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Report for F00879 Locality: Galveston Sublocality: Galveston Channel and GIWW State(s) or Region(s): Texas Start Date: 2023-04-21 End Date: 2023-05-23 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 F00879
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Survey Products

Descriptive Report and Metadata Documents

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Report & Survey Metadata
Products listed in the project descriptive report (DR) may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
F00879_DR.pdf	1.03MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
F00879_DR.xml	21.1KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO Metadata Record
F00879 View / Download F00879.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.
F00879_MB_50cm_MLLW_1of1.bag	132.06MB
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.
F00879_MB_50cm_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag	127.09MB

Images

GeoImagePDF
F00879_GeoImage.pdf	9.42MB	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
F00879_SSSAB_1m_600kHz_1of2.tif	5.69MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
F00879_SSSAB_1m_600kHz_2of2.tif	5.41MB	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.
F00879_MBAB_2m_S222_300kHz_1of2.tif	1.06MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
F00879_MBAB_2m_2903_300kHz_2of2.tif	4.35MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Project Documents

Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-K371-TJ-23_DAPR.pdf	41.22MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality Sublocality State or Region Galveston Galveston Channel and GIWW Texas

Start Date End Date Approval Date 2023-04-21 2023-05-23 2023-11-30

Project Number Project Name Purpose OPR-K371-TJ-23

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 15 10000

Affected Products

ENCs RNCs US5TXTED US5TXTEC US5TXTEB US5TXTDE US5TXTDD US5TXTDC US5TXTDB US5TXTDA

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s) Chief(s) of Party THOMAS JEFFERSON Hydrographic Survey Launch 2903 NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON Matthew Jaskoski, CAPT/NOAA

Manufacturer Model Instrument Type Kongsberg Maritime EM 2040 MBES Backscatter Kongsberg Maritime EM 2040 MBES EdgeTech 4200 SSS

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive Size (in GB) Date Archived Data Types Surveyed Raw and Processed 60.315 2024-06-24 22:26:39.0 BATHYMETRY