Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe Originator: Barbara A. Seekins Publication_Date: 20000617 Title: Distribution of Surficial Sediments in Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: polygon 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: Lawrence J. Poppe and Barbara A. Seekins were the compilers of this individual dataset. The accompanying chapter in the OFR includes the authors Harley J. Knebel and Mary E. Hastings. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/data.htm#chap04 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 an computer generated model of the distribution of surficial sediments in Long Island Sound. Purpose: The purpose is to disseminate a digital version of a regional map showing the distribution of surficial sediments in Long Island Sound. Grain size is the most basic attribute of sediment texture, and texture controls many benthic ecological and chemical processes. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20000721 Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.0491 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.8185 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.4348 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.5031 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:f01e14fa-b24d-4fb4-91f3-dce1b6b2352f 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: polygons Theme_Keyword: surficial sediments Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis Theme_Keyword: distribution of surficial sediments Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits Theme_Keyword: grab sampling Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets 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 notconstitute 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: Larry Poppe 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 x2314 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 0800-1600 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-304/htmldocs/images/browse/listex.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: image showing the extent of the GIS layer and the distribution of surficial sediments in Long Island Sound Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Data_Set_Credit: M. Moffett, A. Harmon, B. Taylor and A. Robinson, the analyst who performed the grain-size analyses; and B. Seekins for completing the Arc processing and creation of the GIS data layer. Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format - lissound\data\chap04\listex.shp Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry Poppe(comp.) Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Distribution of surficial sediment in Long Island Sound and adjacent waters: texture and total organic carbon Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL Publisher: Coastal Education and Research Foundation Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All contacts are considered to be inferred because contacts are often gradational and small-scale variability is below the map resolution. Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment: Attribute_Accuracy_Value: +/-10% Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: Analytical and environmental error is estimated at approximately 10 percent. 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: A navigation was done by differential GPS. Typical DGPS accuracy for LIS is about +/-10 m. Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 10 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Typical positioning accuracy of Differential GPS Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Tides are less than 2 m Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: various(comp.) Publication_Date: Unknown Publication_Time: Unknown Title: various high-resolution seismic cruises Type_of_Source_Media: Van Veen grab sampler Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Multiple_Dates/Times: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 199206 Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 199803 Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LISsamples Source_Contribution: During field work conducted in Long Island Sound during June 1992 and March 1998, a total of 1,554 samples were collected. These samples were placed in sealed containers aboard ship and frozen for later grain-size analysis. Process_Step: Process_Description: Samples for grain-size analysis were disaggregated and wet seived to separate the coarse and fine fractions. The fine fraction was analyzed by Coulter Counters. The coarse fraction was analyzed by sieving and a rapid sediment analyzer. Bivalve shells and other biogenic carbonate debris were manually removed from the gravel fraction before analysis. All textural data were salt corrected. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: LISsamples Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: LIS grain-size data Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Larry Poppe 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 x2314 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Grain-size analysis data points and values were plotted on paper and hand contoured. The contour map was photographed and the resulting photograph was scanned to create a TIF image file. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: LIS grain-size data Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: listex.tif Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Larry Poppe 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 x2314 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The produced TIF image was brought into Arc/Info and georeferenced. The georeferenced image was converted to an Arc/Info grid and projected to UTM. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: listex.tif Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: listex.grd Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Barbara Seekins 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 x2259 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bseekins@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The grid file, listex.grd, was displayed in ArcView and the textural contours were digitized on screen. The vectors were combined with a coastline file to create a polygon shapefile. The resultant polygons were tagged to identify the sediment classes. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: listex.grd Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: listex.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: listex.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: listex.shx Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Barbara Seekins 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 x2259 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bseekins@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. Additional small edits including (but not limited to) such as adding the edition element were perfomed on the metadata. 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. The Texture attribute was updated to be an enumerated domain specifying the specific values. The definition was based on information in Chapter 4 of the Larger Work citation, particularly Figure 3. The units defined in the figure were compared to the shapefile with the map legend definition applied in the attribute value. 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: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1923 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: 70 Ordinate_Resolution: 70 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 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: listex.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file Entity_Type_Definition_Source: none Attribute: Attribute_Label: Area Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: software computed Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00002 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3024285983.91821 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Perimeter Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: software computed Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02100 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1463008.34494 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Linenu4_ Attribute_Definition: Carried over from the ArcInfo attribute LINENU4#. LINENU4# is an ArcInfo internal control parameter and has no applicable relevance to the use of the data. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1996 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Linenu4_id Attribute_Definition: Carried over from the ArcInfo attribute LINENU4-ID. LINENU4-ID is an ArcInfo internal control parameter and has no applicable relevance to the use of the data. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Texture Attribute_Definition: Sediment type as defined by the classification system of Shepard (1954). Shepard's classiification system is based on percents of gravel, sand, silt, and clay Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: gr Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravel or bedrock Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: gr-sd Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravelly sand Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: land Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: areas above the water line, not part of this work Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: no data Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: areas that are unmapped Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sd Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sd/st/cl Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand-silt-clay Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sd-cl/st Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sandy silt, clayey silt, or silt Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sd-st/cl Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty clay Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: st-cl/sd Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty sand Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 2000-304, Chapter 4 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sourcethm Attribute_Definition: Previous version of the shape file created during development Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field Attribute: Attribute_Label: Hectares Attribute_Definition: Area of the polygon in hectares Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This datalayer (the texture of surficial sediments in LIS) provides information on sedimentary environment and aggregate resource potential. The Texture attribute was originally defined as text, and later edited to add the enumerated domain values (20230616) based on the information in Chapter 4 of the Larger Work Citation - primarily used Figure 3 in that chapter. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Distribution of surficial sediment in Long Island Sound and adjacent waters: texture and total organic carbon, by Poppe and others Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Larry Poppe 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 x2314 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Long Island Sound: listex.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: listex.dbf listex.shp listex.shx listex.avl listex.sbn listex.sbx File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied Transfer_Size: 3.5 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/lisound/data/chap04/listex.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/data.htm#chap04 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 listex overlay 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