One meter acoustic backscatter mosaic of data acquired using a Klein 3000 sidescan sonar offshore of Massachusetts within Vineyard Sound by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2009, 2010, and 2011 (VS_BACKSCATTER_1m.TIF, GeoTIFF image, UTM Zone 19N WGS84 ).

These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHSC). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts, primarily in water depths of 3-30 meters deep. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/). The data collected in the study area located in Vineyard Sound Massachusetts includes high-resolution geophysics (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection). The data were collected during three separate surveys conducted between 2009 and 2011and cover approximately 340 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf.
More information about the individual USGS surveys conducted as part of the Vineyard Sound project can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity webpage:
2009-002-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-002-FA
2010-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-004-FA
2011-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-004-FA

本数据集系根据与马萨诸塞州海岸带管理办公室（Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, CZM）、美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey, USGS）海岸与海洋地质项目组及伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心（Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, WHSC）签订的合作协议采集所得。
该项目于2003年启动，核心目标为构建区域地质框架信息，以支撑海岸与海洋资源的管理工作。精准的海底地质数据与地图，是保护鱼类栖息地、划定海洋资源范围、评估自然或人类活动引发的环境变化的首要关键环节。本项目聚焦马萨诸塞州沿岸近岸水域，作业水深主要集中在3至30米区间。本次制图合作项目采集的数据已以系列USGS Open-File Reports的形式对外公开，相关发布链接为：http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/。
位于马萨诸塞州葡萄园湾（Vineyard Sound）的研究区域所采集的数据涵盖高分辨率地球物理数据，具体包括水深测量（bathymetry）、反向散射强度（backscatter intensity）与地震反射（seismic reflection）数据。上述数据采集于2009年至2011年间开展的三次独立勘测，覆盖面积约340平方千米的内陆架海域。
有关作为葡萄园湾项目组成部分的各次美国地质调查局勘测的更多详细信息，可于伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心野外活动网页查询：
2009-002-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-002-FA
2010-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-004-FA
2011-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-004-FA