Hi Tyson, The 2010 GGE5083 Hydrocamp will take place in the Kennebecasis Bay (technically an estuary or more strictly a fjord), just north of Saint John. We'll be working out of the Saint John Marina in Grand Bay (all above the Reversing Falls). The camp will consist of 8 components: PRE-CAMP WORK : ----------- 1 - reprocessing EM3000 and EM3002 data collected in the region from 1996-2009 (CSL Plover and CSL Heron). You can see the coverage to date on a website that I'm gradually building at: http://www.omg.unb.ca/Projects/kenneb/Hydrocamp_2010_Kennebecasis.html It is not done yet, but shows the area to cover (Chart 4141). 2 - reprocessing a subset of the 3.5 kHz subbottom already collected. 3 - reprocessing an old set of MVP (CTD) measurements from along the fjord 4 - compiling all the surrounding terrestrial orthophoto and topographic information (mainly from Service New Brunswick. CAMP HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY ---- (~ 1st to 15th May) 5 - undertaking a new EM710 multibeam survey of a subsection of the fjord. This will involve: - assisting in the installation of the equipment on CSL Heron. - undertaking a precise survey of the instrument locations. - undertaking a patch test over the wrecks. - setting up a PPK base station at the marina. - running the survey. - doing an MVP section. - processing the data. CAMP GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY --- done sometime within ~ 15th to 30th May? (when Karl is available). 6 - undertaking a dense 3.5 kHz subbottom survey of the buried slides. 7 - hopefully... undertaking a towed Magnetometer survey in the vicinity of the wrecks. Karl Butler has a base station for reduction for dirunal variability. 7A - there was a remote possibility that we'd be able to borrow a small airgun to do a multichannel seismic line, but I think this is now v. unlikely. FINAL PRODUCTION --------------- 8 - production of a map product (Arc) showing: - regional terrestrial data (orpthophotos, coastlines, contours). - seabed bathymetry - seabed backscatter. - with insets showing seismic sections. 8A - whatever magnetic processing we can do --------------------------------------------------------------- So what work can you usefully do over March break, in lieu of missing much of early May? Most of the multibeam processing has yet to be organized, and will require training in swathed (OMG linux based software). Sven will set this up. but realistically only in late March and early April.. A valid but more generic task, however, that you could do over the March break would be to compile the SNB orthophotos that cover the Kennebecasis Bay region. You can get them all from SNB through the UNB library portal at: http://www.lib.unb.ca/gddm/maps/SNB/sodb.html You have to select the 5 minute lat by 10 minute lon map sheets based on the file name (think it is the lower left coordinate e.g. 44556710). You get a MrSiD image file along with a tif world file using NB double sterographic projection .. You should be able to get the ~5-8 images that cover the whole Kennebecasis and import them into Arc. Make a project showing the composite of all the photos. If you are able to do this (depends how Arc literate you are? Sven Commandeur in E16 is the TA and should b able to help you - or James Muggah who is a GIS whizz), it would represent a great progress and be a significant part of your contribution to the Hydrocamp. The other component that I'd think you'd lead on might be the magnetometer processing (as you've done Karl's potential field course) if we manage to get the instrument. Also, when we do the precise survey of the Heron (to estalish the location and orientation of the new EM710 transducers), you may be able to lead on this as you're the only legal surveyor in the group. How does that sound? cc'ing for info to: Steve Brucker - who's I/C the Heron and will deal with all field logistics. Sven Commandeur who is the designanted TA for the course and wil ldo all the training in multibema processing. James Muggah so that he isn't surprised to get Q's on Arc. Christine Legere who may be able to assist in Kingdom Suite processing of the 3.5kHz Karl Butler, who has a clue how to deploy a magnetometer!