Link to USGS home page
USGS Home
Contact USGS
Search USGS
Coastal & Marine Geology InfoBank

Skip navigational links
Search InfoBank
Home tab FACS tab Activities tab Atlas tab Geology School tab More tab More tab Activities tabs
   
Activities: by ID   by Platform   by Year   by Region   by Participant   by Organization   by Project/Theme   with Incomplete IDs   Disclaimer  
Activity First Letter: A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  
Virtual Globes: Atlas  (GE)    Samples  (GE)    Illuminate Oceans  (GE)    Earthquakes  (GE)    Get GE    InfoBank examples    State Waters
A-2-02-HW links...
Metadata & Data: Metadata   Navigation   nav (GE GM)   times (GE GM)  
Formal Metadata: Frequently-Anticipated Questions   Outline   Parseable Text   XML  
   
   

What does this data set describe?

Title:
Video data of field activity A-2-02-HW in Oahu, Molokai, Maui from 06/24/2002 to 07/11/2002
Abstract:
United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientists: Bruce Richmond, Ann Gibbs. Video data (underwatertelevision, underwatertelevision, GPS, temperature) of field activity A-2-02-HW in Oahu, Molokai, Maui from 06/24/2002 to 07/11/2002, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a202hw/html/a-2-02-hw.meta.html>.
Supplemental_Information:

Equipment Used -
underwatertelevision Chezar SLED system - two video cameras, HID lights, two lasers, depth transducer, and CT sensor mounted on robust, winch and block suspended sled
underwatertelevision Grossman/Hatcher/O'Toole SEAVIEWER camera system - SeaViewer Camera, LED lights, and batterey-powered lasers in small, hand-held frame
GPS Red Hen Systems VMS200 hardware and MediaMaper software on PC laptop; handheld, WAAS-enabled Garmin GPS76 receiver
temperature conductivity/temperature CT sensor in Chezar SLED system
Notes -
Oahu - Chief: Eric Grossman; Crew: Hank Chezar, Eric Grossman, Gerry Hatcher; Dates: 25-Jun-02 to 28-Jun-02; Tapes 1-9(9); Lines: OVHM 1-14.


Molokai - Chief: Bruce Richmond; Crew: Hank Chezar, Ann Gibbs, Eric Grossman, Gerry Hatcher; Dates: 30-Jun-02 to 02-Jul-02; Tapes 10-16(7); Lines: MVM 1-16.


Maui - Chief: Ann Gibbs; Crew: Eric Grossman, Bruce Richmond; Dates: 03-Jul-02 to 06-Jul-02; Tapes 17-27(11); Lines: VVM 1-30.


Molokai (pc_Molokai) - Chief: Pat Chavez; Crew: Ann Gibbs, Will Smith; Dates: 08-Jul-02 to 11-Jul-02; Tapes 28-37(10); Points: 1-365.


<BR>
MVM = Molokai Video Mapping
<BR>
VCAL = Maui Calibration
<BR>
VVM = Maui Video Mapping
<BR>
VMN = Maui Nui
<BR>
OVM = Oahu Video Mapping
Publications -
Gibbs, A.E., Grossman, E.E., and Richmond, B.M., 2005.
Summary and Preliminary Interpretations of USGS Cruise A202HW: Underwater
Video Surveys Collected off of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui, Hawaii - June-July 2002.
U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2005-1244. 57p:
<A HREF="<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1244/>"><http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1244/><BR>

Similar information is available for thousands of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.
If known, available are Activity-specific navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry, seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and equipment information; as well as summary overviews, crew lists, and information about analog materials.
If available, access to physical samples is described in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html>
Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information Bank's digital data, analog data, and metadata is provided through... <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>
This page accomodates a variety of search approaches (e.g., by platform, by region, by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http:, 20090918, Video data of field activity A-2-02-HW in Oahu, Molokai, Maui from 06/24/2002 to 07/11/2002: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.81165
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.79034
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.24657
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.24228

  3. What does it look like?

    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a202hw/html/a-2-02-hw.nav.gif> (GIF)
    Trackline map of A-2-02-HW

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 24-Jun-2002
    Ending_Date: 11-Jul-2002
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Oahu, Molokai, Maui
      This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Point

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Depth_System_Definition:
      Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
      Depth_Resolution: 0.1
      Depth_Distance_Units: meters
      Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values


  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Global positioning system (GPS) data
    Mnemonic:       (Year, DayOfYear, UTCHour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Latitude, Longitude)
    FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5)
    C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i%2.2i%2.2i%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f\n)
    Naming:         .060
    


Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Bruce Richmond (Chief Scientist, USGS CMG WR); Ann Gibbs (Chief Scientist, USGS CMG WR); Hank Chezar (Video Camera Sled, USGS CMG WR); Eric Grossman (Geologist, USGS CMG WR); Gerry Hatcher (Gis Applications, USGS CMG WR); Pat Chavez (Drop Camera, USGS); Joe Reich (Ship Captain)

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    c/o Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>


Why was the data set created?

These data and information are intended for science researchers, students from elementary through college, policy makers, and general public.


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 10-Feb-2003 (process 1 of 1)
    Navigation Data
    1/22/2003 gerry removed data flierS.
    
    11/18/2002 carolyn /infobank/a/a202hw/nav/a-2-02-hw.061
    carolyn
    Global poSitioning SyStem (GPS) data
    reformatted to InfoBank Standard format
    uSing command:
    awk '{ printf("%S %9.5f %10.5f %S %10.6f %11.6f\n", $1,$2,$3,$4,$2,$3)}'
    
    Input was...
    11/18/2002 clint /infobank/a/a202hw/nav/a-2-03-hw.060
    
    

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    c/o Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http:, Unknown, USGS/CMG Information Bank <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov> Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Gibbs, A.E., Grossman, E.E., and Richmond, B.M., 2005. Summary and Preliminary Interpretations of USGS Cruise A202HW: Underwater Video Surveys Collected off of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui, Hawaii - June-July 2002. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2005-1244. 57p: <A HREF="<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1244/>"><http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1244/>



How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    Identified as best available version.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Unspecified

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    Unspecified

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    Start and end date/times of data

    Navigation Data (a-2-02-hw.061 [GPS])
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    200206262044060    200206262052400
    200206262235020    200206262240020
    200206262253240    200206262308180
    200206262320100    200206262336000
    200206262343360    200206262357140
    200206271814080    200206271827520
    200206271949260    200206272006100
    200206272014220    200206272027580
    200206272051580    200206272101020
    200206280213280    200206280254120
    200206280314260    200206280349380
    200206280408360    200206280436400
    200206280452380    200206280508420
    200206282154560    200206282201040
    200206282234420    200206282253280
    200206282259080    200206282336020
    200206301838400    200206301853080
    200206301943440    200206301951080
    200206301957420    200206302006500
    200206302027140    200206302037500
    200206302056160    200206302111480
    200206302129040    200206302145180
    200206302156020    200206302207060
    200206302214180    200206302221460
    200207011754500    200207011758100
    200207011802480    200207011811320
    200207011828280    200207011841180
    200207011911000    200207011927480
    200207011940580    200207011943360
    200207012002580    200207012008120
    200207012033340    200207012041180
    200207012102280    200207012111160
    200207012122480    200207012133580
    200207012146560    200207012201000
    200207021847260    200207021858180
    200207021956140    200207022052380
    200207022055500    200207022150040
    200207022152540    200207022220440
    200207032206560    200207032214300
    200207032228060    200207032235240
    200207032245080    200207032301340
    200207032312500    200207032318140
    200207032332180    200207032336180
    200207032341360    200207032346260
    200207032352480    200207032355280
    200207040002080    200207040007320
    200207040018380    200207040023380
    200207040036420    200207040042140
    200207040048100    200207040100000
    200207040108500    200207040120540
    200207040137560    200207040153240
    200207040212380    200207040220240
    200207040233520    200207040240380
    200207040247060    200207040254440
    200207041712440    200207041724520
    200207041747300    200207041817080
    200207041909260    200207041929220
    200207042012560    200207042025120
    200207042039140    200207042051580
    200207042107560    200207042115300
    200207042123480    200207042134040
    200207042209300    200207042225020
    200207042305480    200207042322480
    200207051832220    200207051853480
    200207051909240    200207051921260
    200207051938520    200207051945240
    200207052005000    200207052022080
    200207052050040    200207052121520
    200207052143420    200207052148140
    200207052213100    200207052221200
    200207052231580    200207052236400
    200207052248360    200207052301360
    200207052313200    200207052324100
    200207052345020    200207052349140
    200207060000160    200207060007420
    200207061703020    200207061715200
    200207061724260    200207061733240
    200207061745360    200207061758040
    200207061807300    200207061821540
    200207061836400    200207061855060
    200207061907460    200207061914160
    200207061928160    200207062002180
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Unspecified


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
If available, access to physical samples is described in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html>
Use_Constraints:
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means may be preliminary in nature and presented without the approval of the Director of the USGS. This information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    c/o Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data A-2-02-HW data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a202hw/html/a-2-02-hw.meta.html>

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
    Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
    Some USGS information accessed through this means may be preliminary in nature and presented without the approval of the Director of the USGS. This information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user.
    This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
    Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  4. How can I download or order the data?


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 18-Sep-2009
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
c/o Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
USA

(650) 329-5055 (voice)
(650) 329-5190 (FAX)
infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata <http://www.fgdc.gov/> (FGDC-STD-001-1998 <http://www.its.nbs.gov/nbs/meta/meta.html>)


Generated by mp version 2.9.8 on Fri Sep 18 01:56:58 2009