USGS Sea-Floor Mapping

USGS Cruise 95009
R/V MS Coastal

Metadata:

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information: Open File Report 97-473
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Woods Hole Field Center (WHFC)
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
Publication_Date: 1997
Title: USGS
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing data archive
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Archive of raw digital sidescan sonar data collected offshore Folly Beach, SC.
Abstract:
SIDESCAN SONAR AND NAVIGATION FIELD DATA COLLECTED DURING MS MS Coastal 95009 (1 - 14 August, 1995).  This CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) has been produced in accordance with the ISO 9660 CD-ROM Standard and is therefore capable of being read on any computing platform that has appropriate CD-ROM driver software installed. Access to the data and information contained on this CD-ROM was developed using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) utilized by the World Wide Web (WWW) project.  Development of the CD-ROM documentation and user interface in HTML allows a user to access the information by using a variety of WWW information browsers (i.e. NCSA Mosaic, Netscape) to facilitate browsing and locating information and data.  To access the information contained on this disk with a WWW client browser, open the file 'intro.htm' at the top level directory of this CD-ROM with your selected browser.  The HTML documentation is written utilizing some HTML 3.0 enhancements. The disk should be viewable by all WWW browsers but may not properly format on some older WWW browsers.  Also, some links to USGS collaborators are available on this CD-ROM.  These links are only accessible if access to the Internet is available during browsing of the CD-ROM.  The archived sidescan data may be downloaded and processed.  There is software available on this CD-ROM for viewing the individual swaths using any computer system running the UNIX operating system.  See the "readme.txt" file in the BIN directory for details.  This CD-ROM contains copies of the navigation and field sidescan sonar data collected during USGS Cruise 95009, conducted during during 1 - 4 August, 1995.   The cruise was a collaborative field program between researchers at Coastal Carolina University and the USGS, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Field Center.
Purpose:
Image shoreface and inner shelf off Folly Beach, SC
Time_Period_of_Content: August 1-14, 1995
Time_Period_Information:
Disk 1: August 4, 1995
Disk 2: August 9, 1995
Disk 3: August 10, 1995
Disk 4: August 11, 1995
Disk 5: August 12, 1995
Disk 6: August 13, 1995
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Currentness_Reference:
Status: complete
Progress: field work complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:none
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.9333
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.8000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.7167
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.5833
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Digital sidescan sonar
Theme_Keyword: Raw sidescan sonar data
Theme_Keyword: ISIS data collection system
Theme_Keyword: Half-meter pixel
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Charleston
Place_Keyword: SC
Place_Keyword: Folly Beach
Place_Keyword: Coastal Carolina University
Place_Keyword: USGS
Place_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center (WHFC)
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 1995
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. The United States Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Field Center (WHFC) asks to be credited in derived products.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS, Woods Hole Field Center
Contact_Person: Bill Schwab
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) 457-2299
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
bschwab@usgs.gov
 
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Final digital mosaic compiled from collected sonar data. This image has been resampled to reduce the number of pixels by a factor of 16.  It is available online at kai.er.usgs.gov
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Logical_Consistency_Report: None
Completeness_Report: None
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: +-3 meters
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: +-3 meters
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Publication_Date:
Title:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Source_Scale_Denominator:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: (Unknown)
Process_Date: Unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Cloud_Cover: 0
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type:
Row_Count:
Column_Count:
Vertical_Count:
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD 83
Ellipsoid_Name:WGS 84
Semi-major_Axis:
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: 8-bit pixels represent brightness values 0 -255
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS, Woods Hole Field Center
Contact_Person: Bill Schwab
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) 457-2299
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bschwab@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: None
Distribution_Liability:
In no event shall the creators, custodians, or distributors of this information be liable for any damages arising out of its use (or the inability to use it).
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: n/a
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: Contact USGS for more information.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19981003
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
  USGS
          Coastal and Marine Geology Progam
Woods Hole Field Center
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-2280
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
Another source at USGS of information about this metadata
is Nancy Soderberg (e-mail: Nsoderberg@usgs.gov)
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: June 8, 1994
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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