Bathymetry and Digital Elevation Models
Data Specifications
- Area of Coverage: U.S. coastal areas
- Dates Available: Vary by location, ranging from 1939 to present
- Format: Digital elevation models available as Web Mapping Services, ASCII raster, ASCII points, TIFF images, bathymetry attributed grids (BAG), and binary rasters
Overview
The Bathymetry Data Viewer allows users to view hillshade renderings of bathymetric and topographic digital elevation models along the U.S. coast. In addition, the viewer provides access to multibeam and trackline bathymetry, NOAA National Ocean Service hydrographic surveys, and coastal digital elevation models.
The bathymetric and hydrographic data are made available to the public for a wide variety of uses, such as sea-bottom characterization, habitat classification, coastal studies, boundary issues, and tsunami forecasting.