Text files of the navigation logged with HYPACK Software during survey 2011-004-FA conducted in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in 2011.

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Text files of the navigation logged with HYPACK Software during survey 2011-004-FA conducted in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in 2011.
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121002
Online_Linkage: Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/html/appendix1.html
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
High-Resolution Geophysical Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected under a cooperative agreement between the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHSC). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of seafloor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts, primarily in water depths of 5 to 30 meters (m) deep. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/). The data collected in the study area in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, include high-resolution geophysics (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection) and ground validation (sediment samples, video tracklines, and bottom photographs). The geophysical data are released in USGS Open-File Report 2012-1002, High-Resolution Geophysical Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/). The sampling data have not been prepared for publication yet. The geophysical data were collected during four separate surveys conducted between 2004 and 2011 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) survey H11319 (in 2004; bathymetry only) and USGS surveys 2009-002-FA, 2010-004-FA, and 2011-004-FA)) and cover 410 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf. More information about the individual USGS surveys conducted as part of the Buzzards Bay project can be found on WHCS Field Activity Web pages: 2009-002-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-002-FA 2010-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-004-FA 2011-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-004-FA Information about the NOAA survey can be found at: H11319: http://surveys.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/NOS/coast/H10001-H12000/H11319/DR/
Purpose:
To provide all of the navigation data files acquired during USGS survey 2011-004-FA in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts. Survey 2011-004-FA was conducted aboard the M/V Scarlett Isabella. HYPACK software was used to log these navigation data.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20110507
Ending_Date: 20110517
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition of individual surveys on the following dates: 20110507-20110509 and 20110513-20110517
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.1218300
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.4315450
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.5496267
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.2709233
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:9a1c265a-86b3-4e11-ba4f-e8135666857d
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: Ashtech Z-Surveyor Extreme
Theme_Keyword: Ashtech BR2G
Theme_Keyword: NovAtel DL-V3
Theme_Keyword: Coda Octopus F180
Theme_Keyword: Garmin
Theme_Keyword: Real-time Kinematic
Theme_Keyword: RTK-GPS
Theme_Keyword: Differential GPS
Theme_Keyword: DGPS
Theme_Keyword: fathometer
Theme_Keyword: tide
Theme_Keyword: HYPACK
Theme_Keyword: field activity 2011-004-FA
Theme_Keyword: field activity number 11004
Theme_Keyword: USGS CMG InfoBank ID B-15-11-BZ
Theme_Keyword: M/V Scarlett Isabella
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1002
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1002
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1006
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1006
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay
Place_Keyword: New Bedford
Place_Keyword: Woods Hole
Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound
Place_Keyword: Nantucket Sound
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: West Falmouth
Place_Keyword: Falmouth
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard
Place_Keyword: Edgartown
Place_Keyword: Cleveland Ledge
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2011
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 source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
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: Andrews, B.D.
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Schwab, W.C.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1006
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1006
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
These are the original files recorded by the HYPACK navigation software. These data were checked but no modifications or corrections have been made to these files. Surveying did not occur on consecutive days. Surveying was halted on account of rough seas not suitable for surveying. No data were collected from 20110510-20110512
Completeness_Report:
These files represent all the navigation recorded by the HYPACK software during USGS survey 2011-004-FA (which may also be referred to in the old field activity number style as 11004). This is raw navigation data for survey data that was released in USGS Open-File Reports 2012-1002 and 2012-1006 in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, respectively.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Real-Time Kinematic GPS (RTK-GPS), Differential GPS (DGPS) and Wide Area Augmentation System-enabled DGPS (DGPS+WAAS) data were collected during this survey using an Ashtech Z-Surveyor Extreme, Coda Octopus F180, NovAtel DL-V3, Ashtech BRG2 and Garmin receivers. The data were processed and recorded using navigation software from HYPACK, Inc (http://www.hypack.com). These data were typically incorporated into the geophysical data during acquisition and logged to these HYPACK files in the event that post-processing the horizontal and vertical positional information was necessary. The DGPS positional accuracy is estimated to be within 3-5 m; WAAS enable DGPS accuracy is estimated to be less than 3 m and the accuracy of RTK-GPS is estimated to be less than 1 m. (http://www.nos.noaa.gov; http://www.ngs.noaa.gov; http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov; http://www.navcen.uscg.gov).
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Real-Time Kinematic GPS (RTK-GPS) height data were collected, processed and recorded using navigation software from HYPACK, Inc (http://www.hypack.com). The data were logged to these HYPACK files so that they could be post-processed to extract the RTK-GPS heights and provide improved vertical accuracy for the swath bathymetric data during post-cruise processing. RTK-GPS provides accuracies on the order of tens of centimeters (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov).
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: raw HYPACK data
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20110507
Ending_Date: 20110517
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition of individual surveys on the following dates: 20110507-20110509 and 20110513-20110517
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none
Source_Contribution:
Raw navigation data were saved in HYPACK format (http://www.hypack.com). File name convention is LLL_TTTT.DDD, where LLL is the HYPACK line number, TTTT is the 24 hour time for the beginning of the file, and DDD is the Julian day (JD). Times were recorded in UTC (Coordinate Universal Time). During survey 2011-004-FA, HYPACK version 10.0.5.31 was used.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Raw HYPACK navigation files were transferred from the navigation acquisition computer to a centralized data server on the survey vessel for accessibility and archival. The raw HYPACK navigation files are stored in separate directories indicating the acquisition Julian Day. The filenames in each folder are in the format of linenumber_starttime.julianday. For example, filename 284_1816.151 represents planned survey HYPACK line number 284, start time 1816 and Julian Day 151. Each folder also contains a .LOG file which is a text file listing the names of the files that HYPACK logged in that given day. Times are recorded in UTC (Coordinate Universal Time).
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: HYPACK navigation files
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
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: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.32 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.). 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: 20151208
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
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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Process_Step:
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Process_Date: 20180720
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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Process_Step:
Process_Description: Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata.
Process_Date: 20191118
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:
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: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The times recorded in the navigation file are in UTC. The SDDBT and EC1 messages, although present in many of the HYPACK files, is invalid.

Keywords and the information they provide are as follows:

INF: General survey information filled in by the data technician. This typically contains the survey participants, the vessel name, other agencies involved with the survey, and the location of the survey.

ELL: Ellipsoid information. The name of the ellipsoid followed by the semi-major axis in meters and the flattening ration.

PRO: Project information record where TME indicates Transverse Mercator and the central meridian of -69 indicates UTM, zone 19.

DTM: Datum transformation record

GEO: Geoid model. Blank if not present.

HVU: Horizontal and Vertical Units (meters)

TND: Survey time and date in UTC.

DEV 0: For survey 2011-004-FA: Indicates that lines collected with device designation 0 are lines of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) collected with the Ashtech BRG2 receiver. The label for this device was "DGPS" throughout this survey.

OFF: Device Offsets in the format "OFF dn n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 n7" where dn = device number; n1 = starboard or port offset (positive starboard); n2 = forward or aft offset (positive forward); n3 = height (antenna) or depth (transducer draft) offset; n4 = yaw rotation angle (positive for clockwise rotation); n5 = roll rotation angle (port side up is positive); n6 = pitch rotation angle (bow up is positive); n7 = device latency in seconds.

DDT: Unknown String (This appears in the HYPACK manual for Device Driver setup under YSI_6600.dll but there is no further explanation. It seems like some kind of place holder for a custom device driver of a "SMI" (Special Marine Instrument)).

DEV 1: For survey 2011-004-FA: Indicates that the lines with device designation 1 are lines of Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS) data collected with the NovAtel DL-V3 receiver - note: this device was labeled "DLV3" throughout this survey. This device recorded the RTK-GPS heights and was capable of recording antenna elevations above a vertical datum.

DEV 2: For survey 2011-004-FA: Indicates that the lines with device designation 2 are lines of RTK-GPS collected by the Ashtech Z-Extreme receiver; note: this device was labeled "AshtZ" throughout this survey.

DEV 3: For survey 2011-004-FA: Indicates that the lines with device designation 3 are lines of bathymetry information collected by an UNKNOWN device; note: this device was labeled "Bathy" throughout this surveys although the only data record for this device is the line "MSG 3 15605.617 $SDDBT,0023.3,f,00020.0,M,003.9,F" which repeats throughout the survey and does not change, seemingly yielding no useful data. This was a dummy depth feed used by HYPACK during acquisition to plot recent survey line history to ensure that completed survey lines were not re-surveyed.

DEV 4: For survey 2011-004-FA: Indicates that the lines with device designation 4 are lines of instrument information had it actually been recording any data; note: this device was labeled "Disabled" through almost all of this survey with the exception of 3 survey lines (138_1152.135, 139_1223.135, 146_1309.135) during JD135 where it is labeled "Octopus F180". In the files where it is labeled "Disabled" in the header information there are no data records for this device, but in the files where it is labeled "Octopus F180" there are GYR and HCP data records (see data type info below). These records were logged as a test for recording the F180 attitude data in HYPACK.

LIN 2: planned line data follows

PTS: planned line waypoints (easting and northing, UTM, zone 19N, meters)

LBP: planned line begin point (easting and northing, UTM zone 19N, meters)

LNN: planned line name

EOL: end of planned line

USR: user information

EOH: end of header.

The remaining elements have similar information in the first 3 columns. The first column will indicate the data type, the second column will indicate the device that recorded the information (0 for Ashtech BRG2 DGPS) and the third column is the time tag (seconds past midnight) that is also sometimes referred to as the latency. The remaining information on each line is specific to the data type. Not all data types were recorded in each HYPACK file.

POS: Position of the ship in the format "POS dn t x y" where dn=device number; t=time tag (seconds past midnight); x=easting; y=northing. On this cruise these values are in UTM, Zone 19, WGS84.

QUA: Position quality information in the format "QUA dn t n m h sat mode" where dn=device number; t=time tag (seconds past midnight); n=number of values to follow; m = 10 minus HDOP (horizontal dilution of precision); h=HDOP; sat=number of satellites; mode=GPS mode (NMEA 0183 standard values) where 0 = fix not available or invalid; 1 = GPS fix; 2 = Differential GPS fix; 3 = GPS PPS Mode fix; 4 = RTK fix; and 5 = RTK Float. The last 3 values are decoded from GST message: standard deviation of latitude error (meters); standard deviation of longitude error (meters); Standard deviation of semi-major axis of error ellipsis (meters).

RAW: Position information in the format "RAW dn t n lat long alt utc" where dn=device number; t=time tag (seconds past midnight); n=number of values to follow; lat=raw latitude in the format ddmmmm.mmmm. To convert to ddmm.mmmmm multiply by 100; long=raw longitude in the format ddmmmm.mmmm. To convert to ddmm.mmmmm multiply by 100; alt=antenna altitude above ellipsoid (meters); utc=GPS time in the format HHMM.

MSG: Message string in the format "MSG dn t message" where dn=device number; t=time tag (seconds past midnight); message is the message sent from the device. During survey 2011-004-FA there were several different messages were sent from the GPS systems: $GPGGA, $GPVTG, $GPZDA and $SDDBT were standard throughout the survey. Message $SDDBT appears to be invalid. These message strings will be defined below.

TID: Tide correction in the format "TID dn t dc" where dn=device number, t=time tag (seconds past midnight), dc = draft correction.

EC1: Echo sounding (singe frequency) in the format "EC1 dn t rd" where dn=device number, t=time tag (seconds past midnight), rd=raw depth.

GYR: Gyro data (heading) in the format "GYR dn t h" where dn=device number, t=time tag (seconds past midnight), h=heading.

HCP: Heave Compensation in the format "HCP dn t h r p" where dn=device number, t=time tag (seconds past midnight), h=heave in meters, r=roll in degrees (+ port side up), p=pitch in degrees (+ bow up).

FIX: events marked manually by the user in the format "FIX dn t event_number" where dn=device number (typically 99 as there is no device for manual events); t=time tag (seconds past midnight); event_number=event number such as 1,2,3,4.

The (National Marine Electronics Association) NMEA strings $GPGGA, $GPVTG, $GPZDA, $SDDBT are stored in the HYPACK file. These are defined as follows.

$GPGGA is GPS fix data in the format "$GPGGA, t, lat, lath, long, longh, q, sat, h, a, M, alt, M, t2, refcheck" where t=time in UTC in the format hhmmss.ss; lat=latitude in the format ddmm.mmmmmm; lath= N or S indicating the latitude hemisphere; long=longitude in the format dddmm.mmmmmm; longh=E or W indicating the hemisphere; q=fix quality where 0=fix not available or invalid; 1=GPS fix; 2=Differential GPS fix; 3=GPS PPS Mode fix; 4=RTK fix; 5=RTK float; sat=number of satellites; h=Horizontal Dilution of Precision (HDOP); a=Antenna altitude above mean sea level (geoid); M= units of antenna altitude in meters; alt=height of geoid above WGS84 ellipsoid; M=units of geoidal height in meters; t2=time since last DGPS update; refcheck=DGPS reference station id and the checksum.

Example: $GPGGA,173356.00,4204.848996,N,07036.929067,W,4,09,01.1,00003.278,M,-028.888,M,01,0000*56

UTC Time = 173356

Latitude = 4204.848996 N

Longitude = 7036.929067 W

Fix Quality = 4 (indicates RTK)

Number of satellites = 9

HDOP = 01.1 relative accuracy of horizontal position

Altitude = 3.278 meters above mean sea level

Height of geoid above WGS84 ellipsoid = -28.888 meters

Time since last update = 01

Checksum = *57.

$GPVTG is track made good and ground speed in the format "$GPVTG, true, T, mag, M, grsp1, N, grsp2, K, mode", where t=true course made good over ground in degrees, T= True, m=magnetic course made good over ground in degrees, M=magnetic, grsp1=ground speed, N=Knots, grsp2=ground speed, K=Kilometers per hour, mode=Mode indicator (A=Autonomous, D=Differential, E=Estimated, N=Data not valid).

Example: $GPVTG,340.39,T,356.37,M,005.50,N,010.18,K,D*27

True course made good: 340.39

Magnetic course made good: 356.37

Ground speed (knots) = 5.5

Ground speed (kilometers) = 10.18

Mode=Differential

$GPZDA is UTC Date/Time and Local Time Zone Offset in the format "$GPZDA,hhmmss.ss,xx,xx,xxxx,xx,xx" where hhmmss.ss=UTC, xx=Day, 01 to 31, xx=month, 01 to 12, xxx=Year, xx=Local zone description, 00 to +/- 13 hours, xx=Local zone minutes description (same sign as hours), checksum.

Example: $GPZDA,173357.00,28,04,2007,,*69

UTC= 173357.00

UTC day = 28

UTC month = 04

UTC year = 2007

Local zone hours = null

Local zone minutes = null

Checksum = *69

$SDDBT is Depth Below the Transducer in the format "$SDDBT,xxx.x,f,xxx.x,M,xxx.x,F*CS" where xxx.x=depth in feet, xxx.x=depth in meters and xxx.x=depth in fathoms). Note: this NMEA message appears to be invalid throughout these surveys as this was a dummy depth feed used to plot survey history in the HYPACK real-time display.

Example: $SDDBT,6.6,f,2.0,M,1.1,F

Depth in Feet = 6.6

Depth in Meters = 2.0

Depth in Fathoms = 1.1
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
The definitions of the HYPACK strings were acquired from the HYPACK software manual available from: http://www.hypack.com/. The definitions of the NMEA strings were obtained from: http://home.mira.net/~gnb/gps/nmea.html, http://www.nps.gov/gis/gps/NMEA_sentences.html
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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: HYPACK
Format_Version_Number: 10.0.5.31
Format_Specification: text files
Format_Information_Content:
ASCII text files containing RAW HYPACK data. This zip file also includes associated metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip, 7zip, Peazip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 109
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: GB
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available as ASCII text files. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of viewing text files and parsing the HYPACK navigation strings.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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

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