Survey lines along which acoustic backscatter data were 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_BACKSCATTERTRACKLINES, ESRI Shapefile, Geographic 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

本数据集是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伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心（Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, WHSC）达成的合作协议采集所得。
该项目于2003年启动，核心目标是构建区域地质框架信息，用于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、圈定海洋资源以及评估自然或人类活动引发的环境变化的重要前置步骤。
本项目聚焦马萨诸塞州沿海近岸海域，作业水深主要集中在3至30米范围内。
本次合作测绘所采集的数据，已通过一系列美国地质调查局公开文件报告（USGS Open-File Reports）对外发布，详情可访问：http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/
本次研究区域位于马萨诸塞州葡萄园湾海峡，采集的数据包含高分辨率地球物理数据，具体包括水深地形、后向散射强度与地震反射数据。
该数据集依托2009至2011年间开展的三次独立勘测完成，覆盖了约340平方千米的近陆架海域。
关于作为葡萄园湾海峡项目组成部分的各次美国地质调查局勘测的更多详情，可访问伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心野外活动网页：
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