Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Sidescan-sonar mosaic collected by the U.S. Geological Survey off the southern shore of Martha's Vineyard, MA, 2007. (GeoTIFF IMAGE, SONAR_05M.TIF) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2008-1288 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/ofr20081288 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/html/gis.html Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Sonar/sonar_05m.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Denny, J.F. Originator: Danforth, W.W. Originator: Foster, D.S. Originator: Sherwood, C.R. Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Geophysical Data Collected off the South Shore of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2008-1288 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/ Description: Abstract: The USGS Woods Hole Science Center conducted a nearshore geophysical survey offshore of the southern coast of Martha's Vineyard, in the vicinity of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) in August 2007. This mapping program was part of a larger research effort supporting the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Ripples Directed-Research Initiative (DRI) studies at MVCO by providing data collection and modeling. The geophysical data will be used to provide initial conditions for wave and circulation models for the study area. Ultimately, geophysical mapping, oceanographic measurements and modeling will help to improve our understanding of coastal sediment-transport processes. The geophysical mapping utilized a suite of high-resolution instrumentation to map the surficial sediment distribution, depth and sub-surface geology: dual-frequency 100/500 KHz sidescan-sonar system, 234-KHz interferometric sonar, and 500 Hz -12 KHz chirp sub-bottom profiler. The survey was conducted aboard the M/V Megan Miller August 9-13, 2007. The study area covers 35 square kilometers from about 0.2 km to 5-km offshore of the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, and ranges in depth from ~ 5 to 20 meters. Purpose: The sidescan-sonar mosaic will be used to identify bedforms and surficial sediment distribution in the vicinity of the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory. The composite image will also be used as a base map for divers to collect sediment cores at fine and coarse sand boundaries prior to placement of oceanographic instruments. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20070809 Ending_Date: 20070813 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.606602 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.509756 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.352586 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.297266 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:b2a1dfce-e5f3-47fe-abe8-92170811fd88 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHSC Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 07011 Theme_Keyword: R/V Megan Miller Theme_Keyword: Sidescan Sonar Theme_Keyword: Acoustic Backscatter Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF Image Theme_Keyword: L3-Klein System 3000 Digital Side Scan Sonar Theme_Keyword: Dual-frequency sidescan-sonar (100/500 kHz) Theme_Keyword: side scan sonar Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar Theme_Keyword: mosaic Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning Theme_Keyword: distributions Theme_Keyword: physical habitats and geomorphology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Keywords Theme_Keyword: seabed Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar Theme_Keyword: image mosaics Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics Theme_Keyword: sea-floor acoustic reflectivity Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Southeastern Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Northeast United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean 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 as the originator of the dataset. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane Denny Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Sonar/sonar_05m_sm.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of sidescan-sonar data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey off the southern shore of Martha's Vineyard, 2007 Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Danforth, W.W. Originator: O'Brien, T.F. Originator: Schwab, W.C. Publication_Date: 1991 Title: USGS image processing system: near real-time mosaicking of high-resolution sidescan-sonar data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Sea Technology Issue_Identification: January 1991 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Arlington, Virginia Publisher: Sea Technology Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: William W. Danforth Publication_Date: 1997 Title: XSonar/ShowImage: A complete system for rapid sidescan-sonar processing and display. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 97-686 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr97686 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: V.F. Paskevich Publication_Date: 1996 Title: MAPIT: An improved method for mapping digital sidescan sonar data using the Woods Hole Image Processing System (WHIPS) Software Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 96-281 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr96281 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: All sidescan-sonar data were collected with a Klein dual-frequency sidescan-sonar system. The 100-kHz data were used to generate the sidescan-sonar mosaic. Quality control during data processing minimized any data inconsistencies and/or anomalies. All data were processed with a similar methodology. Completeness_Report: All available data were used to create the backscatter mosaic. Sidescan-soar data were collected along shore-parallel tracklines. Sonar data were not acquired along shore-perpendicular tie lines. Data gaps within the sidescan-sonar image correspond to slight course change to steer around MVCO 12-meter node and ASIT. Additional gaps are due to obstacle avoidance and removal of poor quality data during QC (e.g. 100 meter data gap between tracklines 4 and 6). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) navigation data were acquired with a LGBX Pro receiver and sent directly to the sidescan-sonar acquisition software, L3-Klein Associates, SonarPro. The LGBX Pro received DGPS positions from a DGPS antenna located on the starboard, aft roof of the acquisition van. The layback of the sidescan-sonar towfish was measured with a digital block cable counter. The cable counter data were sent directly to SonarPro as a serial string. SonarPro computes the actual towfish position using the DGPS input and the layback. The following offsets are measured prior to deployment of the sidescan-sonar tow-fish and entered into SonarPro: height of the block, offset from DGPS antenna to the block, and height of the DGPS antenna above the waterline. Prior to deploying the sidescan-sonar tow-fish, the tow-fish is hauled to the block in order to zero the cable counter. DGPS accuracy is 1 to 3 meters, depending on the distance from a US Coast Guard coastal repeater station (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/). Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Information unavailable from original metadata - assumed USGS 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: 20070809 Ending_Date: 20070813 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Information unavailable from original metadata Source_Contribution: Data were acquired with an L3-Klein Associates 3000 digital, dual-frequency, sidescan-sonar (www.l-3klein.com). Dual frequencies are nominally 100 (132 kHz) and 500 (445 kHz) kHz. The sidescan-sonar was towed aft the R/V Megan Miller. A digital cable-out display was used to measure tow-fish layback. Layback and DGPS input were used by the SonarPro acquisition software to calculate position of the sonar tow-fish and store in the raw data files. Line spacing varied from 40 meter in ~ 5 to 15 meter water depth to 75 meters in ~15 - 25 meter water depth. Data files were recorded with SonarPro 10.0 in XTF (extended-Triton Format) format at a 0.03-sec ping rate yielding a 50-meter range (100-meter swath). The 100 kHz data were used to generate the sidescan-sonar mosaic. The data range within the sidescan-sonar mosaic (digital number values (DN) of the 8-bit image) is 0 - 250, with the background value (i.e. No DATA) set to 255. Process_Step: Process_Description: XSonar/ShowImage sidescan-sonar processing software (version: none) was used to process the raw XTF sonar data following the methodology of Danforth, (1997). A 4 across track x 3 along track pixel median filter was applied to the raw sidescan-sonar data to remove speckle noise and a normalization of 4095 was applied to adjust the dynamic range within the output processed file. Processed data are stored as 8-bit. Navigation were also extracted from the raw data at a 1-minute interval and saved in ASCII file. Quality checks were conducted on the navigation to eliminate spurious or duplicate navigation fixes. The sonar data were further processed to correct for towfish altitude (i.e. proper tracking of the seafloor), and slant-range and beam pattern distortions inherent in the sonar data. Processed sonar files were then merged with the edited navigation. Processed sonar files were then mapped at a 0.5-meter resolution in UTM coordinates (UTM, Zone 19N, WGS84, meters) and saved in two XSonar/ShowImage mosaic files representing odd and even (i.e. every other line) sonar tracklines, or files. Software: XSonar/ShowImage (no version) Process_Date: 2008 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane Denny Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The Unix Portable Bitmap Format (PBM) utilities, rawtopgm and pnmtotiff, were used to extract the 80-byte header from the XSonar/ShowImage odd and even mosaic files and convert the raw raster image to a TIFF image file. (rawtopgm -headership 80 #xpixel #ypixel *.ras | pnmtotiff - > *.tif) Software: PBM utilities (1x) Process_Date: 2008 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane Denny Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The odd and even tiff images were then imported into PCI Geomatica Software (version 10.1) and digitally mosaicked at a 0.5-meter pixel resolution using PCI's OrthoEngine based on the procedures described in Paskevich (1996). The composite mosaic was registered in the UTM (Zone 19N, WGS84, meters) coordinate system and exported as a GeoTIFF image. . A TIFF world file was also generated for those who can't read a GeoTIFF. Software: PCI Geomatica (10.1) Process_Date: 2008 Process_Step: Process_Description: The TIFF image was then imported to Adobe Photoshop CS3 in order to adjust the 8-bit range of the image file, so that areas of no data (i.e. the background) are represented by a pixel value of 255 and areas of data range from pixel values of 0 to 250. Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 (10.0.1) Process_Date: 2008 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane Denny Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: 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.). Reordered the links in the identification section so a landing page link is first. Attempted to modify http to https where appropriate. Online link was added to a cross-reference. The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. The distribution format name was modified in an attempt to be more consistent with other metadata files of the same data format. 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. Process_Date: 20171020 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Keywords section of metadata optimized for discovery in USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Data Catalog. Process_Date: 20171201 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Alan O. 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Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Process_Date: 20200908 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Pixel Row_Count: 12000 Column_Count: 16000 Vertical_Count: 1 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 19 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -69.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000 False_Easting: 500000.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.500000 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.500000 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane Denny Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: GeoTIFF Format_Information_Content: This WinZip (version 9.0) file contains a TIFF image and associated world file of sidescan-sonar mosaic acquired off the southern shore of Martha's Vineyard, MA, 2007. File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or pkUnzip Transfer_Size: 1 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/GIS_catalog/Sonar/sonar_05m.zip Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW). Fees: none Technical_Prerequisites: This Zip file contains a GeoTIFF image and world file. To utilize these data the user must have an image viewer, image processing or GIS software package capable of importing a GeoTIFF image. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20240318 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane Denny Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2311 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: 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_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: None