Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Harley Knebel Originator: VeeAnn Cross Publication_Date: 20000505 Title: Sedimentary Environment Map of Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 00-304 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/ofr00304 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/lisound/data/chap03/sedenvav.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Valerie Paskevich(ed.) Originator: Larry Poppe(ed.) Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Georeferenced Sea-Floor Mapping and Bottom Photography in Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 00-304 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: 1 CD-ROM Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00304 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-304/ Description: Abstract: Long Island Sound is one of the largest estuaries along the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is a glacially produced, semi-enclosed, northeast-southwest-trending embayment, which is 150 km long and 30 km across at its widest point. Its mean water depth is approximately 24 m. The eastern end of the Sound opens to the Atlantic Ocean through several large passages between islands, whereas the western end is connected to New York Harbor through a narrow tidal strait. Long Island Sound abuts the New York-Connecticut metropolitan area and contains more than 8 million people within its watershed. A study of the modern sedimentary environments on the sea floor within the Long Island Sound estuarine system was undertaken as part of a larger research program by the U.S. Geological Survey (Coastal and Marine Geology Program) conducted in cooperation with the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Knowledge of the bottom sedimentary environments was needed to discern the long-term fate of wastes and contaminants that have been, or potentially will be, introduced into the system and to help understand the distribution of benthic biologic habitats. Purpose: This GIS layer represents the researcher's interpretation of the regional distribution of sea-floor sedimentary environments in Long Island Sound. These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic informationsystems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1992 Ending_Date: 2000 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.668500 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.0789 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.3511 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.8276 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:74ad230b-eebe-4331-9e17-435be72dedb4 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: Long Island Sound Theme_Keyword: vector Theme_Keyword: polygon Theme_Keyword: shapefile Theme_Keyword: interpretation Theme_Keyword: sediment Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: coverage Theme_Keyword: seafloor Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHSC Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: environment Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: scientific interpretation Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics Theme_Keyword: ocean processes Theme_Keyword: sediment transport Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: Connecticut River 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. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Harley J. Knebel Contact_Position: retired 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 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-304/htmldocs/images/browse/sedenvav.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the extent of the GIS layer of the sedimentary environments in LIS. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: All data were treated in a similar fashion, therefore internally consistent. Completeness_Report: The dataset is complete for the area of interest. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: The original interpretation was hand-drawn on mylar based on sidescan-sonar data, seismic-reflection profiles, and sediment sample data collected in the study area. The extent of this orginal work only extended shoreward to the 10m contour interval. This interpretation was then digitized on a digitizing table. This line information was then transferred to Arc/Info where significant cleaning of the data was done. These arcs were then converted to polygons and the attribute information attached. Subsequently, data from the 10 m contour shoreward was incorporated into the original mylar interpretive map. These changes were then digitized and incorporated into the existing Arc/Info coverage. Again, significant cleaning of the arcs as well as assigning the attribute information was done in Arc/Info. The original projection of this work was UTM zone 18, NAD27. For this publication, these data were reprojected into UTM zone 18 NAD 83. This Arc coverage was exported in the e00 format and imported into ArcView. The new theme was then saved in the shapefile format. Process_Date: 20000505 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Marine Geologist 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 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset projected to geographic: ArcGIS > Toolbox: GEOGCS['GCS_North_American_1983',DATUM['D_North_American_1983',SPHEROID['GRS_1980',6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM['Greenwich',0.0],UNIT['Degree',0.0174532925199433]] Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: utm\sedenvav.dbf Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: utm\sedenvav.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: utm\sedenvav.shx Process_Date: 20041019 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sedenvav.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sedenvav.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sedenvav.shx Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Specialist, GIS Coordinator 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: vpaskevich@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.32 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. 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: 20160412 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: 20191118 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). The original published file was in UTM and reprojected to geographic, with the metadata updated as well. That geographic dataset is no longer available. So the projection was reset to the original UTM projection and links to the geographic version of the data removed. The original metadata did not specify a datum for the UTM projected dataset, so it is assumed to be NAD83. Other elements such as title and point count were reset to the original values. Additional small edits were also made such as changing http to https, providing a generic email in the metadata contact along with adding contact instructions. etc. 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. (20230627) Process_Date: 20230627 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: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 370 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 18 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -075.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: +00.000000 False_Easting: 500000.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 20 Ordinate_Resolution: 20 Planar_Distance_Units: meters 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: sedenvav.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI 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: AREA Attribute_Definition: AREA of the polygon. The AREA attribute is carried over from the AREA attribute in Arc/Info. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 5664.137 Range_Domain_Maximum: 773603392.000 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: PERIMETER of polygon. The PERIMETER attribute is carried over from the PERIMETER attribute in Arc/Info. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 280.052 Range_Domain_Maximum: 799187.875 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SEDENVAI_ Attribute_Definition: This attribute is carried over from the Arc/Info parameter by the same name. This is an Arc/Info internal control parameter and has no applicable relevance to the use of the data. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 371 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SEDENVAI_I Attribute_Definition: This attribute is carried over from the Arc/Info parameter by the same name. This is an Arc/Info internal control parameter and has no applicable relevance to the use of the data. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 370 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SED_ENVIRO Attribute_Definition: This attribute is a one word description of the sedimentary environment represented by that particular polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Larry Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist 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_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: OFR 00-304 - sedenav Distribution_Liability: Although this derived data set has 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: SHP Format_Version_Number: ArcView 3.2 Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile Format_Information_Content: Zip archive containing the six individual ArcView files (sedenvav.dbf, sedenvav.shp, sedenvav.shx, sedenvav.avl, sedenvav.sbn, sedenvav.sbx) comprising the sedimentary environment of Long Island Sound. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 0.99 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/lisound/data/chap03/sedenvav.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/data.htm Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW). 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 Technical_Prerequisites: 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: 20230627 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Marine Geologist 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 x2251 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