### HLS10X360UTM: 2-m Hill-Shaded Bathymetric Grid of NOAA Survey H11255 in Long Island Sound (UTM Zone 18)

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  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
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### What does this data set describe?

Title:
  HLS10X360UTM: 2-m Hill-Shaded Bathymetric Grid of NOAA Survey H11255 in Long Island Sound (UTM Zone 18)
Abstract:
  Digital terrain models (DTMs) produced from multibeam bathymetric data provide valuable base maps for marine geological interpretations. These maps help define the geological variability of the seafloor (one of the primary controls of benthic habitat diversity); improve our understanding of the processes that control the distribution and transport of bottom sediments, and the distribution of benthic habitats and associated infaunal community structures; and provide a detailed framework for future research, monitoring, and management activities. The bathymetric survey interpreted herein (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) survey H11255) covers roughly 95 km2 of seafloor in southeastern Long Island Sound. This bathymetry has been examined in relation to seismic reflection data collected concurrently, as well as archived seismic profiles acquired as part of a long-standing geologic mapping partnership between the State of Connecticut and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The objective of this work was to use these acoustic data sets to interpret geomorphological attributes of the seafloor, and to use these interpretations to better understand the Quaternary geologic history and modern sedimentary processes.

1. How should this data set be cited?

   > U.S. Geological Survey, 2006, HLS10X360UTM: 2-m Hill-Shaded Bathymetric Grid of NOAA Survey H11255 in Long Island Sound (UTM Zone 18): Open-File Report 2006-1059, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

   > Online Links:

   > - <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1059/data/grids/utm/h11255_utm18_hlshd2m/hls10x360utm.zip>
   > - <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1059/html/catalog.html>

   This is part of the following larger work.

   > Poppe, L.J., Ackerman, S.D., Doran, E.F., Moser, M.S., Stewart, H.F., Forfinski, N.A., Gardner, U.L., and Keene, J.A., 2006, Geological interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in southeastern Long Island Sound: Open-File Report 2006-1059, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

   > Online Links:

   > - <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1059/>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.798337
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.635239
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.098832
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.014556

3. What does it look like?

   <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1059/data/grids/utm/h11255_utm18_hlshd2m/hls10x360utm.gif> (GIF)
     Overview image showing the location and extent of hill-shaded UTM Zone 18 bathymetric grid produced from multibeam data collected during NOAA survey H11255

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 19-Sep-2004
   Ending_Date: 02-Oct-2004
   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types:

      - Dimensions 4505 x 6740 x 1, type Grid Cell

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
        UTM_Zone_Number: 18
        Transverse_Mercator:
          Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
          False_Easting: 500000.000000
          False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using row and column
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 2.000000
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 2.000000
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
        Altitude_System_Definition:
        Depth_System_Definition:

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   `hls10x360utm`

     `ObjectID`
       Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

       Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

     `Value`

     `Count`

### Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

   - U.S. Geological Survey

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

   U.S. Geological Survey
   c/o Lawrence Poppe
   Geologist
   384 Woods Hole Road
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   USA

   (508) 548-8700 x2314 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   lpoppe@usgs.gov

### Why was the data set created?

> To release 2-m hill-shaded (i.e. sun-illuminated) bathymetric grid generated from multibeam data collected during NOAA survey H11255 in Long Island Sound in UTM zone 18.

### How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   (source 1 of 1)

     > .

     Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
     Source_Contribution:
       The original multibeam bathymetric data acquired with a Simrad EM 1002 echosounder during NOAA cruise H11255 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson.

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Unknown (process 1 of 4)
     The multibeam data for was acquired in XTF (extended Triton data format), recorded digitally through an ISIS data acquisition system, and processed using CARIS HIPS (Hydrographic Image Processing System) software for quality control, to incorporate sound velocity and tidal corrections, and to produce base surfaces at two resolutions: 1-m resolution in the shallower southeastern corner; 2-m resolution over the remaining study area. Among other formats (.tif and .asc), the data were exported in GeoZui format (.gutm) in UTM Zone 18.

     Person who carried out this activity:

     Marc Moser
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
     Field Operations Officer
     439 West York Street
     Norfolk, VA 23510
     USA

     (757) 441-6746 (voice)
     marc.s.moser@noaa.gov

     Data sources produced in this process:
     - h11255_1m.gutm
     - h11255_2m.gutm

   Date: Unknown (process 2 of 4)
     The GeoZui files were imported into Fledermaus and exported as xyz files. The xyz files were moved to a Linux system where they were cleaned to remove ASCII errors and combined (concatenated) into one file at an optimal resolution of 2 m.

     Person who carried out this activity:

     Seth Ackerman
     U.S. Geological Survey
     GIS Specialist
     384 Woods Hole Road
     Woods Hole, MA 02543
     USA

     508-548-8700 x2315 (voice)
     508-457-2310 (FAX)
     sackerman@usgs.gov

     Data sources used in this process:
     - h11255_1m.gutm
     - h11255_2m.gutm

     Data sources produced in this process:

     - h11255_2mutm18_xyz.txt

   Date: Unknown (process 3 of 4)
     SwathEd software, produced by the Ocean Mapping Group at the University of New Brunswick, was used to create an ASCII grid from the xyz text file and ArcCatalog was used to convert the ASCII grid to a raster grid. A hill-shaded surface was generated from the grid using 3D Analyst Tools with sun illumination from 0 degrees (a direction parallel to most ship tracks to minimize artifacts) and an angle 45 degrees above the horizon, and to vertically exaggerate the surface 10x. The component files were compressed into a zip archive.

     Person who carried out this activity:

     Seth Ackerman
     U.S. Geological Survey
     GIS Specialist

     508-548-8700 x2315 (voice)
     508-457-2310 (FAX)
     sackerman@usgs.gov

     Data sources used in this process:
     - h11255_2mutm18_xyz.txt

     Data sources produced in this process:

     - bathy2m_utm18

   (process 4 of 4)
     A hill-shaded surface was generated from the grid using 3D Analyst Tools with sun illumination from 0 degrees (a direction parallel to most ship tracks to minimize artifacts) and an angle 45 degrees above the horizon, and to vertically exaggerate the surface 10x.

     Person who carried out this activity:

     Seth Ackerman
     GIS Specialist

     508-548-8700 x2315 (voice)
     508-457-2310 (FAX)
     sackerman@usgs.gov

     Data sources used in this process:
     - bathy2m_utm18

     Data sources produced in this process:

     - hls10x360utm

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

   > Poppe, L.J., Doram, E.F., Moser, M.S., Forfinski, N.A., Gardner, U.L., Keene, J.A., Christman, E.B., and Ackerman, S.D., 2005, Distribution, character, and importance of sedimentary furrows in south-central Long Island Sound: EOS OS23B-07, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC.

### How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   Navigation was by differential GPS

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

### How can someone get a copy of the data set?

> Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

> > Access_Constraints: None
> > Use_Constraints:
> >   Data are not to be used for navigation purposes.

> >   Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

   U.S. Geological Survey
   c/o Larry Poppe
   Geologist
   384 Woods Hole Road
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   USA

   (508) 548-8700 x2314 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   lpoppe@usgs.gov

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   `Downloadable Data`

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   > Although this data set has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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.

4. How can I download or order the data?

   - Availability in digital form:

     Data format: | One File (hls10x360utm.zip) containing the ArcInfo grid file components, browse graphic, and metadata in format ARCG ESRI Raster Grid Size: 23.462
     Network links: | <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1059/data/grids/utm/h11255_utm18_bathy2m/hls10x360utm.zip> <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1059/html/catalog.html>
     Media you can order: | DVD-ROM (Density 4.7 Gbytes)

   - Cost to order the data: None

5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

   > The user must have a program similar to ArcGIS that is capable of reading and processing the data files.

### Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
  Last modified: 19-Jul-2006
Metadata author:
  Larry Poppe
  U.S. Geological Survey
  Geologist
  384 Woods Hole Road
  Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
  USA

  (508) 548-8700 x2314 (voice)
  (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
  lpoppe@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
  FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:
  - <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

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