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Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 0.09 |
Maximum: | 19.53 |
This dataset contains approximately 4230 linear kilometers of trackline navigation for Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2009, 2010 and 2011 during USGS surveys 2009-002-FA, 2010-004-FA and 2011-004-FA) offshore of Massachusetts, in Buzzards Bay. These data are used to define the seafloor morphology as part of the Massachusetts Seafloor Mapping Project.
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 as the source of this information.
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.
Data format: | Trackline navigation for Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay. This also includes associated metadata. in format SHP (version ArcGIS 9.3) Esri polyline shapefile Size: 0.4 |
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http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/GIS/shapefile/BB_BackscatterTracklines.zip |
Media you can order: | DVD-ROM (Density 4.75 GB) (format UDF) |
This zip file contains data available in Esri shapefile format. The zip file also contains associated metadata. 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 the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from Esri at www.esri.com.