Lithologic Descriptions of Bottom Sediments for the New England coast and the Gulf of Maine region (SMITHSONIAN shapefile)

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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: Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:

Lithologic Descriptions of Bottom Sediments for the New England coast and the Gulf of Maine region (SMITHSONIAN 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/smithsonian/smithsonian.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:

These data, which comprise part of the Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment data file, were abstracted by the staff of the Smithsonian Institution from materials submitted for archival by various groups and individuals. Most of the data in this set were collected by the National Ocean Service (NOS, formerly the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) for the purpose of charting the coastal waters and navigable waterways of the United States. Prior to 1985, the NOS data were released as part of the National Ocean Surveys Hydrographic Database. After 1985, sediment samples collected by NOS during surveys were transferred to the Smithsonian for archival and textural analysis. All of the data in this set were collected post 1985 and have been processed by the Smithsonian. These data were supplied by the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), but this data set contains fields that are only a subset of those fields available in the full Smithsonian data set. For example, the data have been clipped to eliminate those stations that were not from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, or the shelf and slope off southeastern New England. Last update of this file was July, 2001.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to provide the lithologic description in the Smithsonian dataset in a form that can be more easily used to interpret surficial sediment distributions off the northeastern United States.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1965
Ending_Date: 1990616

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.998060
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.000000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.803060
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

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Theme_Keyword: USGS:5fdfba80-9e7b-4b8f-b978-875826e91c19

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Smithsonian
Theme_Keyword: NGDC
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: bottom
Theme_Keyword: lithology
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: surficial sediments
Theme_Keyword: Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment data file
Theme_Keyword: National Ocean Survey
Theme_Keyword: NOS
Theme_Keyword: National Geophysical Data Center
Theme_Keyword: NGDC
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
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: 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: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: continental shelf
Place_Keyword: continental slope
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Georges Bank
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay

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:

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Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

National Geophysical Data Center for supplying the original Smithsonian dataset. Larry Poppe for creating the 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: Smithsonian Institution
Originator: National Geophysical Data Center
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment Data File
Edition: 1.0

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
Completeness_Report:

Navigation, lithologic descriptions, bottom types, and station identifiers are provided for 3190 stations. However, many fields not germaine to the interpretation of surficial sediments distributions off the northeastern U.S. have been eliminated from the original dataset.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was performed by several instruments (e.g. Loran C, GPS, DGPS) and therefore varies.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Smithsonian Institution
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment Data File

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: unknown. Information unavailable from original metadata.

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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The lithologic descriptions, together with navigation and survey identifiers, were clipped to cover oly a limited geographic area and selected attributes saved as an ASCII text file. The ASCII text file was imported 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: smithsonian.txt
Process_Date: 20021218
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: smithsonian.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: smithsonian.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: smithsonian.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 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: 3188

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:

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Entity_Type_Label: smithsonian.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: SOURCE
Attribute_Definition: Organization responsible for compiling the data
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CATALOG_NO
Attribute_Definition:

Unique number assigned to each record by the Smithsonian Institution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 58133
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: station
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHIP
Attribute_Definition: Affilication and name of vessels used to collect samples
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 27.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Individual project during which samples were collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 27.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE
Attribute_Definition: Day, month, and year when the samples were collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 11; DD-Mmm-YY

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: General geographic area where samples were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 27.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition: State adjacent to the area where samples were collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 25.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIFIC_L
Attribute_Definition: Specific geographic area where the samples were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION
Attribute_Definition: Sampling station name
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 11.

Attribute:

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

Range_Domain:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.80306
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:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: -67.00000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COLLECTOR
Attribute_Definition: Name of Chief Scientist who collected samples
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 18.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BOTTOM_DES
Attribute_Definition: Brief description of bottom character
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 22.

Attribute:

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

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 43.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LITHOLOG_D
Attribute_Definition:

Verbal description of the bottom-sediment lithology at the stations

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 73.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute_Definition: Short textural description of the sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 20.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Navigation, lithologic descriptions, and identifiers for those stations off the northeastern U.S. that comprise a portion of the Smithsonian Institution Master Sediment Database.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

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

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.34

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

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