USGS benthic foraminiferal samples (1996 - 1997)

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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: Ellen Thomas
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: USGS benthic foraminiferal samples (1996 - 1997)
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:

Ellen Thomas was the editor of this individual dataset. The accompanying chapter in the OFR includes the authors Taras Gapotchenko, Johan C. Varekamp, Ellen L. Mecray, and Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink.

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

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/chap09/index.htm

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Originator: Larry Poppe(ed.)
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 overlay showing the the population of benthic foraminiferain samples collected during the time period of 1996 - 1997 by the USGS.

Purpose:

The purpose of this layer is to disseminate a digital version of the location of benthic foraminiferal samples and population data collected and analyzed by the USGS during the time period of 1996 - 1997.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Currentness_Reference: data acquisition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.7466
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.4066
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.2696
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.8781

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:30c465fc-0a21-47d1-8627-9aab358f19e8

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: Wesleyan University
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: arcview
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
Theme_Keyword: benthic foraminiferal distribution
Theme_Keyword: benthic foraminiferal
Theme_Keyword: sample locations
Theme_Keyword: foraminiferal analysis

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: protists
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits

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 and Wesleyan University 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, Wesleyan University and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by either the USGS, Wesleyan University or the Connecticut DEP 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 either the USGS, Wesleyan University or the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection in the use of these data or related materials.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Wesleyan University
Contact_Person: Ellen Thomas

Contact_Position: professor
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wesleyan University
265 Church Street

City: Middletown
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06459-0139
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (860) 685-2238
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ethomas@wesleyan.edu

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: usgs9697.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

image showing the extent of the GIS layer and the distribution of benthic foraminiferal samples collected during the time period of 1996 - 1997 by the USGS in Long Island Sound

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format - lissound\data\chap09\usgs9697.shp

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The foraminifera species were individually identified and counted with a binocular microscope using standard micropaleontologic procedures. This suggest a reproducibility of less than 1 standard deviation.

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 correct depths 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:

Sediment samples were washed on a 0.062 mm sieve to separate the foraminifera from the silt and clay. Foraminifera were picked from the fraction retained on the sieve and individually identified and counted with a binocular microscope using reflected light.

Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Wesleyan University
Contact_Person: Ellen Thomas

Contact_Position: Professor
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 265 Church Street
City: Middletown
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06459
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (860) 685-2238
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ethomas@weslyan.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The foraminifera data and navigation were entered into a flat-file database (Excel) and inported into Mapview for graphical analysis. The files were subsequently exported into MIDMIF files, and converted into shape files with the Arc utility MIFSHAPE.EXE.

Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Ellen L. Mecray

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 x2213
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emecray@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. 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: 45

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: 8500
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: usgs9697.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Usgs96_97_
Attribute_Definition: Assigned unique identifier of sample.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 51

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cruis
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:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 23
Range_Domain_Maximum: 93

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: -72.406600
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: 40.878100
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.269600
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal-degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Water_dept
Attribute_Definition:

Measured depth of water overlying sediment at sample time, in original units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 35.000000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: E__excavat
Attribute_Definition: Elphidium excavatum in a species of benthic foraminifera
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 92.300000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Perecent of total benthic foraminifera
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Elph__i
Attribute_Definition: Elphidium incertum is a species of benthic foraminifera
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 50.500000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent of total fbenthic oraminifera
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: B__frigid
Attribute_Definition: Bucella frigida is a species of benthic foraminifera.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 36.300000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: % of total benthic foraminifera.
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.10

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Egg__adven
Attribute_Definition: Eggeralla advena is a species of benthic foraminifera.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.000000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent of the total benthic foraminifera
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: A__beccari
Attribute_Definition: Ammonia beccarii is a species of benthic foraminifera
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 27.800000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent of the total benthic foraminifera
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

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 the composition of benthic foraminiferal assemblages in LIS.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Wesleyan University
Contact_Person: Ellen L. Thomas

Contact_Position: professor
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Wesleyan University 265 Church Street

City: Middletown
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06459-0139
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (860) 685-2238
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ethomas@wesleyan.edu

Resource_Description: Long Island Sound: usgs9697.shp
Distribution_Liability:

Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used by the USGS, Connecticut Department of Environmental protection and Wesleyan University, 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 either the USGS, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection or Wesleyan University, in the use of these data or related materials.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

usgs9697.dbf usgs9697.shp usgs9697.shx usgs9697.avl usgs9697.sbn usgs9697.sbx

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
Transfer_Size: 0.012

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/lisound/data/chap09/usgs9697.zip

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-304/htmldocs/data.htm#chap09
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 usgs9697 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.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20001101

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230626
Metadata_Contact:

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: 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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