Field Activity Details for field activity 11TST03

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): James Flocks, Mark Erik Hansen, Jennifer Miselis

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Nancy DeWitt

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sound Velocity

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Testing modified mount on R/V Survey Cat within designated zones for purpose of data comparison. Using the SEA SWATHplus 234-M kHz to test against the SEA SWATHplus 468-H kHz

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Saint Petersburg, FL

End Port/Location: Saint Petersburg, FL

Start Date: 2011-03-23

End Date: 2011-03-25

Equipment Used: Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Choke Ring Antenna, F190 DGPS/IMU, Interferometric Bathymetry System, Valeport SVP

Information to be Derived: Swath Bathymetry to identify differences between SEA SWATHplus -H and -M systems. Also verify repeatability of the system using OmniSTAR and Differential GPS from Ashtech GPS Receivers. Including xyz point data, xyz grid data, navigation files, and trackline images.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected 54 raw Swath files (~5GB); 5 SVP Casts (~13KB); Base station and Boat GPS data (~104MB)

Staff: Noreen Buster, Nancy DeWitt, Kyle Kelso, Keith Ludwig, Billy Reynolds, Dana Wiese

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Additional Equipment Used: Batteries, Laptop
This was not an actual field activity but a test of field equipment prior to deployment and data collection. The Research Topic of TST (short for Test) was assigned.

Location:

Tampa Bay, FL

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Data Acquired