

Real-Time Kinematic GPS (RTK-GPS) height data were collected, processed and recorded using navigation software from HYPACK, Inc (). The DGPS positional accuracy is estimated to be within 3-5 m WAAS enable DGPS accuracy is estimated to be less than 3 m and the accuracy of RTK-GPS is estimated to be less than 1 m. These data were typically incorporated into the geophysical data during acquisition and logged to these HYPACK files in the event that post-processing the horizontal and vertical positional information was necessary. The data were processed and recorded using navigation software from HYPACK, Inc (). Real-Time Kinematic GPS (RTK-GPS), Differential GPS (DGPS) and Wide Area Augmentation System-enabled DGPS (DGPS+WAAS) data were collected during this survey using an Ashtech ProFlex 800, Coda Octopus F185R, Hemisphere DGPS, and Sitex Marine Electronics Depthfinder receivers. How reliable are the data what problems remain in the data set? Person who carried out this What similar or related data should the user be aware of? Filenames that start with 000 have no geophysical data line associated with them because they were logging navigation associated with sediment samples and bottom photographs. Times are recorded in UTC (Coordinate Universal Time). For example, filename 24_1816.203 represents planned survey HYPACK line number 24, start time 1816 and Julian Day 203. The filenames are in the format of linenumber_starttime.julianday. Raw HYPACK navigation files were transferred from the navigation acquisition computer to a centralized data server on the survey vessel for accessibility and archival.


Processed data in raster and vector format are released here for the swath bathymetry, sidescan sonar, and seismic-reflection profiles. Data collected during the 2014 cruise include swath bathymetry, sidescan sonar, chirp and boomer seismic-reflection profiles, acoustic Doppler current profiler, and sample and bottom photograph data. Geological Survey cruise was conducted in the summer of 2014 to map the inner continental shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula using geophysical and sampling techniques to define the geologic framework that governs coastal system evolution at storm-event and longer timescales. The Delmarva Peninsula is a 220-kilometer-long headland, spit, and barrier island complex that was significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy.

