Dataset: ANT-XXIV/4 - SURF data | HOME Imprint |
Archive | DOI |
Dataset citation | HTML, BibTeX, RIS |
Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC, PANGAEA |
Cruise | ANT-XXIV/4 |
Navigation system | Polarstern - MINS - PODAS |
Horizontal reference system (EPSG) | WGS84 geographic (4326) |
Sonar system | Hydrosweep DS2 |
Sonar type | multibeam |
Depth definition | true depths |
Depth datum (EPSG) | MeanSeaLevel depth (5715) |
File format | SAM Electronics SURF format |
File listing | 14 files, as XML file |
Tracklength [km] | 2120 |
Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 16587 |
Usage | Primary data are generally not depth-edited and should not directly be used for final product compilations. |
Maintenance | Update frequency of dataset: notPlanned |
Constraints | Access: onDemand Use: copyright |
Status | completed |
Purpose | Multibeam data were collected to extend the global database of seafloor topography and to provide high resolution bathymetry for the expedition's scientific program. |
Abstract | The raw multibeam sonar data in SURF format are compressed as TAR archive with GZIP. One dataset contains a measurement period not exceeding eight hours. SURF data files can be processed using the software packages CARIS HIPS/SIPS or with the open source software package MB-System (http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/pi/MB-System/). The source code for an application programming interface (API) to read and write SURF data is released by the Hydrosweep manufacturer Atlas Hydrographic, Bremen, and published under the GNU GPL. |
Sonar system operators | Fred Niederjasper |
(MaNIDA) data level | 0 |
Data quality / Lineage | |
Point of contact | AWI bathymetry data responsible party |
Aggregation |
(¹): KML file is created online from database applying track generalization ±50 meter.