Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2018 Title: Acquisition log maintained during field activity 2012-035-FA by the U.S. Geological Survey and Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management in Ipswich Bay and Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, in August 2012 (Excel spreadsheet) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P924M8R1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P924M8R1 Online_Linkage: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2012-035-FA/ Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Emily C. Huntley Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Robert L. Boeri Originator: Todd P. Callaghan Originator: Daniel W. Sampson Originator: Dann S. Blackwood Publication_Date: 2018 Title: Sampling data collected in Ipswich Bay and Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, in 2012, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2012-035-FA Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P924M8R1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: Huntley, E.C., Ackerman, S.D., Boeri, R.L., Callaghan, T.P., Sampson, D.W., and Blackwood, D.S., 2018, Sampling data collected in Ipswich Bay and Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, in 2012, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2012-035-FA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P924M8R1. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P924M8R1 Online_Linkage: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2012-035-FA/ Description: Abstract: Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human effects. Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of the Geologic Mapping of the Massachusetts Sea Floor program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. The program is focused on the inshore waters (primarily 5-30 meters deep, although the region surveyed in this field activity includes waters up to 90 meters deep) of Massachusetts. This dataset, collected aboard the Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) Bold as part of the Geologic Mapping of the Massachusetts Sea Floor Program, is from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sampling survey 2012-035-FA (August 21-27, 2012) by the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management with partners from the Massachusetts Bays Program, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. During the survey, surficial sediment samples and bottom still and video imagery were collected in Ipswich Bay and Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts. Purpose: This dataset provides the data acquisition log maintained during USGS survey 2012-035-FA. The logbook contains information about navigation and the collection of sediment samples, video, and photographs. It is invaluable in sorting out issues and problems related to data acquisition. Supplemental_Information: During the survey, bottom still and video imagery was taken at each station (see shapefiles 2012-035-FA_photos.shp and 2012-035-FA_videos.shp available from the larger work citation; see the Coastal and Marine Geology Program Video and Photograph Portal to view the bottom videos [Golden and others, 2015; link available from the cross-reference citation]). Physical sediment samples were also collected at many stations and analyzed for grain size (see shapefile 2012-035-FA_samples.shp available from the larger work citation) and benthic infauna (see report by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management [2013] available from the cross-reference citation). For more information about this field activity, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2012-035-FA. For more information about the Geologic Mapping of the Massachusetts Sea Floor program, see https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20120821 Ending_Date: 20120827 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.921547 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.480715 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.874028 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.295625 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:27b7e61c-cd24-4cc2-801b-fac7dd6c15a0 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 Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Theme_Keyword: MassCZM Theme_Keyword: MA CZM Theme_Keyword: CZM Theme_Keyword: logbook Theme_Keyword: ground-truth Theme_Keyword: seafloor samples Theme_Keyword: sediment samples Theme_Keyword: bottom photographs Theme_Keyword: photos Theme_Keyword: bottom video Theme_Keyword: videos Theme_Keyword: navigation Theme_Keyword: stations Theme_Keyword: seafloor Theme_Keyword: sea floor Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS Theme_Keyword: SEABed Observation and Sampling System Theme_Keyword: field activity 2012-035-FA Theme_Keyword: field activity number 12035 Theme_Keyword: OSV Bold Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: field activity logs Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: sedimentary environments Theme_Keyword: photographic sampling Theme_Keyword: video observation Theme_Keyword: bay Theme_Keyword: continental shelf Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine Place_Keyword: Bigelow Bight Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Ipswich Bay Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay Place_Keyword: Cape Ann Place_Keyword: Plum Island Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: sea floor Stratum_Keyword: seafloor Stratum_Keyword: seabed Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: 2012 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 as the originator of the dataset. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Nadine E. Golden Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Evan T. Dailey Publication_Date: 2015 Title: Coastal and Marine Geology Program video and photograph portal Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Santa Cruz, CA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7JH3J7N Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Publication_Date: 2013 Title: ENV13 CZM 01 Benthic Infaunal Analysis Report Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Boston, MA Publisher: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Online_Linkage: https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/ws/benthic-infauna-report-2012.pdf Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: This logbook contains information and notes kept during the sea floor sampling survey. The logbook was not checked for accuracy, so errors in the log keeping may exist. Logical_Consistency_Report: This logbook was maintained during USGS field activity 2012-035-FA. The bounding coordinates are from the spatial extent of the navigation data, which includes data logged during the transits en route to, returning from, and between the sampling sites. Completeness_Report: This file represents the original acquisition log for USGS field activity 2012-035-FA. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: The logbook was maintained during USGS survey 2012-035-FA by the technical and scientific staff as an Excel spreadsheet. It contains information about navigation systems, sediment sampling, bottom photo and video acquisition, and other miscellaneous notes from the survey. Process_Date: 201208 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Logbook Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Process_Date: 20200908 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 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The spreadsheet contains the following columns that are relevant to the sampling survey for field activity 2012-035-FA: JD (Julian day), station number, time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), depth in feet, DVD time, DVD number, tape number, sample, still number, Hypack file, comment. Within the spreadsheet, the first several rows of the comment column describe the acquisition equipment. The definitions of the columns of data are as follows: JD: Julian day based on UTC time; Julian day is the integer number representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year (2012 for these data). Sta#: sampling site number or name time_UTC: time in UTC depth_ft: approximate depth in feet as reported by the ship's crew DVD time: [THIS FIELD WAS NOT USED] DVD# and Tape#: These fields indicate when a new DVD or Digital8 (Digital Video - DV) tape was started and the DVD or tape number (these fields were not used the first couple days, so they sequentially begin at DVD-04/DV-04). sample: This field was marked as Y (yes) or N (no) to indicate if a sediment sample collection was successful. Please note that N was used inconsistently and this field was occasionally left blank when a sediment sample was not successfully collected. still_no: [THIS FIELD WAS NOT USED] Hypack file: [THIS FIELD WAS NOT USED] comment: Additional comments about data acquisition for all systems used during USGS field activity 2012-035-FA. VOB stands for vehicle (sampler) on bottom and VOFFB stands for vehicle off bottom. This field often includes a qualitative visual observation of the sediment that was collected. This observation should not be used; please refer to the sediment sample dataset for laboratory analyses (see shapefile 2012-035-FA_samples.shp available from the larger work citation). [Unlabeled Column]: An extra column (L) contains some notes typed in the original Excel log, usually pertaining to watch changes and equipment issues. Not all of the fields in the logbook were used. Errors in the log keeping may exist that have not been corrected. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov Resource_Description: USGS data release 2012-035-FA contains the acquisition log maintained offshore of Massachusetts in Ipswich Bay and Massachusetts Bay (2012-035-FA_logbook.zip). The zip file contains the logbook in Microsoft Excel format (2012-035-FA_logbook.xls) and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) metadata files in three standard formats (2012-035-FA_logbook_meta.html, 2012-035-FA_logbook_meta.txt, and 2012-035-FA_logbook_meta.xml). Distribution_Liability: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. 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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: XLS Format_Version_Number: Excel 97-2004 Workbook Format_Specification: Microsoft Excel Format_Information_Content: The zip file contains the logbook maintained during field activity 2012-035-FA by the U.S. Geological Survey and Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management in Microsoft Excel format (2012-035-FA_logbook.xls) and the associated metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip, 7-Zip, PeaZip, PKUNZIP, or other uncompressing software Transfer_Size: 0.1 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2012-035-FA/data/logs/2012-035-FA_logbook.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P924M8R1 Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2012-035-FA/ Access_Instructions: The first link is a direct link to download the zip file of the logbook and metadata. The second and third links are for the field activity data page where additional datasets from this survey are available. Fees: none Technical_Prerequisites: This zip file contains a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet of the data acquisition logbook and associated metadata. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of viewing a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20240318 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Emily Huntley Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geographer/Database Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov 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 Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time