Other ID: Mock Surveys
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Miselis
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Julie Bernier, Noreen Buster, Nancy DeWitt, Kyle Kelso, William Pfeiffer, Billy Reynolds, Dana Wiese
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sound Velocity
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To test new acquisition settings, to improve swath data quality, and to refine recently developed processing protocols
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2012-01-09
End Date: 2012-01-31
Equipment Used: GPS , Interferometric Bathymetry System, F190 DGPS/IMU, Valeport Mini Sound Velocity Probe, Bottom Grab Sampler
Information to be Derived: Useful acquisition settings & protocols; changes/updates to latest processing protocols
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Julie Bernier, Noreen Buster, Nancy DeWitt, Kyle Kelso, William Pfeiffer, Billy Reynolds, Dana Wiese
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: This is 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) has been assigned.
Location:
Tampa Bay
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.9390792 | South: 27.49452783 | West: -82.8465 | East: -82.38502843 |
Platform(s):
 G.K. Gilbert |  Glacier Bay Cat Boat |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Interferometric Bathymetry System | --- | Interferometric | |
| F190 DGPS/IMU | --- | Navigation | |
| Valeport Mini Sound Velocity Probe | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| Bottom Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology |
