Fisheries Sediment Data (WIGLEY65 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: Fisheries Sediment Data (WIGLEY65 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/wigley65/wigley65.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:

This is a part of the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Seafloor Surficial Sediment (Deck 41) Data File. Deck 41 is an original data file created by the Marine Geology and Geophysics Group of NGDC from 1970-1975, abstracted from unpublished material contributed to NGDC by multiple groups of individuals. No updates of Deck 41 have been added since 1975. The data that comprise this portion of Deck 41 were generated by R.L. Wigley during 1965 aboard ALBATROSS IV cruises 65-2, 65-13, and 65-14.

Purpose:

The purpose of this data layer is to provide a part of the Deck 41 data file in a form that could be used to interpret surficial sediment distributions off the northeastern United States.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19650115
Ending_Date: 19651109

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.467000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -63.967000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.700000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.200000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:2c0f245a-dfa0-47ca-8735-81873aa817e6

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: National Geophysical Data Center
Theme_Keyword: NGDC
Theme_Keyword: Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Theme_Keyword: Deck 41
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: silt
Theme_Keyword: clay
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: silt
Theme_Keyword: clay
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: ALBATROSS-IV cruises
Theme_Keyword: ALBATROSS IV cruise 65-2
Theme_Keyword: ALBATROSS IV cruise 65-13
Theme_Keyword: ALBATROSS IV cruise 65-14.
Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points

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: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Georges Bank
Place_Keyword: outer continental shelf
Place_Keyword: U.S. northeast
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/wigley65/wigley65-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/wigley65/wigley65.gif

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 (NGDC) for supplying the original unpublished data sheets; 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: R.L. Wigley
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Raw Data Sheets
Edition: 1.0
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: Bureau of Commercial Fisheries

Other_Citation_Details:

Data collected during 1965 aboard the ALBATROSS IV during cruises 65-2, 65-13, and 65-14

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:

This data set contains fields that are only a subset of those fields in the NGDC Seafloor Surficial Sediment (Deck 41) Data File. This data set contains grain-size data, textural descriptions, navigation, and sample identifiers for 383 stations.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

No information on navigational methods was provided with this data set , but navigation was probably by Loran A. Navigational accuracy is unknown.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: R.L. Wigley
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Raw Data Sheets
Edition: 1.0
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: Bureau of Commercial Fisheries

Other_Citation_Details:

Data collected during 1965 aboard the ALBATROSS IV during cruises 65-2, 65-13, and 65-14

Type_of_Source_Media: Scanned raw data sheets
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1965

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Scanned images of the original raw data sheets were downloaded from the NGDC Seafloor Surficial Sediment (Deck 41) Data File. Lithologic descriptions, grain-size data, and sample identifiers were manually entered into Microsoft Excel and saved as an ASCII text file. The ASCII 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: wigley65.txt
Process_Date: 20020913
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wigley65.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wigley65.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wigley65.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: 383

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
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: wigley65.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 set for future identification.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WIGLEY1965
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientist and year samples were collected.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Data Compiler

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Geographic area in and around which the samples were collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GULF OF MAINE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gulf of Maine region
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CONSEC_NO
Attribute_Definition:

Consecutive numbers and suffix assigned to samples (numbers reset for each cruise).

Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string containing the assigned consecutive number and, where appropriate, additional identification suffix.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUISEID
Attribute_Definition: Cruise identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AB2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Albatross-IV; Leg 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic data archive and cruise curator

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AB13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Albatross-IV; Leg 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic data archive and cruise curator

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AB14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Albatross-IV; Leg 14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic data archive and cruise curator

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION
Attribute_Definition: Number assigned to the station.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string containing the station number and, where necessary, additional station identifier suffix.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEVICE
Attribute_Definition: Sampler used to collect sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PIPE DREDGE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pipe dredge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DREDGE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dredge sampler
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE
Attribute_Definition: Date during which samples were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string containing year, month and day (YYYYMMDD) sample was collected.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate ofsample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 39.200
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.700
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001

Attribute:

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

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -73.467
Range_Domain_Maximum: -63.967
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH
Attribute_Definition: Water depth of sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 33
Range_Domain_Maximum: 348
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHELL
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of shells in the sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string containing a mixture of numbers and verbal comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COLOR
Attribute_Definition: Color of the sediments
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string containing the comments on the color of the sediments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRAVEL
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel in the sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: