U.S. Geological Survey
2015
5-meter acoustic backscatter image collected by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc., offshore of Fire Island, NY in 2014, as part of a collaborative U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and U.S. Geological Survey mapping effort (UTM zone 18N, WGS 84, Esri binary grid file format)
remote-sensing image
data release
DOI:10.5066/F7C827BX
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7C827BX
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/backscatter/2014-072-FA_FI_sonar5m.zip
Denny, J.F.
Danforth, W.W.
Couch, S.
Schwab, W.C.
2015
Swath bathymetry collected offshore of Fire Island and western Long Island, New York in 2014, U.S. Geological Field Activity 2014-072-FA
1.0
data release
DOI:10.5066/F7C827BX
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7C827BX
Hurricane Sandy, the largest storm of historical record in the Atlantic basin, severely impacted southern Long Island, New York in October 2012. In 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), conducted a high-resolution multibeam echosounder survey with Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc., offshore of Fire Island and western Long Island, New York to document the post-storm conditions of the inner continental shelf. The objectives of the survey were to determine the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the inner continental shelf morphology and modern sediment distribution, and provide additional geospatial data for sediment transport studies and coastal change model development.
For more information about the WHCMSC Field Activity, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-072-FA.
This acoustic backscatter image represents approximately 3900 kilometers of multibeam echosounder data collected in 2014. These data were collected using a dual-head R2Sonic 2024 multibeam echosounder (MBES) by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc., during USGS field activity 2014-072-FA. These acoustic backscatter data were used to determine the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the inner continental shelf morphology and sediment distribution.
20140109
20140225
ground condition during 20150109 - 20150111, 20150114 - 20150117, 20150121, 20150222, 20150128, 20150129, 20150201, 20150202 - 20150208, 20150208 - 20150212, 20150216 - 20150218, 20150223 - 20150225
None planned
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USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:f6a3730f-f887-4d72-a68a-67f68310b74f
None
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
CMGP
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
WHCMSC
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Marine Geology
field activity number 2015-072-FA
acoustic backscatter
swath bathymetry
multibeam echosounder
R2Sonic 2024
R/V Shearwater
Alpine Seismic Survey, Inc.
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
elevation
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
geoscientificInformation
USGS Thesaurus
sea-floor acoustic reflectivity
image mosaics
multibeam sonar
marine geophysics
geospatial datasets
None
North America
United States
New York
Fire Island
Fire Island National Seashore
none
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.
Jane F. Denny
U. S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543
USA
508-548-8700 x2311
508-457-2310
jdenny@usgs.gov
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/backscatter/2014-072-FA_FI_Sonar5m.jpg
Gray-scale image of multibeam echosounder data collected on the inner continental shelf offshore of Fire Island, NY
JPG
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
William C. Schwab
Wayne E. Baldwin
Cheryl J. Hapke
Erika E. Lentz
Paul T. Gayes
Jane F. Denny
Jeffrey H. List
John C. Warner
2013
Geologic Evidence for Onshore Sediment Transport from the Inner Continental Shelf: Fire Island, New York
1.0
document
Journal of Coastal Research
Volume 29, Issue 3, pp. 526-544.
Florida, USA
Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Inc.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00160.1
David S. Foster
Ann B. Swift
William C. Schwab
1999
Stratigraphic Framework Maps of the nearshore area of southern Long Island from Fire Island to Montauk Point, NY
1.0
document
Open-File Report
99-559
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/of99-559/
William C. Schwab
E. Robert Thieler
Jane F. Denny
William W. Danforth
Jenna C. Hill
2000
Seafloor sediment distribution off southern Long Island, New York
1.0
document
Open-File Report
00-243
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-243/
W.C. Schwab
J.F. Denny
W.E. Baldwin
2014
Maps Showing Bathymetry and Modern Sediment Thickness on the Inner Continental Shelf Offshore of Fire Island, New York, Pre-Hurricane Sandy
1.0
document
Open File Report
2014-1203
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
This publication contains the backscatter image generated from data collected during WHCMSC field activity 2011-005-FA.
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1203/
W.C. Schwab
W.E. Baldwin
J.F. Denny
2014
Maps Showing the Change in Modern Sediment Thickness on the Inner Continental Shelf Offshore of Fire Island, New York, Between 1996-97 and 2011
1.0
document
Open File Report
2014-1238
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1238/
William C. Schwab
Wayne E. Baldwin
Jane F. Denny
Cheryl J. Hapke
Paul T. Gayes
Jeffrey H. List
John C. Warner
2014
Modification of the Quaternary stratigraphic framework of the inner-continental shelf by Holocene marine transgression: An example offshore of Fire Island, New York
1.0
document
Marine Geology
Volume 355
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Elsevier B.V.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2014.06.011
Goff, J.A.
Flood, R.D.
Austin, J.A.
Schwab, W.C.
Christensen, B.
Browne, C.M.
Denny, J.F.
Baldwin, W.E.
2015
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the shoreface and inner shelf of Fire Island, New York: Large bedform migration and limited erosion
1.0
document
Continental Shelf Research
v. 98, pp. 13-25
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Elsevier B.V.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.03.001
Denny, J.F.
Schwab, W.C.
Baldwin, W.E.
Bergeron, E.
Moore, E.
2015
High-resolution geophysical data collected offshore of Fire Island, New York in 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2011-005-FA
1.0
online
data release
DOI:10.5066/F75X2704
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/F75X2704
This file represents acoustic backscatter data collected offshore of Fire Island, NY by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc. during 2014-072-FA.
(See https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/logs/2014-072-FA_Alpine_logs.zip).
All collected survey line data were incorporated into the final acoustic backscatter image.
Navigation and attitude (heave, pitch, roll and yaw) were acquired with an Applanix PosMV 320 Motion Reference Unit (MRU) using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), which is accurate to + or - 1 to 2 meters, horizontally. The configuration of the primary and secondary GPS antennas used for positioning and attitude aboard the R/V Shearwater are outlined in '1716Offset_Form.pdf', stored in https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/logs/2014-072-FA_Alpine_logs.zip.
U.S. Geological Survey
Unpublished Material
Raw Multibeam Echosounder Data
disc
20140109
20140225
ground condition during 20150109 - 20151011, 20150114 - 20150117, 20150121, 20150122, 20150128, 20150129, 20150201, 20150202 - 20150208, 20150208 - 20150212, 20150216 - 20150218, 20150223 - 20150225
Raw Multibeam Echosounder Data
The specific details of the survey operation and system preparation and calibration are listed in: 1714_USGS_SOP.pdf stored in https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/logs/2014-072-FA_Alpine_logs.zip. A summary of the operation and systems used is given below.
The multibeam echosounder (MBES) survey was conducted aboard the R/V Shearwater, a 110 aluminum tri-maran research vessel owned and operated by Alpine Ocean Seismic Surveys, Inc. The R2Sonic 2024 dual-head MBES was mounted in the port side moon pool. The Applanix PosMV 320 MRU was mounted on the top moon pool plate and was used for positioning and attitude. Two GPS antennas were installed on a custom designed support system on the second deck. An AML Minos-X SVP was used to acquire sound velocity profiles during survey operations and a Valeport mini SVS was used to acquire speed of sound measurements at the R2Sonic 2024 transducer face. Survey lines were spaced at 100-m in order to image 100% of the seafloor within the survey areas. The survey areas were focused offshore of Fire Island, and offshore of the Rockaways and Long Beach, to Jones Inlet, NY.
(The survey areas were: 1) Rockaways and Long Beach (NYB = NY Block); 2) Fire Island to Watch Hill up to 5 km offshore (FI = Fire Island) , Watch Hill to Moriches Inlet, up to 8 km offshore (OWH = Optional Watch Hill) and Fire Island to Watch Inlet, extended from 5 km to 8 km offshore (OFI = Optional Fire Island). All survey areas were completely mapped during 2014-072-FA).
Dual-head R2Sonic 2024 Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) data were acquired using QPS (Quality Positioning Services) QINSy (Quality Integrated Navigation System; version 8.10.2013.10.10.1) hydrographic data acquisition software. The R2Sonic 2024 MBES acoustic backscatter data were processed using QPS FlederMaus Geocoder Tool (FMGT), version 7.4. FMGT is a software program designed to process multibeam acoustic backscatter.
Processing steps for Alpine Ocean Seismic Surveys Inc., Dual-head R2Sonic 2024 MBES
1. Create a project and set all import parameters for the R2Sonic 2024 MBES within FMGT. Select Edit->Processing Parameters and select the sonar tab. Click on 'override sonar parameters' and select the R2Sonic 2024 MBES sonar type. Also click on the dual head check box. All other parameters are left to the defaults.
2. Drop down the Settings file menu and select Project Coordinate System, then set it to UTM zone 18 N.
3. Drop down the Settings file menu and select Custom, and set the X and Y min and max to survey bounds.
4. Set the pixel size in the main window Mosaic box to 5 (meters).
5. Import data recorded by the QINSy hydrographic data acquisition software directly into FMGT. The data for each survey line reside in two files, which are imported as DB/QPD pairs. In QINSy, a database (DB) file is configured and written by the acquisition program and contains all the raw datagrams (bathymetry, attitude, snippets, navigation) selected to be recorded by the R2Sonic 2024 controller. The QPD file contains processed and/or raw bathymetry saved in the QINSy QPD format (the QPS internal file format). Snippet (backscatter) information is extracted from the DB file, and the associated QPD file is used by FMGT for bathymetry information to correct for slope and depth.
6. Click on the Mosaic button in the main window. This will build the mosaic and store the results in a Fledermaus SD (scientific data) file.
7. After the mosaic is built, click on the Visual Objects button in the main window. The mosaic is stored under the "mosaic" check box and by default is named mosaic_1. Right click and save the file to a 32-bit GeoTIFF. The GeoTIFF image can be imported to ArcGIS 9.3 with the 'Add Data' tool.
2015
William W. Danforth
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
508-548-8700 x2274
508-457-2310
bdanforth@usgs.gov
The online links to the data were updated to reflect the new server hosting the data. Additionally, other small edits could be made to the metadata, such as modifying http to https where appropriate. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes.
20170419
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.
20180720
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
20200908
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
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There are no attributes associated with a GeoTIFF image. Image pixel values contain acoustic reflectivity values normalized to a 32-bit data range. Low-backscatter is represented by dark tones (low values) and high-backscatter is represented by bright tones (high values). The background color is set to 0-0-0 and can be turned off without removing data values.
U.S. Geological Survey
Jane F. Denny
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543
USA
508-548-8700 x2311
508-457-2310
jdenny@usgs.gov
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This WinZip (version 14.0) file contains a GeoTIFF image of multibeam echosounder acoustic backscatter data collected offshore of Fire Island, NY, 2014. This also includes a TIFF World File (tfw) and associated metadata.
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/backscatter/2014-072-FA_FI_sonar5m.zip
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7C827BX
Data can be downloaded via the Internet
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20240318
Jane F. Denny
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543
USA
508-548-8700 x2311
508-457-2310
whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)
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