North Atlantic Seismic Line and Map Images from 1976

Seismic line and map images were acquired by the U.S. Minerals Management Service in 1976 from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelves. The data was released on CD-ROMs 25 years after submission. The organization SCIOPS is associated with this dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyze seismic line images to identify subsurface geological structures for resource exploration.
• Compare map images from different OCS regions to assess geological continuity.
• Use the geospatial metadata associated with the images for historical mapping of seismic survey areas.

Strengths

• Data originates from a U.S. federal agency, the Minerals Management Service.
• Specific acquisition year of 1976 provides a historical benchmark.

Limitations

• Data is from a single year (1976), offering no temporal trend analysis.
• Original data is on physical CD-ROMs, which may present access and digitization challenges.
• Specific image counts, resolutions, and file formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS).

Collection Method

Acquired through seismic permits issued for the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic OCS in 1976.

Time Range

1976

Geography

Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelves (OCS).