R/V FARNELLA 90-3 navigation data (tracklines)

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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: Valerie Paskevich
Publication_Date: 20000310
Title: R/V FARNELLA 90-3 navigation data (tracklines)
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data (polyline)
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2000-352

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/htmldocs/shape.htm
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Valerie F. Paskevich
Originator: David C. Twichell
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:

Seamarc 1A sidescan sonar mosaic, cores and depositional interpretation of the Mississippi Fan: ArcView GIS data release

Edition: 1
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2000-352

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: Paskevich, V.F., Twichell, D.C., and Schwab, W.C., 2000, Seamarc 1A sidescan sonar mosaic, cores and depositional interpretation of the Mississippi Fan—ArcView GIS data release: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2000-352, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352

Description:

Abstract:

This ArcView GIS data layer contains the navigation fix points for the R/V FARNELLA 90-3 cruise.

Purpose:

The trackl.shp file shows the R/V FARNELLA 90-3 trackline. This GIS overlay is a component of the U. S Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center's, Gulf of Mexico ArcView GIS database. The Gulf of Mexico GIS database is intended to organize and display USGS held data and provide on-line (WWW) access to the data and/or metadata.

Supplemental_Information:

This file contains only the locations of the individual navigation points. Navigation fixes were recorded in the mrg-mrg format at a two minute interval. The date and time information is contained as attribute information in the trackp.shp file.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19900325
Ending_Date: 19900408

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.6501
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.4405
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.9559
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.1234

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ba02f916-8b36-4551-8e36-391e3677b877

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico database
Theme_Keyword: R/V FARNELLA 90-3
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: arcview
Theme_Keyword: polyline
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: trackline

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Mississippi Fan

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Although this derived data set and it's 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. 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: David C. Twichell

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
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 x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/data/nav/browse/trackl.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: GIF
Browse_Graphic_File_Type:

R/V FARNELLA 90-3 trackline displayed over the SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView version 3.0b shapefile format - data\nav\trackl.shp

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: None

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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

Completeness_Report:

The trackl.shp file contains all the navigation fixes for the entire R/V FARNELLA 90-3 cruise. Navigation fixes were recorded every two minutes in the mrg-mrg format.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: David Twichell(comp.)
Publication_Date: Unknown
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title: Loran-C and GPS navigation

Type_of_Source_Media: magnetic tape
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19900325
Ending_Date: 19900408

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: R/V FARNELLA 90-3 mrg-mrg navigation
Source_Contribution:

Navigation for the cruise was collected every two minutes and recorded digitally to magnetic tape in the mrg-mrg format.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The navigation data was downloaded from the 9-track tape and used in the processing of the sidescan sonar data.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: R/V FARNELLA 90-3 mrg-mrg navigation
Process_Date: Unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nav.txt
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Twichell
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
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 x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ASCII text file, nav.txt, was editted to create a simple file of longitude and latitude coordinates.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: nav.txt
Process_Date: 20000110
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: latlon.txt
Process_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: vpaskevich@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ASCII file of position coordinates was imported into a vector segment of the PCI Remote Sensing software file utme00.pix.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: latlon.txt
Process_Date: 20000110
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: utme00.pix
Process_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: vpaskevich@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The newly created vector segment was displayed using the PCI program Imageworks and verified. No errors or inconsistencies were found, so the vector segment was output as an ArcView shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: utme00.pix
Process_Date: 20000110
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: trackl.shp
Process_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: vpaskevich@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edited the metadata to remove errors flagged by MP. Filled out the citation information including adding the edition, suggested citation, adding the DOI link and a link to the data page. Modified the dataset title slightly to be more descriptive. Added USGS Thesaurus and ISO 19115 Topic Category theme keywords. Added the link to the browse graphic. Additional small edits to the metadata were made to be consistent with current standards and fix obvious errors. Updated the distribution liability to an approved FSP disclaimer statement. Updated the distribution format and provided links to the data. Removed a redundant distribution format. The metadata date was updated, but not the metadata contact. The metadata contact email was updated to a valid link with an explanation in the contact instructions (20240718). The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata available from the publication. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.

Process_Date: 20240718
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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20240806
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: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: .0005
Longitude_Resolution: .0005
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: trackl.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Integer1
Attribute_Definition:

The Integer1 attribute is carried over from the PCI Remote Sensing software vector segment information. It is an internal control parameter and has no 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

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David Twichell
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: oceanographer
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 x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Mississippi Fan: trackl.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:

trackl.dbf trackl.shp trackl.shx representing the vector line coverage of R/V Farnella 90-3 tracklines.

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
Transfer_Size: 1

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/data/nav/trackl.zip
Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-352/htmldocs/shape.htm
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr00352

Access_Instructions:

The first link is to download the zip file of the data. The second link is to the landing page of the data where individual files can be downloaded. The third link is to the DOI link 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

Technical_Prerequisites:

The R/V FARNELLA 90-3 tracklines are 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: 20240806
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 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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