Report for H12943

Locality:	Gulf of Mexico
Sublocality:	8 NM West of SW Pass
State(s) or Region(s):	Louisiana

Start Date:	2016-08-03
End Date:	2016-10-02

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

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Survey Products

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.
H12943_DR.pdf	5.66MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H12943_DR.xml	54.4KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H12943 View / Download H12943.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

Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG) Data
Survey products may use different units, datums or projections than the associated survey. Please consult product-specific metadata for additional details.
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.
H12943_MB_1m_MLLW_1of3.bag	29.34MB
H12943_MB_2m_MLLW_2of3.bag	51.06MB
H12943_MB_4m_MLLW_3of3.bag	70.97MB

Images

GeoImagePDF
H12943_GeoImage.pdf	30.48MB	NOAA/NOS Layered GeoSpatial Image PDF File. Created by NOS to include chart and survey layers in a georeferenced pdf format.
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.
H12943_MBAB_Taku_400kHz.tiff	10.03MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H12943_MBAB_Theory_400kHz.tiff	20.40MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H12943_MBAB_Benthos_400kHz.tiff	17.01MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Bottom Samples and Tide Documents

Bottom Sample Data
NOAA/NOS bottom sample listing in IMLGS (pre-1989)
Link to H12943 in IMLGS (pre-1989 samples)		Search NOAA/NOS seabed samples submitted to IMLGS through NMNH (pre-1989). Modern survey bottom samples are not currently viewable on a map service.
NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format
H12943_BottomSamples.ascii	1.0KB	NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format.
NOAA/NOS Tide Note in PDF Format
H12943_tn.pdf	73.3KB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
NOAA/NOS Tide Zone in PDF format
H12943_tz.pdf	240.2KB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Project Documents

Project Sketch in JPEG format
H12943_ProjectSketch.jpg	125.6KB	Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.
Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-K339-KR-16_DAPR.pdf	26.28MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
Horizontal and Vertical Control Report in PDF Format
OPR-K339-KR-16_HVCR.pdf	299.1KB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality

Sublocality

State or Region

Gulf of Mexico

8 NM West of SW Pass

Louisiana

Start Date	End Date	Approval Date
2016-08-03	2016-10-02	2016-12-05

Project Number	Project Name	Purpose
OPR-K339-KR-16

Source of Original Data and License Information

License Information
These data were produced under contract with NOAA and any potential copyright was assigned to NOAA. 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	World Geodetic System (WGS) 1984	Projected UTM 16	40000

Survey Tide Stations

COOPS Tide Station ID

Aberdeen, Washington

9441187

Affected Products

ENCs

RNCs

US4LA32M US4LA30M

11361 11358

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s)

Chief(s) of Party

M/V Theory

R/V Benthos

R/V TAKU

David Neff, ACSM C.H.

Manufacturer	Model	Instrument Type
Trimble	SPS461	Positioning System
R2Sonic	2024	MBES

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive

Size (in GB)

Date Archived

Data Types Surveyed

Raw and Processed

293.629

2018-09-18 08:38:19.0

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