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Report for H13704 Locality: Galveston, Texas Sublocality: Galveston Traffic Lanes and East Entrance Anchorage State(s) or Region(s): Texas Start Date: 2023-05-24 End Date: 2023-06-29 These data are not to be used for navigation. For navigation please refer to NOS Nautical Charts. Download times vary depending on file size and data transfer rates. Download All Products for H13704
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Survey Products

Descriptive Report and Metadata Documents

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Report & Survey Metadata
Products listed in the project descriptive report (DR) may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
H13704_DR.pdf	5.57MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H13704_DR.xml	50.4KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO Metadata Record
H13704 View / Download H13704.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.
H13704_MB_1m_MLLW_1of1.bag	307.18MB
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.
H13704_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag	296.42MB

Images

GeoImagePDF
H13704_GeoImage.pdf	28.28MB	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
H13704_SSSAB_1m_600kHz_3of3.tiff	5.89MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13704_SSSAB_1m_600kHz_2of3.tiff	23.15MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13704_SSSAB_1m_455kHz_1of3.tiff	433.97MB	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.
H13704_MBAB_2m_S222_300kHz_1of2.tif	26.66MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13704_MBAB_2m_2903_300kHz_2of2.tif	7.29MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Project Documents

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.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality Sublocality State or Region Galveston, Texas Galveston Traffic Lanes and East Entrance Anchorage Texas

Start Date End Date Approval Date 2023-05-24 2023-06-29 2023-10-24

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

Source of Original Data and License Information

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.

Reference System Information

Vertical Datum Horizontal Datum Projection Scale Mean Lower Low Water North American Datum 1983 (2011) Projected UTM 15 40000

Affected Products

ENCs RNCs US5TX53M US4TX52M

Junction Surveys H13705 H13703 H13090

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s) Chief(s) of Party THOMAS JEFFERSON Hydrographic Survey Launch 2903 NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON Matthew Jaskoski, CAPT/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

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive Size (in GB) Date Archived Data Types Surveyed Raw and Processed 560.623 2024-04-23 03:54:59.0 BACKSCATTER, BATHYMETRY