AKA: none
Other ID: C-01-11-SC
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): California Seafloor Mapping (MU030)
Principal Investigator(s):
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Nadine Golden
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: collect seafloor video and photography
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Marina Del Rey, CA
End Port/Location: San Diego, CA
Start Date: 2011-08-15
End Date: 2011-09-05
Equipment Used: Underwater video camera, underwatercamera, navigation
Information to be Derived: seafloor habitats, geology, character
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Henry Chezar, Guy Cochrane, Jackson Currie, Peter Dartnell, Nadine Golden, Peter Harkins, Cordell Johnson
Affiliate Staff:
Eleyne Phillips
Lisa Krigsman - NMFS
Jamie Grover (USGS) - Marine Technician
Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Pete Dartnell
Guy Cochrane
Eleyne Phillips
Nadine Golden
Lisa Krigsman - NMFS
Hank Chezar (USGS) - Photographic Technologist
Jamie Grover (USGS) - Marine Technician
Peter Harkins (USGS) - Marine Technician
Jackson Currie (USGS) - Electronics Technician
Cordell Johnson (USGS) - Marine Technician
Location:
Southern California
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 34.03605 | South: 32.55708 | West: -118.803 | East: -117.15543 |
Platform(s):
 Coral Sea |
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| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwater video camera | --- | Video | C0111SC_video_observations (This part of DS 781 presents video observations from cruise C0111SC in southern California. The vector data file is included in ""c0111sc_video_observations.zip,"" which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/video_observations/data_catalog_video_observations.html.
In 1999 and 2009, the seafloor in southern California was mapped by California State University, Monterey Bay, Seafloor Mapping Lab (CSUMB) and by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), using both multibeam echosounders and bathymetric sidescan sonar units. These mapping missions combined to collect bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data from about the 10-m isobath to out beyond the 3-nautical-mile limit of California's State Waters. To validate the interpretations of sonar data in order to turn it into geologically and biologically useful information, the USGS ground-truth surveyed the data by towing camera sleds over specific locations throughout the region. During the 2011 ground-truth cruise, the camera sled housed two video cameras (one forward looking and the other vertical looking), a high-definition video camera, and an 8-megapixel digital still camera. The video was fed in real time to the research vessel, where USGS and NOAA scientists recorded both the geologic and biologic character of the seafloor into programmable keypads once every minute. In addition to recording the seafloor characteristics, a digital still photograph was captured once every 30 seconds. This ArcGIS shape file includes the position of the camera, the time each observation was started, and the visual observations of geologic and biologic habitat.) |
| underwatercamera | --- | Photo | |
| navigation | --- | Navigation | Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format c-01-11-sc.zip Global positioning system (GPS) data c-01-11-sc.064 (Provisional best file) |
