I03
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d126193e4b0941bde56e9df

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:

Multibeam bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data collected in 2017 and 2018 of Noyes Submarine Canyon and vicinity, southeast Alaska

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9AU5I03

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AU5I03
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5ceecf74e4b0fd6593c49c74

Description:

Abstract:

These metadata describe ship navigation tracklines from a 2017 multibeam echosounder survey near Noyo Submarine Canyon and Dixon Entrance, southeast Alaska. Data were collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) aboard the NOAA survey vessel Fairweather and the data were post-processed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) for PCMSC research projects. The tracklines are provided as a GIS shapefile.

Purpose:

In 2017 and 2018 the NOAA survey vessel Fairweather collected bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data in and around Noyes Submarine Canyon in southeast Alaska using a Kongsberg EM-710 multibeam echosounder (NOAA survey D00208, https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/D00001-D02000/D00208.html and NOAA survey D00245, https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/D00001-D02000/D00245.html). These surveys were conducted to map the offshore expression of the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault system that runs for approximately 500 kilometers off the coast of southeast Alaska and British Columbia. These were part of a series of surveys to map the entire offshore component of the fault. The fault system has generated numerous powerful earthquakes in the magnitude 7 and 8 range. This new mapping will help understand the fault's slip rate, earthquake recurrence intervals, and paleoseismic history. The data provided in this data release were processed by PCMSC for these research studies. 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 bathymetric features. These data are not intended to be used for navigation.

Supplemental_Information:

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20170617
Ending_Date: 20170618

Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -134.33
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -133.79
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.45
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.25

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: tracklines
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: polyline shapefile

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Distributions

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: field observation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5d126193e4b0941bde56e9df

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: State of Alaska
Place_Keyword: Noyes Canyon
Place_Keyword: Dixon Entrance

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 and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration as the originators of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigation 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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5d126193e4b0941bde56e9df?name=NoyesCyn_navigation.jpg&allowOpen=true

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Quick view image of 2017 and 2018 Noyes Canyon and vicinity tracklines

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcMap (ver. 10.3.1) on a Windows 7 computer.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.
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:

The NOAA survey vessel Fairweather was outfitted with an Applanix POS-MV position and motion compensation system. This system has post-processed horizontal positional accuracy of about 0.1 m and roll and pitch accuracies of about 0.02 degrees (https://www.applanix.com/downloads/products/specs/posmv/POS-MV-WaveMaster-II.pdf). Accuracies of final products may be lower due to water depth and total propagated uncertainties of the mapping systems, which include sonar system, position and motion compensation system, and navigation, as well as data processing that includes sounding cleaning, gridding, and datum transformations.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable to trackline data.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In 2017 the NOAA survey vessel Fairweather collected bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data near Noyes Submarine Canyon and Dixon Entrance, southeast Alaska using a Kongsberg EM-710 multibeam echosounder. The survey line files were imported into Caris HIPS and SIPS software (version 11) for processing. The multibeam navigation trackline files were exported from Caris as one GIS shapefile. The shapefile was imported in Esri ArcMap. The shapefile was edited to remove unimportant attributes.

Process_Date: 2019
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Peter Dartnell

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 2885 Mission St
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7415
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pdartnell@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Ring composed of arcs
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 50

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD83
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: NoyesCyn_2017_tracklines.shp
Entity_Type_Definition:

shapefile of tracklines for 2017 multibeam survey near Dixon Entrance, southeast Alaska

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Day
Attribute_Definition:

Year and Julian Day, the integer number representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year of collection

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2017-168
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2017-169
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Julian day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Line_Name
Attribute_Definition: Trackline number assigned by NOAA
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0000_20170617_061439_S220_M
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0050_20170618_071438_S220_M
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: line number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Min_Time
Attribute_Definition: time at start of trackline
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2017-06-17 06:14:40.712
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2017-06-18 07:14:38.721
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: date time

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Max_Time
Attribute_Definition: Time at end of trackline
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2017-06-17 06:22:23.707
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2017-06-18 07:38:55.705
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: date time

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Total_Time
Attribute_Definition: Total time of trackline
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 04:19.997
Range_Domain_Maximum: 30:00.980
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: time

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: length
Attribute_Definition: Length of trackline
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 894.283001
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8216.718865
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The navigation polyline shapefile records the trackline followed by NOAA's survey vessel Fairweather in the 2017 survey near Dixon Entrance, southeast Alaska. The attributes are the day, NOAA assigned line number, minimum time, maximum time total time, heading, length, and speed.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Downloadable zip file contains NoyesCyn_2017_tracklines.shp and other files associated with a shapefile.

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: Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 10.1
Format_Specification: Esri shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

Esri shapefile of navigation tracklines and associated metadata from a 2017 multibeam survey near Dixon Entrance, southeast Alaska, compressed in a zip file

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 1

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5d126193e4b0941bde56e9df?facet=NoyesCyn_2017_tracklines

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d126193e4b0941bde56e9df

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AU5I03

Access_Instructions:

Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of 2017 trackline data. The second link points to a landing page with data, metadata, and a browse image for both the 2017 and 2018 data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release, including links to pages of the various data files.

Fees: none

Technical_Prerequisites:

The shapefile of navigation is compressed into a zip file (NoyesCyn_2017_tracklines.zip). To use these data, the user must have software capable of uncompressing the zip file and ArcGIS or another GIS application package capable of viewing the data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20220919
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

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

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