ASV_SEISMICLINES- Seismic Survey Lines collected with Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) IRIS in Apalachicola Bay and St. Geroge Sound, FL

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
ASV_SEISMICLINES- Seismic Survey Lines collected with Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) IRIS in Apalachicola Bay and St. Geroge Sound, FL
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1381
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/shapefiles/ASV_SeismicLines.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David C. Twichell
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: H. Lee Edmiston
Originator: William R. Stevenson
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geophysical Mapping of oyster habitats in a shallow estuary; Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1381
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/>
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected under a cooperative mapping program between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center (NOAA\CSC), and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). The primary objectives of this program were to collect marine geophysical data to develop a suite of seafloor maps to better define the extent of oyster habitats, the overall seafloor geology of the bay and provide updated information for management of this resource. In addition to their value for management of the bay's oyster resources, the maps also provide a geologic framework for scientific research and the public.
High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic profile data were collected over 230 square kilometers of the floor of the bay. The study focused on the Apalachicola Bay and western part of St. George Sound portions of the estuary in mostly in depths > 2.0 meters.
Purpose:
These data represent trackline navigation for seismic-reflection profiles collected from the Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) IRIS during USGS field activity 06001 in Apalachicola Bay and St. George Sound, Florida. The purpose of these data is to manage the filenames and geographic locations of data that were actually collected.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20060603
Ending_Date: 20060627
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.062698
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.809586
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.746495
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.618458
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Seafloor
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 06001
Theme_Keyword: Seismic Profile
Theme_Keyword: ASV
Theme_Keyword: IRIS
Theme_Keyword: Autonomous Surface Vehicle
Theme_Keyword: seafloor mapping
Theme_Keyword: navigation tracklines
Theme_Keyword: seismic navigation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Place_Keyword: St. George Sound
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola Bay
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: Subsurface
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2006
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data should not be used at resolutions for which they are not intended.
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/thumbnails/ASV_SeismicLines.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: JPEG image of seismic tracklines collected by ASV
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
RTK GPS was used to navigate IRIS, the survey system used to collect the seismic reflection data. The GPS antenna was mounted directly over the seismic transducer.
Completeness_Report:
Navigation tracklines along which seismic data were not logged were deleted.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation was recorded to all data acquisition systems using Real Time Kinematic GPS at a one second interval.
Horizontal accuracy of the navigation is assumed to be +/- 1 meter. The shot point file and survey line file for the
seismic data are both derived from the same navigation file that was logged by the seismic acquisition system, but
because the two were processed differently, the shot points do not always fall directly on the survey line. To create
the shot point file, the navigation was queried to extract every 500th point starting with shot point 500. By
contrast, to create the survey line file, the navigation was queried at a one minute interval (every 60th point), and
then a line was drawn using these points. Because of the different processing approaches, many of the shot points,
although close, do not fall exactly on the survey line. If meter accuracy is truely needed, it would be best to
extract the navigation from the archived SEG-Y seismic files.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Seismic data were collected with an Edgetech FSSB 424 chirp subbottom profiling system. The seismic data, along with navigation, were acquired with JSTAR, a software package developed by Edgetech. The field data in .JSF format was converted to SEG-Y. Navigation was extracted from the raw SEG-Y format seismic data and converted to an ASCII text file. The ASCII navigation file was downsampled to a 30 second interval, and then imported to ArcGIS using the AddXYdata tool in ArcMap (v. 9.2). The points then were converted to a line using an ArcMap script Points_to_Line v2 developed at the USGS by VeeAnn Cross.
Process_Date: 20070520
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Exported feature class from personal geodatabase to a shapefile and projected to geographic.
Process_Date: 200707
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
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 x 2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 204
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: ASV_SeismicLines
Entity_Type_Definition: ASV seismic survey navigation lines for field activity 06001
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FeatureID
Attribute_Definition: Not used
Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcMarine
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FeatureCod
Attribute_Definition: not used
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LineName
Attribute_Definition: name of survey line
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JDay
Attribute_Definition: Julian Day
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ImageName
Attribute_Definition: Name of seismic profile associated with the survey line.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SurveyID
Attribute_Definition:
ID number used as join field with SurveyInfo Table for relationship class
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS Survey 06001
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VehicleID
Attribute_Definition:
Id number identifying vehicle (survey platform) used to collect the data. Used as join field in relationship class to VehicleInfo table
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) IRIS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DeviceID
Attribute_Definition:
Identification number used to distinguish the type of acoustic sensor (Device) used to collect data. Also used as the join field for relationship class to MeasuringDeviceTable object
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: EdgeTech FSSB-424
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng
Attribute_Definition: Length of survey line in meters
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SHP
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.2
Format_Specification: ESRI polyline shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
Trackline navigation for seismic reflection profiles collected by ASV IRIS.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 30
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/shapefiles/ASV_SeismicLines.zip>
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded 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:
The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.3 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070830
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@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_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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