Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Mark Hansen
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Single-Beam Bathymetry Sounding Data of Tampa Bay, Florida (2001-2004) in X,Y,Z 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:
Tampa Bay and its environs have experienced phenomenal urban growth and significant changes in land-use practices over the past 50 years. This trend is expected to continue, with human activity intensifying and affecting a wider geographic region. Urbanization has created impervious surfaces, which increase storm water run-off and contribute to higher levels of chemicals flowing into the area's waters. These chemicals have contributed to declines of sea-grasses and other marine life. A major focus of the USGS CMGP Tampa Bay Study was to investigate sediments and their associated contaminants, and to develop a bay wide circulation model to determine the routes of sediment transport.
High resolution sea floor mapping was conducted in Tampa Bay between 2001 and 2004 as part of the CMGP Tampa Bay Study. High resolution, acoustic bathymetric surveying is a proven method to map sea and estuary elevations. Data was collected throughout the entire bay including all small, peripheral embayments and channels.
This report serves as an archive of processed single-beam bathymetry data that were collected in Tampa Bay, Florida in 2001-2004. Geographic information system data products include a XYZ data, bathymetric contours, and USGS quadrangle map. Additional files include formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata.
Purpose:
Before models could be accurately applied, updated sea floor elevation mapping data was needed for the entire bay. Baseline maps provide the physical context, background and baseline information for other project research, monitoring, and modeling activities. Sea floor elevation mapping provides critical information for development of circulation, hydrologic, sediment transport, water quality, and urbanization integrated modeling.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2001
Ending_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: -82.77863
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.38404
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.03317
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.49680
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:85246c3d-da59-4a61-b4ee-efdf0cf40bfc
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: circulation model
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Theme_Keyword: mapping
Theme_Keyword: SANDS
Theme_Keyword: sediment dynamics
Theme_Keyword: System for Accurate Nearshore Depth Surveying
Theme_Keyword: single beam
Theme_Keyword: echosounder
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme_Keyword: hydrography
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: lidar
Theme_Keyword: soundings
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: sea floor
Theme_Keyword: orthometric
Theme_Keyword: water depth
Theme_Keyword: EARRL
Theme_Keyword: Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: oceans
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: Tampa Bay
Place_Keyword: Tampa
Place_Keyword: St. Petersburg
Place_Keyword: Hillsborough River
Place_Keyword: Manatee River
Place_Keyword: Alafia River
Place_Keyword: Egmont Key
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: 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
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 Fourth 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:
USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program provided funding for the study. The project was conducted as a cooperative study by personnel from the USGS in St. Petersburg, FL. Mark Hansen was the USGS principal investigator. Gina Perry, Nancy DeWitt, and B.J. Reynolds performed a significant portion of bathymetric survey data collection and processing.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.2.1 Build 3497
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Hansen, Mark
Yates, Kim
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science - Tampa Bay Study
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: USGS Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science
Issue_Identification: Web report
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: