Geology and geomorphology--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity Map Area, California

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Katherine L. Maier
Originator: Stephen R. Hartwell
Originator: Samuel Y. Johnson
Originator: Clifton W. Davenport
Originator: H. Gary Greene
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Geology and geomorphology--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity Map Area, California
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds781
Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nadine E. Golden
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds781
Description:
Abstract:
This part of DS 781 presents data for the geologic and geomorphic map of Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California. The vector data file is included in "Geology_MontereyCanyon.zip," which is accessible from http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/MontereyCanyon/data_catalog_MontereyCanyon.html. These data accompany the pamphlet and map sheets of Dartnell, P., Maier, K.L., Erdey, M.D., Dieter, B.E., Golden, N.E., Johnson, S.Y., Hartwell, S.R., Cochrane, G.R., Ritchie, A.C., Finlayson, D.P., Kvitek, R.G., Sliter, R.W., Greene, H.G., Davenport, C.W., Endris, C.A., and Krigsman, L.M. (P. Dartnell and S.A. Cochran, eds.), 2016, California State Waters Map Series—Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1072, 48 p., 10 sheets, scale 1:24,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161072.
Marine geology and geomorphology were mapped in the Monterey Canyon and Vicinity map area from approximate Mean High Water (MHW) across the continental shelf, as well as in Monterey Canyon to a water depth of about 1,750 m. This map area includes much of central Monterey Bay, extending just beyond the limit of California’s State Waters (note that the California’s State Waters limit, which generally is 3 nautical miles [5.6 km] from shore, extends farther offshore (as much as 12 nautical miles) between Santa Cruz and Monterey, so that it encompasses all of Monterey Bay. Offshore geologic units were delineated on the basis of integrated analyses of adjacent onshore geology with multibeam bathymetry and backscatter imagery, seafloor-sediment and rock samples, digital camera and video imagery, and high-resolution seismic reflection profiles. Aerial photographs taken in multiple years were used to map the nearshore area (0 to 10 m water depth) and to link the offshore and onshore geology.
Purpose:
To expand geologic mapping to the seafloor within the California's State Waters, to update coastal geologic mapping, and to contribute to a uniform regional geologic database. Additionally, to provide a geologic map for the public and geoscience community to aid in assessments and mitigation of geologic hazards in the Monterey Bay and Vicinity region and to provide sufficient geologic information for land-use and land-management decisions both onshore and offshore.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=SN109MB https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=S0611MB https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=S709MB https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=S2210MB
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: 2006
Ending_Date: 2012
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.06
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.78
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.84
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.69
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Theme_Keyword: USGS:556f91afe4b0d9246a9fd0be
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Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Seafloor Topography
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
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Theme_Keyword: distributions
Theme_Keyword: physical habitats and geomorphology
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Theme_Keyword: structural geology
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Theme_Keyword: scientific interpretation
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: geologic maps
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: State of California
Place_Keyword: Marina
Place_Keyword: Monterey County
Place_Keyword: Castroville
Place_Keyword: Moss Landing
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_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Katherine L. Maier
Originator: Mercedes D. Erdey
Originator: Nadine E. Golden
Originator: Bryan E. Dieter
Originator: Nadine E. Golden
Originator: Samuel Y. Johnson
Originator: Stephen R. Hartwell
Originator: Guy R. Cochrane
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: David P. Finlayson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
Originator: Ray W. Sliter
Originator: H. Gary Greene
Originator: Clifton W. Davenport
Originator: Charles A. Endris
Originator: Lisa M. Krigsman
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
California State Waters Map Series--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: pamphlet and map sheets
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2016-1072
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161072
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Map elements were visually checked for overshoots, undershoots, duplicate features, and other errors by the lead authors and by the GIS technician(s) who created the digital database. Review drafts of the map were reviewed internally by at least two other geologists for consistency with basic geologic principles and general conformity to USGS mapping standards.
Completeness_Report:
Data are complete. No offshore features that could be accurately identified and represented at the compilation scale of 1:24,000 were eliminated or generalized. The smallest area represented is approximately 100 square meters. All geospatial database elements are attributed.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Polygons were primarily mapped by one of the following methods: (1) interpretation of 2-meter- or 5-meter-resolution hillshaded bathymetry data from bathymetric lidar and sonar surveys; (2) interpretation of 2-meter-resolution amplitude (backscatter) data from bathymetric sonar surveys; (3) interpretation of 2-meter interpretation of seismic-reflection-profile data. Map Unit contact locations were interpreted typically at a scale of between 1:1,000 and 1:2,000 using the above base data. Bathymetric sonar and LiDAR data have a horizontal accuracy greater than the resolution of the base data. Map unit contacts were digitized by heads-up screen digitization of line data on 2-meter-resolution DEMs described above. Horizontal accuracy is estimated to be between 2 and 5 meters depending on how clearly contacts can be resolved. Most digitized positions on the map are estimated to have better than 5 m horizontal accuracy. There is no elevation data in the database.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: David P. Finlayson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
BathymetryA Hillshade [2m]--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
See metadata for ("BathymetryAHS_2m_MontereyCanyon_metadata.txt") in DS 781 for source data and postprocessing/reprocessing information.
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/
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Beginning_Date: 1998
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Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: David P. Finlayson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
BathymetryB Hillshade [5m]--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California
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Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/
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Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: David P. Finlayson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
BackscatterA [USGS SWATH]--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California
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Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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See metadata for ("BackscatterA_USGS_Swath_MontereyCanyon_metadata.txt") in DS 781 for amplitude source data and postprocessing/reprocessing information.
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/
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Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: David P. Finlayson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
Publication_Date: 2016
Title: BackscatterB [EM300]--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California
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Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
See metadata for ("BackscatterB_EM300_MontereyCanyon_metadata.txt") in DS 781 for amplitude source data and postprocessing/reprocessing information.
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/
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Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: David P. Finlayson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
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Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
See metadata for ("BackscatterC_7125_MontereyCanyon_metadata.txt") in DS 781 for amplitude source data and postprocessing/reprocessing information.
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/
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Ending_Date: 2009
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Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: David P. Finlayson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
BackscatterD [CSUMB Swath]--Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California
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Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
See metadata for ("BackscatterD_CSUMB_Swath_MontereyCanyon_metadata.txt") in DS 781 for amplitude source data and postprocessing/reprocessing information.
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/
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Originator: Ray W. Sliter
Originator: Samuel Y. Johnson
Originator: Janet T. Watt
Originator: Daniel S. Scheirer
Originator: Peter J. Triezenberg
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High-resolution seismic-reflection and marine-magnetic data from Offshore Central California--San Gregorio to Point Sur
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Issue_Identification: 2013-1071
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Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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Originator: Jamey M. Reid
Originator: Chris J. Jenkins
Originator: Mark Zimmerman
Originator: S. Jeffress Williams
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usSEABED—Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) offshore surficial-sediment data release
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Issue_Identification: DS 182
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Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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seafloor sediment and rock samples used to interpret seafloor geology
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Originator: Nadine E. Golden
Originator: Guy R. Cochran
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Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qwp2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submerged wave-cut platform
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qwpr2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submerged wave-cut platform riser
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qwp1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submerged wave-cut platform
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qwpr1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submerged wave-cut platform riser
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qcf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Paleo-channel and canyon fill
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Purisima Formation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qchc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon-head channel deposits
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qchr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon head inter-channel ridges
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qcpcf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon proximal active axial channel fill
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qccf3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon active axial channel fill
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qccf2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon abandoned axial channel fill
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qcb2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon inner bench
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qcb1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon outer bench
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qmscp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon platform
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qccf1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon abandoned axial channel fill
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qmscw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Submarine canyon walls
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qctf2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tributary submarine canyon fill, Salinas River paleo-channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qctf1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tributary submarine canyon fill, Pajaro River paleo-channels
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qlsm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Landslides, marine, undivided
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qlsm3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Landslides, marine, third generation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qlsm2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Landslides, marine, second generation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qlsm1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Landslides, marine, first generation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qlsmb
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Landslide blocks, marine, undivided
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qlsmb1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granodiorite block
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qcfcw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Paleo-channel and canyon fill, undivided
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tpcw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Purisima Formation, undivided
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tmcw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Monterey Formation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tscw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sandstone, undivided
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tvcw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Tertiary bedrock containing intrusive volcanics, sedimentary host rock, and Cretaceous granodiorite
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kgcw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granodiorite
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MapUnit
Attribute_Definition: short description of map unit
Attribute_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: text description of map unit
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Length
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RuleID
Attribute_Definition: Representation rule identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: This report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
This field contains the representation rule in the ArcGIS file geodatabase which applies a solid color fill of a specified CMYK value to each polygon. Representation rules have the same name as the map unit abbreviation.
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:
The .zip file (Geology_MontereyCanyon.zip) includes the .cpg, .dbf, .prj, .sbn, .sbx, .shp, and .shx files, as well as FGDC-compliant metadata for the geology layer in the Monterey Canyon and Vicinity map area, California.
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: shapefile
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 .aux, .dbf, .shp, .shx, .sbx, and .sbn files, as well as the text (.txt) and XML (.shp.xml) versions of the metadata for the geology data layer of Monterey Canyon and Vicinity, California.
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 0.45
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
Data can be downloaded using the Network Resource links. The first link begins a direct download of this particular dataset. The second link goes to a landing page containing all of the data for a given map area. The third link goes to a landing page for the entire data series, which has links to all the map areas that have data.
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 TIFF. Users should download the ArcGIS Project File, MontereyCanyonGIS.mxd.zip, a compressed (with the "zip" command) version of the ArcMap document (.mxd) that has all the data layers loaded in the table of contents for "Monterey Canyon" and has all the data symbolized as on the SIM map sheets. Download and save this ArcGIS project file, including all data layers, to the directory the user has created for this G
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20220405
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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