Report for H12656

Locality:	Approaches to Mobile Bay
Sublocality:	4NM South of Mobile Point
State(s) or Region(s):	Alabama

Start Date:	2014-07-10
End Date:	2014-10-10

These data are not to be used for navigation.
For navigation please refer to NOS Nautical Charts.

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Survey Products

Descriptive Report and Metadata Documents

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Reports and Metadata Documents
Products listed in these reports may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
H12656_DR.pdf	3.95MB	The document may be read using a free PDF reader.
H12656_DR.xml	75.7KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H12656 View / Download H12656.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

Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG)
Survey products may use different units, datums or projections than the associated survey. Please consult product-specific metadata for additional details.
The BAG format is a gridded, multi-dimensional bathymetric data file readable with geospatial visualization software (various commercial solutions, freeware, and open source applications are available). The BAGXYZ files are ascii representations of the BAG data in XYZ format, but do not include uncertainty.
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_8of31.bag	210.5KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_4of31.bag	366.2KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_21of31.bag	45.6KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_25of31.bag	96.0KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_27of31.bag	119.6KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_1of31.bag	317.6KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_5of31.bag	264.2KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_9of31.bag	396.5KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_11of31.bag	108.1KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_3of31.bag	349.4KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_7of31.bag	298.8KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_13of31.bag	232.5KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_17of31.bag	97.1KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_30of31.bag	34.4KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_2of31.bag	190.4KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_6of31.bag	489.7KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_12of31.bag	61.7KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_16of31.bag	152.3KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_20of31.bag	60.2KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_24of31.bag	59.5KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_28of31.bag	196.6KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_15of31.bag	242.8KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_19of31.bag	62.4KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_29of31.bag	152.2KB
H12656_MB_2m_MLLW_31of31.bag	48.51MB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_18of31.bag	125.8KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_10of31.bag	323.3KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_14of31.bag	274.0KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_22of31.bag	161.6KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_23of31.bag	161.6KB
H12656_MB_50cm_MLLW_26of31.bag	94.6KB
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 and delivered as .xyz.
H12656

Imagery

GeoImagePDF
Georeferenced PDF file including chart and survey layers.
H12656_GeoImage.pdf	25.85MB
NOAA/NOS side scan sonar mosaic in TIFF format
The side scan sonar mosaic is readable with geospatial visualization software (various commercial solutions, freeware, and open source applications are available).
H12656_SSSAB_1m_500kHz_2of2.tiff	88.32MB
H12656_SSSAB_1m_500kHz_1of2.tiff	89.17MB
NOAA/NOS multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic in TIFF format
The multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic is readable with geospatial visualization software (various commercial solutions, freeware, and open source applications are available).
H12656_MBAB_3m_OysterBay_240kHz_2of2_.tiff	9.77MB
H12656_MBAB_2m_AtlanticSurveyor_400kHz_1of2.tiff	16.93MB

Bottom Samples and Tide Documents

NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format
Bottom Sample files may reference the Coastal Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
H12656_BottomSamples.ascii	1.5KB
NOAA/NOS Tide Note in PDF Format
H12656_tn.pdf	16.8KB

Project Documents

Project Sketch in JPEG format
Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.
H12656_ProjectSketch.jpg	120.1KB
Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-J312-KR-14_DAPR.pdf	0.94MB

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality

Sublocality

State or Region

Approaches to Mobile Bay

4NM South of Mobile Point

Alabama

Start Date	End Date	Approval Date
2014-07-10	2014-10-10	2015-01-31

Project Number	Project Name	Purpose
OPR-J312-KR-14

Source of Original Data and License Information

License Information
These data were produced under contract with NOAA and any potential copyright was assigned to NOAA. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the 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 16	20000

Survey Tide Stations

COOPS Tide Station ID

Daulphin Island, Alabama

8735180

Affected Products

ENCs

RNCs

US4AL11M

11376

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s)

Chief(s) of Party

R/V Oyster Bay

Paul L. Donaldson

Manufacturer	Model	Instrument Type
RESON	SeaBat 7125 SV	MBES

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive	Size (in GB)	Date Archived	Data Types Surveyed
Raw and Processed	1061.796	2016-02-20 15:04:13.0	BACKSCATTER, SIDE SCAN, BATHYMETRY