Sediments of Western Mass Bay acquired in 1976 (MEISBURGER76 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
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:

Sediments of Western Mass Bay acquired in 1976 (MEISBURGER76 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/meisburger76/meisburger76.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:

A seismic reflection survey with concurrent bottom sampling was conducted in western Massachusetts Bay to obtain information on bottom topography and sediments, subbottom structure and composition, and the location of sand deposits potentially usable for restoration and nourishment of nearby beaches. Primary sediment data was derived from 43 cores. The predominant sediments of the surface and shallow subsurface deposits in the study area are fine sand, sand and gravel, and clayey silt. Sand suitable for beach restoration and nourishment on the contiguous coast occurs only locally and in generally small quantity relative to other sediments of the study area.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the sediment data published by Meisburger (1976).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1976

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.960700
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.676300
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.600130
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.168040

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:b67bd412-c4b0-4336-aed4-99f111784e82

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: USACOE
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Theme_Keyword: vibracore
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
Theme_Keyword: GIS

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: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: marine geology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
Place_Keyword: western Massachusetts Bay
Place_Keyword: Mass Bay
Place_Keyword: northeast United States
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

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/meisburger76/meisburger76-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/meisburger76/meisburger76.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

Please view the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Meisburger (1976). Larry Poppe for creating the 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: E.P. Meisburger
Publication_Date: 1976
Title: Geomorphology and Sediments of Western Massachusetts Bay
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Technical Paper
Issue_Identification: 76-3, 78 p.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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:

Sediment descriptions, grain-size distribution statistics, and sample identifiers are provided for 42 cores.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Original report did not discuss navigational methods. Navigational accuracy is unknown.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: E.P. Meisburger
Publication_Date: 1976
Title: Geomorphology and Sediments of Western Massachusetts Bay
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Technical Paper
Issue_Identification: 76-3

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fort Belvoir, VA
Publisher:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center

Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1976

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The source information was imported from an ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme in ArcView and saved as the final shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: meisburger76.txt
Process_Date: 20020913
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: meisburger76.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: meisburger76.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: meisburger76.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.). Minor fixes to the attribute format for some attributes was needed. 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: 20151202
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: 42

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
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: meisburger76.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: PROJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Name assigned to the data for future identification.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEISBURGER1976
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEVICE
Attribute_Definition: Equipment used to collect samples
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: VIBRACORE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vibracore device
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CORE_ID_
Attribute_Definition: Numeric identifier assigned to each core
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 151
Range_Domain_Maximum: 193
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

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

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 42.16804
Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.60013
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

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

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.96070
Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.67630
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPTIO
Attribute_Definition: Lithologic description of the surficial sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing verbal description of the sediment

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty sand and gravel content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY MEDIUM SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty medium sand content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY FINE SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty fine sand content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY FINE COARSE SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty fine coarse sand content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY CLAY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty clay content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILT, SHELLS, AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silt, shells, and gravel conent
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILT, SAND AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silt, sand and gravel content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silt content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND, SHELLS, AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand, shells, and gravel content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand and gravel content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEDIUM SAND AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: medium sand and gravel content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEDIUM SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: medium sand content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FINE SAND AND SHELLS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fine sand and shells content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FINE SAND AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fine sand and gravel content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FINE SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fine sand content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FINE COARSE SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fine coarse sand content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: COARSE SAND AND GRAVEL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: coarse sand and gravel content
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEDIAN_PHI
Attribute_Definition: 50th percentile of the grain size distribution in phi units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.31
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.95
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEAN_PHI
Attribute_Definition: Mean grain size in phi units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.37
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.57
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

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

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.08
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

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 (meisburger76.shp, meisburger76.dbf, meisburger76.shx, meisburger76.sbx, meisburger76.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.01

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/meisburger76/meisburger76.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 9660
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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