Dr. David F Naar Associate Professor University of South Florida, College of Marine Science 140 7th Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5016 USA
(727) 553 1637 (voice) (727) 553 1189 (FAX) naar@usf.edu
Bathymetric data were post-processed using CARIS HIPS ver. 7.0 hydrographic data cleaning system software. Soundings were corrected for vessel motion using Kongsberg Seatex Motion Reference Unit (MRU), variations in water column sound velocity using Applied Microsystems smartSVP data, and adjusted for variations in water height (tides) using vertical position data from Kongsberg Seatex. Post-survey data cleaning, as well as Bathymetry Associated with Statistical Error (BASE) Surface creation using swath angle algorithm, were applied by CMWS. CMWS created final products from these post-processed multibeam bathymetry data. Soundings (xyz) were exported from a BASE Surface as an xyz text file. The xyz were imported into Fledermaus Dmagic ver. 7.1 to grid. In Dmagic, the 1m decimated xyz text files were interpolated into digital elevation model (DEM) grids. The Fledermaus grids were exported as ArcInfo ASCII raster files (.asc), which were converted into bathymetry ArcInfo grids in ArcGIS. Final x,y,z soundings, surface models, and derived products are relative to the NAD83 datum.
Multibeam data were acquired using Kongsberg EM710 multibeam sonar system aboard the Lost Coast Explorer by University of South Florida. A Kongsberg Seatex Seapath system was used to provide position and attitude data during data collection and accounted for vessel motion such as heave, pitch, and roll (x and y position accuracy 1cm, z position accuracy 2cm, heading accuracy 0.05%, roll and pitch accuracy 0.03, heave accuracy 5% or 5cm). Altitude data were used to account for tide cycle fluctuations and sound velocity profiles were collected with an Applied Microsystems smart SV. The Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University created final produ
No tidal correction was made to the data. The instruments involved are capable of a z position accuracy of 2cm and heave accuracy of 5% or 5cm.
The data crossing over a previous NOAA multibeam survey matched at 99% of total depth. Lead weight harbor verifications were done in both Key West and Pascagoula matching within 5 cm.
Point features present. Similar scarps and bioherms were observed with the new data as was visible in the previous data collected by NOAA in a systematic survey along the slope of the west shelf of Florida in depths ranging from 300 to 700 meters.
Although these data have been used by the University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, these data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be usable, 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 University of South Florida or the State of Florida 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-University of South Florida products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the University of South Florida or the State of Florida, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.
Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
(727) 553 1637 (voice)
Availability in digital form: Data format: ASCII, GeoTIFF, ESRI, CARIS, or KSI raw format Network links: N/A
Cruise dates 9-Nov-2011 through 11-Nov-2011 required.
Cost to order the data: None