1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 23995

Dataset description: 2000-005-FA_MS_sss

Georeferenced TIFF image displaying 1 meter resolution backscatter data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Madison Swanson Marine Protected Area, Gulf of Mexico in 2000 (UTM Zone 16, WGS 84, GeoTIFF image)
Keywordssidescan sonar, image mosaics, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics
Data typesSidescan
FormatTIFF
Comments:
USGS Field Activity Data Release

Contacts

Contact
Kathryn Scanlon Catanach
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/F7JD4TVC
Supporting documentation or data
Physical locationhttp://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/field-activity-data/2000-005-FA/data/survey_log/2000-005-FA_logbooks.zip
Digital locationhttp://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/field-activity-data/2000-005-FA/data/survey_log/2000-005-FA_logbooks.zip
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/field_activities/2000_005_fa/2000-005-FA_MS_sssmeta.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2000-005-FASIS1000 Sidescan sonar
Datasonics chirp sidescan-sonar and seismic system

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map2000-005-FA_MS_sss_footprintFootprint of georeferenced TIFF image displaying 1 meter resolution backscatter data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Madison Swanson Marine Protected Area, Gulf of Mexico in 2000