NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory 20050730 One Map and XYZ ASCII Panama City, FL NOAA Fisheries Laboratory in Panama City, FL http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/labs/panama/ NOAA Fisheries 20050730 Panama City, FL NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/labs/panama/ The NOAA Fisheries laboratory in Panama City, Florida coordinated an acoustic survey at the new proposed Marine Protected Areas in the South Atlantic Bight area June 20- July 7th, 2005. This metadata record is the parent record for the multi-beam echosounder (MBES) survey at the Georgia proposed MPA, which includes the following products: 1) XYZ ascii table created from the grid, 2) colored coded shaded geotiffs from the grid, 3) backscatter mosaic, 4) XYA (amplitude) ascii table created from the mosaic, and 5) geotif of backscatter draped on the bathymetric grid. All products are available contacting the distributor. Some data sets are also posted on NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) at www.coris.noaa.gov. Another product that will not be distributed, but will be used as input to habitat classification software (QTC MultiView (website)), are raw data files logged to disk using the Simrad EM3002 MBES data acquisition software. These raw files contain packets of information (depth soundings, navigation, attitude, sound velocity profiles, UTC time) that the acquisition software logged sequentially in time. The raw data format is available from Kongsberg-Simrad (website). The MBES system was provided by Seafloor Systems Inc. and the support vessel was UNCW's 70-ft. R/V Cape Fear. This survey is part of an on-going partnership effort funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). This survey was funded by a CRCP grant to Andrew David, NOAA Fisheries - Panama City, and Andrew Shepard, NURC/UNCW (The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington). In addition to partners above, other partners include UNCW's Spatial Analysis Lab, US Geological Survey, and the S. Atlantic fishery Management Council. The primary objective of this joint mapping expedition is to create habitat maps for proposed marine protected areas in the South Altantic Bight (SAB), prior to closure. These bathymetry data will help prepare habitat maps. The surveys will be followed by a ROV expedition later to ground-truth the newly acquired MBES-derived habitat maps. The map will serve as a baseline for assessing change of habitat condition over time, and for monitoring recovery of fish population in the closed area. The new proposed MPAs offer the rare opportunity to quantify habitat and fish assemblages before closure for direct comparision after closure. However, mapping is a prerequisite for any comprehensive research program. The survey was supported by Seafloor Systems, Inc., Portland, (www.seafloorsystems.com) Oregon using a Simrad EM 3002 multi-beam system. The survey was funded by NOAA Fisheries (www.sefsc.noaa.gov) and overseen by the NOAA Undersea Research Center at UNCW (www.uncw.edu/nurc). 20050620 20050627 publication date In Work As needed -80.0000 -79.0000 32.0000 31.0000 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Bathymetry ISO 19115 Topic Category elevation 006 none multibeam bathymetry backscatter deep-water reefs ocean floor topography CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > South Atlantic Bight > Georgia (31N079W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Georgia > South Atlantic Bight (31N079W0001) There are no constraints for use of geotif files, which are available online and from the P.O.C. Not for legal use NOAA Fisheries - Panama City Laboratory Andrew W. David Research Fishery Biologist mailing and physical address

3500 Delwood Beach Rd

Panama City Florida 32408 USA 850-234-6541 850-235-3559 Andy.David@noaa.gov Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT Colored, shaded geotifs for the survey area were created by Seafloor Systems Inc. using Caris HIPS 5.4 software. The raw survey data and processed XYZ data may also be available upon request from the P.O.C. None Data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed. The initial surveys produced an extremely large dataset (62 CDs) of raw data in Caris' cross-track format. To create the geotifs, this data set was reduced by post-survey processing including: corrections for sound velocity and tidal stage removal of outliers and data gaps, and calculation and assignment of mean values for 3m X 3m cells throughout the survey area. 1 meter 0.05% of water depth The bathymetry and backscatter data were collected along a continuous swath perpendicular to the direction of the ship using a Simrad EM 3002 multibeam sonar system. The data were collected in the raw format .all Simrad file. The data are cleaned of bad navigation and depth readings in CARIS HIPS 5.4 swath editor. The depth readings are gridded into a common grid. The gridded data are converted to an XYZ ASCII format file (Longitude, Latitude, Attribute). The raw backscatter was saved during the survey. The multi-beam system was mated to a Differential GPS unit, APPLANIX POS/MV (quantified heave, pitch, roll, and yaw heading). HYPACK navigation system was used to maintain vessel course throughout the survey. Sensor data were compiled in SIS Shipboard Data Acquisition and Image Processing System and initially logged to .all Simrad data files. Files were post-processed using CARIS HIPS 5.4 software to remove outliers, correct for sound velocity and tidal stage. HIPS was also used to mosaic backscatter and produce XYA files. 20050707 John Tamplin Seafloor Systems, Inc. President mailing and physical address

2038 NW Aloclek Drive, Suite 218

Hillsboro Oregon 97124 USA 503-466-2382 503-466-2892 info@seafloorsystems.com Mon-Fri, 9 am -5 pm (PT) Point Point Universal Transverse Mercator 17 0.999600 -81.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 Row and Column 3.0 3.0 Meters North American Datum of 1983 WGS 1984 6378206.4 294.98 XYZ ASCII file is a 3-column table of longitude, latitude and elevation. Each point is average center of 3 meter square grid cell. Colored, shaded geotif maps were created using these points and CARIS HIPS 5.4 software. none NOAA Fisheries - Panama City laboratory Andrew W. David Research Fishery Biologist mailing and physical address

3500 Delwood Beach Rd

Panama City Florida 32408 USA 850-234-6541 850-235-3559 Andy.David@noaa.gov Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT Downloadable Data These data are not intended for navigational purposes. NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data,expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA does not assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. Although these data have been used by NOAA, these data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be useable, 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 U.S. Government 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-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by UNCW, NOAA, the US Department of Commerce, or the U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy. ASCII Sample of bathymetry XYZ ASCII file Longitude, Latitude, Elevation 621804.720 3476857.400 108.513 DVD DVD-R None Contact Andrew David Andy.David@noaa.gov or 850-234-6541 geoTIFF and ASCII XYZ http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/sefsc/bathymetry/SAB/georgia/bathymetry2005 None 20121220 NOAA Fisheries - Panama City laboratory Andrew W. David Research Fishery Biologist Mailing and physical address

3500 Delwood Beach Rd

Panama City Florida 32408 USA 850-234-6541 850-235-3559 Andy.David@noaa.gov Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm CDT FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 20060320034022 None 20050620 20050627 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/bathymetry_georgia_sab_2005.html 1292