U.S. Geological Survey
2016
PNG formatted images of EdgeTech SB-512i chirp seismic-reflection data collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA
1.0
raster digital data
data release
DOI:10.5066/F7P55KK3
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
Edward M. Sweeney
Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Seth D. Ackerman
Brian D. Andrews
Wayne E. Baldwin
William W. Danforth
David S. Foster
E. Robert Thieler
Laura L. Brothers
2016
High-resolution geophysical data collected along the Delmarva Peninsula 2015, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2015-001-FA
2.0
data release
DOI:10.5066/F7P55KK3
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
The Delmarva Peninsula is a 220-kilometer-long headland, spit, and barrier island complex that was significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012. The U.S. Geological Survey conducted cruises during the summers of 2014 and 2015 to map the inner continental shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula using geophysical and sampling techniques to define the geologic framework that governs coastal system evolution at storm-event and longer timescales. Geophysical data collected during the cruises include swath bathymetric, sidescan sonar, chirp and boomer seismic reflection profiles, grab sample and bottom photograph data. More information about the USGS survey conducted as part of the Hurricane Sandy Response-- Geologic Framework and Coastal Vulnerability Study can be found at the project website or on the WHCMSC Field Activity Web pages: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/delmarva/, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-002-FA and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-001-FA. Data collected during the 2014 survey can be obtained here: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MW2F60
PNG images of each seismic profile were generated in order to incorporate images of the seismic profiles into Geographic Information System (GIS) projects. These data represent approximately 5,500 km of chirp seismic-reflection data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during cruise 2015-001-FA along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA. Each profile image can be hotlinked to its corresponding trackline navigation contained within the Esri polyline shapefile '2015-001-FA_512i_tracks.shp'. Shotpoint index markers along the top of the PNG images correlate to the positions of 500 shot intervals within the Esri point shapefile '2015-001-FA_512i_500sht.shp'.
20150610
20150714
ground condition; data were not collected on 20150628 (transition between Legs 1 and 2 of the survey)
None planned.
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USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:d6313583-0598-4f4e-b548-3823d7d930ec
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
WHCMSC
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
seismic profile
seismic reflection
field activity number 2015-001-FA
chirp
512i
image
PNG
Marine Geology
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
geoscientificInformation
USGS Thesaurus
sub-bottom profiling
image collections
marine geophysics
None
Atlantic Ocean
Delmarva Peninsula
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Assateague Island
Assateague Island National Seashore
Chincoteague Island
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Chincoteague Inlet
Chincoteague Bay
Wallops Island
Parramore Island
Cobb Island
Wreck Island
Ship Shoal Island
Myrtle Island
Smith Island
Fisherman Island
Hog Island
None
sea floor
seafloor
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.
Edward M. Sweeney
U.S. Geological Survey
Physical Scientist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543-1598
USA
508-548-8700 x2256
508-457-2310
emsweeney@usgs.gov
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images_browse.jpg
Thumbnail image of chirp seismic-reflection profile image for Delmarva Peninsula.
JPEG
Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Seth D. Ackerman
Wayne E. Baldwin
William W. Danforth
David S. Foster
E. Robert Thieler
Laura L. Brothers
2015
High-resolution geophysical data collected along the Delmarva Peninsula 2014, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2014-002-FA
3.0
webpage
data release
DOI:10.5066/F7MW2F60
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MW2F60
Processed seismic data were converted to PNG format for ease of seismic trace display. Quality control was conducted during processing.
Sections of tracklines where navigation was recorded but no seismic data were logged are not included such as some turns and transits. There is a single image for every trackline. There is no line l155f1.
Although navigation is not stored in the images, positional accuracy is relevant to the accuracy of these data. The EdgeTech SB-0512i subbottom profiler was mounted on a catamaran sled and towed at the sea surface approximately 43 m astern of the M/V Scarlett Isabella. The transducer depth below water line was 0.5 meters below catamaran floats. Navigation data for the 512i were collected using a Differential GPS (DGPS) and Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) GPS enabled Garmin receiver, which was located on the catamaran sled and connected to the acquisition computer via a serial cable. Positioning data were recorded in SonarWiz (versions 5.00.015 and 5.06.0058) acquisition software, which logged positioning coordinates to individual trace headers SEG-Y and JSF format. Horizontal positional accuracy is assumed to be within 2 m at the GPS receiver; however, horizontal position uncertainty increases with sonar and sled motion, which was not compensated for at the sonar transducer.
U.S. Geological Survey
Unpublished Material
512i PNG image data
raster digital data
disc
20150610
20150714
ground condition; data were not collected on 20150628 (transition between Legs 1 and 2 of the survey).
SEG-Y and JSF 512i data
Chirp seismic data were collected using an EdgeTech Geo-Star FSSB sub-bottom profiling system and an SB-0512i towfish (0.5-12 kHz), which was mounted on a catamaran and towed astern of the M/V Scarlett Isabella of Cape May, NJ. Chesapeake Technology's SonarWiz (versions 5.00.0015 and 5.06.0058) seismic acquisition software was used to control the Geo-Star topside unit, digitally log trace data in the SEG-Y Rev. 1 format (IEEE floating point) and JSF format, and record GPS navigation coordinates to the SEG-Y trace headers (in arc seconds of Latitude and Longitude, multiplied by a scalar of 100). Data were acquired using a 250 ms shot rate, a 5-ms pulse length, and a 0.5 to 8 kHz frequency sweep. Recorded trace lengths were approximately 180 ms.
Scripts within SIOSEIS (version 2013.1.1) and Seismic Unix (version 4.2) were used to process SEG-Y data, create navigation files, and plot images. The processing flow and scripts used to produce swell-filtered PNG images are summarized below:
1. SIOSEIS (version 2013.1.1) was used to read SEG-Y files, renumber shots starting from one, extract the envelope-detected trace, and write out new SEG-Y files. The original shot numbers, which were assigned by SonarWiz sequentially over the duration of an acquisition session despite SEG-Y file changes, are preserved in the raw SEG-Y data.
2. The SIOSEIS script Sio_medianstk was used to minimize S-boom cross talk (when multi-channel streamer lines were recorded simultaneously: Julian day 161-168) with a two-trace median stack (trim 50 percent of the values furthest from the median amplitude) and improve water bottom picking. This script was used for all lines even after multi-channel streamer was turned off, due to the improvements made to water bottom picks.
3. The script Read512i_mstk was used to read median filtered stacked and renumbered SEG-Y files, write a Seismic Unix file, and extract SEG-Y trace header information, including shot number, longitude, latitude, year, Julian day, and time of day (UTC). Header information from each SEG-Y file was saved to text files after an AWK (no version) filter was used to maintain the first and last shots, shots at multiples of 100, 500, and shots with unique navigation coordinates. Geographic coordinates (WGS 84) were converted to UTM zone 18 N coordinates (WGS 84) using Proj (version 4.6.0). End shots and shots at multiples of 100 may not have unique navigation coordinates. Separate text files containing the first and last shots and even 500 shot intervals were also saved. A 500 shot interval was chosen because it corresponds to the annotation interval provided along the top of the seismic-reflection profile images. Read512i_mstk called a Python script 512itoSQL15001.py, written by Wayne Baldwin, which imported the CSV files to the Spatialite (version 3.0.1) enabled SQLite (version 3.7.9) database.
4. The SIOSEIS script siothresh_pltwbt was used to pick the water-bottom time from the median stacked SEG-Y files, apply a swell filter to smooth water-bottom time picks and shift the trace data by the difference between the smoothed and unsmoothed water bottom time before writing the shifted trace data to a new SEG-Y file.
5. The Seismic Unix script Plot512i_s creates a swell-filtered PNG image using ImageMagick (version 6.6.1) of each seismic line that is 12 inches high. Images show two-way travel time (seconds) along the y-axis (left margin) and distance along profile (in 10,000 shot intervals) on the x-axis (along top of profile).
20150714
Dave Foster
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700 x2271
(508) 457-2310
dfoster@usgs.gov
The online links to the data were updated to reflect the new server hosting the data. The original release had 3 download files (2015-001-FA_512i_images1of3.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images2of3.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images3of3.zip) with each file approximate 3.5 GB in size. In order to facilitate downloads, the data were broken into smaller zip files. A total of 11 zip files were created with each file approximately 1 GB insize. Each file contains a portion of the seismic-reflectino profile images, the browse graphic, and the CSDGM metadata.
The breakdown of the seismic-refleciton profiles is as follows:
2015-001-FA_512i_images1of11.zip contains lines 1-25
2015-001-FA_512i_images2of11.zip contains lines 26-34
2015-001-FA_512i_images3of11.zip contains lines 35-42
2015-001-FA_512i_images4of11.zip contains lines 43-59
2015-001-FA_512i_images5of11.zip contains lines 60-74
2015-001-FA_512i_images6of11.zip contains lines 75-94
2015-001-FA_512i_images7of11.zip contains lines 95-102
2015-001-FA_512i_images8of11.zip contains lines 103-129
2015-001-FA_512i_images9of11.zip contains lines 130-149
2015-001-FA_512i_images10of11.zip contains lines 150-159
2015-001-FA_512i_images11of11.zip contains lines 160-178 and turn1.
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.
20170420
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
Raster
Pixel
The PNG images can be hyperlinked to their shapefile location in ArcGIS. The images show two-way travel time (seconds) on the y-axis and distance along profile (in 500 shot intervals) on the x-axis.
U.S. Geological Survey
Edward M. Sweeney
U.S. Geological Survey
Physical Scientist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543
USA
508-548-8700 x2256
508-457-2310
emsweeney@usgs.gov
USGS data release 2015-001-FA 512i PNG imagery from the Delmarva Peninsula area (2015-001-FA_512i_images1of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images2of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images3of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images4of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images5of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images6of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images7of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images8of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images9of11.zip, 2015-001-FA_512i_images10of11.zip, and 2015-001-FA_512i_images2of11.zip). The 11 zip files contain a total of 372 PNG images named according to line and file number convention with an '_s' appended to note swell-filter processing. A browse graphic (2015-001-FA_512i_images_browse.jpg) and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) metadata files (2015-001-FA_512i_images.xml) in four standard formats are also included in each zip file.
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images1of11.zip is part 1 of 11 of the image collection and contains 35 PNG images representing lines 1-25.
compressed with 7zip
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images1of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images2of11.zip is part 2 of 11 of the image collection and contains 20 PNG images representing lines 26-34.
compressed with 7zip
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images2of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images3of11.zip is part 3 of 11 of the image collection and contains 14 PNG images representing lines 35-42.
compressed with 7zip
1090
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images3of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images4of11.zip is part 4 of 11 of the image collection and contains 21 PNG images representing lines 43-59.
compressed with 7zip
1083
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images4of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images5of11.zip is part 5 of 11 of the image collection and contains 19 PNG images representing lines 60-74.
compressed with 7zip
1013
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images5of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images6of11.zip is part 6 of 11 of the image collection and contains 23 PNG images representing lines 75-94.
compressed with 7zip
1021
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images6of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images7of11.zip is part 7 of 11 of the image collection and contains 16 PNG images representing lines 95-102.
compressed with 7zip
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images7of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images8of11.zip is part 8 of 11 of the image collection and contains 34 PNG images representing lines 103-129.
compressed with 7zip
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images8of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images9of11.zip is part 9 of 11 of the image collection and contains 66 PNG images representing lines 130-149.
compressed with 7zip
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images9of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images10of11.zip is part 10 of 11 of the image collection and contains 63 PNG images representing lines 150-159.
compressed with 7zip
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images10of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
PNG
ImageMagick (version 6.6.1)
Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
The zip file contains seismic-reflection profile images of EdgeTech SB-512i collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA and the associated metadata. 2015-001-FA_512i_images11of11.zip is part 11 of 11 of the image collection and contains 61 PNG images representing lines 160-178 and turn1.
compressed with 7zip
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https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/data/seismics/512i-images/2015-001-FA_512i_images11of11.zip
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2015-001-FA/
For a complete set of seismic-reflection profiles, ten other zip files need to be downloaded.
none
These data can be viewed with any PNG image viewing software. The zip files must be uncompressed in order to view the images.
20211119
Edward M. Sweeney
U.S. Geological Survey
Physical Scientist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
Massachusetts
02543
USA
508-548-8700 x2256
508-457-2310
whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid.
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time