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Fire Island National Seashore Side-scan Sonar Data, 2015

Metadata Updated: March 3, 2026

This dataset presents the processed sidescan mosaic for Fire Island National Seashore. The acoustic sonar survey was conducted using a EdgeTech 6205, a Multi-Phase Echo sounder system. This combined bathymetry and dual-frequency sidescan sonar system is optimized for shallow water surveying. The sonar system was bow-mounted to a 28-ft pontoon survey vessel customized for shallow water surveying, including having a draft of less than one foot. Data was collected using GeoDas software developed by Ocean Imaging Consultants (OIC) and monitored topside in real-time to ensure quality of data and full-coverage sidescan was being achieved. The data were collected in association with an Applanix POS MV system to assure positional accuracy and to correct for vessel motion (pitch, roll, heave). The survey was designed to acquire full-coverage sidescan data and partial coverage bathymetry data. As such, the survey was composed of parallel track lines with line spacing of 35 to 50 m and a sonar swath range of 50 m (25 m per side) to ensure overlap with adjacent lines. The raw sidescan and bathymetry records were processed using OIC CleanSweep software (Version 3.8.0, Build #263). All of the acoustic data were examined manually to confirm quality and accuracy. For sidescan, processing followed standard techniques of bottom-tracking the data and then applying angle-varying gains (AVG) and look-up tables (LUT) as necessary to correct for water column returns, arrival angle, and contrast to produce color-balanced sidescan sonar images. The native images are displayed as an inverse gold color scale, with pixel values ranging from zero (dark gold) to 255 (white). The lighter pixels indicate hard acoustic returns and represent the presence of hard surficial sediments (e.g. coarse sand, cobbles, and boulders), whereas darker pixels represent the presence of soft sediments, which tend to absorb sound to a greater degree. The horizontal coordinate system was set to UTM Zone 18N and sidescan data was processed to 25cm pixel resolution.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date January 13, 2026
Metadata Updated Date March 3, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI NPS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 13, 2026
Metadata Updated Date March 3, 2026
Publisher National Park Service
Maintainer
Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/NPS_DataStore_2278061
Data First Published 2017-04-19T00:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2017-04-19T00:00:00Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:24
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Harvest Source Id d917c1a9-26b7-43ea-b8c5-c77ec750a850
Harvest Source Title DOI NPS DCAT-US
Homepage URL https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2278061
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial -73.23551,40.62486,-72.7532,40.7806244
Program Code 010:118, 010:119
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 2da7d9f2e753078343ed04b23918e8981c7c261e87e191a1d4de213717fe7c83
Source Schema Version 1.1
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Temporal 2014-01-01/2015-01-01

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