- Title:
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SWATH sonar and underwater camera mapping data of field
activity S-6-10-PS in Offshore of the Elwha River delta,
Strait of Juan de Fuca from 02/22/2010 to 03/02/2010
- Abstract:
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United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center.
Chief Scientist: Jon Warrick. SWATH sonar and underwater
camera mapping data of field activity S-6-10-PS in Offshore
of the Elwha River delta, Strait of Juan de Fuca from
02/22/2010 to 03/02/2010,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s610ps/html/s-6-10-ps.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Notes -
Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound - Effects of Elwha Dam Removal.
Research Project Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound URL:
<A HREF = "<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/research/projects/puget_coastalhab.html>"><http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/research/projects/puget_coastalhab.html>
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>, 20130106, SWATH sonar and underwater camera mapping data of field activity S-6-10-PS in Offshore of the Elwha River delta, Strait of Juan de Fuca from 02/22/2010 to 03/02/2010: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
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- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.59407
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.38878
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.18027
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.11519
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 22-Feb-2010
- Ending_Date: 02-Mar-2010
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- What is the general form of this data set?
- How does the data set represent geographic features?
- How are geographic features stored in the data set?
- Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Offshore of the Elwha River delta, Strait of Juan de Fuca
This is a Point data set.
It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
- 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:
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- Depth_System_Definition:
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- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
- Depth_Resolution: 0.1
- Depth_Distance_Units: meters
- Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
- How does the data set describe geographic features?
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
- Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Who also contributed to the data set?
Jon Warrick);
David Finlayson);
Pete Dal Ferro);
Jackson Currie);
Josh Logan (shore support)
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- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: 09-Apr-2010 (process 1 of 1)
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Navigation Data
04/09/2010 clint s-6-10-ps.063
Global positioning system (GPS) data
Input was...
04/09/2010 clint s-6-10-ps.062
Global positioning system (GPS) data
04/09/2010 clint 054.060
Global positioning system (GPS) data
Person who carried out this activity:
- What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, 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.
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- How well have the observations been checked?
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- How accurate are the geographic locations?
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- How accurate are the heights or depths?
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- Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
Start and end date/times of data
Navigation Data (s-6-10-ps.063 [GPS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
201002231555330 201002231643250
201002231648580 201002231653510
201002231718150 201002231720160
201002232116090 201002232116090
201002232122430 201002240136400
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201002242107360 201002242126300
201002242330550 201002250134160
201002251524100 201002251524100
201002251538300 201002260125570
201002261519100 201002261519100
201002261527420 201002261936530
201002261959340 201002261959450
201002262057020 201002262149410
201002262204480 201002270133480
201002271522040 201002280201170
201002280206260 201002280206260
201002281527350 201003010118550
201003011555400 201003011555400
201003011603000 201003011617000
201003011624100 201003020112560
201003021603040 201003021603040
201003021610160 201003030039340
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
- How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
Unspecified
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- Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
- What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
Downloadable Data S-6-10-PS data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s610ps/html/s-6-10-ps.meta.html>
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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.
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- Availability in digital form:
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- Dates:
- Last modified: 06-Jan-2013
- Metadata author:
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