Survey lines of the sidescan sonar system of data collected in Boston Harbor and Approaches (surveylines_sss)

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Seth Ackerman
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Survey lines of the sidescan sonar system of data collected in Boston Harbor and Approaches (surveylines_sss)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1008
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20061008
Online_Linkage:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/gis/datazipped/surveylines_sss.zip
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Butman, B.
Originator: Barnhardt, W.A.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Crocker, J.M.
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1008
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/
Description:
Abstract:
These data are the trackline from the high-resolution acoustic backscatter measurements of the seafloor from Boston Harbor and the harbor approaches, Massachusetts. Approximately 170 km² of sidescan sonar data were collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ship Whiting in 2000 and 2001 and reprocessed by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Purpose:
These data were collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) branch as part of their periodic hydrographic mapping for nautical charting. The raw datasets were provided by NOAA to the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Woods Hole, MA as part of a cooperative agreement to provide high resolution bathymetry and backscatter intensity maps and digital GIS information for resource management, scientific research, industry and the public.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20000919
Ending_Date: 20011030
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.055531
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.817827
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.437088
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.253291
Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: USGS:82d7a78e-814f-467b-af4c-21f5a891b342
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Theme_Keyword: CZM
Theme_Keyword: Seafloor
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: ArcGIS Raster
Theme_Keyword: Sidescan
Theme_Keyword: Sidescan Sonar
Theme_Keyword: Edgetech
Theme_Keyword: 272-T
Theme_Keyword: Klein
Theme_Keyword: 5500
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: National Ocean Service
Theme_Keyword: NOS
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Ship Whiting
Theme_Keyword: Hydrographic Survey
Theme_Keyword: tracklines
Theme_Keyword: survey lines
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor
Place_Keyword: Nahant
Place_Keyword: Boston
Place_Keyword: Hull
Place_Keyword: Hubline
Place_Keyword: Boston Harbor Islands
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: sea floor
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Data are not intended for navigational use. These data should not be used at resolutions for which it is not intended. 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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: seth.ackerman@state.ma.us
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All of the NOAA survey vessels were equipped with Trimble DSM212L Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) receivers. Launch 1005, which collected all of the multibeam bathymetry, was also equipped with a TSS POS/MV Model 320 (Position and Orientation System for Marine Vessels). Standard bathymetric processing, including tide corrections, soundings accuracy, and quality control were done by the NOAA Office of Coast Survey.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA (assumed)
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Type_of_Source_Media: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20000919
Ending_Date: 20011030
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Source_Contribution:
The original geophysical data for this project were collected during four hydrographic surveys conducted by NOAA NOS in 2000 and 2001 on the NOAA Ship Whiting and its launches 1005/1014. Multibeam bathymetric data were acquired with a Reson SeaBat 8101 and sidescan sonar backscatter data were acquired with Edgetech model 272-T (100 kHz) or the Klein T-5500 (455 kHz) sonar systems.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Sidescan data were acquired by NOAA NOS with the Edgetech model 272-T (100 kHz) or the Klein T-5500 (455 kHz) sidescan sonar systems. Equipment was either hull mounted or towed. Range, layback, gain and other acquisition parameters varied and were adjusted accordingly in the acquisition software. Raw .xtf sonar files were transfered from NOAA NOS to the USGS/CZM.
Process_Date: unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The raw sidescan-sonar data were processed using XSonar/ShowImage software. The processing steps included demultiplexing the raw sidescan data using a median filtering routine to suppress speckle noise, a file check of navigation points to delete repeated fixes or other logging errors, correct for slant-range distortion, signal attenuation, and dropped sonar lines (Danforth, W.W., 1997, Xsonar/ShowImage: A complete system for rapid sidescan-sonar processing and display: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97-686, 77 p.).
Process_Date: unknown
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Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: c/o U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: seth.ackerman@state.ma.us
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The navigation fixes were batch converted to a single text file of equal interval points along each survey line using the Linux shell script "convertXsonarNav" (which parses all of the .nav files created during Xsonar processing, reporjects the data to UTM zone 19 outputs easting, northing, julian date, linename to a new file.
Process_Date: unknown
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Process_Step:
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The ESRI shapefile is created using the avenue script "navpts2lines" which creates multiple lines from a single point shapefile (the file created in the previous process step) where an attribute field in the point shapefile delineates the line name.
Process_Date: unknown
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Process_Date: 20170201
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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Entity_Type_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: c/o U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: seth.ackerman@state.ma.us
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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.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: Geologist
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: c/o U.S. Geological Survey
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City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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