H11077_MB0.5M_GEO.TIF: Color Shaded-Relief GeoTIFF Image Showing the 0.5-m Bathymetry Generated from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11077 in Woods Hole, MA (Geographic)

Metadata also available as FAQ | Text

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
H11077_MB0.5M_GEO.TIF: Color Shaded-Relief GeoTIFF Image Showing the 0.5-m Bathymetry Generated from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11077 in Woods Hole, MA (Geographic)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/data/bathy/geotifs/geo/0.5m/h11077_mb0.5m_geo.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: D.S. Foster
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: S.R. Barnum
Originator: R.T. Brennan
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Sea-Floor Character and Sedimentary Processes in the Vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of the Massachusetts coastline, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretive data layers were derived from multibeam echo-sounder and sidescan-sonar data collected in the vicinity of Woods Hole, a passage between the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In November 2007, bottom photographs, seismic-reflection profiles, and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconaissance survey.
Purpose:
To release a color GeoTIFF image of the 0.5-m bathymetry generated from NOAA survey H11077 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in a geographic coordinate system.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010905
Ending_Date: 20010909
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.681624
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.653873
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.530465
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.503548
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: multibeam bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Reson 8101
Theme_Keyword: NOAA survey H11077
Theme_Keyword: H11077
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2008-1004
Theme_Keyword: color-encoded shaded-relief image
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2008-1004
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Woods Hole
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Great Harbor
Place_Keyword: Little Harbor
Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Place_Keyword: Nonamesset Island
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Place_Keyword: Barnstable County
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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the originators of this information.

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/data/bathy/geotifs/geo/0.5m/h11077_mb0.5m_geo.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing the color-encoded GeoTIFF of the 0.5-m bathymetry collected during NOAA survey H11077
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Data_Quality_Information:
Completeness_Report:
All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010905
Ending_Date: 20010909
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution: Original processed multibeam bathymetric data.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The multibeam data were acquired in XTF (extended Triton data format) and recorded digitally through an ISIS data acquisition system. A Reson 8101 echosounder hull-mounted on a 29' launch deployed from the NOAA ship Whiting was used to acquire the sounding data. These data were processed using CARIS HIPS (Hydrographic Image Processing System) software for quality control, to incorporate sound velocity and tidal corrections, and to produce a base surface at 0.5 resolution. Sound velocity corrections were derived using frequent SEACAT CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) profiles. Typically, a CTD cast was conducted every four to six hours of multibeam acquisition. Tidal zone corrections were calculated from data acquired at the Nantucket tidal gauge. The vertical resolution of the multibeam data is approximately 0.5% of the water depth.
Process_Date: Unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_0.5mutm19_xyz.txt
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact_Person: Rick Brennan
Contact_Position: Field Operations Officer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1315 East West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-2653 x152
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: marc.s.moser@noaa.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The ASCII grid was opened in Fledermaus, a gridded surface with a cell size of 0.5 m was created, and it was exported as an ArcView ASCII grid.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_0.5mutm19_xyz.txt
Process_Date: 2007
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_05utm
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kate McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The ArcView ASCII grid was opened in ArcMap 9.2 and exported as an ESRI binary grid.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_05utm
Process_Date: 2007
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_05utm
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Kate McMullen
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The bathymetry grid was reprojected from UTM zone 19, NAD83 to geographic WGS 84 using transformation 1 with the ArcGIS 9.2 Project Raster tool.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_05utm
Process_Date: 2007
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_05geo
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Kate McMullen
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A hill-shaded grid of the bathymetry was created using ArcToolbox's Hillshade tool using an azimuth of 45 degrees, an altitude of 45 degrees, and a z factor of 0.00001171. The bathymetry grid was overlain on the hill shade with 40% transparency. A GeoTIFF image that represents the hill-shaded bathymetry was exported (file, export map) from ArcMap 9.2.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_05geo
Process_Date: 2007
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_mb0.5m_geo.tif
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kate McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 5244
Column_Count: 5406
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Planar:
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000005
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000005
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
There are no attributes associated with the GeoTiff image. Pixel values convey RGB values of individual cells.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
This dataset has been approved for release and publication by the USGS. Although it has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights.

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: TIFF
Format_Specification: GeoTIFF
Format_Information_Content:
A zip archive containing the GeoTIFF image, associated world file, browse graphic and metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive
Transfer_Size: 0.000
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/data/bathy/geotifs/geo/0.5m/h11077_mb0.5m_geo.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/html/catalog.html>
Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
This image is available as a GeoTIFF image with an accompanying world file. To utilize this data, the user must have an image viewer, image processing or GIS software package capable of importing a GeoTIFF image.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080408
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Generated by mp version 2.8.6 on Tue Apr 08 11:38:21 2008