Report for H13390

Locality:	Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay
Sublocality:	Western Galveston Bay
State(s) or Region(s):	Texas

Start Date:	2021-02-04
End Date:	2021-05-14

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Survey Products

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Reports and Metadata Documents
Products listed in these reports may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
H13390_DR.pdf	10.49MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H13390_DR.xml	54.3KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H13390 View / Download H13390.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.

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.
H13390_MB_1m_MLLW_1of1.bag	351.22MB
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.
H13390_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag	329.48MB

GeoImagePDF
H13390_GeoImage.pdf	20.11MB	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
H13390_SSSAB_1m_350kHz_1of1.tif	726.18MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.

Bottom Sample Data
NOAA/NOS bottom sample listing in IMLGS (pre-1989)
Link to H13390 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
H13390_BottomSamples.ascii	2.6KB	NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format.
Zip file containing bottom sample images and a shapefile of their locations
H13390_BottomSamples_shp_images.zip	12.07MB	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
H13390_tn.pdf	9.88MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Project Sketch in JPEG format
H13390_ProjectSketch.jpg	117.5KB	Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.
Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-K375-KR-20_DAPR.pdf	37.38MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Locality

Sublocality

State or Region

Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay

Western Galveston Bay

Texas

Start Date	End Date	Approval Date
2021-02-04	2021-05-14	2021-07-23

Project Number	Project Name	Purpose
OPR-K375-KR-20

License Information
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Vertical Datum	Horizontal Datum	Projection	Scale
Mean Lower Low Water	North American Datum 1983	Projected UTM 15	12500

ENCs

RNCs

US5TX53M

Junction Surveys

H13389 H13388

Vessel(s)

Chief(s) of Party

RHIB Sigsbee

Jonathan L. Dasler, PE, PLS, CH

Manufacturer	Model	Instrument Type
Carlson	Merlin	Lidar System
AML Oceanographic	MicroX SV	Sound Speed System
Trimble	SPS855	Positioning System
Teledyne RESON	SeaBat T50-R	MBES
iXblue	Hydrins	Positioning and Attitude System
AML Oceanographic	BaseX2	Sound Speed System
Applanix	POS MV 320 v5	Positioning and Attitude System

Data in Archive	Size (in GB)	Date Archived	Data Types Surveyed
Raw and Processed	1449.78	2022-08-15 06:23:19.0	LIDAR, BACKSCATTER, BATHYMETRY