Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
14BIM02_SBB_xyz: Single-Beam Bathymetry XYZ Data Collected in 2014 Near Breton Island, Louisiana
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ASCII digital data
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/1005/ds1005-data-downloads.html
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nancy T. DeWitt
Originator: Jake J. Fredericks
Originator: James G. Flocks
Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis
Originator: Stanley D. Locker
Originator: Jack L. Kindinger
Originator: Julie C. Bernier
Originator: Kyle W. Kelso
Originator: B.J. Reynolds
Originator: Dana S. Wiese
Originator: Trevor Browning
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Archive of bathymetry and backscatter data collected in 2014 nearshore Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: multimedia presentation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 1005
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1005
Description:
Abstract:
As part of the Barrier Island Monitoring Project, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center conducted nearshore geophysical surveys off Breton and Gosier Islands, Louisiana, in July and August of 2014. To assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with restoration planning efforts, the USGS was tasked with answering fundamental questions about the physical environment of the southern Chandeleur Islands, including the geology, morphology, and oceanography. Baseline data needed to answer these questions was either insufficient or missing in the area. The USGS conducted a comprehensive geologic investigation in the summer of 2014 by collecting geophysical and sedimentological data.
Breton Island, located at the southern end of the Chandeleur Island chain, Louisiana, was recognized as a natural and globally important nesting sanctuary for several bird species and was established as the Breton National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in 1904. The aerial extent of Breton Island has diminished 90% since 1920. Land loss is attributed to ongoing relative sea-level rise, diminished sediment supply, and storm impacts. The bird population on Breton Island has also declined over the years, most notably after Hurricane George in 1998 and Hurricane Katrina in 2015, which completely submerged the island. Despite the decreasing habitable acreage, migratory seabirds continue to return and utilize Breton Island. To prevent the island from being completely submerged in the future and to protect, stabilize, and provide more nesting and foraging areas for the birding population, the USFWS is proposing a restoration effort to rebuild Breton Island to its pre-Katrina footprint.
This Data Series serves as an archive of processed interferometric-swath, single-beam bathymetry, and side-scan sonar data collected in the nearshore of Breton and Gosier Islands, NWR, Louisiana. The data were collected during two USGS cruises (USGS Field Activity Numbers 2014-314-FA and 2014-317-FA) in July and August 2014. Geographic Information System data products include a 100 meter-cell-size interpolated bathymetry grid surface, trackline maps, and point data files. Additional files include error analysis maps, Field Activity Collection System logs, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata.
Purpose:
This zip archive contains processed x,y,z data points for the single-beam bathymetry data collected aboard the R/V Jabba Jaw, in July 2014, around the southern end of the Chandeleur Island chain, Louisiana.
NOTE: These data are scientific in nature and are not to be used for navigation. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The processed swath data are provided as an ASCII x,y,z point data file.
Supplemental_Information:
For the single-beam bathymetry, the differential positioning was obtained through post processing the base station data to the rover data. This dataset was transformed from the initial datum ITRF00 to NAD83 using the GEOID09 model (NOAA NGS VDatum software version 3.2 -
http://vdatum.noaa.gov/). The final x,y,z position data were gridded at a 10-meter cell size resolution to create the digital elevation model.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2014
Currentness_Reference: data collection interval
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.30402785
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.01420378
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.59867716
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.38737094
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:e01f2fe4-75d3-489d-a49e-95cc0238c37a
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: trackline
Theme_Keyword: single-beam bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: single-beam
Theme_Keyword: base station
Theme_Keyword: benchmark
Theme_Keyword: hydrography
Theme_Keyword: kinematic
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: SPCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Barrier Island Evolution Research Project
Theme_Keyword: Barrier Island Mapping
Theme_Keyword: 14BIM02
Theme_Keyword: SBB
Theme_Keyword: 2014-314-FA
Theme_Keyword: TSS Motion Sensor
Theme_Keyword: ODOM CV100
Theme_Keyword: BRET
Theme_Keyword: BRT2
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Chandeleur Islands
Place_Keyword: Chandeleur Sound
Place_Keyword: Breton Island
Place_Keyword: Gosier Islands
Place_Keyword: Breton Island National Wildlife Refuge
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: datum
Stratum_Keyword: water
Stratum_Keyword: shoreline
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: July 2014
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey requests that it be referenced as the originator of this dataset in any future products or research derived from these data. These data should not be used for navigational purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Nancy T. DeWitt
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727)502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ndewitt@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
Funds for this report are part of project funds for the Louisiana Outer Coast Early Restoration Project, obtained by the natural resource trustees for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, pursuant to the Framework for Early Restoration Addressing Injuries Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill executed April 20, 2011. USFWS is the project lead for the North Breton Island Barrier Island Restoration project. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices. Sharing of new data layers developed directly from these data would also be appreciated by the U.S. Geological Survey staff. Users should be aware that comparisons with other datasets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in photointerpretation, mapping conventions, and digital processes over time. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552