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    • 5-m interval contours of smoothed multibeam bathymetry of Massachusetts Bay (MB_5MCTR9X9.SHP, Geographic, NAD83)

    Metadata Updated: July 6, 2024

    The U.S. Geological Survey has conducted geologic mapping to characterize the sea floor offshore of Massachusetts. The mapping was carried out using a Simrad Subsea EM 1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder on the Frederick G. Creed on four cruises conducted between 1994 and 1998. The mapping was conducted in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and with support from the Canadian Hydrographic Service and the University of New Brunswick. The long-term goal of this mapping effort is to produce high-resolution geologic maps and a Geographic Information System (GIS) project that presents images and grids of bathymetry, shaded relief bathymetry, and backscatter intensity data from these surveys that will serve the needs of research, management and the public.

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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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    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024

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    Harvested from DOI EDI

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
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    Data Last Modified 20240318
    Category geospatial
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Publisher Hierarchy White House > U.S. Department of the Interior > U.S. Geological Survey
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