Mammal Observations-Oregon OCS Floating Wind Farm Site

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Guy R. Cochrane
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Publication_Date: 2015
Title: Mammal Observations-Oregon OCS Floating Wind Farm Site
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector shapefile
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7V40S8V
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7V40S8V
Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/mapping/Oregon_OCS_DataRelease/
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Guy R. Cochrane
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Lenaig G. Hemery
Originator: Gerry Hatcher
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Data Release for USGS Field Activity 2014-607-FA, Oregon OCS Seafloor Mapping: Selected Lease Blocks Relevant to Renewable Energy
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7V40S8V
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7V40S8V
Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/mapping/Oregon_OCS_DataRelease/
Description:
Abstract:
This part of the Oregon OCS Data Release presents marine mammal observations from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field activity 2014-607-FA in the Oregon Outer continental Shelf (OCS)Floating Wind Farm survey area. The survey was conducted using 12 hour day operations out of Charleston Harbor near Coos Bay, Oregon. The cruise plan consisted of 23 days on site split between sonar mapping and video ground truth surveying. Activities parsed out to nine days of sonar mapping, three days of video surveying, eight days of no operations due to weather, and three days mobilizing and demobilizing (table 1). Typically the Snavely would transit out to the survey area in an hour at a speed of 20 knots. Marine Mammal observations were made during the multibeam sonar mapping portion of the cruise only. Multibeam sonar operations were conducted on north or south oriented tracklines at a speed of 4 to 5 knots depending on sea state. Observations were also made on the transit out to the Floating Windfarm site.
Purpose:
These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information about the field activity from which these data were derived is available online at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-607-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20140821
Ending_Date: 20140901
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.774686
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.318081
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.516969
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.297155
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:7710297a-9a66-4028-8033-bfa5f7f801ed
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword:
Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Mammals > Cetaceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: fisheries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: animal and plant census
Theme_Keyword: habitats
Theme_Keyword: ecosystems
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Mammals
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: marine mammals
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: State of Oregon
Place_Keyword: Coos Bay
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigation purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Guy Cochrane
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Employee
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7554
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (863) 427-4748
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcochrane@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Oregon OCS Wind Farm Site mammal observations
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All mammals observed during multibeam operations and on transits. The species was stated whenever possible, distant observations may not specify species.
Logical_Consistency_Report: unspecified
Completeness_Report: complete
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Highly variable on the order of 100 meters, ship positions were given for observations that may have been 1 km away or more.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Mammal observations were first recorded in the log of shipboard activities along with other operational information. These entries are not the official mammal observations. The official log of mammal observations is a paper document.
Process_Date: 2014
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Guy R. Cochrane
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Position: Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7554
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcochrane@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed.
Process_Date: 20201019
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1848
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: mammals_2014-607-FA
Entity_Type_Definition:
The shapefile includes vector point data of observed geologic and biologic features when each observation was taken. The shapefile can be added to any ESRI ArcMap project.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the ArcGIS features
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE
Attribute_Definition: Cruise Date. Month, day, year format (mmddyyy)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date of observation
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIME
Attribute_Definition:
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) also commonly referred to as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Time of observation
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -121.811690
Range_Domain_Maximum: -122.324813
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees; Western Hemisphere values are negative.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 38.937202
Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.807163
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees; Southern Hemisphere values are negative.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LogEntry
Attribute_Definition:
The navigation logbook entry for the mammal observed includes the species when possible, the distance from the ship, the relative heading to the mammal, and the behavior.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unrepresentable_Domain_Type: text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition: The Ciade of the observed mammal
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pinniped
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: seals and sea lions
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Whale
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: any Cetacean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dolphin
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dolphins and porpoises
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
These data are available in shapefile format (mammals_2014-607-FA.shp) along with associated files and FGDC-compliant metadata
Distribution_Liability:
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SHP
Format_Version_Number: ArcMap (version 10.0, ESRI , 2011)
Format_Specification:
Point, line, and polygon features are in shapefile format and are projected in UTM Zone 10 coordinates, with datum WGS84.
Format_Information_Content:
The .zip file for a shapefile includes the .dbf, .shp, .shx, .sbx, and .sbn files, accompanied by FGDC-compliant metadata and a browse graphic (.jpg) for the Oregon OCS Wind Farm Site mammal observations.
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 2.4
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
The downloadable data file has been compressed with the "zip" command and can be unzipped with Winzip (or other tool) on Windows systems. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of uncompressing the WinZip file and importing and viewing an Esri ArcMap SHP. Users should download the ArcGIS Project File, DR_2014607FA.mxd, an ArcMap document (.mxd) that has all the data layers loaded in the table of contents for and has all the data symbolized as on the data release images. Download and save this ArcGIS project file, including all data layers, to the directory the user has created for this GIS.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20201019
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology
Contact_Person: Guy R. Cochrane
Contact_Position: Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7554
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4748
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcochrane@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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