Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Mark Hansen
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Swath Bathymetry Sounding Data of Seven Rivers in Southwest Florida (2004) in XYZ format
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Archive of Bathymetry Data Collected in South Florida from 1995 to 2015
Issue_Identification: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series-1031
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
During the past century, river and tidal creeks through the coastal wetlands of the Everglades have filled with sediment and vegetation of surrounding landscapes to the point that many have greatly diminished or disappeared entirely. Restoration plans are under consideration to redirect additional freshwater inflow from the Everglades to open and sustain these waterways to a level that closely resembles historic patterns. In the last 100 years, requirements for water supply and flood protection for urban areas and agriculture in South Florida have resulted in the construction of an extensive canal system to prompt drainage of water into the Atlantic Ocean rather than allowing seasonal seepage through the Everglades and Florida Bay. Water diversions and excessive nutrients and contaminants within the Everglades have decimated bird populations and driven the Florida panther to the brink of extinction. In Florida Bay, declines in sea grasses have resulted in decreasing water clarity, degradation of the food web, and resultant declines in fish populations. The data will be used for hydrodynamic modeling for determining MFL, and for PES scientific studies to improve society's understanding of the environment and assist in the sustainable use, protection, and restoration of the Everglades and other ecosystems within the Southwest region of Florida.
This report serves as an archive of processed swath bathymetry data that were collected in Little Shark, Broad, Harney, Huston, Turner, Chatham, and Lopez. All rivers are located within the boundaries of Everglades National Park in 2004. All rivers are located within the boundaries of Everglades National Park in south Florida. Geographic information system data products include a XYZ data set divided by rivers and USGS quadrangle boundaries. Additional files include formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata.
Purpose:
The primary use of the data collected for this project was for the development of boundary conditions in numerical hydrodynamic modeling for establishing MFL in Southwest Florida. Therefore, the shallow water sonar swath interferometric system was selected to be best suited for fulfilling project requirements.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
Currentness_Reference:
Data assumed to be constant over time but may change due to geologic processes.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.200
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.950
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.500
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.317
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:6aba7c46-c3e1-45d8-b0b3-a8196d500eed
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: interferometry
Theme_Keyword: swath
Theme_Keyword: Systems Engineering and Assessment
Theme_Keyword: SEA
Theme_Keyword: SWATHplus-H
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: geophysical
Theme_Keyword: 2015-304-FA
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Department of Commerce, 2001, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of
Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions,
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington,
D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of
the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the
United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing
Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: FL
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of
the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3,
Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Shark River
Place_Keyword: Lostmans River
Place_Keyword: Little Shark River
Place_Keyword: Broad River
Place_Keyword: Harney River
Place_Keyword: Huston River
Place_Keyword: Turner River
Place_Keyword: Chatham River
Place_Keyword: Lopez River
Place_Keyword: Ten Thousand Islands
Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: datum
Stratum_Keyword: water
Stratum_Keyword: shoreline
Access_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.
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: Mark Hansen
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
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: mhansen@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) provided funding for the study. The project was conducted as a cooperative study by personnel from the USGS in St. Petersburg, FL, USGS in Woods Hole, MA, and the SFWMD, in Fort Myers, FL. Mark Hansen was the USGS principal investigator and data processor. Nancy DeWitt and Chuck Worley collected all bathymetric survey data.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.1.0.3035