XYZ ASCII format high-resolution bathymetry data generated from the 2010 multibeam sonar survey of the West Florida Shelf-The Edges, Gulf of Mexico, Appalachicola, Florida.
These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) or other software to display bathymetry data of the West Florida Shelf, Gulf of Mexico.
Resource Description: Cruise Dates: 9-Nov-2010 to 11-Nov-2010 West Florida Shelf-The Edges NOAA Panama City Lab Contracted Cruise
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These data not intended for navigational purposes. 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.
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
140 7th Avenue South
Leigh Hedgepeth ENS/NOAA 3500 Delwood Beach Rd. Panama City Beach, FL 32408 (850) 234-6541 ext. 212 Leigh.hedgepeth@noaa.gov 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
No accuracy assessment was completed for this dataset. The instruments involved are capable of x and y position accuracy of 1cm, heading accuracy of 0.05% and roll and pitch accuracy of 0.03%. 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 are approximately set at a Mean Sea Level Chart datum but are not tide corrected, because tidal variation is a small percent (<0.01%) compared to the total depth. The tidal range is also less than the total accuracy of the data along these single transits and thus any slight offset is not observable within the data. 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.
As much data was collected as possible within the time constraints of the cruise.
No accuracy assessment was completed for this dataset. The instruments involved are capable of x and y position accuracy of 1cm, heading accuracy of 0.05% and roll and pitch accuracy of 0.03%.
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.
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 WGS84 datum.
Data are provided to the NOAA Panama City Lab on a GoFlex USB 500 Gb drives.
Data are provided to NOAA Panama City Lab on GoFlex USB 500 Gb drive. Archive versions will be also stored at USF, and eventually forwarded to the National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder Colorado, at NAVO at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, and other data centers as appropriate.
Availability in digital form: Data format: ASCII, GeoTIFF, ESRI, CARIS, or KSI raw format Network links: N/A No Cost.
NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center
3500 Delwood Beach Rd
