U.S. Geological Survey
2014
Composite sidescan-sonar mosaic collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in Woods Hole, MA in Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay, MA, 201 (UTM Zone 19N, WGS 84 GeoTIFF, 1-m resolution, Sidescan_2011-013_1m.tif)
1.0
remote-sensing image
Open-File Report
2011-1184
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131020
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/GIS_catalog/sidescan/Klein/klein_1m.zip
Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Brian D. Andrews
William W. Danforth
David S. Foster
2014
High-resolution geophysical data collected aboard the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Rafael to supplement existing datasets from Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
1.0
Open-File Report
2013-1020
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131020
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/
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 (WHCMSC). 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 2-30 meters. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/). The data collected in this study area are located in both Buzzards Bay and Vineyard sound and are primarily in the shallow water areas around the eastern Elizabeth Islands and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The data include high resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, sound velocity, seismic-reflection profile, and navigation data. These data were collected during several cruises between 2007 and 2011 onboard the R/V Rafael using the following equipment: an SEA Ltd SwathPlus interferometric sonar (234 kHz), Klein 3000 dual frequency sidescan sonar, a boomer source and Geometrics 8-channel GeoEel streamer, a Knudsen 3200 subbottom profiling system, and 4 GPS antennae. More information about the cruises conducted as part of the project: Geologic Mapping of the Seafloor Offshore of Massachusetts can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity webpages: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2011-013-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2009-068-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2007-039-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2010-100-FA, and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2010-047-FA.
This GeoTIFF (Tagged Image File Format) contains sidescan sonar data that were collected in August 2011. These data are used to define the sea-floor morphology on the nearshore around the Elizabeth Islands and within sand shoals of Vineyard Sound.
20110802
20110831
Survey 2011-013-FA was conducted 20110802 to 20110831. Data were not collected on 20110807, 20110812-20110815, 20110821, and 20110825-20110829 due to weather.
None planned
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USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:4a610d48-1821-44aa-abb7-14be76cb5c92
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
WHCMSC
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
sidescan-sonar
sidescan
side scan sonar
backscatter
GeoTIFF image
grey scale
composite image
WHCMSC field activity report number 2011-013-FA
mosaic
Klein 3000
ISO 19115 Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
oceans
USGS Thesaurus
sea-floor acoustic reflectivity
image mosaics
sidescan sonar
marine geophysics
geospatial datasets
None
North America
Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts
United States
Naushon Island
Elizabeth Islands
Buzzards Bay
Vineyard Sound
Quicks Hole
Robinsons Hole
Martha's Vineyard
Pasque Island
Weepecket Islands
Nonamesset Island
Uncatena Island
Nantucket Sound
Tarpaulin Cove
East Chop
West Chop
Middle Ground
Woods Hole
Hedge Fence
L' Hommedieu Shoal
Vineyard Haven Harbor
North Channel
Penzance
None
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.
Elizabeth A. Pendleton
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
508-548-8700 x2259
508-457-2310
ependleton@usgs.gov
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/GIS_catalog/sidescan/Klein/klein_bs.png
grey scale image of sidescan-sonar mosaic
PNG
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Service Pack 1; ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Service Pack 1; Build 1850
Andrews, B.D.
Ackerman, S.D.
Baldwin, W.E.
Foster, D.S.
Schwab, W.C.
2013
High-Resolution Geophysical Data From the Inner Continental Shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
1.0
vector and raster digital data
Open-File Report
2012-1006
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1006/
Ackerman, S.D.
Andrews, B.D.
Foster, D.S.
Baldwin, W.E.
Schwab, W.C.
2013
High-Resolution Geophysical Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
1.0
vector and raster digital data
Open-File Report
2012-1002
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/
Pendleton, E.A.
Twichell, D.C.
Foster, D.S.
Worley, C.R.
Irwin, B.J.
Danforth, W.W.
2012
High-Resolution Geophysical Data From the Sea Floor Surrounding the Western Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
1.0
vector and raster digital data
Open-File Report
2011-1184
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1184/
Turecek, A.M.
Danforth, W.W.
Baldwin, W.E.
Barnhardt, W.A.
2012
High-Resolution Geophysical Data Collected Within Red Brook Harbor, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, in 2009
1.0
vector and raster digital data
Open-File Report
2010-1091
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1091/
Danforth, W.W.
O'Brien, T.F.
Schwab, W.C.
1991
USGS image processing system: near real-time mosaicking of high-resolution sidescan-sonar data
1.0
document
Sea Technology
Vol. 32, No. 1
Arlington, VA
Sea Technology
Danforth, W.W.
1997
XSonar/ShowImage: A complete system for rapid sidescan-sonar processing and display.
1.0
document
Open-File Report
1997-686
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr97686
A. Malinverno
M. Edwards
W.B.F. Ryan
1990
Processing of SeaMARC swath sonar data.
document
Journal of Oceanic Engineering
15
Picayune, MS
Journal of Oceanic Engineering
Paskevich, V.F.
1996
MAPIT: An improved method for mapping digital sidescan sonar data using the Woods Hole Image Processing System (WHIPS) Software
1.0
document
Open-File Report
1996-281
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr96281
All sidescan data were collected during USGS-WHCMSC cruise 2011-013-FA using a Klein 3000 dual frequency sidescan-sonar towfish and a CSI LGBX Pro DGPS. Quality control was conducted during processing of the data. Any spurious data or artifacts were removed or minimized. There are some noise artifacts in some locations in the mosaic. These appear as white lines oblique to perpendicular to nadir and are a function of elevated sea state during collection
All available sidescan data within the mosaic area were used to create this mosaic. The Klein sidescan sonar was not operational (due to malfunction) for 5 lines near Martha's Vineyard. In order to create a complete backscatter mosaic, the 5 missing Klein lines were processed for backscatter using the interferometric data. These five lines are included with the middle ground backscatter mosaic in the swath folder (Swath_1m.tif).
The navigation for these data were acquired with a Communications Systems International (CSI), Inc. LGBX Pro Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) receiver and an antenna mounted on the cabin of the R/V Rafael. All DGPS data are referenced to WGS84. The horizontal distance (both x and y) between towed sidescan sonar fish and the mounted GPS antennae were measured on the ship and the correction was applied in the Klein SonarPro acquisition software. The differential GPS is accurate within 1 to 2 meters. The layback of the towfish adds additional uncertainty due to changes in angle and scope of the tow cable in response to sea state and vessel speed. The total horizontal uncertainty is + or - 10 meters.
Information unavailable from original metadata -assumed USGS
unknown
Information unavailable from original metadata
disc
20110802
20110831
Survey 2011-013-FA was conducted 20110802 to 20110831. Data were not collected on 20110807, 20110812-20110815, 20110821, and 20110825-20110829 due to weather.
Information unavailable from original metadata
Sidescan-sonar (acoustic-backscatter) data were acquired with a Klein 3000 dual-frequency sidescan-sonar system (100 and 500 kHz), which was towed approximately 3 m astern from a port-side davit. Klein SonarPro acquisition software was used to log the data digitally at a sample rate resulting in raw pixel resolutions of approximately 0.18 and 0.14 m in the across-track and along-track directions, respectively. Horizontal offset values between the sidescan fish and DGPS antenna were provided to SonarPro, which calculated fish position dynamically during acquisition. The Klein system produced useable data over swath widths of 200-m during cruise 2011-013-FA.
Within XSonar Software (version: 2.0) a median filtering routine (Malinverno and others, 1990) was applied to the raw 100 kHz sidescan-sonar data (.xtf) to remove speckle noise during demultiplexing; the filter was 4 pixels across track by 3 pixels along track. The data were further processed to correct for fish altitude, slant and beam artifacts, and then merged with the navigation (Danforth, 1997). Odd and even sidescan sonar lines were mapped separately out of XSonar at 1 meter/pixel resolution.
2010
Brian Andrews
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographer
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700x2348
(508) 457-2310
bandrews@usgs.gov
The odd and even area files were imported into PCI Geomatica Software (version 10.1) to be digitally mosaicked together using PCI's OrthoEngine and procedures described in Paskevich (1996). The mosaicking process produces an enhanced, geographically correct, sidescan-sonar mosaic with 1 meter/pixel resolution. The composite mosaic was exported as a GeoTIFF image from PCI.
2010
Brian Andrews
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographer
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700x2348
(508) 457-2310
bandrews@usgs.gov
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.). Added the DOI link in the Identification section - both as the first link and as part of the Larger Work citation. Fixed the publication date and also the Larger Work citation title to match what is available online. Updated the link to the project page in the abstract as well as the field activity links. Updated the cross-references. The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. Fixed a link in the distribution section. 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.
20171005
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.
20180720
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
20200908
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
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Klein_2011-013_1m.tif.vat
Information unavailable from original metadata
Information unavailable from original metadata
OID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
There are no attributes associated with a GeoTIFF image. Image pixel values contain acoustic reflectivity values normalized to an 8-bit data range. Low-backscatter is represented by dark tones (low values) and high-backscatter is represented by bright tones (high values). The background color is set to 255 and can be turned off without removing data values.
U.S. Geological Survey
Elizabeth A. Pendleton
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700x2259
(508) 457-2310
ependleton@usgs.gov
Downloadable Data
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GeoTIFF
PCI v 10.1
This WinZip (v 14.5) file contains a geographic GeoTIFF image (and TIFF wold file -- tfw) of side-scan sonar data collected within Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay, MA, and associated metadata.
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https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/GIS_catalog/sidescan/Klein/klein_1m.zip
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/html/ofr2013-1020_GIS_catalog.html
Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
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This zip file contains a GeoTIFF image. To utilize these data, the user must have an image viewer, image processing or GIS software package capable of importing a GeoTIFF image.
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Elizabeth A. Pendleton
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
(508) 548-8700x2259
(508) 457-2310
whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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