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Report for H13805

Report for H13805

Locality: Potomac River
Sublocality: Kitts Point to Ragged Point
State(s) or Region(s): Virginia Maryland

Start Date: 2023-08-08
End Date: 2023-09-10


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Survey Products

Descriptive Report and Metadata Documents

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Reports and Metadata Documents
Products listed in these reports may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
H13805_Survey_Metadata.xml 30.6KB HSSD-format survey-level metadata record in XML format.
May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
H13805_Survey_Metadata.pdf 0.54MB HSSD-format survey-level metadata record in PDF format.
The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H13805 View / Download H13805.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.
H13805_MB_1m_MLLW_2of3.bag 140.37MB
H13805_MB_1m_MLLW_3of3.bag 36.61MB
H13805_MB_1m_MLLW_1of3.bag 297.61MB
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.
H13805_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_2of3.bag 134.18MB
H13805_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_1of3.bag 286.22MB
H13805_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_3of3.bag 34.69MB

Images

GeoImagePDF
H13805_GeoImage.pdf 20.21MB 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
H13805_SSSAB_1m_2904_600kHz_2of2.tiff 37.18MB NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image.
The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13805_SSSAB_1m_2903_600kHz_2of2.tiff 41.19MB NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image.
The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13805_SSSAB_1m_2904_600kHz_1of2.tiff 161.95MB NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image.
The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13805_SSSAB_1m_2903_600kHz_1of2.tiff 181.13MB 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.
H13805_MBAB_2m_2903_300kHz_3of3.tif 22.71MB NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13805_MBAB_2m_2904_300kHz_2of3.tif 18.87MB NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13805_MBAB_2m_S222_300kHz_1of3.tif 24.79MB 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 H13805 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
H13805_BottomSamples.ascii 0.7KB NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format.
Zip file containing bottom sample images and a shapefile of their locations
H13805_BottomSamples_shp_images.zip 1.04MB Images may be viewed as standalone products or the shapefile can also be used to display where the images were taken.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality Sublocality State or Region
Potomac River Kitts Point to Ragged Point
Virginia Maryland
Start Date End Date Approval Date
2023-08-08 2023-09-10
Project Number Project Name Purpose
OPR-E350-TJ-22

Source of Original Data and License Information

License Information
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Reference System Information

Vertical Datum Horizontal Datum Projection Scale
Mean Lower Low Water North American Datum 1983 Projected UTM 18

Affected Products

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s) Vessel Image Chief(s) of Party
THOMAS JEFFERSON Hydrographic Survey Launch 2904
THOMAS JEFFERSON Hydrographic Survey Launch 2903
NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON
CAPT Matthew Jaskoski, NOAA
Manufacturer Model Instrument Type
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
Sea-Bird Scientific SBE 19plus Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Sensor
Kongsberg Maritime EM 2040 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 789.004 2025-03-20 00:11:43.0 BACKSCATTER, SIDE SCAN, BATHYMETRY