Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): James Flocks
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Nancy DeWitt
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sonar: Single Beam
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To acquire the latest bathymetry to assist in baseline bathymetry in the areas surrounding the barrier island and sand berm that is currently being built.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Biloxi, MS
End Port/Location: Biloxi, MS
Start Date: 2010-08-27
End Date: 2010-09-10
Equipment Used: Marimatech Echosounder, Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Choke Ring Antenna, TSS DMS-05 Motion Sensor
Information to be Derived: Single beam bathymetry (X, Y, Z) data
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Nancy DeWitt, James Flocks, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Shop Staff (Pre-Cruise) - Dave Wegener contributed 1.5 weeks to design and fabrication; Richard Young was boat captain during 2 days of Side Scan equipment testing.
Location:
Chandeleur Islands, LA and Oil Spill Sand Berm
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.20811394 | South: 29.38788458 | West: -89.1526 | East: -88.46046801 |
Platform(s):
 Streeterville |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marimatech Echosounder | --- | Single Beam | |
| Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Choke Ring Antenna | The satellite L1/L2 signals were received via the Ashtech choke-ring antennas for the base station and the boat. The Ashtech Z-Xtreme GPS receivers interpret the signals and record the information as binary files. | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| TSS DMS-05 Motion Sensor | --- | Interferometric Single Beam |
