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U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 99, Version 1.0

A GIS Library of Multibeam Data for Massachusetts Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts, USGS DS 99; Version 1.0


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Massachusetts Bay

This library contains GIS layers covering western Massachusetts Bay Quadrangles 1-3 and for Massachusetts Bay. The table below contains a short descriptive name of the GIS layers associated with Massachusetts Bay and combined Quadrangled 1-3, the file name of the layer, and the type of GIS file (shapefile, image, or grid). Note that the descriptive name is a shorter version of the full name found in the metadata. Click on View Metadata to view a description of the data or on the thumbnail under Download Zipped File to obtain a zipped file of the data.

To view these layers using ArcMap, open the usgs_multi_mbay.mxd file in the massbay_gis directory using ArcMap 9.1 and select the Massachusetts Bay data frame.

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Bathymetric contours
Images of multibeam bathymetry
Images of multibeam backscatter intensity
Grids of multibeam bathymetry
Land topography
Shapefiles

Figure 5.  Boundary of 1:125,000 scale map of Massachusetts Bay.
Figure 5. Boundary of 1:125,000 scale map of Massachusetts Bay.
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Bathymetric contours

Layer Description

File Name
File Type

Metadata
Download
Zipped
File
Multibeam bathymetric contours (5 m interval)

mb_5mctr.shp
Shapefile – polyline


View Metadata
mb_5mctr.
Multibeam bathymetric contours (10 m interval)

mb_10mctr.shp
Shapefile – polyline

View Metadata
mb_10mctr.
Multibeam bathymetric contours (5 m interval, s9x9)

mb_5mctr9x9.shp
Shapefile – polyline


View Metadata
mb_5mctr9x9.
Multibeam bathymetric contours (10 m interval, s9x9)

mb_10mctr9x9.shp
Shapefile – polyline


View Metadata
mb_10mctr9x9.
Quads 1-3 bathymetric contours (1-m interval)

wmb_1mctr.shp
Shapefile – polyline


View Metadata
wmb_1mctr.
Quads 1-3 bathymetric contours (5-m interval)

wmb_5mct.shp
Shapefile – polyline


View Metadata
wmb_5mctr.
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Images of multibeam bathymetry

Layer Description

File Name
File Type

Metadata
Download
Zipped
File
Grayscale multibeam bathymetry (10m)

mb_bathygs10m.tif
Tiff image – 10 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_bathygs10m.
Grayscale multibeam bathymetry (20m)

mb_bathygs20m.tif
Tiff image – 20 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_bathygs20m.
Grayscale multibeam bathymetry (30m)

mb_bathygs30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size

View Metadata
mb_bathygs30m.
Shaded relief multibeam bathymetry (10m)

mb_srelief10m.tif
Tiff image – 10 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_srelief10m.
Shaded relief multibeam bathymetry (20m)

mb_srelief20m.tif
Tiff image – 20 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_srelief20m.
Shaded-relief multibeam bathymetry (30m)

mb_srelief30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_srelief30m.
Color-coded shaded relief multibeam bathymetry (10m)

mb_bathyclr10m.tif
Tiff image – 10 m pixel size

View Metadata
mb_bathyclr10m.
Color-coded shaded relief multibeam bathymetry (20m)

mb_bathyclr20m.tif
Tiff image – 20 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_bathyclr20m.
Color-coded shaded relief multibeam bathymetry (30m)

mb_bathyclr30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size

View Metadata
mb_bathyclr30m.
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Images of multibeam backscatter intensity

Layer Description

File Name
File Type

Metadata
Download
Zipped
File
Grayscale multibeam backscatter intensity (10m)

mb_backgs10m.tif
Tiff image – 10 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_backgs10m.
Grayscale multibeam backscatter intensity (20m)

mb_backgs20m.tif
Tiff image – 20 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_backgs20m.
Grayscale multibeam backscatter intensity (30m)

mb_backgs30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_backgs30m.
Pseudocolored multibeam backscatter intensity (10m)

mb_backpc10m.tif
Tiff image – 10 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_backpc10m.
Pseudocolored multibeam backscatter intensity (20m)

mb_backpc20m.tif
Tiff image – 20 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_backpc20m.
Pseudocolored multibeam backscatter intensity (30m)

mb_backpc30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size


View Metadata
mb_backpc30m.
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Grids of multibeam bathymetry

Layer Description

File Name
File Type

Metadata
Download
Zipped
File
Multibeam bathymetry (10m grid)

mb_bathy10m
ESRI Grid – 10 m resolution

View Metadata
mb_bathy10mgrd.
Multibeam bathymetry (20m grid)

mb_bathy20m
ESRI Grid – 20 m resolution

View Metadata
mb_bathy20mgrd.
Multibeam bathymetry (30m grid)

mb_bathy30m
ESRI Grid – 30 m resolution

View Metadata
mb_bathy30mgrd.
Western Mass Bay Quads 1-3 combined bathymetry (6m grid)

wmb_bathy6m
ESRI Grid - 6m resolution


View Metadata
wmb_bathy6m.
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Land topography

Layer Description

File Name
File Type

Metadata
Download
Zipped
File
Shaded relief land topography

land_srelief30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size

View Metadata
land_srelief30m.
Shaded relief land topography shaded brown

land_brown30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size


View Metadata
land_brown30m.
Shaded relief land topography shaded green

land_green30m.tif
Tiff image – 30 m pixel size

View Metadata
land_green30m.
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Shapefiles

Layer Description

File Name
File Type

Metadata
Download
Zipped
File
Western Mass Bay Quadrangles

wmb_bnds.shp
Shapefile – polygon

View Metadata
wmb_bnds.
Stellwagen Bank quadrangles

sb_quadbnd.shp
Shapefile – polygon

View Metadata
sb_quads.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary boundary

sbnms.shp
Shapefile – polygon


View Metadata
sbnms.jpg.
Gloucester and Provincetown

townsgeo.shp
Shapefile – point

View Metadata
towns_geo.
Rivers in eastern Massachusetts

rivers.shp
Shapefile – polygon

View Metadata
rivers.
Ponds in eastern Massachusetts

ponds.shp
Shapefile – polygon

View Metadata
ponds.
Massachusetts Bay outfall diffuser

mwra_out.shp
Shapefile – poi
View Metadata
mwra_out.
Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site

mbds.shp
Shapefile – polygon

View Metadata
mbds.
Gray background

i2734outline.shp
Shapefile – polygon

View Metadata
i2734outline.

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