Tracklines for CHIRP seismic lines 1-5 collected during USGS GYRE cruise 99002 (L1_5LN.SHP)

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Tracklines for CHIRP seismic lines 1-5 collected during USGS GYRE cruise 99002 (L1_5LN.SHP)
Abstract:
This GIS overlay is a component of the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center's, Gulf of Mexico GIS database. The Gulf of Mexico GIS database is intended to organize and display USGS held data and provide on-line (WWW) access to the data and/or metadata.
A two week cruise aboard the R/V GYRE focused on mapping surficial sedimentary processes and their connection to the subsurface geology. The study area was on the upper continental slope in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico; an area of active hydrocarbon exploration. Active salt movement, hydrocarbon movement up faults, the presence of gas hydrates associated with biogenic and thermogenic methane, and overpressured sand deposits all present hazards to oil exploration in this area. This study used sidescan sonar and high-resolution chirp subbottom profiling techniques to map the surficial and shallow subsurface expression of these processes in two areas roughly 15 by 25 km in size. High-resolution multi-channel seismic-reflection data were collected simultaneously with the sidescan imagery to provide a link to the deeper subsurface. Additional multi-channel and Huntec seismic data were collected along regional lines between the detailed study areas to tie these studies to other areas of known hydrates and to wells where shallow overpressured sands have been drilled.
The detailed studies attempted to map entire geological systems in this upper slope environment to provide a broader perspective than can be seen from studying a single lease block. One study area focused on two adjacent salt withdrawal basins to assess the processes that are shaping the flanks of the basins, the processes affecting sedimentation in the basin floors, and to compare the deeper structures and surficial processes between the basins. The second study area focused on three salt domes, the processes associated with them, and how they affect the shallow subsurface stratigraphy. Initial observations suggest that most of the surface and shallow subsurface geohazards are associated with the flanks of salt structures. Here active salt movement generates faults along which hydrocarbons can escape to the seafloor, and tectonic oversteepenning generates slope failures.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Foster, David, 2005, Tracklines for CHIRP seismic lines 1-5 collected during USGS GYRE cruise 99002 (L1_5LN.SHP): Open-File Report 2005-1071, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Twichell, D.C., Cross, V.A., Paskevich, V.F., Winters, W.J., and Hart, P.E., 2005, GIS of selected geophysical and core data in the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope collected by the U.S. Geological Survey: Open-File Report 2005-1071, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.601120
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.447519
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.891936
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.774200
  3. What does it look like?
    https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/seismic/1999/chirp/nav/l1_5ln-thumb.gif (GIF)
    Thumbnail image showing the extent and coverage of the data layer.
    https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/seismic/1999/chirp/nav/l1_5ln.gif (GIF)
    Overview image showing the extent and coverage of the data layer.
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 09-Apr-1999
    Ending_Date: 22-Apr-1999
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • String (8)
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees. The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    l1_5ln
    Shapefile Attribute Table (Source: ESRI)
    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI) Coordinates defining the features.
    ID
    sequential number (Source: Software Computed)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:8
    Units:integer count
    Resolution:1
    ATTRIBUTE
    Line and file numbers associated with each survey line (Source: USGS) Character string containing the number and character string identifying the survey line
    IMAGE
    Relative path and name of image of seismic profile that is linked to this track line. (Source: USGS) Character string containing the name of the seismic image associated with this track line.
    LENGTH
    Length of survey track line in meters (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:5358.077
    Maximum:8417.463
    Units:meters
    Resolution:.001

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • David Foster
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    David Foster
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2271 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    dfoster@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

This GIS data layer shows the tracklines of survey lines 1-5 along which SIS-1000 chirp subbottom profile data and sidescan sonar data were collected during USGS cruise 99002 aboard the R/V GYRE to study the shallow subsurface geology of an area of possible gas hydrate occurrence. The navigation has been corrected to show the SIS-1000 vehicle location rather than the ship location (Foster and others, 2000). These chirp profiles were collected on the upper continental slope offshore of Louisiana along 53 km of tracklines.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    Information unavailable from original metadata. (source 1 of 1)
    Foster, D.S., Twichell, D.C., Danforth, W.W., Irwin, B.J., Nichols, D.R., and O'Brien, T.F., 1999, Archive of SIS-1000 CHIRP subbottom data, collected during USGS cruise GYRE 99002 Gulf of Mexico, 9-22 April, 1999: Open-File Report 99-586, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

    Online Links:

    Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
    Source_Contribution: Shapefile copied from source publication
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: unknown (process 1 of 7)
    GPS navigation for the ship and slant-range distances between the ship and the vehicle (when they were available) were logged to disk in the field Person who carried out this activity:
    David Foster
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA
    USA

    508-548-8700 x 2271 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    dfoster@usgs.gov
    Data sources used in this process:
    • DGPS receiver
    Data sources produced in this process:
    • 99_099.txt - 99_111.txt
    Date: unknown (process 2 of 7)
    An acoustic transponder was used to determine range from the ship to the sonar fish; however this system did not always function, particularly in deeper water. Slant range and sonar fish depth below the sea surface were used to calculate the layback distance (horizontal offset) between the ship and sonar fish. The fish was assumed to be directly behind the ship, given the azimuth of the ships track. Different methods were used to calculate or estimate the layback distance for different lines.
    Lines 1-5 of Mosaic Area One do not have acoustic ranging data available. The SEG-Y file headers contain ship position (UTM zone 15). The ASCII shotpoint navigation files contain geographic coordinates obtained by matching backscatter features on adjacent sidescan sonar lines thus adjusting for layback distance.
    The processing was done by David Foster, and is summarized in Foster and others (2000) Person who carried out this activity:
    David Foster
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2271 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    dfoster@usgs.gov
    Date: unknown (process 3 of 7)
    The navigation text file was imported to ArcView and converted to a shapefile. Person who carried out this activity:
    David Foster
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA
    USA

    508-548-8700 x 2271 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    dfoster@usgs.gov
    Data sources produced in this process:
    • l15_27ln.shp
    Date: 07-Mar-2017 (process 4 of 7)
    Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.36 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). Attempted to modify http to https where appropriate. The link to the larger work citation had to be fixed. An online link was added to the cross-reference. The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 20-Jul-2018 (process 5 of 7)
    USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 18-Nov-2019 (process 6 of 7)
    Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 08-Sep-2020 (process 7 of 7)
    Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Foster, D.F., Twichell, D.C., Danforth, W.W., Irwin, B.J., Nichols, D.R., and O'Brien, T.F., 2000, Archive of SIS-1000 CHIRP subbottom data collected during USGS cruise GYRE 99002 Gulf of Mexico, 9-22 April, 1999: Open-File Report 99-586, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 3 CD-ROMS

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    The ship was navigated with differential GPS, and location of the deep-towed sidescan vehicle was calculated in a variety of ways. In shallow water an acoustic ranging system was used in concert with vehicle depth and ship heading to compute vehicle location. In deeper water depths where the acoustic ranging system did not work, vehicle location was calculated in one of two ways. In some places the amount of wire out was used in place of the acoustic range. In other places, vehicle location was calculated by measuring the offset between features observed on the NOAA multibeam bathymetry and the tow vehicle echo sounder. This offset was measured at several points along each track and was used to compute vehicle navigation. Vehicle location was interpolated between the measured points. Comparison of features on the surface-towed seismic data with the same features on the deep-towed seismic data indicates that the offset mostly is less than 100 m.
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Information unavailable from original metadata.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data. No duplicate features are present.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints None
Use_Constraints Public domain data from the U.S. government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    David Twichell
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Oceanographer
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2266 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    dtwichell@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
    • Availability in digital form:
      Data format: The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBase format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional). in format SHP (version 3.3) ESRI polyline shapefile Size: 0.009
      Network links: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/seismic/1999/chirp/nav/l1_5ln.zip
      Media you can order: DVD-ROM (Density 4.75 Gbytes) (format UDF)
    • Cost to order the data: None

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS® or ArcView® 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, arcexplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 18-Mar-2024
Metadata author:
Dave Foster
U.S. Geological Survey
Seafloor Mapping Group
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA
USA

(508) 548-8700 x2271 (voice)
(508) 457-2310 (FAX)
whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
This page is <https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/catalog/whcmsc/open_file_report/ofr2005-1071/l1_5lnmeta.faq.html>
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