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Report for H13315 Locality: Northern Gulf of Mexico Sublocality: 11 NM Southwest of Freshwater Bayou State(s) or Region(s): Louisiana Start Date: 2019-09-12 End Date: 2020-03-11 These data are not to be used for navigation. For navigation please refer to NOS Nautical Charts. Downloads may take a long time, depending on file size and data transfer rates. Download All Products for H13315
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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.
H13315_DR.pdf	28.15MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H13315_DR.xml	39.1KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H13315 View / Download H13315.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.
H13315_MB_1m_MLLW_1of1.bag	647.93MB
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.
H13315_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag	619.18MB

Images

GeoImagePDF
H13315_GeoImage.pdf	16.25MB	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
H13315_SSSAB_1m_600kHz_1of2.tif	270.55MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13315_SSSAB_1m_600kHz_2of2.tif	145.04MB	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.
H13315_MBAB_2m_RVStout_400kHz_2of2.tif	4.70MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13315_MBAB_2m_RVOceanExplorer_400kHz_1of2.tif	46.88MB	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 H13315 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
H13315_BottomSamples.ascii	1.8KB	NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format.
Zip file containing bottom sample images and a shapefile of their locations
H13315_BottomSamples_shp_images.zip	14.04MB	Images may be viewed as standalone products or the shapefile can also be used to display where the images were taken.
NOAA/NOS Tide Note in PDF Format
H13315_tn.pdf	4.07MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Project Documents

Project Sketch in JPEG format
H13315_ProjectSketch.jpg	157.4KB	Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.
Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-K354-KR-19_DAPR.pdf	6.21MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
Horizontal and Vertical Control Report in PDF Format
OPR-K354-KR-19_HVCR.pdf	2.49MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality Sublocality State or Region Northern Gulf of Mexico 11 NM Southwest of Freshwater Bayou Louisiana

Start Date End Date Approval Date 2019-09-12 2020-03-11 2020-04-14

Project Number Project Name Purpose OPR-K354-KR-19

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 15 40000

Tide Note Tide Zones Survey Tide Stations COOPS Tide Station ID

Affected Products

ENCs RNCs US4LA14M

Junction Surveys H13317 H13316 H13313 H13101

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s) Chief(s) of Party R/V H.F. Stout R/V Ocean Explorer John R. Bean

Manufacturer Model Instrument Type AML Oceanographic MicroX SV Sound Speed System AML Oceanographic Micro SVP&T Sound Speed System Trimble NetR9 Positioning System Teledyne RESON SeaBat 7125 SV2 MBES EdgeTech 4200 SSS Applanix POS MV 320 v5 Positioning and Attitude System

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive Size (in GB) Date Archived Data Types Surveyed Raw and Processed 401.436 2021-06-19 01:13:34.0 BACKSCATTER, BATHYMETRY