A Geologic map of the sea floor in western Massachusetts Bay constructed from digital sidescan-sonar images, photography, and sediment samples
By: by M.H. Bothner ... [et al.] ; display software by Russell A. Ambroziak
Series: U.S. Geological Survey digital data series -- DDS-3
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Reston, Va.
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Geological mapping; Software; Ocean bottom; Marine sediments; Ocean outfalls; Geology; Maps
Description: Presents the results of a detailed geological study of the sea floor in western Massachusetts Bay. The study was initiated in 1989 to evaluate the area around the proposed outfall for Boston's treated sewage effluent. Using the Mapper software included on the CD-ROM disk, users can access the data, which include bathymetry, sidescan-sonar images, color photographs, textual information, and an interpretive geologic map.
Notes: Title from container.

"Prepared in cooperation with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority."

Marine geologists, sewage-treatment experts.

System requirements: IBM or compatible personal computer; 640Kb RAM; MS- or PC-DOS 3.1 or later; Microsoft MSCDEX 2.1 or later; hard disk drive; EGA/VGA graphics system; graphics color monitor; CD-ROM drive with ISO 9660 software driver; printer (optional).