Pamlico Sound, NC (S020) Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model (30 meter resolution) Derived From Source Hydrographic Survey Soundings Collected by NOAA
Bathymetry for Pamlico Sound was derived from Sixty-five surveys containing 648,402
soundings. Nine older, overlapping, less accurate surveys were entirely omitted before
tinning the data. The overlap from eight older, less accurate surveys was omitted
prior to tinning. The average separation between soundings was 104 meters. Ten surveys
in the southwest dated prior to 1900. The remaining fifty-five surveys used dated
from 1913 to 1980. The total range of sounding data was 0.3 meters to -21 meters at
mean low water. Mean high water values between 0.1 and 0.6 meters were assigned to
the shoreline. Twelve points were found that were not consistent with the surrounding
data. These were removed prior to tinning. DEM grid values outside the shoreline (on
land) were assigned null values (-32676). Update 2 (10/31/00): Seven additional surveys
collected prior to 1900 have been digitized and have been included in the new update.
These surveys were in the Pamlico River and at the mouth of the Neuse River, as well
as the Wysocking Bay region. The previous update corrected an error in one of the
hydro-graphic surveys where feet were registered as fathoms. These soundings were
near the mouth of the estuary. No soundings of greater than 21 meters should be present
within Pamlico Sound. A vector file delineating the regions were data are inadequate
for quality 30m bathymetry have been included in the Zipped files in both Mapinfo
[MIF] and ArcView [SHP] formats. NOTE: These updated DEMs are NOT available for the
3 arc second version. Pamlico Sound has seventy-eight 7.5 minute DEMs and four one
degree DEMs. The 1 degree DEMs were generated from the higher resolution 7.5 minute
DEMs which covered the estuary. A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) contains a series
of elevations ordered from south to north with the order of the columns from west
to east. The DEM is formatted as one ASCII header record (A- record), followed by
a series of profile records (B- records) each of which include a short B-record header
followed by a series of ASCII integer elevations (typically in units of 1 centimeter)
per each profile. The last physical record of the DEM is an accuracy record (C-record).
The 7.5-minute DEM (30- by 30-m data spacing) is cast on the Universal Transverse
Mercator (UTM) projection. It provides coverage in 7.5- by 7.5-minute blocks. Each
product provides the same coverage as a standard USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle but the
DEM contains over edge data. Coverage is available for many estuaries of the contiguous
United States but is not complete.
Cite this dataset when used as a source.
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Distributor | DEM Information NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information dem.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | DEM Information NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information dem.info@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 1874-01-01 to 1980-01-01 |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::586626918 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West:-77.099299
East:-75.464561
South:34.694229
North:35.857043
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Edition | First |
Data Presentation Form | mapDigital |
Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Irregular |
Supplemental Information |
The datum for these bathymetric DEMs is not the same as that used by the United States
Geological Survey (USGS) for land based DEMs which results in a discontinuity if the
two datasets are merged together. Moreover, the shoreline for the USGS DEMs is indeterminate
and not the same as that used for the Bathymetric DEMs. Because of these differences,
extreme care should be used in merging NOAA and USGS DEM data. 7.5-minute DEMs have
rows and columns which vary in length and are staggered. The UTM bounding coordinates
form a quadrilateral (no two sides are parallel to each other), rather than a rectangle.
The user will need to pad out the uneven rows and columns with blanks or flagged data
values, if a rectangle is required for the user's application. Some software vendors
have incorporated this function into their software for input of standard formatted
USGS DEMs. The data within the bathymetry file is floating point. When using the data
within a GIS care must be taken to ensure that the data are being read as floating
point and not integer data.
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Purpose | Bathymetric DEM's can be used as layers in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for earth science analysis. DEM's can also serve as tools for volumetric analysis, for site location of structures, or for drainage basin delineation. The source soundings are collected by the NOS Office of Coast Survey (OCS). |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Place keywords | None
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Data Resolution keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords
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Last Modified: 2018-06-13
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