Report for H13218

Locality:	Port Arthur, TX
Sublocality:	17 NM ESE of Galveston Bay Entrance
State(s) or Region(s):	Texas

Start Date:	2019-04-10
End Date:	2019-09-21

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Survey Products

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Reports and Metadata Documents
Products listed in these reports may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
H13218_DR.pdf	5.80MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H13218_DR.xml	52.0KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H13218 View / Download H13218.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.

Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG) Data
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 (see Open Navigation Surface). Readable with various applications such as the free CARIS Easy View, ESRI ArcGIS or open source GDAL. The BAGXYZ files are ascii representations of the BAG data in XYZ format, but do not include uncertainty.
H13218_MB_1m_MLLW_1of1.bag	169.60MB
Ellipsoid Referenced BAG Files
Ellipsoid referenced Bag files have a vertical datum that may differ materially from the charted datum. Please refer to the file level metadata to ensure proper display.
H13218_MB_1m_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag	158.03MB

GeoImagePDF
H13218_GeoImage.pdf	33.37MB	NOAA/NOS Layered GeoSpatial Image PDF File. Created by NOS to include chart and survey layers in a georeferenced pdf format.
NOAA/NOS sidescan sonar mosaic in TIFF format
H13218_SSSAB_1m_100kHz_1of2.tif	195.94MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
H13218_SSSAB_1m_100kHz_2of2.tif	20.30MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF sidescan sonar mosaic survey image. The mosaic may be viewed with a standard image viewer.
NOAA/NOS multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic in TIFF format
The multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic is readable with various applications such as the free CARIS Easy View, or ESRI ArcGIS geospatial visualization software.
H13218_MBAB_2m_Atlantic_Surveyor_400kHz_1of1.tiff	6.64MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Bottom Sample Data
NOAA/NOS bottom sample listing in IMLGS (pre-1989)
Link to H13218 in IMLGS (pre-1989 samples)		Search NOAA/NOS seabed samples submitted to IMLGS through NMNH (pre-1989). Modern survey bottom samples are not currently viewable on a map service.
NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format
H13218_BottomSamples.ascii	0.7KB	NOAA/NOS bottom sample document in PDF or ASC format.
Zip file containing bottom sample images and a shapefile of their locations
H13218_BottomSamples_shp_images.zip	1.31MB	Images may be viewed as standalone products or the shapefile can also be used to display where the images were taken.
NOAA/NOS Tide Note in PDF Format
H13218_tn.pdf	126.1KB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Project Sketch in JPEG format
H13218_ProjectSketch.jpg	136.3KB	Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.
Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-K371-KR-19_DAPR.pdf	1.55MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Locality

Sublocality

State or Region

Port Arthur, TX

17 NM ESE of Galveston Bay Entrance

Texas

Start Date	End Date	Approval Date
2019-04-10	2019-09-21	2020-01-21

Project Number	Project Name	Purpose
OPR-K371-KR-19

License Information
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Vertical Datum	Horizontal Datum	Projection	Scale
Mean Lower Low Water	North American Datum 1983	Projected UTM 15	20000

ENCs

RNCs

US4TX52M

Junction Surveys

H13217 H10915 H10850 H10835

Vessel(s)

Chief(s) of Party

M/V ATLANTIC SURVEYOR

Paul L. Donaldson

Manufacturer	Model	Instrument Type
AML Oceanographic	MVP30	Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Sensor
AML Oceanographic	MicroX SV	Sound Speed System
Teledyne RESON	SeaBat T50-R	MBES
Klein Marine Systems	System 3000	SSS
Applanix	POS MV 320 v5	Positioning and Attitude System

Data in Archive	Size (in GB)	Date Archived	Data Types Surveyed
Raw and Processed	98.106	2021-07-27 01:18:15.0	BACKSCATTER, BATHYMETRY

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