5-meter acoustic backscatter image collected by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc., offshore of The Rockaways to Jones Inlet, NY in 2014, as part of a collaborative U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and U.S. Geological Survey mapping effort (UTM zone 18N, WGS 84, Esri binary grid file format)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
5-meter acoustic backscatter image collected by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc., offshore of The Rockaways to Jones Inlet, NY in 2014, as part of a collaborative U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and U.S. Geological Survey mapping effort (UTM zone 18N, WGS 84, Esri binary grid file format)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7C827BX
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/10.5066/F7C827BX
Online_Linkage: Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Couch, S.
Originator: Schwab, W.C.
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Swath bathymetry collected offshore of Fire Island and western Long Island, New York in 2014, U.S. Geological Field Activity 2014-072-FA
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7C827BX
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7C827BX
Description:
Abstract:
Hurricane Sandy, the largest storm of historical record in the Atlantic basin, severely impacted southern Long Island, New York in October 2012. In 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), conducted a high-resolution multibeam echosounder survey with Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc., offshore of Fire Island and western Long Island, New York to document the post-storm conditions of the inner continental shelf. The objectives of the survey were to determine the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the inner continental shelf morphology and modern sediment distribution, and provide additional geospatial data for sediment transport studies and coastal change model development. For more information about the WHCMSC Field Activity, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-072-FA.
Purpose:
This acoustic backscatter image represents approximately 1170 kilometers of multibeam echosounder data collected in 2014. These data were collected using a dual-head R2Sonic 2024 multibeam echosounder (MBES) by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc., during USGS field activity 2014-072-FA. These acoustic backscatter data were used to determine the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the inner continental shelf morphology and sediment distribution.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20140111
Ending_Date: 20140225
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition during 20140111, 20140114, 20140118, 20140120 - 20140114, 20140130 - 20140201, 20140225
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.866224
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.568657
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.594927
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.520484
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: field activity number 2015-072-FA
Theme_Keyword: acoustic backscatter
Theme_Keyword: swath bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: multibeam echosounder
Theme_Keyword: R2Sonic 2024
Theme_Keyword: R/V Shearwater
Theme_Keyword: Alpine Seismic Survey, Inc.
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: The Rockaways
Place_Keyword: Jones Beach
Place_Keyword: Jones Inlet
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 F. Denny
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: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2311
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Gray-scale image of multibeam echosounder data collected on the inner continental shelf offshore of The Rockaways to Jones Inlet, NY
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: William C. Schwab
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke
Originator: Erika E. Lentz
Originator: Paul T. Gayes
Originator: Jane F. Denny
Originator: Jeffrey H. List
Originator: John C. Warner
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Geologic Evidence for Onshore Sediment Transport from the Inner Continental Shelf: Fire Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal of Coastal Research
Issue_Identification: Volume 29, Issue 3, pp. 526-544.
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Florida, USA
Publisher: Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Inc.
Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00160.1
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Ann B. Swift
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Stratigraphic Framework Maps of the nearshore area of southern Long Island from Fire Island to Montauk Point, NY
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 99-559
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/of99-559/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: William C. Schwab
Originator: E. Robert Thieler
Originator: Jane F. Denny
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: Jenna C. Hill
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Seafloor sediment distribution off southern Long Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 00-243
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-243/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: W.C. Schwab
Originator: J.F. Denny
Originator: W.E. Baldwin
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Maps Showing Bathymetry and Modern Sediment Thickness on the Inner Continental Shelf Offshore of Fire Island, New York, Pre-Hurricane Sandy
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1203
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
This publication contains the backscatter image generated from data collected during WHCMSC field activity 2011-005-FA.
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1203/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: W.C. Schwab
Originator: W.E. Baldwin
Originator: J.F. Denny
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Maps Showing the Change in Modern Sediment Thickness on the Inner Continental Shelf Offshore of Fire Island, New York, Between 1996-97 and 2011
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1238
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1238/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: William C. Schwab
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Jane F. Denny
Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke
Originator: Paul T. Gayes
Originator: Jeffrey H. List
Originator: John C. Warner
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Modification of the Quaternary stratigraphic framework of the inner-continental shelf by Holocene marine transgression: An example offshore of Fire Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Marine Geology
Issue_Identification: Volume 355
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2014.06.011
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Goff, J.A.
Originator: Flood, R.D.
Originator: Austin, J.A.
Originator: Schwab, W.C.
Originator: Christensen, B.
Originator: Browne, C.M.
Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the shoreface and inner shelf of Fire Island, New York: Large bedform migration and limited erosion
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Continental Shelf Research
Issue_Identification: v. 98, pp. 13-25
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.03.001
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Schwab, W.C.
Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
Originator: Bergeron, E.
Originator: Moore, E.
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
High-resolution geophysical data collected offshore of Fire Island, New York in 2011, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2011-005-FA
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F75X2704
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F75X2704
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This file represents acoustic backscatter data collected offshore of The Rockaways to Jones Inlet, NY by Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc. during 2014-072-FA. (See https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/logs/2014-072-FA_Alpine_logs.zip).
Completeness_Report:
All collected survey line data were incorporated into the final acoustic backscatter image.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation and attitude (heave, pitch, roll and yaw) were acquired with an Applanix PosMV 320 Motion Reference Unit (MRU) using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), which is accurate to + or - 1 to 2 meters, horizontally. The configuration of the primary and secondary GPS antennas used for positioning and attitude aboard the R/V Shearwater are outlined in '1716Offset_Form.pdf', stored in https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/logs/2014-072-FA_Alpine_logs.zip.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Raw Multibeam Echosounder Data
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20140111
Ending_Date: 20140225
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition during 20140111, 20140114, 20140118, 20140120 - 20140114, 20140130 - 20140201, 20140225
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Raw Multibeam Echosounder Data
Source_Contribution:
The specific details of the survey operation and system preparation and calibration are listed in: 1714_USGS_SOP.pdf stored in https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2014-072-FA/data/logs/2014-072-FA_Alpine_logs.zip. A summary of the operation and systems used is given below. The multibeam echosounder (MBES) survey was conducted aboard the R/V Shearwater, a 110 aluminum tri-maran research vessel owned and operated by Alpine Ocean Seismic Surveys, Inc. The R2Sonic 2024 dual-head MBES was mounted in the port side moon pool. The Applanix PosMV 320 MRU was mounted on the top moon pool plate and was used for positioning and attitude. Two GPS antennas were installed on a custom designed support system on the second deck. An AML Minos-X SVP was used to acquire sound velocity profiles during survey operations and a Valeport mini SVS was used to acquire speed of sound measurements at the R2Sonic 2024 transducer face. Survey lines were spaced at 100-m in order to image 100% of the seafloor within the survey areas. The survey areas were focused offshore of Fire Island, and offshore of the Rockaways and Long Beach, to Jones Inlet, NY. (The survey areas were: 1) Rockaways and Long Beach (NYB = NY Block); 2) Fire Island to Watch Hill up to 5 km offshore (FI = Fire Island) , Watch Hill to Moriches Inlet, up to 8 km offshore (OWH = Optional Watch Hill) and Fire Island to Watch Inlet, extended from 5 km to 8 km offshore (OFI = Optional Fire Island). All survey areas were completely mapped during 2014-072-FA).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dual-head R2Sonic 2024 Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) data were acquired using QPS (Quality Positioning Services) QINSy (Quality Integrated Navigation System; version 8.10.2013.10.10.1) hydrographic data acquisition software. The R2Sonic 2024 MBES acoustic backscatter data were processed using QPS FlederMaus Geocoder Tool (FMGT), version 7.4. FMGT is a software program designed to process multibeam acoustic backscatter.
Processing steps for Alpine Ocean Seismic Surveys Inc. Dual-head R2Sonic 2024 MBES
1. Create a project and set all import parameters for the R2Sonic 2024 MBES within FMGT. Select Edit->Processing Parameters and select the sonar tab. Click on 'override sonar parameters' and select the R2Sonic 2024 MBES sonar type. Also click on the dual head check box. All other parameters are left to the defaults.
2. Drop down the Settings file menu and select Project Coordinate System, then set it to UTM zone 18 N.
3. Drop down the Settings file menu and select Custom, and set the X and Y min and max to survey bounds.
4. Set the pixel size in the main window Mosaic box to 5 (meters).
5. Import data recorded by the QINSy hydrographic data acquisition software directly into FMGT. The data for each survey line reside in two files, which are imported as DB/QPD pairs. In QINSy, a database (DB) file is configured and written by the acquisition program and contains all the raw datagrams (bathymetry, attitude, snippets, navigation) selected to be recorded by the R2Sonic 2024 controller. The QPD file contains processed and/or raw bathymetry saved in the QINSy QPD format (the QPS internal file format). Snippet (backscatter) information is extracted from the DB file, and the associated QPD file is used by FMGT for bathymetry information to correct for slope and depth.
6. Click on the Mosaic button in the main window. This will build the mosaic and store the results in a Fledermaus SD (scientific data) file.
7. After the mosaic is built, click on the Visual Objects button in the main window. The mosaic is stored under the "mosaic" check box and by default is named mosaic_1. Right click and save the file to a 32-bit GeoTIFF. The GeoTIFF image can be imported to ArcGIS 9.3 with the 'Add Data' tool.
Process_Date: 2015
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: William W. Danforth
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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2274
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bdanforth@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The online links to the data were updated to reflect the new server hosting the data. Additionally, other small edits could be made to the metadata, such as modifying http to https where appropriate. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes.
Process_Date: 20170419
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: 1391
Column_Count: 4981
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: 5.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 5.000000
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
There are no attributes associated with a GeoTIFF image. Image pixel values contain acoustic reflectivity values normalized to a 32-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 0-0-0 and can be turned off without removing data values.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny
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: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2311
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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_Version_Number: 1.0
Format_Specification: GeoTIFF Format (Georeferenced TIFF Image)
Format_Information_Content:
This WinZip (version 14.0) file contains a GeoTIFF image of multibeam echosounder acoustic backscatter data collected offshore of The Rockaways to Jones Inlet, NY, 2014. This also includes a TIFF World File (tfw) and associated metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip, 7zip, Peazip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 6.2
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the Internet
Fees: none
Custom_Order_Process: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
This zip file contains a GeoTIFF image with an accompanying 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. A free spatial data viewer, ArcGIS Explorer, capable of displaying the data is available from Esri at www.esri.com. The zip file also contains associated metadata.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20170419
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny
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: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2311
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov
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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