Geological survey usgs coastal and marine geology program, usgs national geospatial program, coastal protection and restoration authority of louisiana, and a number of federal, state, and parish agencies to create a. Noaas national marine sanctuaries program partnered with noaas national centers for environmental information to create an online gis based mapping tool of the flower garden banks sanctuary. Although many public datasets can be obtained through websites andor public repository libraries, most users still face major. Noaas national marine sanctuaries program partnered with noaas national centers for environmental information to create an online gisbased mapping tool of the flower garden banks sanctuary. Natural earth data is number 2 on the list because it best suits the needs of cartographers. Gulf of mexico alliance map viewer hawaii bathymetry service iode ocean data portal lake tahoe gis magic. For esri users, data including mosaics can be discovered on the sfml arcgis server by searching for burrows. Topographic lidar coverage was obtained from the shoreline onshore 500 meters. Boem grid coverage is the area defined by the color in this image. Gulf of mexico geographic information system gis mapping data geographic mapping data available for free downloading includes cadastral, regulatory, and resource features.
A new data viewer provides a map interface for selecting bathymetry data subsets without the block limitations of traditional data access. Data for the usgs coastal and marine geology programs u. Gis of selected geophysical and core data in the northern gulf of mexico continental slope collected by the u. If an arc existed in the original data, it has been replaced with a series of straight lines that approximate the arc. Nautical chart features contained within a noaa enc provide a detailed representation of the u. Bathymetry, biological information, management zones, oil and gas activities, oceanographic data, and remotely operated vehicle tracks with associated.
These data are available from subfolders of the databackground folder. Apr 27, 2020 the multibeam bathymetry database mbbdb at ncei collects and archives multibeam data from the earliest commercial installations circa 1980 through todays modern highresolution collections. Gulf of mexico deepwater bathymetry contours author. Sep 20, 2019 web map services, esri shapefiles and raster data sets overview this data collection contains both a bathymetric grid and related bathymetric contours for the gulf of mexico deepwater bathymetry created by the bureau of ocean energy management. Gulf of mexico deepwater bathymetry noaa office for. Wrecks and obstructions database national oceanic and. The opinions, findings, and conclusions stated herein are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect those of the u. Bathymetric lidar coverage extends from the shoreline offshore meters or to laser exinction, whichever occurs first. Some of the numerous files available include lease, block, and protraction polygons, fairways, pipelines and platforms. Tcarta marine, a global provider of marine geospatial products, will unveil two new offshore data offerings at the 2017 esri petroleum gis conference in houston the gulf of mexico marine basemap plus service and 2meter satellite derived bathymetry dataset the marine basemap plus is a streaming data service that delivers uptodate valueadded marine layers directly into esri. Gaps in this data, if applicable, are a consequence of nonexisting data or existing data that did. The 250m resolution gridded bathymetric data set encompasses new zealands exclusive economic zone and is available in multiple highresolution file formats to suit a range of imagery and. This openfile report contains the bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data from the 1997 and 2002 multibeam sonar surveys of the outer continental shelf, northwestern gulf of mexico. Filter the data by provider, thematic category, geographic region, and service type.
Apr 29, 2020 both noaa and boem contours are shown in meters or feet depending on the users preference. Gulf of mexico deepwater 3d seismic bathymetry nccos. The multibeam bathymetry database mbbdb at ncei collects and archives multibeam data from the earliest commercial installations circa 1980 through todays modern highresolution collections. Boem northern gulf of mexico deepwater bathymetry grid. Noaa and esri will establish an ogc compliant web feature service of framework bathymetry data for the gulf of mexico. This data is made available as part of the california seafloor mapping project. Atlas provides access to actual data used to make each of the individual maps within the atlas.
The following gridded bathymetry data sets available. Bathymetry provides the spatial infrastructure for a broad range of gulfwide users including those in recreational boating, fishing, ecosystem modeling, flood inundation, marine transportation, oil and gas exploration and management, dredge material management, and coastal. National centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, u. The gebco one a global one arcminute grid released. Contours were created to compare and contrast the older noaa ngdc grid to the newer boem gridded bathymetry described below. Multibeam mapping of the west florida shelf, gulf of. Below is a list of data available for viewing on the usgs coastal and marine geology programs u. A virtual atlas to simplify discovery and access to socioeconomic, marine, coastal and watershed data. Data have been compiled from a variety of sources and most of the data are currently available online for user access and downloads. To search for additional publications, please visit the woods hole science centers. Gulf of mexico, southeast atlantic, and california, with development continuing for the northeast atlantic and the pacific northwest. A wealth of public domain data is available for scientists and researchers at no cost.
Gulf of mexico depth contours derived from noaas ngdc bathymetric grids and from boems seismic grid compilation. These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. Both noaa and boem contours are shown in meters or feet depending on the users preference. Shaded relief is vertically exaggerated by a factor of five. Apr 04, 2017 tcarta marine, a global provider of marine geospatial products, will unveil two new offshore data offerings at the 2017 esri petroleum gis conference in houston the gulf of mexico marine basemap plus service and 2meter satellite derived bathymetry dataset. Ngdcs nos hydrographic surveys, multibeam bathymetry, and trackline bathymetry. Multibeam data collected on an underwater wreck found in the gulf of mexico. The gis data publications are currently available online for user access and downloads. Highresolution, accurate bathymetry increases accuracy of estimates for oceanographic. Gis datasets for the state of illinois and the united.
The gulf of mexico gis database is intended to organize and display usgs held data and provide online www access to the data andor metadata. Enhanced high resolution imagery of deepwater bathymetry allows for a more informed aquaculture site suitability analysis. Created by utilizing 3d seismic data which covers more than 90,000 square miles of enhanced resolution bathymetry data for the deep waters of the gulf of mexico. Extended continental shelf project ecs data access. The gulf of mexico data atlas is a collection of the longterm physical, biological, environmental, economic, and living marine resource data that define the baseline conditions of gulf of mexico ecosystems presented as maps. East and west coasts, the northern coast of the gulf of mexico, puerto rico, and hawaii, reaching out to, and in places even beyond, the continental slope. The gis lab is committed to provide gis data for the state of illinois and the u. These bathymetric digital elevation models dem were generated from original point soundings collected during hydrographic surveys conducted by the national ocean service and its predecessors. Atlas provides informational material synthesizing the analysis of the individual maps within the atlas. Noaas enc direct to gis allows users to display, query, and download all available base editions of noaa enc data in a variety of gis cad formats, using web mapping service technology. Bureau of ocean energy management releases the highestresolution bathymetry map of the region to date.
Contours were derived from gridded national ocean service nos hydrographic survey data provided in the national geophysical data center ngdc coastal relief model volumes 3, 4, and 5. Topobathymetric elevation model of northern gulf of mexico. The data can be used with geographic information systems gis or other software to display bathymetry data of the west florida shelf, gulf of mexico. To download the multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data and view the data in an esri arcexplorer project see, multibeam mapping of selected areas of the outer continental shelf, northwestern gulf of mexico data, images, and gis. The data are provided in two formats xyz and arcinfo grid that can be. Planned data coverage for this dataset included a 1500meter swath of the gulf of mexico shoreline. The northern gulf of mexico topobathymetric digital elevation model tbdem was developed in collaboration between u. Detailed depth contours provide the size, shape and. The raster datasets also provide beautiful hillshade relief for your map. Ship tracks of multibeam bathymetric surveys archived at noaa ncei. Ncei is the official distribution point for nos bathymetric maps, bathymetricfishing maps, regional maps, geophysical maps, and preliminary maps.
This dataset consists of a vector coverage of bathymetric contours with increasing resolution in coastal areas. Explore global marine protected areas, marine conservation institute marinebios ca dept of fish and game, cmsp, mpas. Geological survey, coastal and marine geology program. The gulf of mexico ocs region stores all its mapping data in longitude and latitude format. Bathymetry provides the spatial infrastructure for a broad range of gulf wide users including those in recreational boating, fishing, ecosystem modeling, flood inundation, marine transportation, oil and gas exploration and management, dredge material management, and coastal. This openfile report contains the bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data from the 2001 multibeam survey of the west florida shelf, gulf of mexico. Useful reference information on the gulf of mexico that has already been published either by the usgs or other government agencies is included here as background data fig.
Gulf of mexico framework bathymetry data service federal. Besides historical maps, research, and data, the land office today uses geographic information systems gis, global positioning systems gps, and computeraided design cad systems to compile, analyze, and distribute the most accurate information possible about the location of natural and humanmade resources. If you are looking for a data set that is currently not available on marinecadastre. Noaas enc direct to gis allows users to display, query, and download all available base editions of noaa enc data in a variety of giscad formats, using web mapping service technology. Tcarta marine offers gulf of mexico basemap, bathymetry data. If you are looking for a data set that is currently not. The data, updated weekly, is organized using s57 object classes. Please select the source to browse from the list below. In addition to its use in planning hydrographic surveys, awois is a valuable tool and information source for marine archaeologists and historians, fishermen, divers, salvage operators, and others in the marine community. The bathymetric data viewer is an interactive map providing discovery, descriptions, and download capability for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at noaas national centers for environmental information ncei. Boem thanks the following companies for allowing boem use of their data to create this new map.
Boem northern gulf of mexico deepwater bathymetry grid from. Besides historical maps, research, and data, the land office today uses geographic information systems gis, global positioning systems gps, and computeraided design cad systems to compile, analyze, and distribute the most accurate information possible about the location of. The data in the mapping files are made up of straightline segments. Gulf of mexico sigsbee escarpment esri grid bathymetry data. Northern gulf of mexico deepwater bathymetry grid created from 3d seismic surveys. Download bathymetry data this dataset provides the most uptodate bathymetry of one of the largest areas of deepwater seabed under national jurisdiction. Coastal and marine resource atlas uk magis maps, aerials, and gis, university of hawaiimanoa mpatlas. Gomr geographic information system gis data and maps. The data are provided in two formats xyz and arcinfo grid that can be used in a number of gis and other software packages. Gulf of mexico interactive map has been compiled from several published sources. This report provides the multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data, images, fgdccompliant metadata, and a geographic information system gis project from the 2002 surveys of the flower gardens area of the northwest gulf of mexico outer continental shelf. Collected through swath sonar sidescan or multibeam surveying, these highresolution data depict submerged topography and are delivered in the form of bathymetric elevation surface measurements or derived contours for specific depths. Noaa, national centers for environmental information, u.
1177 1317 21 1350 1365 995 241 1559 1407 655 766 593 65 1346 426 335 26 962 1509 831 1423 456 1050 1463 1276 996 911 230 1321 1351 1485 175 830 315 1477 343 361 1155 500