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Report for H12643

Report for H12643

Locality: Buzzards Bay and Nantucket Sound
Sublocality: Great Hill Pt to Converse Pt
State(s) or Region(s): Massachusetts

Start Date: 2015-09-28
End Date: 2015-10-12


These data are not to be used for navigation.
For navigation please refer to NOS Nautical Charts.


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Descriptive Report and Metadata Documents

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Report
Products listed in the project descriptive report (DR) may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
H12643_DR.pdf 7.84MB The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H12643_DR.xml 51.0KB Descriptive Report in XML format.
May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H12643 View / Download H12643.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.
H12643_MB_50cm_MLLW_1of1.bag 290.14MB
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.
H12643_MB_50cm_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag 265.51MB
NOAA/NOS Sounding Data
Download data from the Point Store database via NEXT (NCEI Extract System). Point soundings are from the survey Smooth Sheet or of similar density. Depths in meters. Horizontal datum is (converted to) NAD83 if possible. Vertical datum is (converted to) Mean Lower Low Water if possible. Please check the associated metadata to confirm the correct datums. The data file format is : SurveyID, Long, Lat, Depth.
H12643 XYZ format.

Images

GeoImagePDF
H12643_GeoImage.pdf 48.53MB 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
H12643_SSSAB_1m_400kHz_1of1.tiff 56.50MB 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.
H12643_MBAB_3101_2m_400kHz.tiff 3.24MB NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H12643_MBAB_3102_2m_400kHz.tiff 3.57MB NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Bottom Samples and Tide Documents

NOAA/NOS Tide Note in PDF Format
H12643_tn.pdf 71.1KB This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
NOAA/NOS Tide Zone in PDF format
H12643_tz.pdf 284.3KB This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Project Documents

Project Sketch in JPEG format
H12643_ProjectSketch.jpg 244.4KB Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.
Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-B367-TJ-15_DAPR.pdf 29.42MB This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality Sublocality State or Region
Buzzards Bay and Nantucket Sound Great Hill Pt to Converse Pt
Massachusetts
Start Date End Date Approval Date
2015-09-28 2015-10-12 2016-03-24
Project Number Project Name Purpose
OPR-B367-TJ-15

Source of Original Data

Link to Original Data Data Source

Reference System Information

Vertical Datum Horizontal Datum Projection Scale
Mean Lower Low Water North American Datum 1983 Projected UTM 19N 10000
Tide Note Tide Zones Survey Tide Stations COOPS Tide Station ID
Newport, Rhode Island 8452660
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts 8449130

Affected Products

ENCs RNCs
US5MA27M US4MA23M
13236 13218
Junction Surveys

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s) Chief(s) of Party
THOMAS JEFFERSON Jensen Launch 3101
THOMAS JEFFERSON Jensen Launch 3102
Shepard M. Smith, CAPT/NOAA
Manufacturer Model Instrument Type
Teledyne RESON SVP 71 Sound Speed System
Sea-Bird Scientific SBE 19plus Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Sensor
Applanix POS MV 320 v5 Positioning and Attitude System
Reson 7125-SV2 MBES
Reson 7125-SV1 MBES

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive Size (in GB) Date Archived Data Types Surveyed
Raw and Processed 82.768 2017-04-10 11:48:11.0
BACKSCATTER, SIDE SCAN, BATHYMETRY