Locations of sediment samples with Clostridium perfringens in Long Island Sound

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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: Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:

Locations of sediment samples with Clostridium perfringens in Long Island Sound

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: point shapefile
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2000-304

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink was the editor of this individual dataset. The accompanying chapter in the OFR includes the authors Ellen L. Mecray, Erin L. Galvin, and Kathleen Feldman.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304
Online_Linkage:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/chap08/index.htm

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Originator: Larry Poppe
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:

Georeferenced Sea-Floor Mapping and Bottom Photography in Long Island Sound

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: OFR 00-304

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Valerie F. Paskevich and Lawrenc J. Poppe are the editors of the publication which contains 12 individual chapters with various authors.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/

Description:

Abstract:

This GIS layer contains a point layer showing the the location of surficial sediment samples in Long Island containing Clostridium perfringens and the concentration of Clostridium perfringens in those samples.

Purpose:

The purpose of this layer is to disseminate a digital version of the location of samples containing Clostridium perfringens, and concentrations of Clostridium perfringens in those samples.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.7469
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.2128
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.2919
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.8405

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:9676ad45-940a-482b-8464-d685f1e05ff0

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Team
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: arcview
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
Theme_Keyword: Clostridium perfringens distribution
Theme_Keyword: Clostridium perfringens
Theme_Keyword: sample locations
Theme_Keyword: Clostridium perfringens spores
Theme_Keyword: surficial samples
Theme_Keyword: contaminants
Theme_Keyword: sewage-derived pollutants
Theme_Keyword: pollutants

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme_Keyword: contamination and pollution

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: New York

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used by the 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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink

Contact_Position: chemist
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 x2392
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mtenbrink@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-304/htmldocs/images/browse/cperfloc.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

image showing the extent of the GIS layer and the distribution of surficial samples with Clostridium perfringens spores in Long Island Sound

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format - lissound\data\chap08\cperfloc.shp

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.

Completeness_Report: none
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Ship navigation was by radar and line of sight (sextant) and is therefore of variable accuracy.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

No attempt was made to correctdepths for tides. Accuracy is assumed to be 1 to 2 meters.

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Tidal range for Long Island Sound

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Grab samples were frozen at sea, and freeze-dried in the lab. Analyses for Clostridium perfringens were performed by Biological Analytical Labs of North Kingston, RI, according to methods described by Emerson and Cabelli (1982) and Bisson and Cabelli (1979). Data consisting of station navigation and Clostridium perfringens concentrations in the surficial sediments were inmported as text files.

Process_Date: 1998
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: M.R. Buchholtz ten Brink
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Chemist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing 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 x2392
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mtenbrink@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.50 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. Author names were edited to remove "ed." and "comp". Added links to access the data including the DOI link. Added USGS Thesaurus keywords. Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword (PID). Fixed the ellipsoid name to agree with the datum. Fixed the denominator of flattening ratio. Updated the distribution liability. The distribution format name was modified in an attempt to be more consistent with other metadata files of the same data format. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. A generic email in the metadata contact was used, along with adding contact instructions. 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. (20230626)

Process_Date: 20230626
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: 02543-1598
Country: USA

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: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 216

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 18
Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.99960
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -075.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: +00.000000
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 4000
Ordinate_Resolution: 4000

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 2
Depth_Distance_Units: Meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: cperfloc.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cperflocsn
Attribute_Definition: Unique assigned sequential identifier of sample.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.00000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 215.00000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Row__
Attribute_Definition: Unique assigned sequential identifier of sample.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 219.000000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cruise
Attribute_Definition: Name of Cruise from which sample collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Station_na
Attribute_Definition: Name or number of station at which sample was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude_
Attribute_Definition: Longitude, in decimal-degrees, of sample location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -73.746600
Range_Domain_Maximum: -72.214300
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal-degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude__
Attribute_Definition: Latitude, in decimal-degrees, of sample location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 40.866000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.269600
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal-degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Year_sampl
Attribute_Definition: Year sample was collected from the natural environment.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1996.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1997.000000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_sampl
Attribute_Definition:

Date when the sample was collected from the natural environment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 69.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 176.000000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Julian day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time__gmt_
Attribute_Definition:

Hour and minutes when the sample was collected from the natural environment in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water_dept
Attribute_Definition:

Measured depth of water overlying sediment at sample time, in original units (not corrected for tides).

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.600000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 52.000000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample_int
Attribute_Definition: The depth of the sample in the sediment in units of cm.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: C__perfrin
Attribute_Definition:

Concentration of Clostridium perfringens in the sample in units of spores/g wet sediment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7900.000000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: spore count per gram of wet sediment

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Item003
Attribute_Definition:

Any qualifier information or comments about the Clostridium perfringens wet sediment; e.g. "less than" (< or 1t); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Item004
Attribute_Definition:

Concentration of Clostridium perfringens in the sample in units of spores/g dry sediment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15000.000000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: spore count per gram of dry sediment

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Item005
Attribute_Definition:

Any qualifier information or comments about the Clostridium perfringens dry sediment; e.g. "less than" (< or 1t); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: C_perf_qua
Attribute_Definition:

Any qualifier information or comments about the Clostridium perfringens concentration; e.g. "less than" (< or 1t); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This is a point layer showing the distribution of samples collected by the USGS during the time period of 1996-1997. Attribute information associated with the samples provide analysis of Clostridium perfringens found in the samples.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Buchholtz ten Brink and others, 2000

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink

Contact_Position: chemist
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 x2392
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mtenbrink@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Long Island Sound: cperfloc.shp
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 for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

cperfloc.dbf cperfloc.shp cperfloc.shx cperfloc.avl cperfloc.sbn cperfloc.sbx

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
Transfer_Size: 0.016

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/lisound/data/chap08/cperfloc.zip

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/data.htm#chap08
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304

Access_Instructions:

The first link is to download the zip file of the data directly. The second link is to the landing page of the data, The third link is to the main landing page of the publication.

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes

Recording_Format: ISO 9600
Compatibility_Information:

The user must have a system with a CD-ROM capable of reading an ISO-9660 standard CD-ROM disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of WWW browser available.

Fees: none

Custom_Order_Process: None
Technical_Prerequisites:

The cperfloc layer is available in an ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ESRI's ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of Arcview, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230626
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: computer specialist
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 x2281
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 the USGS.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: Local time

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