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Report for W00288 Original data was collected or contracted by R/V AMY GALE Locality: Gulf of Maine Sublocality: Offshore of Cape Porpoise State(s) or Region(s): Maine Start Date: 2014-07-18 End Date: 2014-10-06 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 W00288

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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.
W00288_DR.pdf	1.52MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
W00288_DR.xml	2.8KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
W00288 View / Download W00288.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.
W00288_MB_8m_MLLW_4of4.bag	2.60MB
W00288_MB_8m_MLLW_Combined.bag	12.44MB
W00288_MB_1m_MLLW_1of4.bag	0.59MB
W00288_MB_2m_MLLW_2of4.bag	10.62MB
W00288_MB_4m_MLLW_3of4.bag	38.74MB
NOAA/NOS Sounding Data
Download data from the Point Store database via NEXT (NCEI Extract System). Point soundings are from the survey Smooth Sheet or of similar density. Depths in meters. Horizontal datum is (converted to) NAD83 if possible. Vertical datum is (converted to) Mean Lower Low Water if possible. Please check the associated metadata to confirm the correct datums. The data file format is : SurveyID, Long, Lat, Depth.
W00288		XYZ format.

Images

GeoImagePDF
W00288_GeoImage.pdf	28.00MB	NOAA/NOS Layered GeoSpatial Image PDF File. Created by NOS to include chart and survey layers in a georeferenced pdf format.
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.
W00288_MBAB_3m_AmyGale_300kHz_1of1.tiff	17.77MB	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 W00288 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
W00288_BottomSamples.ascii	1.7KB	NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format.
NOAA/NOS Tide Note in PDF Format
W00288_tn.pdf	47.8KB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Project Documents

Project Sketch in JPEG format
W00288_ProjectSketch.jpg	99.6KB	Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality Sublocality State or Region Gulf of Maine Offshore of Cape Porpoise Maine

Start Date End Date Approval Date 2014-07-18 2014-10-06

Project Number Project Name Purpose OPR-OSD-AHB-14

Source of Original Data and License Information

Link to Original Data Data Source Original Data R/V AMY GALE License Information This data is licensed under a 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 Projected UTM 19N 40000

Survey Tide Stations COOPS Tide Station ID Portland, Maine 8418150

Affected Products

ENCs RNCs US4ME01M US3EC10M US2EC04M 13286 13260 13009 13006 13003

Junction Surveys H12698 H12697

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s) Chief(s) of Party Matt Nixon David Armstrong

Manufacturer Model Instrument Type Kongsberg Maritime EM 2040C MBES

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive Size (in GB) Date Archived Data Types Surveyed Raw and Processed 46.356 2016-02-18 14:23:31.0 BATHYMETRY