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  • Bathymetry of the Atlantic Beach artificial reef (2-m resolution Esri binary grid and 32-bit GeoTIFF, Mercator, WGS 84)

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    The Atlantic Beach artificial reef, located on the sea floor 3 nautical miles south of Atlantic Beach, New York in about 20 meters water depth, was built to create habitat for marine life. The reef was originally created by placing heavy materials such as tires, automobile bodies and other vehicles, barges, and rock from a dredging project on the sea floor. In 2000, the U.S. Geological Survey surveyed the area using a Simrad EM1000 multibeam echosounder mounted on the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) ship Frederick G. Creed. The purpose of this multibeam survey, done in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when the Creed was in the New York region in April 2000, was to map the bathymetry and backscatter intensity of the sea floor in the area of the Atlantic Beach artificial reef. The data from this survey are bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and navigation trackline.

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    Metadata Date August 7, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

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    Harvested from DOI Open Data

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    Browse graphic of the bathymetry of the Atlantic Beach artificial reef.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 7, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2017 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Geological Survey (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
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    Access Constraints Use Constraints: These data are not to be used for navigation purposes., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -73.691746
    Bbox North Lat 40.543341
    Bbox South Lat 40.523363
    Bbox West Long -73.741679
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description Browse graphic of the bathymetry of the Atlantic Beach artificial reef.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/599f2e8ae4b0e5eb065ec79c?name=abreef_bath2m_browsegraphic.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Licence Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the U.S. Geological Survey, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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