Research Status
Data collection with the SANDS system began in the summer of 1995
in the northeast quadrant of the bay, Blackwater Sound. Data collection
will take 4 years to complete. It is anticipated that data collection will
be completed in the summer of 1998 and that analyses and finalization of
maps and CD-ROM products will be completed in 1999.
All bathymetric data will be referenced to modern datums, and
processed x,y,z data points will be archived in the ARC/INFO data base.
Digitizing the historical data began in 1995 and is near completion. These
data will also be archived in the ARC/INFO data base.
Planned Products
- Historical and modern sea-floor maps of Florida Bay
- Maps identifying patterns of historical accretion and erosion
- Digital grids of the bathymetry of Florida Bay
- Maps on CD-ROM
- Presentations at meetings
- Summary reports of findings
-Mark Hansen and Nancy DeWitt
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For more information contact:
Mark Hansen
U.S. Geological Survey
600 4th St. South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Telephone: (727) 803-8747 x3036
E-mail:
mhansen@usgs.gov
Related information:
SOFIA Project: High-resolution Bathymetry of Florida Bay