Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nancy T. DeWitt
Originator: James G. Flocks
Originator: B.J. Reynolds
Originator: Mark Hansen
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
Digital Bathymetric Grid and Associated Spatial Data Files for USGS Cruise 07CCT01
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nancy T. DeWitt
Originator: James G. Flocks
Originator: B.J. Reynolds
Originator: Mark Hansen
Publication_Date: 20121023
Title:
Archive of Single-Beam Bathymetry Data Collected During USGS Cruise 07CCT01 Nearshore of Fort Massachusetts and within Camille Cut, West and East Ship Islands, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi, July 2007
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 722
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/722/
Description:
Abstract:
The Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) is composed of a series of barrier islands along the Mississippi - Alabama coastline. Historically these islands have been undergoing long-term change. The devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 prompted questions about the stability of the barrier islands and their potential response against future storm impacts. Additionally, there was concern from the National Park Service (NPS) about the preservation of the historical Fort Massachusetts, located on West Ship Island. Prior to 1969, Ship Island was an individual island. In 1969 Hurricane Camille breached Ship Island, widening the cut and splitting it into what is now known as West Ship Island and East Ship Island.
In July of 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was able to provide the NPS with a small bathymetry survey of Camille Cut using high-resolution single-beam bathymetry. This provided the GUIS with a post-Katrina assessment of the bathymetry in Camille Cut and along the northern shoreline directly in front of Fort Massachusetts. Ultimately, this survey became an initial bathymetry dataset toward a larger USGS effort included in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility Project.
Purpose:
This report serves as an archive of the processed single-beam bathymetry. Data products herein include gridded and interpolated digital depth surfaces and x,y,z data products. Additional files include trackline maps, navigation files, geographic information system (GIS) files, Field Activity Collection System (FACS) logs, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata. Scanned images of the handwritten FACS logs and digital FACS logs are also provided as PDF files. Refer to the Acronyms page for description of acronyms and abbreviations used in this report or hold the cursor over an acronym for a pop-up explanation.
Supplemental_Information:
For navigational purposes, bathymetric surveys have traditionally been referenced to
a water level datum using tide gages and tide models. Bathymetric measurements
referenced to a Global Positioning System (GPS) is a more accurate way of
representing water depth and has been implemented in the acquisition and processing
procedures for these datasets. Previous single-beam bathymetric studies performed at
the USGS Center for Coastal and Marine Science have successfully referenced
bathymetric measurements to GPS (DeWitt and others, 2007; Hansen 2008 and
2009).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20070728
Ending_Date: 20070801
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.996405
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.882288
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.248529
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.200405
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:14ca2f39-5617-487b-8c1c-c69516725cf0
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: trackline
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: HYPACK Inc.
Theme_Keyword: single-beam bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: single beam
Theme_Keyword: base station
Theme_Keyword: benchmark
Theme_Keyword: Fort Massachusetts
Theme_Keyword: BH088
Theme_Keyword: FTMA
Theme_Keyword: kinematic
Theme_Keyword: shoreline
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF
Theme_Keyword:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Theme_Keyword: Marimatech Echosounder
Theme_Keyword: E-SEA-103 echosounder
Theme_Keyword: TSS Motion Sensor
Theme_Keyword: System for Accurate Nearshore Depth Surveying (SANDS)
Theme_Keyword: echosounder
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: (GUIS)
Place_Keyword: Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Place_Keyword: Mississippi
Place_Keyword: West Ship Island
Place_Keyword: East Ship Island
Place_Keyword: Camille Cut
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Stratum_Keyword: water
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: July 2007
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 are not to be used for navigation.
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) 803-8747 x3058
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ndewitt@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
Nancy T. DeWitt, James G. Flocks, B.J. Reynolds, and Mark E. Hansen.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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