Geophysical and High-Resolution Multibeam Sonar data of field activity O-1-00-GM in Pinnacles Area, Gulf of Mexico from 05/23/2000 to 06/09/2000

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Publication_Date: 20090918

Title:

Geophysical and High-Resolution Multibeam Sonar data of field activity O-1-00-GM in Pinnacles Area, Gulf of Mexico from 05/23/2000 to 06/09/2000

Publication_Information:

Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA

Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/o-1-00-gm.fmeta.xml>

Online_Linkage:

<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/o/o100gm/html/o-1-00-gm.meta.html>

Description:

Abstract:

Chief Scientist: Jim Gardner. Geophysical and High-Resolution Multibeam Sonar data (multibeam, motionsensor, GPS, CTDmeter) of field activity O-1-00-GM in Pinnacles Area, Gulf of Mexico from 05/23/2000 to 06/09/2000, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/o/o100gm/html/o-1-00-gm.meta.html>.

Purpose:

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

Supplemental_Information:

Equipment Used -
multibeam Kongsberg Simrad multibeam EM1002
motionsensor vehicle motion sensor
GPS Trimble GPS 4000
CTDmeter Seabird CTD
Notes -
For raw and intermediate data sets, contact
<a href="<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/staff2html/staff/Rani_Nandiwada.html>">Rani Nandiwada</a>
Publications -
Gardner, J.V., Sulak, K.J., Dartnell, Peter, Hellequin, Laurent, Calder, Brian,
and Mayer, L.A., 2000, Cruise Report RV Ocean Surveyor Cruise O-1-00-GM;
The Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter of the Pinnacles Area, Northern Gulf
of Mexico, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 00-350, available on-line at:
<BR>
<A HREF="<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-350>" target="of">
<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-350/>
<BR>
<HR>
<i>National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies, Pinnacles</i>, 2006,
U.S. Geological Survey, Western Coastal and Marine Geology&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a class="locationLink" href="<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/pn-index.html>" target="pn">
&lt;<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/pn-index.html>>

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.
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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.).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000523

Ending_Date: 20000609

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.53334

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.35000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.60000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.15000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank

Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank

Place_Keyword: Alabama

Place_Keyword: Gulf Coast

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: Pinnacles Area, Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: USA

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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Contact_Person: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Position:

InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road

City: Menlo Park

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94025-3561

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/o/o100gm/html/o-1-00-gm.nav.gif>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of O-1-00-GM

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

Jim Gardner (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region); Pete Dartnell (Unspecified, USGS Western Region); Laurent Hellequin (Unspecified, University New Hampshire); Brian Calder (Unspecified, University New Hampshire); Roland Arsenault (Unspecified, University New Hampshire)

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Digital, ASCII

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: USGS/CMG Information Bank <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>

Publication_Information:

Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov> Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA

Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>

Other_Citation_Details:

Gardner, J.V., Sulak, K.J., Dartnell, Peter, Hellequin, Laurent, Calder, Brian, and Mayer, L.A., 2000, Cruise Report RV Ocean Surveyor Cruise O-1-00-GM; The Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter of the Pinnacles Area, Northern Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 00-350, available on-line at:
<A HREF="<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-350>" target="of"> <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-350/>
<i>National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies, Pinnacles</i>, 2006, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Coastal and Marine Geology&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="locationLink" href="<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/pn-index.html>" target="pn"> &lt;<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/pn-index.html>>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Identified as best available version.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Unspecified

Completeness_Report:

Start and end date/times of data

Navigation Data (o-1-00-gm.050 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
200001010100001    200001010100005
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Navigation Data Unknown

Process_Date: 20061213

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Contact_Person: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Position:

InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road

City: Menlo Park

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94025-3561

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Pinnacles Area, Gulf of Mexico

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Integrated navigation (SINS) 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:         .050

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Contact_Person: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Position:

InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road

City: Menlo Park

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94025-3561

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

Resource_Description:

Downloadable Data O-1-00-GM data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/o/o100gm/html/o-1-00-gm.meta.html>

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.1

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/o/o100gm/html/o-1-00-gm.nav.html>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20090918

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>

Contact_Person: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Position:

InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road

City: Menlo Park

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94025-3561

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata <http://www.fgdc.gov/>

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Metadata_Time_Convention: universal time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Use_Constraints: none