{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "StudyAreaRasters_Bathymetry_Footprint", "guid": "15747341-7A78-4E80-8BE5-69BBB2510A23", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "This map service contains footprints corresponding to the areas covered by Study Area (bathymetry) rasters housed in the MMIS database. The purpose of this layer is to indicate where raster format data associated with bathymetry are available. This service indiretly supports the MMIS Viewer application.", "description": "The Study Area Survey Measurements feature dataset is a collection of footprints indicating presence of geophysical data products (e.g. bathymetry rasters) that were compiled from numerous site-specific, field-oriented studies spanning multiple decades on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The studies were fully or partially funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. The studies largely consist of sand resource reconnaissance surveys, sand placement surveys, research on baseline benthic ecological conditions, and environmental impact investigations pertaining to the potential effects of dredging operations on the physical, chemical, and biological environment. The features in this dataset will be updated as new and existing data are received and incorporated in to the Marine Minerals Information System (MMIS) geodatabase. Area covered: U.S. OCS (primarily 3nm to 12nm offshore).