Helicopter Magnetic Data

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
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• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   David Fitterman Maria Deszcz-Pan, 2002, Helicopter Magnetic Data: USGS Open-File Report 02-101, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.

   Online Links:

   • <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/02-101/data.html>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.125

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.375

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.6

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.125

3. What does it look like?

   <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/02-101/diglocmapx.gif> (GIF)

   area covered by the Dighem helicopter electromagnetic survey

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 09-Dec-1994

   Ending_Date: 29941214

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Everglades National Park

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

      UTM_Zone_Number: 17

      Transverse_Mercator:

      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

      False_Easting: 500000

      False_Northing: 0

      Planar coordinates are encoded using Coordinate Pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.1
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.1
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   For a description of the channels in the original dataset see Table 3 (<http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/02-101/table3.html>.

   For a description of the channels in the corrected dataset see Table 4 (<http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/02-101/table4.html>)

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS personnel

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • David Fitterman

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   The U.S. Geological Survey contracted with Dighem, then a division of CGG Canada, Ltd, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, to fly a helicopter electromagnetic survey over parts of Everglades National Park and surrounding areas of south Florida.

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   David Fitterman
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Project Chief
   P. O. Box 25046
   
   Denver Federal Center MS 964
   Denver, CO 80225
   USA
   

   303 236-1382 (voice)
   303 236-1425 (FAX)
   fitter@usgs.gov
   

Why was the data set created?

This project addressed the question of determining the location of the fresh-water/salt-water interface (FWSWI) in the coastal regions of southern Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, synoptic monitoring of changes in water quality associated with changes in water management practices, and looking for geophysical evidence of subsurface discharges to Florida Bay.

This project provided basic information needed to create ground-water models and test various restoration strategies and their impact on ground-water quality.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 1994 (process 1 of 2)

   During 9-14 December 1994 a helicopter electromagnetic survey was flown by Dighem, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, over parts of Everglades National Park and surrounding areas in south Florida. The survey covered 398 square miles (1031 sq. Km) with flightlines totaling 1718 miles (2765 km). The data were collected towards the end of the wet season.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   David Fitterman
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Project Chief
   P. O. Box 25046
   
   Denver Federal Center MS 964
   Denver, CO 80225
   USA
   

   303 236-1382 (voice)
   303 236-1425 (FAX)
   fitter@usgs.gov
   

   Date: Unknown (process 2 of 2)

   Errors discovered in the original data due to problems with calibration and with the bird tow-cable length were corrected. See the section "Additional Corrections Applied to Original Data Set" in Fitterman David V. And Deszcz-Pan, Maria, 2002, Helicopter Electromagnetic Data from Everglades National park and Surrounding Areas, Florida: Collected 9-14, December, 1994, OFR 02-101 for more information on the correction procedures.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Maria Deszcz-Pan
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Box 25046
   
   Denver Federal Center, MS 964
   Denver, CO 80225-0046
   USA
   

   303 236-1317 (voice)
   maryla@usgs.gov
   

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

   Fitterman, David V. Deszcz-Pan, Maria; Stoddard, 1999, Results of Time-Domain Electromagnetic Soundings in Everglades National Park, Florida: USGS Open-File Report 99-426, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/99-426/>

   Deszcz-Pan, M. Fitterman, D. V., Lason, V. F., 1998, Reduction of inversion errors in helicopter EM data using auxiliary information: Exploration Geophysics v. 29, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK.

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   unknown

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   During the interpretation of the datset provided by Dighem, errors in the data became apparent which caused difficulties in obtaining reliable layered-earth inversion models. These errors were traced to problems with calibration and with the bird tow-cable length. Calibration errors were corrected using a procedure described in Deszcz-Pan et al, 1998.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   Heather S.Henkel
   U.S. Geological Survey
   600 Fourth St. South
   St. Petersburg, FL 33701
   USA
   

   727 803-8747 ext 3028 (voice)
   727 803-2030 (FAX)
   hhenkel@usgs.gov
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   helicopter electromagnetic data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   The data have no guarantees explicit or implied

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	There are two versions of the dataset. The original dataset and a corrected dataset in format ASCII
     Network links:	<http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/02-101/data.html>

   • Cost to order the data: none

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 25-May-2007

Metadata author:

Heather Henkel
U.S. Geological Survey
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
USA

727 803-8747 ext 3028 (voice)
727 803-2030 (FAX)
sofia-metadata@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal Geology
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