NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory, Chief Scientist (Andy David)
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November 2007 Multibeam Mapping of South West corner of Pulley Ridge
One
Map
Panama City, FL
NOAA Fisheries Laboratory in Panama City, FL
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
NOAA Fisheries
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Multibeam Mapping of Pulley Ridge west area
Panama City, FL
NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
This disk or set of disks contain high-resolution multibeam and backscatter maps
of the south-western corner of the Pulley Ridge Area, near the Tortugas, in the Gulf of Mexico.
It includes the following products: 1) *.ASC File of the area mapped, 2) Caris files of the bathymetry,
3) Geotiff images of bathymetry, and 4) Fledermaus files of the survey locations.
All products are available contacting the distributor. Another product that will not be distributed,
but will be used as input to habitat classification software (QTC MultiView), are raw data files logged
to disk using the Simrad EM3000 multibeam system data acquisition software. These raw files contain
packets of information (depth soundings, navigation, attitude, sound velocity profiles, UTC time) that
the acquisition software logged sequentially in time. The raw data format is available from
Kongsberg-Simrad. The multibeam system was provided by University of South Florida,
College of Marine Science and the support vessel was the Florida Institute of Oceanography
R/V Suncoaster.
The primary objective of this mapping expedition is to gather data on the location
of coral formations present in the Pulley Ridge Area, which lies off southwest Florida and
is the deepest hermatypic coral reef in the continental US. This area also hosts productive
fisheries for shrimp and reef fish. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is
concerned about certain fishing activities ocurring in the area, such as bottom long-lines and
trawling, which maybe damaging the corals. For this reason, the GMFMC has designated Pulley
Ridge as a Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC). Further protections are likely to
be approved, but the GMFMC requires more data on the nature and extent of coral
formations to make a more informed decision. Continued multibeam mapping is a very
cost effective way of gathering this information and preventing damage to this valuable area.
The survey was supported by University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, in St. Petersburg,
FL, (www.marine.usf.edu) using a Simrad EM 3000 multi-beam system. The survey was funded by
NOAA Fisheries (www.sefsc.noaa.gov).
Note on Bounding Box: Survey area was irregular in shape, the entire area within the corners was not mapped
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NCEI Geoportal FilterCoRIS_Metadata
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Backscatter
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Geographic Information > Bathymetry
CRCP Project
Multibeam mapping of Pulley Ridge, SW Florida
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ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
006
none
multibeam
bathymetry
backscatter
deep-water reefs
ocean floor topography
EM3000
Fish habitats
General
Florida
Florida Shelf
Gulf of Mexico
North America
Pulley Ridge
United States
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida
CoRIS Region
Florida
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Not for legal use
NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory
Andrew W. David
Research Fishery Biologist
mailing and physical address
3500 Delwood Beach Rd
Panama City
Florida
32408
USA
850-234-6541
850-235-3559
Andy.David@noaa.gov
Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT
Colored, shaded geotifs for the survey area were created by University of Sourth Florida,
College of Marine Science using Caris HIPS and SIPS post-processing software.
The raw survey data and processed XYZ data may also be available upon request from the P.O.C.
None
Data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed.
Unknown
0.5 - 2 meters
0.5 - 2 meters
The bathymetry data were collected along a continuous swath
perpendicular to the direction of the ship using a Kongsberg Simrad EM3000 (300 kHz)
multibeam sonar system. The data are cleaned of bad navigation and depth soundings.
The depth soundings are gridded into a common grid. The gridded data are converted
to an XYZ ASCII format file (Longitude, Latitude, Depth in Meters).
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Brian Donahue
University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Marine Technician / Research Assistant
mailing and physical address
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg
Florida
33701-5016
USA
(727) 553 1121
(727) 553 1189
briand@marine.usf.edu
Point
Point
0.00002
0.00002
Decimal degrees
WGS84
WGS84
6378137.0
298.25722356300
Sample of bathymetry XYZ ASCII file
latitude longitude positive depth
24.826724 -83.832023 85.04
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NOAA Fisheries - Panama City laboratory
Marta M. Ribera
Research Fishery Biologist
mailing and physical address
3500 Delwood Beach Rd
Panama City
Florida
32408
USA
850-234-6541
850-235-3559
marta.ribera@noaa.gov
Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT
Offline Data
These data are not intended for navigational purposes.
NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data,expressed or implied, nor
does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA does
not assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions
in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function
on a particular system.
Although these data have been used by NOAA, these data and information
are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be
useable, timely, accurate, or complete. Users are cautioned to consider
carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before
using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the
conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational
consequences. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis
of such data and information are the sole responsibility of the user.
Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, 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 data, software, information,
apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use
would not infringe on privately owned rights.
Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products
and services are provided for information only and do not constitute
endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by NOAA, the US
Department of Commerce, or the U.S. Government, as to their suitability,
content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.
ASCII
DVD
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Contact Marta Ribera at marta.ribera@noaa.gov or 850-234-6541
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NOAA Fisheries - Panama City laboratory
Marta M. Ribera
Research Fishery Biologist
Mailing and physical address
3500 Delwood Beach Rd
Panama City
Florida
32408
USA
850-234-6541
850-235-3559
Marta.Ribera@noaa.gov
Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT
FGDC CSDGM
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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