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Provide a continuous surface starting in the offshore waters and working inshore to the shoreward extent of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone that will be used as a regional planning framework. This model, used in conjunction with the related source dataset shapefile will also 1) Provide an inventory of the most recent elevation and bathymetry datasets within the Massachusetts Coastal Zone and offshore water, and 2) Identify areas of the offshore waters that are only covered by historical lead line soundings and should be updated using new survey methods.
The surveys used as sources for this and subsequent processing steps are documented below using the following format: Data Source: Title of published dataset as listed in the source metadata. Data URL: Web address to metadata. Download Date: Date data were downloaded. ASPRS Class used: (This only pertains to LiDAR data) LiDAR data are published using point classifications according to standards established in the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). Class number and description used for this grid are described. Output Multipoint File: The name of the multipoint file used as input to the terrain model. The resolution in meters of the GeoTIFF used to create the multipoint file is in parentheses. Note: File size for historical NOAA singlebeam x,y, z data were small enough that they used simple point feature classes instead of multipoint feature classes. In addition, these historical data are published as x,y,z only (not gridded), so there is no cell resolution associated with them as other input datasets. Data Source:2014 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Topobathy LiDAR:Newbury (MA) Data URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12b/data/4910/ma2014_usace_nae_newbury_m4910_metadata.html Download Date: 201705 ASPRS Class Used: class=2 (valid ground topographic data), class 29 (valid bathymetry data). Output Multipoint File: ACOE14LiDAR_NbPt_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note:Data extent only covered Newburyport and Plum Island. Data Source: 2013 U.S. Geological Survey CMGP LiDAR: Post Sandy (MA, NH, RI) Data URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12b/data/4914/2013_2014_usgs_post_sandy_ma_nh_ri_metadata.html Download date: 201604 ASPRS Class used: 2=Ground Output Multipoint File: USGS13LiDAR_MaBay_10m_MP_navd88(10 m) Data Source: 2011 U.S. Geological Survey Topographic LiDAR: LiDAR for the North East Data URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/2524/ne2011_usgs_lftne_metadata.html Download Date: 201706 ASPRS Class Used: 2=Ground Output File: USGS11_MaBay_10m_MP_navd88 (10 M) Output File: USGS11_Islands_5m_MP_navd88 (5 M)- This covered the small islands between Salem and Cape Ann. Data Source: 2010 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Joint Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX) Topobathy LiDAR: Northeast (MA,ME, NH, RI) Data URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/1174/2010_USACE_NE_metadata.html Download Date: 201604 ASPRS Class Used: 11=NOAA OCM Bathymetry Output Multipoint File: ACOE2010_NShore_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m), ACOE2010_SSMaBay_10m_MP_navd88. Data were divided into two different multipoint files (NShore=north shore, SS=south shore) for data management purposes and reduce file size. Note: Elevation and bathymetry point clouds were published separately and only the bathymetry files were used to create this terrain model.
Data Source:mb_bathy10m: 10 meter ArcRaster bathymetric grid of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Data URL: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/webpages/massbay.html Download Date:2005 Output Multipoint File: USGS_SBNMS_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Data Source: ca_bathy5m: 5 meter ArcRaster bathymetric grid of both the inshore and offshore area of Cape Ann-Salisbury Beach Survey Area. Data URL: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/GIS/raster/bathymetry/cabath5m.html Download Date:201609 Output Multipoint File: cabath_5m_MP_navd88 (5 m) Data Source: se_5mbath: Nahant to Gloucester, Swath Bathymetry of the South Essex Survey Area. Data URL: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1293/gis/OFR_2005_1293/metadata/se_5mbath.htm Download Date:201609 Output Multipoint File:se_5mbath_MP_navd88 (5 m) Data Source:dh_bathy5m:Bathymetric data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offshore of Massachusetts between Duxbury and Hull (Esri BINARY Grid) Data URL: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/GIS/raster/bathy/dh_bathy5m.html Download Date:2016 Output Multipoint File:dh_bath_5m_MP_navd88 (5 m) Note: The original USGS Open File Report included the southern section of NOAA Survey H10993 that was shared by NOAA with USGS in CARIS HIPS format. This portion of NOAA survey H10933 was included in the Open File report to extend data coverage to the northwest and overlap with USGS Mass Bay Survey. Only the USGS Swath data was included in this bathy/topo terrain model. The full extent of NOAA H10933 was downloaded in 2017 from NOAA and used for this compilation.
Data Source: Hingham Harbor, Hingham, MA Condition Survey Data: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Massachusetts-Projects/ Collection Date: 200409 Collection Method: singlebeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: ACOE_HinPlt04_navd88 Data Source: Weymouth Fore and Town Rivers Weymouth, Quincy, and Hull, MA after dredge/Condition Survey. Data:http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Massachusetts-Projects/ Collection Date: 200703 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: ACOE_WEY436_navd88 Data Source:Weymouth Back River, Hingham-Weymouth, Massachusetts, Condition Survey Data:http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Massachusetts-Projects/ Collection Date: 200801 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: ACOE_WBR176_navd88 Data Source: Salem Harbor, Salem, Beverly and Marblehead, MA, After Dredge Survey Data:http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Massachusetts-Projects/ Collection Date: 200612 Collection Method: Singlebeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: ACOE_SalPlt_navd88
Data Source: F00545 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/F00001-F02000/F00545.html Collection Date: 2007 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: F00545_5M_navd88 (5 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 0.75 meter resolution bag file. Used an output resolution of 5 meters when converting it to a GeoTIFF. Data Source: H11736 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H11736.html Collection Date: 2007 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: H11736_5M_navd88 (5 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 0.5, and 2 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 5 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Survey line spacing was variable during this survey to include areas of 100 percent bottom coverage and others with gaps between lines. Data Source: H11737 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H11737.html Collection Date: 2007 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: H11736_5M_navd88 (5 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 0.5, and 5 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 5 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Survey line spacing was variable during this survey to include areas of 100 percent bottom coverage and others with gaps between lines. Data Source: W00194 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00194.html Collection Date: 2005 Collection Method:Multibeam Download Date: 201701 Output file: W00194_8M_navd88 (8 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 3 different bag files of 2, 4, and 8 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the three bag files into one GeoTIFF at 8 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Data Source: W00195 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00195.html Collection Date: 2005 Collection Method:Multibeam Download Date:201706 Output file:W00195_8M_navd88 (8 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 15 different bag files of 2, 4, and 8 meters resolution. Used only W000195_8m_MLLW.bag (all depths combined) as a source file for conversion into NAVD 88 for the terrain model. Data Source: H11421 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H11421.html Collection Date: 2005 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201702 Output file: H11421_6m_MP_navd88 (6 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 4, and 6 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 6 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Data Source: W00037 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00037.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201702 Output file: W00037_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 5, and 10 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 10 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Data Source: H10990 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10990.html Collection Date: 2004 Collection Method:Multibeam Download Date: N/A See Note below about accessing data. Output file: H10990_2m_MP_navd88 (2 m) Note: USGS received the CARIS HIPS project for this survey in 2006 under a cooperative agreement with NOAA/USGS/CZM for work in Boston Harbor that was published in USGS Open File Report 2006-1008. The bathymetry data in the original CARIS HIPS format were used as input to the continuous terrain model (MassBay_10m.tif) because they are higher resolution than the data currently published by NCEI (see Data URL above)in smooth sheet format approximately 30-m between soundings. See Ackerman, S.D., Butman, Bradford, Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W., and Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner continental shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1008, 1 DVD. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/.) Data Source: H10995 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10995.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 2006 Output file: H10995_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note:H10995_10m_combined_UTM19NAD83.txt was used as the source file for this terrain model. Data Source: H10994 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10994.html Collection Date: 2001 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: N/A See Note below about accessing data. Output file: H10994_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note: NOAA collected these data using both multibeam and singlebeam sonars. The singlebeam (vertical beam) data are described below in the SINGLEBEAM section. USGS received the CARIS HIPS project for this survey in 2006 under a cooperative agreement with NOAA/USGS/CZM for work in Boston Harbor that was published in USGS Open File Report 2006-1008. See Ackerman, S.D., Butman, Bradford, Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W., and Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner continental shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1008, 1 DVD. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/.) These bathymetry data in the original CARIS HIPS format were used to as input to the continuous terrain model (MassBay_10m.tif) because they are higher resolution than the data currently published by NCEI (see Data URL above)in smooth sheet format approximately 30-m between soundings. Data Source: H10992 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10992.html Collection Date: 2001 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: N/A See Note below about accessing data. Output file: H10992_2m_MP_navd88 (2 m) Note: NOAA collected these data using both multibeam and singlebeam sonars. The singlebeam (vertical beam) data are described below in the SINGLEBEAM section. USGS received the CARIS HIPS project for this survey in 2006 under a cooperative agreement with NOAA/USGS/CZM for work in Boston Harbor that was published in USGS Open File Report 2006-1008. These bathymetry data in the original CARIS HIPS format were used as input to the continuous terrain model (MassBay_10m.tif) because they are higher resolution than the data currently published by NCEI (see Data URL above)in smooth sheet format approximately 30-m between soundings. See Ackerman, S.D., Butman, Bradford, Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W., and Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner continental shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1008, 1 DVD. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/.) Data Source: H10991 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10991.html Collection Date: 2000 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: N/A See Note below about accessing data. Output file: H10991_2m_MP_navd88 (2 m) Note: NOAA collected these data using both multibeam and singlebeam sonars. The singlebeam (vertical beam) data are described below in the SINGLEBEAM section. USGS received the CARIS HIPS project for this survey in 2006 under a cooperative agreement with NOAA/USGS/CZM for work in Boston Harbor that was published in USGS Open File Report 2006-1008. These bathymetry data in the original CARIS HIPS format were used as input to the continuous terrain model (MassBay_10m.tif) because they are higher resolution than the data currently published by NCEI (see Data URL above)in smooth sheet format approximately 30-m between soundings. See Ackerman, S.D., Butman, Bradford, Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W., and Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner continental shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1008, 1 DVD. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/.) Data Source: H10993 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10993.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 2017-6 Output file: H10993_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note:H10993_10m_combined_UTM19NAD83.txt was used as the source file for this terrain model. Data Source: W00038 Data URL:https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00038.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method:Multibeam Download Date: 201702 Output file: W00038_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 5, and 10 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 10 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Data Source: W00039 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00039.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: W00039_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 5, and 10 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 10 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Data Source: W00040 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00040.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: W00040_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 5, and 10 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 10 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Data Source: W00041 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00041.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201702 Output file: W00041_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Note: Survey data delivered in 2 different bag files of 5, and 10 meters resolution based on depth. Combined the two bag files into one GeoTIFF at 10 meter resolution for input to terrain model. Data Source: W00044 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00044.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: W00044_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Data Source: W00045 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00045.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: W00045_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Data Source: W00046 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00046.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: W00046_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Data Source: W00047 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00047.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: W00047_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) Data Source: W00048 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/W00001-W02000/W00048.html Collection Date: 2003 Collection Method: Multibeam Download Date: 201706 Output file: W00048_10m_MP_navd88 (10 m) SINGLEBEAM DATA Data Source:H10991 Data URL:https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10991.html Collection Date: 2000 Collection Method:Singlebeam Download Date:N/A See Note below about accessing data. Output file:H10991_VB_navd88 Note: NOAA collected these data using both multibeam and singlebeam sonars. The multibeam data are described above.USGS received the CARIS HIPS project for this survey in 2006 under a cooperative agreement with NOAA/USGS/CZM for work in Boston Harbor that was published in USGS Open File Report 2006-1008. These bathymetry data in the original CARIS HIPS format were used as input to the continuous terrain model (MassBay_10m.tif) because they are higher resolution that the data currently published by NCEI (see Data URL above)in smooth sheet format approximately 30-m between soundings. See Ackerman, S.D., Butman, Bradford, Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W., and Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner continental shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1008, 1 DVD. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/.) Data Source:H10992 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10992.html Collection Date: 2001 Collection Method:Singlebeam Download Date:N/A See Note below about accessing data. Output file:H10992_VB_MP_navd88 (2 m) Note: NOAA collected these data using both multibeam and singlebeam sonars. The multibeam data are described above. USGS received the CARIS HIPS project for this survey in 2006 under a cooperative agreement with NOAA/USGS/CZM for work in Boston Harbor that was published in USGS Open File Report 2006-1008. These bathymetry data in the original CARIS HIPS format were used as input to the continuous terrain model (MassBay_10m.tif) because they are higher resolution than the data currently published by NCEI (see Data URL above)in smooth sheet format approximately 30-m between soundings. See Ackerman, S.D., Butman, Bradford, Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W., and Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner continental shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1008, 1 DVD. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/.) Data Source: H10994 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H10001-H12000/H10994.html Collection Date: 2001 Collection Method:Singlebeam Download Date:N/A See Note below about accessing data. Output file:H10994_VB_navd88 Note: NOAA collected these data using both multibeam and singlebeam sonars. The multibeambeam data are described above.USGS received the CARIS HIPS project for this survey in 2006 under a cooperative agreement with NOAA/USGS/CZM for work in Boston Harbor that was published in USGS Open File Report 2006-1008. These bathymetry data in the original CARIS HIPS format were used as input to the continuous terrain model (MassBay_10m.tif) because they are higher resolution than the data currently published by NCEI (see Data URL above)in smooth sheet format approximately 30-m between soundings. See Ackerman, S.D., Butman, Bradford, Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W., and Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner continental shelf: >Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1008, 1 DVD. (Also available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/.) Data Source: H08940 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H08001-H10000/H08940.html Collection Date: 1967 Collection Method: Fathometer Download Date: 201706 Output file: H08940_navd88 Data Source: H08941 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H08001-H10000/H08941.html Collection Date: 1967 Collection Method: Fathometer Download Date: 201706 Data Source: H08008 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H08001-H10000/H08008.html Collection Date: 1952 Collection Method: Echosounder Download Date: 201706 Output file: H08008_navd88 Data Source: H07066 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H06001-H08000/H07066.html Collection Date: 1945 Collection Method: Echosounder Download Date: 201706 Output file: H07066_navd88 Data Source: H07715 Data URL:https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H06001-H08000/H07715.html Collection Date: 1948 Collection Method: Echosounder Download Date: 201706 Output file: H07715_navd88 Data Source: H06642 Data URL:https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H06001-H08000/H06642.html Collection Date:1940 Collection Method:Echosounder Download Date:201706 Output file:H06642_navd88 Data Source: H06643 Data URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nos/H06001-H08000/H06643.html Collection Date: 1940 Collection Method: Echosounder Download Date: 201706 Output file: H06643_navd88
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