14BIM05_SSS_50cm_WGS84_UTM16N_Tile4: The 0.50-meter sample resolution of the side-scan sonar data collected in 2014 near Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana. This is tile four of four for this dataset.

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
14BIM05_SSS_50cm_WGS84_UTM16N_Tile4: The 0.50-meter sample resolution of the side-scan sonar data collected in 2014 near Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana. This is tile four of four for this dataset.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster 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 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 one of four GEOTIFF files of SSS data collected in August 2014 from FAN 2014-317-FA subfan 14BIM05.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2014
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.097719
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.058000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.478177
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.419040
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:3f4f4b87-ffc5-4379-8d4a-48dd18065f58
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: side-scan sonar
Theme_Keyword: hydrography
Theme_Keyword: geophysical
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 Mapping
Theme_Keyword: Klein 3900
Theme_Keyword: 2014-317-FA
Theme_Keyword: 14BIM05
Theme_Keyword: SSS
Theme_Keyword: backscatter
Theme_Keyword: high resolution backscatter
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
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_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Nancy T. DeWitt
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
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 Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 for Desktop (Build 3143)
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of the data is determined during data collection. Methods are employed to maintain data collection consistency aboard various platforms. During mobilization, each piece of equipment is isolated to obtain internal and external offset measurements with respect to the survey platform. All critical measurements are recorded manually and digitally and entered into their respective programs. Efforts are made to use the same equipment and software versions on the system; however, upgrades and changes can occur and require additional setup, measurements, and notation. For the side-scan sonar (SSS) data collection, the navigation information was recorded in real-time kinematic mode via the CODA Octopus F190R Precision Attitude and Positioning System. Differential GPS correction was obtained through the Marinestar High Performance (HP) broadcast subscription from Fugro, Inc. The manufacturer's stated horizontal accuracy is 10 centimeters (cm) 95% of the time. Appropriate offsets between the F190R wet pod and DGPS antennas were measured and entered into the CodaOctopus F190R internal setup program and used for calibration. Once calibration was complete and the calibration status was considered acceptable, survey operations commenced. These geophysical data were not independently verified for accuracy.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The side-scan sonar geophyscial data were collected during one research cruise (FAN 2015-317-FA, subfan 14BIM05) in August 2014. Refer to http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/1005/ds-logs for field logs, vessel platform descriptions, and other survey information. This dataset was created to provide a 0.50-meter grid of the backscatter amplitude data.
Completeness_Report:
This is a completely processed 0.50-meter resolution grid of the side-scan sonar data. This tile is one of four tiles created to accommodate easier file manipulation and data transfer.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation information was recorded in real-time kinematic mode via the CODA Octopus F190R Precision Attitude and Positioning System. Differential GPS correction was obtained through the Marinestar High Performance (HP) broadcast subscription from Fugro, Inc. The manufacturer's stated horizontal accuracy is 10 cm 95% of the time.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This side-scan sonar data do not include or represent vertical data.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Date: 2014
Process_Description:
Side-Scan Sonar Acquisition: Side-scan sonar was collected using the Klein 3900 dual-frequency side-scan sonar system (SSS). SSS data were acquired and recorded using Klein SonarPro software version 12.1 (Klein Associates, Inc.) used to manage cable out and layback offsets. Horizontal offset values between the side-scan sonar towfish and the DGPS antennas were entered into Sonar Pro. The towfish motion was measured dynamically by internal sensors of the instrument, and towfish altitude (height from seafloor) was calculated by SonarPro. Data files were recorded in an Extended Triton Format (XTF).
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Nancy T. DeWitt
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Side-Scan Sonar Processing: The Klein 3900 raw data files (.sdf) files were processed using CleanSweep version 3.6.1 processing software. Processing steps included bottom tracking and applying angle-varying gain in order to normalize the across-track backscatter amplitude. The raw navigation (GPS antenna position) and motion data were also reviewed and cleaned of any errors due to noise. The side scan was towed behind the vessel, thus a layback and offset from the GPS antenna was applied to the georeferenced mosaic output. The Klein side scan displayed some unexplained variation in the recording gain levels, which necessitated modification of the look-up-tables for many swaths of data in order to balance the final image intensity. Some mismatch on the backscatter intensity is still evident in the final mosaic, but the general patterns of backscatter intensity variation are meaningful and usable. The final backscatter mosaic was output to a GeoTIFF at 0.30-m pixel resolution and tiled into four sections to provide reasonable file sizes. The GeoTIFF imagery is presented as gray scale with low backscatter as darker shades.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: RAW SSS data files in an Extended Triton Format (XTF).
Process_Date: 2014
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 14BIM05_SSS_50cm_WGS84_UTM16N_Tile4.tif
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Nancy DeWitt
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
Process_Date: 20201013
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
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 12980
Column_Count: 7477
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: 16
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000.0
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.5
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.5
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Nancy DeWitt
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
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
Resource_Description: Downloadable data
Distribution_Liability:
This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data were processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: GeoTIFF
Format_Version_Date: 2014
Format_Specification: digital
File_Decompression_Technique: ZIP
Transfer_Size: 55.9
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
These raster images were created for use with Esri ArcGIS software.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2016
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Nancy DeWitt
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
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
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_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.
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

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