Report for H13703

Locality:	Galveston, TX
Sublocality:	West Galveston Entrance Anchorage
State(s) or Region(s):	Texas

Start Date:	2023-04-24
End Date:	2023-06-29

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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.
H13703_DR.pdf	9.41MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H13703_DR.xml	57.4KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H13703 View / Download H13703.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.
H13703_MB_1m_MLLW_1of1.bag	743.68MB
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.
H13703_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag	719.87MB

GeoImagePDF
H13703_GeoImage.pdf	23.55MB	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
H13703_SSSAB_1m_2903_600kHz_2of4.tiff	254.68MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13703_SSSAB_1m_S222_455kHz_3of4.tiff	57.58MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13703_SSSAB_1m_S222_455kHz_1of4.tiff	866.50MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13703_SSSAB_1m_2903_600kHz_4of4.tiff	4.22MB	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.
H13703_MBAB_2m_S222_300kHz_1of2.tif	48.71MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13703_MBAB_2m_2903_300kHz_2of2.tif	19.59MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Bottom Sample Data
NOAA/NOS bottom sample listing in IMLGS (pre-1989)
Link to H13703 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
H13703_BottomSamples.ascii	1.1KB	NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format.
Zip file containing bottom sample images and a shapefile of their locations
H13703_BottomSamples_shp_images.zip	8.72MB	Images may be viewed as standalone products or the shapefile can also be used to display where the images were taken.

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.

Locality

Sublocality

State or Region

Galveston, TX

West Galveston Entrance Anchorage

Texas

Start Date	End Date	Approval Date
2023-04-24	2023-06-29	2023-09-29

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

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.

Vertical Datum	Horizontal Datum	Projection	Scale
Mean Lower Low Water	North American Datum 1983	Projected UTM 15	40000

ENCs

RNCs

US5TX53M US4TX52M US3GC02M

Junction Surveys

H13705 H13704 H13091 H13090

Vessel(s)

Chief(s) of Party

THOMAS JEFFERSON Hydrographic Survey Launch 2903

NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON

Matthew J. Jaskoski, CDR/NOAA

Manufacturer	Model	Instrument Type
Kongsberg Maritime	EM 2040	MBES Backscatter
AML Oceanographic	MVP-X	Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Sensor
AML Oceanographic	MVP200	Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Sensor
Valeport	Thru-Hull SVS	Sound Speed System
Teledyne RESON	SVP 70	Sound Speed System
Sea-Bird Scientific	SBE 19plus V2	Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Sensor
Kongsberg Maritime	EM 2040	MBES
Klein Marine Systems	System 5000	SSS
EdgeTech	4200	SSS
Applanix	POS MV 320 v5	Positioning and Attitude System

Data in Archive	Size (in GB)	Date Archived	Data Types Surveyed
Raw and Processed	1329.501	2024-04-21 16:30:17.0	BACKSCATTER, BATHYMETRY