Geotagged sea-floor images and location of bottom images collected in Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York, in fall 2017 and spring 2018 by the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Connecticut, and University of New Haven during field activities 2017-056-FA and 2018-018-FA (JPEG images, point shapefile, and CSV file)

Two marine geological surveys were conducted in Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York, in fall 2017 and spring 2018 by the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Connecticut, and University of New Haven through the Long Island Sound Mapping and Research Collaborative. Sea-floor images and videos were collected at 210 sampling sites within the survey area, and surficial sediment samples were collected at 179 of the sites. The sediment data and the observations from the images and videos are used to identify sediment texture and sea-floor habitats.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, CSV, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Connecticut, All tags... Fishers Island, Fishers Island Sound, GoPro HERO4 Black, JPEG, JPG, Kongsberg Simrad OE1365, LISMaRC, Long Island Sound, Long Island Sound Habitat Mapping, Long Island Sound Mapping and Research Collaborative, NURTEC, New York, Nikon D300, North America, Northeast Underwater Research, Technology and Education Center, R/V Connecticut, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, U.S. Geological Survey, UConn, USGS, United States, University of Connecticut, University of New Haven, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bottom images, bottom photographs, continental shelf, field activity 2017-056-FA, field activity 2018-018-FA, geoscientificInformation, ground-truth, image collections, images, location, marine geology, oceans, photographic sampling, photography, photos, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seabed images, seabed photographs, seafloor, sediments, shapefile, sound, stations, underwater photography, Fewer tags

Geotagged lakebed images and their locations collected in the vicinity of Buffalo Reef, Michigan, within Lake Superior during USGS Field Activity 2021-005-FA using the USGS MiniSEABOSS (JPEG images, point shapefile; GCS WGS 84)

In August 2021, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, collected high-resolution geophysical data, sediment samples, and bottom imagery to determine the distribution of historical mine tailings on the floor of Lake Superior. Large amounts of waste material from copper mining, locally known as “stamp sands,” were dumped into the lake in the early 20th century, with wide-reaching consequences that have continued into the present. Mapping was focused offshore of the town of Gay on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, where ongoing erosion and re-deposition of the stamp sands has buried miles of native, white-sand beaches. Stamp sands are also encroaching onto Buffalo Reef,...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Buffalo Reef, CMHRP, CSV, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, All tags... Department of the Interior, GLSC, Grand Traverse Bay, Great Lakes Science Center, Houghton County, JPEG, JPG, Keweenaw County, Keweenaw Peninsula, Lacustrine Geology, Lake Superior, Michigan, MiniSEABOSS, R/V Rafael, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bottom images, bottom photographs, elevation, field activity number 2021-005-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, ground-truth, image collections, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, images, inlandWaters, lakebed characteristics, lakebed images, lakebed photographs, multibeam sonar, photography, photos, sediments, shapefile, underwater photography, Fewer tags

Geotagged sea-floor photographs and location of bottom photographs collected in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey during field activities 2016-005-FA and 2017-022-FA (JPEG images, point shapefile, and CSV file)

Two marine geological surveys were conducted in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, in May 2016 and May 2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of an agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to map the geology of the sea floor offshore of Massachusetts. Samples of surficial sediment and photographs of the sea floor were collected at 76 sampling sites within the survey area, and sea-floor videos were collected at 75 of the sites. The sediment data and the observations from the photos and videos are used to explore the nature of the sea floor; in conjunction with high-resolution geophysical data, the observations are used to make interpretive maps of sedimentary environments and validate acoustic...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, CSV, CZM, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... GoPro HERO4 Black, JPEG, JPG, MA CZM, MassCZM, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, MiniSEABOSS, Nantucket, Nantucket Sound, North America, R/V Rafael, R/V Tioga, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bottom images, bottom photographs, continental shelf, field activity 2016-005-FA, field activity 2017-022-FA, geoscientificInformation, ground-truth, image collections, images, location, marine geology, navigational data, oceans, photographic sampling, photography, photos, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seabed images, seabed photographs, seafloor, sediments, shapefile, sound, stations, underwater photography, Fewer tags