S2210MB_video_observations
type: Dataset
description: This part of DS 781 presents video observations from cruise S2210MB in northern California. The vector data file is included in "s2210mb_video_observations.zip," which is accessible from http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/video_observations/data_catalog_video_observations.html. Video observations from cruise S2210MB will be published in 24 future Scientific Investigations Maps in the California State Waters Map Series (namely, Offshore of Pigeon Point, Offshore of Scott Creek, Offshore of Santa Cruz, Offshore of Aptos, Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, Offshore of Seaside, Offshore Point Lobos, Offshore of Point Sur map areas). In 2006 and 2009, the seafloor in the Offshore of Pigeon Point, Offshore of Scott Creek, Offshore of Santa Cruz, Offshore of Aptos, Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, Offshore of Seaside, Offshore Point Lobos, Offshore of Point Sur in central California was mapped by California State University, Monterey Bay, Seafloor Mapping Lab (CSUMB) and by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), using both multibeam echosounders and bathymetric sidescan sonar units. These mapping missions combined to collect bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data from about the 10-m isobath to out beyond the 3-nautical-mile limit of California's State Waters. To validate the interpretations of sonar data in order to turn it into geologically and biologically useful information, the USGS ground-truth surveyed the data by towing camera sleds over specific locations throughout the region. During the 2012 ground-truth cruise, the camera sled housed two video cameras (one forward looking and the other vertical looking), a high-definition video camera, and an 8-megapixel digital still camera. The video was fed in real time to the research vessel, where USGS and NOAA scientists recorded both the geologic and biologic character of the seafloor into programmable keypads once every minute. In addition to recording the seafloor characteristics, a digital still photograph was captured once every 30 se…
issued: 2025-11-21T11:17:28.327818
modified: 20201019
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Guy Cochrane
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: aptos
keyword: benthic-habitat
keyword: biota
keyword: ckan
keyword: cmgp
keyword: coastal-and-marine-geology-program
keyword: continental-island-shelf
keyword: earth-science-gt-biosphere-gt-aquatic-ecosystems-gt-marine-habitat
keyword: ecosystem
keyword: fisheries
keyword: geo
keyword: geoscientificinformation
keyword: geoss
keyword: marine-nearshore-subtidal
keyword: marine-offshore-subtidal
keyword: monterey-canyon
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: north-pacific-ocean
keyword: northern-california
keyword: northern-california-ecoregion
keyword: oceans
keyword: photographic-sampling
keyword: pigeon-point
keyword: point-lobos
keyword: point-sur
keyword: rock-substrate
keyword: santa-cruz
keyword: scott-creek
keyword: sea-floor-characteristics
keyword: seabed
keyword: seaside
keyword: transform-continental-margin
keyword: u-s-geological-survey
keyword: unconsolidated-mineral-substrate
keyword: underwater-photography
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs
keyword: video-observation
keyword: video-sled-observations
keyword: videos
theme: {geospatial}

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
format: XML
issued: 2022-07-28T20:39:13.224866
modified: 2025-11-21T11:17:28.305559
access URL: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/
media type: application/http

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
format: XML
issued: 2022-07-28T20:39:13.224859
modified: 2025-11-21T11:17:28.305144
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.6104aef3-d23a-41d3-b6a9-a2fd8a8c8ab4.xml
media type: text/xml

US Migrating
type: Agent