Maine Inner Continental Shelf Sediment Data (BARNHARDT shapefile)

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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: Lawrence J. Poppe
Originator: Mary E. Hastings
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:

Maine Inner Continental Shelf Sediment Data (BARNHARDT shapefile)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-001

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/ofr031
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/barnhardt/barnhardt.zip

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/htmldocs/data.htm
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: V.F. Paskevich
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: M.E. Hastings
Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: L.G. Ward
Originator: D.M. Fitzgerald
Originator: P.F. Larsen
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:

Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-001

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/

Description:

Abstract:

Surficial geologic maps play and important role in understanding the present sea floor and the processes that shape it. Between 1984 and 1991, over 1,700 bottom sample stations were occupied in the northwestern Gulf of Maine. Although the data were originally collected for a variety of research projects, contracts, and graduate student theses, they were eventually compiled as part of a Maine Geological Survey and University of Maine program to map the inner continental shelf of this region.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to make available a subset of a data set produced by the Maine Geological Survey and the University of Maine. This subset contains information for those samples with raw grain size data, and which are located on the inner continental shelf from the northwestern Gulf of Maine.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.812833
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.129700
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.578314
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.833833

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:1477ea4a-0981-48db-9429-f3505adc9a6b

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: University of Maine
Theme_Keyword: Maine Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: lithology
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: silt
Theme_Keyword: clay
Theme_Keyword: mud
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: WHSC

Theme:

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

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: marine geology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: Inner Continental Shelf
Place_Keyword: New England

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. 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

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/barnhardt/barnhardt-thumb.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/barnhardt/barnhardt.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Kelley and others (1998), and Larry Poppe for creating this ArcView shapefile.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: W.A. Barnhardt
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: S.M. Dickson
Originator: A.R. Kelley
Publication_Date: 1998
Title:

The Seafloor Revealed: The Geology of the Northwestern Gulf of Maine Inner Continental Shelf

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Maine Geological Survey Open-File
Issue_Identification: 96-6, 55 p.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Augusta, ME
Publisher: Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: W.A. Barnhardt
Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: S.M. Dickson
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: A.R. Kelley
Publication_Date: 1996
Title: Surficial Geology of the Maine Inner Continental Shelf
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Maine Geological Survey Map Series
Issue_Identification: scale 1:100,000

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Augusta, ME
Publisher: Maine Geological Survey

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All attributes were checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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

Completeness_Report:

Locations, grain-size data, textural classifications, and identifiers are provided for 1,739 samples.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was variously performed with Loran C (+/- 100 m accuracy) and dfferential GPS (+/- 10 m accuracy). No location-by-location differentiation is made between these navigational systems.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: W.A. Barnhardt
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: S.M. Dickson
Originator: A.R. Kelley
Publication_Date: 1998
Title:

The Seafloor Revealed: The Geology of the Northwestern Gulf of Maine Inner Continental Shelf

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Maine Geological Survey Open-File
Issue_Identification: 96-6, 55 p.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Augusta, ME
Publisher: Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Source_Contribution: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: W.A. Barnhadt
Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: S.M. Dickson
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: A.R. Kelley
Publication_Date: 1996
Title: Surficial Geology of the Maine Inner Continental Shelf
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Maine Geological Survey Map Series
Issue_Identification: scale 1:100,000

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Augusta, ME
Publisher: Maine Geological Survey

Type_of_Source_Media: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1886

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Source_Contribution: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Textural and lithologic data from the northwestern Gulf of Maine were clipped from the whole Maine Geological Survey and University of Maine dataset from the Surficial Geology of the Maine Inner Continental Shelf map series in Excel and exported to an ASCII file. Stations and sediment data were imported from the ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme and saved as the final shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: barnhardt.txt
Process_Date: 20021029
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: barnhardt.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: barnhardt.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: barnhardt.shx
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. 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

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 source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. 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: 20151201
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.

Process_Date: 20200908
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: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1739

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: barnhardt.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: SITE
Attribute_Definition: Unique number assigned to each sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1902
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: stations
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAMPLE
Attribute_Definition: Name used to identify samples
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scentist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Names of characters and munerics identifying samples

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 42.833833
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.578314
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.812833
Range_Domain_Maximum: -67.129300
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M
Attribute_Definition: Water depth in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 211
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: C_CODE
Attribute_Definition: Classification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Abbreviations of lithologic descriptions

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute_Definition: Lithologic/textural descriptions of the seafloor
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Lithologic descriptions

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRAVEL
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAND
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SILT
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of silt in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 74
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLAY
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of clay in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 85
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MUD
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of mud (silt plus clay) in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEAN_PHI
Attribute_Definition: Mean of the grain size distribution in phi
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -4.9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 11.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STDDEV
Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation of the grain size distribution in phi units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BAY
Attribute_Definition: Bay or region where the sample was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Names of bays and regions along the inner continental shelf

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. 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
Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. 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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

Five files (barnhardt.shp, barnhardt.dbf, barnhardt.shx, barnhardt.sbx, barnhardt.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.047

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/barnhardt/barnhardt.zip

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 computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

These 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 the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20211116
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. 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 metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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