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Report for D00255 Locality: Wilmington, NC Sublocality: Cape Fear River State(s) or Region(s): North Carolina Start Date: 2018-09-17 End Date: 2018-09-20 These data are not to be used for navigation. For navigation please refer to NOS Nautical Charts. Download times vary depending on file size and data transfer rates. Download All Products for D00255
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Survey Products

Descriptive Report and Metadata Documents

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Reports and Metadata Documents
Products listed in these reports may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
D00255_DR.pdf	2.34MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
D00255_DR.xml	6.0KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
D00255 View / Download D00255.xml		Usually presented as an XML document, which captures the basic characteristics of HSMDB metadata verified from H10000 (1982) to the present as well as F00200 (1965) to the present.

Bathymetry

Survey products may use different units, datums or projections than the associated survey. Please consult product-specific metadata for additional details.
Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG) Data
The BAG format is a gridded, multi-dimensional bathymetric data file (see Open Navigation Surface). Readable with various applications such as the free CARIS Easy View, ESRI ArcGIS or open source GDAL. The BAGXYZ files are ascii representations of the BAG data in XYZ format, but do not include uncertainty.
D00255_MB_50cm_MLLW_1of2.bag	184.66MB
D00255_MB_50cm_MLLW_2of2.bag	3.04MB
Ellipsoid Referenced BAG Files
Ellipsoid referenced Bag files have a vertical datum that may differ materially from the charted datum. Please refer to the file level metadata to ensure proper display.
D00255_MB_50cm_Ellipsoid_1of2.bag	179.24MB
D00255_MB_50cm_Ellipsoid_2of2.bag	2.91MB

Images

GeoImagePDF
D00255_GeoImage.pdf	13.43MB	NOAA/NOS Layered GeoSpatial Image PDF File. Created by NOS to include chart and survey layers in a georeferenced pdf format.
NOAA/NOS sidescan sonar mosaic in TIFF format
D00255_SSSAB_1m_400kHz_1of2.tiff	181.63MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
D00255_SSSAB_1m_400kHz_2of2.tiff	230.90MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
NOAA/NOS multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic in TIFF format
The multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic is readable with various applications such as the free CARIS Easy View, or ESRI ArcGIS geospatial visualization software.
D00255_MBAB_2m_S3009_400kHz_1of1.tif	21.58MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality Sublocality State or Region Wilmington, NC Cape Fear River North Carolina

Start Date End Date Approval Date 2018-09-17 2018-09-20

Project Number Project Name Purpose S-G941-NRT2-18

Source of Original Data and License Information

License Information These data were produced by NOAA and are in the public domain within the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0). View the license deed. View the legal code.

Reference System Information

Vertical Datum Horizontal Datum Projection Scale Mean Lower Low Water North American Datum 1983 Projected UTM 18 10000

Affected Products

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s) Chief(s) of Party James L. Kirkpatrick

Manufacturer Model Instrument Type Kongsberg Maritime EM 2040C MBES

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive Size (in GB) Date Archived Data Types Surveyed Raw and Processed 129.524 2021-12-20 15:45:19.0 BATHYMETRY