Resource Description: M-01-GM data set
United States Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG), Chief Scientist (James V. Gardner), 2001, Bathymetry Mapping of the West Florida Shelf (Steamboat Lumps), Gulf of Mexico (NODC Accession 0001410).Online Links:
This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00008. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00008. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees.
The horizontal datum used is WGS84.
The ellipsoid used is WGS84.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/.003352811.
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geographic information systems (GIS) or other software to display bathymetry and backscatter data of the West Florida Shelf, Gulf of Mexico.
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Not determined.
0.5 meters
0.05 percent of the water depth
Complete
Point features present.
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Downloadable Data
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| Data format: |
Sample of bathymetry XYZ ASCII file
Longitude, Latitude, Elevation
-86.57406,30.06655,-48.497 in format ASCII |
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| Network links: |
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0005/site/data.html> |
| Data format: | ARCInfo GRID (version 8.0.2) |
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| Network links: |
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0005/site/data.html> |
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