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Multibeam Bathymetry

Multibeam Bathymetry

Multibeam bathymetry datasets generated by the Chesapeake Bay Office are used to monitor oyster restoration, update nautical charts, and study relationships between physical habitat and the species that interacts with it.
  • Cite As: NMFS Office Of Habitat Conservation, [Date of Access]: Multibeam Bathymetry [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29319.
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Download Data
  • *.zip (download)
    Compressed ascii file of comma delimited position and depth data.
Distribution Formats
  • CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
    • File Compression: Zip
Distributor Distributor information not available
Dataset Point of Contact Lazar, Jay V
410-375-0899
jay.lazar@noaa.gov
Dataset custodian Lazar, Jay V
410-375-0899
jay.lazar@noaa.gov
Coverage Description The Chesapeake Bay is the Geographical Extent.
Time Period 2005 to Present
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West:-77.53333333333
East:-75.45555555556
South:36.84444444444
North:39.69166666667
Spatial Coverage Map
Dataset Information
  • Full Metadata Record
    View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset.
  • Citation URL (download)
    The URL is to a public FTP maintained by NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation.
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication:missing
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Under development - data is currently in the process of being created
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose The purpose of the multibeam bathymetric data is to monitor restoration projects and study the relationships between physical habitat and the species that interact with it.
Use Limitations
  • NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite As: NMFS Office Of Habitat Conservation, [Date of Access]: Multibeam Bathymetry [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29319.
Publishers
    Publisher information not available.
Acknowledgments
  • NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Theme keywords
  • Acoustic Seafloor Mapping
  • Multibeam Bathymetry
  • Shallow Water Multibeam Bathymetry
  • Swath Bathymetry
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OHC > Office of Habitat Conservation, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Project keywords InPort
  • Chesapeake Bay Benthic Habitat Data/Products
Use Constraints
  • Cite As: NMFS Office Of Habitat Conservation, [Date of Access]: Multibeam Bathymetry [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29319.
  • Use Constraints: These data are constrained by uses for navigation. These data will not be used for navigation.
Access Constraints
  • Access Constraints: There are no constraints to the access of these data.
Fees Fee information not available.
Lineage information for:dataset
Lineage Statement Multibeam bathymetry datasets originate from the raw data collected with Hypack hydrographic data acquisition software and processed with CARIS HIPS software. The CARIS platform creates surfaces and is used to export the ascii point files.
Last Modified: 2024-02-29T00:00:00
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