GULF - Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: U.S. Gulf Coast

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Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 20000403
Title: GULF - Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: U.S. Gulf Coast
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds68
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/htmldocs/data.htm
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/data/gulf/gulf.e00
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/data/cvi.zip
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Erika S. Hammar-Klose
Originator: E. Robert Thieler
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:

Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: A Preliminary Database for the U.S. Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-68

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/

Description:

Abstract:

The goal of this project is to quantify, at the National scale, the relative susceptibility of the Nation's coast to sea-level rise through the use of a coastal vulnerability index (CVI). This initial classification is based upon the variables geomorphology, regional coastal slope, tide range, wave height, relative sea-level rise and shoreline erosion and accretion rates. The combination of these variables and the association of these variables to each other furnish a broad overview of regions where physical changes are likely to occur due to sea-level rise.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to allow the user to view both the coastal vulnerability index (CVI) and the data from which the CVI is calculated (tides, wave height, relative sea-level rise, coastal slope, geomorphology, and shoreline erosion and accretion rate). The CVI provides insight into the relative potential of coastal change due to future sea-level rise. The maps and data presented here can be viewed in at least two ways: 1) as a base for developing a more complete inventory of variables influencing the coastal vulnerability to future sea-level rise to which other elements can be added as they become available; and 2) as an example of the potential for assessing coastal vulnerability to future sea-level rise using objective criteria.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2001

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.565567
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.399345
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.735912
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.023716

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:effdcb16-1c58-45b9-85ec-67bb24ef5c49

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: shapefile polygon
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Hazards
Theme_Keyword: Hazards
Theme_Keyword: Erosion
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline Change
Theme_Keyword: Beach
Theme_Keyword: Beach Erosion
Theme_Keyword: Sea-Level
Theme_Keyword: Sea-Level Rise
Theme_Keyword: Slope
Theme_Keyword: Wave Height
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: Tide Range
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: sea-level change
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: hazards

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Gulf Coast
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Misissippi
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Texas
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: North America

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: E. Robert Thieler

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: U.S.A

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2350
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rthieler@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: M-F 9-5 EST

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: E. Robert Thieler
Originator: Erika S. Hammar-Klose
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:

National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise, U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 00-179

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: 1 sheet
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-179/

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The attributes in this dataset are based on A Coastal Hazards Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast (Gornitz, V. and White, T. W. 1992. ORNL/CDIAC-60, NDP-043B. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) updated with data from more recent sources. The data has gone through a series of QA/QC procedures, and is therefore believed to accurately reflect the data gathered in the Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise Study.

Logical_Consistency_Report: This database is believed to be logically consistent.
Completeness_Report: This database is complete.
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: none

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: none

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: V.M Gornitz
Originator: T.W. White
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: A coastal hazards database for the U.S. Gulf coast
Series_Information:

Series_Name: NDP-043B
Issue_Identification: ORNL/CDIAC -60

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Publisher:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center

Online_Linkage: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/GCMD_CDIAC_NDP43B.html

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1992

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ORNL
Source_Contribution:

The data set was combined and updated with other source data, refining the existing databases of geologic and environmental variables

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Originator: National Ocean Service (NOS)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Sea Levels Online
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Springs, MD
Publisher:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS)

Online_Linkage: http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends.shtml

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2001

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: sea level data
Source_Contribution:

The data set was combined and updated with other source data, refining the existing databases of geologic and environmental variables

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: J.M. Hubertz
Originator: E.F. Thompson
Originator: H.V. Wang
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:

Wave Information Studies of U.S. coastlines: Annotated bibliography on coastal and ocean data assimilation

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Vicksburg, MS
Publisher:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station

Other_Citation_Details: 46 p.
Online_Linkage: http://www.stormingmedia.us/92/9262/A926223.html

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WIS Wave Data
Source_Contribution:

Data from publication tables were compiled. Wave height is used here as an indicator of wave energy, which drives the coastal sediment budget.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Coastal Hazards Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast (Gornitz, V. and White, T. W. 1992. ORNL/CDIAC-60, NDP-043B. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee), NOS tide and sea-level rise data, WIS wave data, state and U.S. Geological Survey erosion/accretion rate data, NGDC and ETOPO5 elevation data and the Living with the Shore series (Duke University Press, Durham, NC) were used to create this digital dataset. An ArcView .shp file was updated with each attribute.

Process_Date: 1999
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: E. Robert Thieler
Contact_Organization: Geologist

Contact_Position: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2350
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rthieler@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.30 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. In this particular metadata file, most of the edits were related to the entity and attribute information. Most attributes had two entries, one all uppercase and one with lowercase characters. The lowercase attributes were from the original metadata, but did not match the character case of the attribute table, so the information was transferred to the uppercase attributes and the lowercase attributes were deleted. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.

Process_Date: 20151104
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
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description: USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.
Process_Date: 20180720
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

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata.
Process_Date: 20191115
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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword (20200908). Fixed a USGS Thesaurus term (20240712).

Process_Date: 20240712
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: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1607

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: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: gulf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLRISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEOMORPHOL
Attribute_Definition: Geomorphology Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID_1
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WAVES
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH_1
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPERISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIDE_M_
Attribute_Definition: Mean Tide Range
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS Tide Stations
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.14
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.04

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPE___
Attribute_Definition: Regional Coastal Slope (%)
Attribute_Definition_Source: ETOPO5 elevation data
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.10870

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ERR_M_YR_
Attribute_Definition: Erosion and Accretion rates ( m/yr)
Attribute_Definition_Source:

CEIS, Westphal et al 1991 - Historical Shoreline Change in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Alabama Shoreline Change Study, 1997

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -9.24
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SL_MM_YR_
Attribute_Definition: Relative Sea-Level Rise (mm/yr)
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS tide stations
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.9

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEOM
Attribute_Definition: Geomorphology Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WAVES_M_
Attribute_Definition: Mean Wave Height
Attribute_Definition_Source: WIS hindcast nearshore mean wave height data 1976-1995
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute_Definition: Length of line
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1607

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WAVERISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIDERISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPE
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EROSION
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEALEVEL
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field

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 features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NEWID
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ERRRISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CVIVALUE
Attribute_Definition: Actual CVI value
Attribute_Definition_Source: Calculated
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 40

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CVIRISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIDE
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CVI
Attribute_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Many of the attributes were missing complete definitions. It is suggested that to learn more about the attributes, the user should read thea accompanying publication found at http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/ . The attributes appear in a different order in this metadata file than they do in the data files.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: E. Robert Thieler

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2350
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rthieler@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9-5 M-F EST

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE
Format_Version_Number: Esri Arc Export
Format_Specification: ESRI Arc Export
Transfer_Size: 1.568

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/data/gulf/gulf.e00

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes

Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Compatibility_Information:

ISO 9660 format allows the CD-ROM to be read by most computer operating systems.

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP
Format_Version_Number: ArcView 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI Shapefile Format
Format_Information_Content:

The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBASE format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file (optional). A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/data/cvi.zip
Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/data/gulf/

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes

Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Compatibility_Information:

ISO 9660 format allows the CD-ROM to be read by most computer operating systems.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) '.e00' export format. The user must have software capable of importing and processing the data file. The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, arcexplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240712
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: E. Robert Thieler

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2350
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9-5 M-F EST
Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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