Point Shapefile of Bottom Photographs Acquired in the Pulley Ridge area on Cruise SUN03002 (PHOTOPNTS.SHP)

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Point Shapefile of Bottom Photographs Acquired in the Pulley Ridge area on Cruise SUN03002 (PHOTOPNTS.SHP)
Abstract:
Pulley Ridge is a series of drowned barrier islands that extends almost 200 km in 60-100 m water depths. This drowned ridge is located on the Florida Platform in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico about 250 km west of Cape Sable, Florida. This barrier island chain formed during the initial stage of the Holocene marine transgression. These islands were then submerged and left abandoned near the outer edge of the Florida Platform. The southern portion of Pulley Ridge hosts zooxanthellate scleractinian corals, green, red and brown macro algae, and a mix of deep and typically shallow-water tropical fishes. This reef community is in unusually deep water, and its extent and the controls on its distribution were unknown. To address these questions scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program in cooperation with scientists from the University of South Florida Department of Marine Sciences have completed a detailed mapping of the southernmost 35 km of Pulley Ridge. The area was mapped using multibeam bathymetry, sidescan-sonar imagery, and high-resolution seismic-reflection profiling to define the geologic framework on which the reef is established. Submersible dives, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects, and transects of bottom photographs and video were collected to identify the corals and to map their distribution. This extensive suite of data has been compiled and preliminary analysis of the data suggests that the reefs are not tied to the ridge system, but instead are more broadly distributed. Whether reef distribution is controlled by oceanographic conditions or by subtle differences in the substrate that overlies the barrier island system is unclear, and are topics of continued research.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Twichell, David C., Blackwood, Dann, and Halley, Robert B., 2005, Point Shapefile of Bottom Photographs Acquired in the Pulley Ridge area on Cruise SUN03002 (PHOTOPNTS.SHP): Open-File Report 2005-1089, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Cross, VeeAnn A., Twichell, David C., Halley, Robert B., Ciembronowicz, Kate T., Jarrett, Bret D., Hammar-Klose, Erika S., Hine, Al C., Locker, Stan D., and Naar, Dave F., 2005, GIS Compilation of Data Collected from the Pulley Ridge Deep Coral Reef Region: Open-File Report 2005-1089, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.742300
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.644173
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.955967
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.699883
  3. What does it look like?
    http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/pubs/of2005-1089/htmldocs/icons/sbpnts_bg.jpg (JPEG)
    Image showing extent and coverage of the dataset.
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 25-Apr-2003
    Ending_Date: 30-Apr-2003
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Entity point (1128)
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees. The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    photopnts
    Information unavailable from original metadata. (Source: Information unavailable from original metadata.)
    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI) Coordinates defining the features.
    ROLL__
    Film roll number. (Source: Scientist.) character set
    CD__
    CD number that contains the digitized photo. (Source: Digitizing company.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:2444
    Maximum:2869
    IMAGE_FILE
    Image number for the photo on the CD. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:100
    PHOTO__
    Photo number as recorded on the actual photo in the red number code. The numbers are sequential, starting over at 1 for each roll of film. Some numbers are missing because those images were not digitizable. (Source: Technician.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:3
    Maximum:252
    YEAR
    Year the photo was acquired. (Source: Scientist.)
    ValueDefinition
    2003Information unavailable from original metadata.
    MONTH
    Month the photo was acquired. (Source: Scientist.)
    ValueDefinition
    4Information unavailable from original metadata.
    DAY
    Day the photo was acquired. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:25
    Maximum:30
    HOUR
    Hour the photo was acquired. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:10
    Maximum:21
    MINUTE
    Minute the photo was acquired. Recorded as a string field. (Source: Scientist.) character set
    DIVE__
    Dive number referring to the SeaBoss deployment. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:14
    LONGITUDE
    Longitude of the acquired photo. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-83.7423
    Maximum:-83.644173
    Units:decimal degrees
    LATITUDE
    Latitude of the acquired photo. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:24.699883
    Maximum:24.955967
    Units:decimal degrees
    LAT_DEG
    Degree of latitude of the acquired photo. (Source: Scientist.)
    ValueDefinition
    24Information unavailable from original metadata.
    LAT__MIN_
    Decimal minutes of latitude of the acquired photo. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:41.993
    Maximum:57.358
    Units:decimal minutes
    LONG__DEG_
    Degree of longitude of the acquired photo. (Source: Scientist.)
    ValueDefinition
    -83Information unavailable from original metadata.
    LONG__MIN_
    Decimal minutes of longitude of the acquired photo. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:38.65039
    Maximum:44.538
    Units:decimal minutes
    DEPTH__M_
    Depth of the SeaBoss system based on a pressure transducer mounted to the frame. Values recorded as positive values. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:57.22
    Maximum:79.90
    Units:meters
    TAPE
    Refers to the video tape number that was being recorded when the photo was acquired. (Source: Scientist.) character set
    COMMENT
    Miscellaneous comments pertaining to the photo. (Source: Scientist.) character set
    RECNO
    Unique number assigned to each photo to aid in finding missing information. (Source: Processor.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:1136
    DEPTH_SWAT
    Depth at that point based on the swath bathymetry grid. Values recorded as negative. (Source: Scientist.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-81.23
    Maximum:-62.96
    Units:meters
    HOTLINK
    Variable and pathname indicating the JPEG image that corresponds to the photo acquired at that location. (Source: Processor.) character set
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Of note: the CD numbers are not necessarily in order of the photo numbers. For instance, the first part of the first roll of film was placed on CD 2865, while the last part of the last roll of film was placed on CD 2444. Within a roll of film, the CD number increment sequentially. The separated latitude degrees, decimal minutes and longitude degrees and decimal minutes are recorded for the points where navigation came from the video tapes. Two depth values exist in the attribute table. One is based on a depth transducer placed on the SeaBOSS system. Because the system is above the seafloor when the image is acquired, this does not reflect water depth - but is probably fairly close. (Attribute: Depth_m_). The other depth attribute (Depth_swat) was derived by extract the grid cell value from the swath bathymetry grid at the point location.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • David C. Twichell
    • Dann Blackwood
    • Robert B. Halley
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    David C. Twichell
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Oceanographer
    384 Woods Hole Rd.
    Woods Hole, MA
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2266 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    dtwichell@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

This point shapefile represents the locations of each of the bottom photographs acquired during the SUN00030 cruise. Because the shapefile contains information regarding the JPEG bottom photo, a correlation can be made between the JPEG image and it's location in the study area.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: Unknown (process 1 of 10)
    Navigation was acquired aboard the boat with a Differential GPS system. This navigation was recorded to a computer, and also as part of the video image. Still photos had a nine digit number recorded on them. The first 3 digits are the image number, the next 2 are the year, the next 2 are the hour, and the final 2 are the minute. The image number recorded on the still photo does not necessarily correspond to the image number given to the digitized image of the photo.
    Date: Unknown (process 2 of 10)
    Negatives from the still photos are sent to a place in California to be digitized and written to CD. What is returned is a series of CD's, each with about 100 photos on it. A roll of film might span 3 cd's. The naming convention is as follows: IMG0001.PCD, IMG0002.PCD... Each CD starts with IMG0001, therefore there are duplicate filenames, distinguished only by the CD number.
    Date: Unknown (process 3 of 10)
    An excel spreadsheet was created which included the following information for each photo: CD#, Roll#, Image# (as appears on the CD), Photo#, year, month, day, hour, minute, dive #. The hour and minute information (read from the photo) could then be used to merge with the navigation data recorded on computer. Navigation is recorded to the second, yet the time on the photos only goes as far as minute. If one photo was taken in a minute, the navigation time used with 30 seconds after the start of the minute. More than one photo per minute, the following seconds of the minute were used: 2 photos: seconds 15 and 45 3 photos: seconds 15, 30, and 45 4 photos: seconds 10, 20, 30, 40 5 photos: seconds 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 This technique was used on dives 13 and 14. For dives 1-12, navigation was pulled from the video tape based on the presence of the strobe flash associated with a still photo being acquired. This navigation information was entered directly into the excel spreadsheet.
    Date: Unknown (process 4 of 10)
    The excel spreadsheet was exported as a comma delimited text file and imported into ArcView 3.2a as a table, and subsequently an event theme. Visual inspection of the data points was used to find outliers and fix the navigation in the excel spreadsheet. Based on the time of the photo, and appropriate navigation fix could be pulled from the computer recorded navigation file. In addition to bad fixes, missing navigation information was fixed in the same manner.
    Date: Unknown (process 5 of 10)
    Once the navigation in the excel spreadsheets was fixed, a new comma delimited text file was exported, imported into ArcView 3.2a as a table, added as an event theme and converted to a shapefile.
    Date: Unknown (process 6 of 10)
    Additional attribute columns were added and filled.
    Date: 07-Nov-2016 (process 7 of 10)
    Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.34 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 link to the larger work citation in the Identification_Information section had to be fixed. Added the pubs url online link to the data in the distribution section. Added an online link to the cross-reference. Minor fixes to the attribute format for some attributes were 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. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 20-Jul-2018 (process 8 of 10)
    USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 18-Nov-2019 (process 9 of 10)
    Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 08-Sep-2020 (process 10 of 10)
    Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Cross, VeeAnn A., Blackwood, Dann S., Halley, Robert B., and Twichell, David C., 2004, Bottom Photographs from the Pulley Ridge Deep Coral Reef: Open-File Report 2004-1228, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

    Online Links:

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Information unavailable from original metadata.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    Information unavailable from original metadata.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
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.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    David C. Twichell
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Oceanographer
    384 Woods Hole Rd.
    Woods Hole, MA
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2266 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    dtwichell@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    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.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    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 the importing data. A free data viewer, arcexplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 18-Mar-2024
Metadata author:
VeeAnn A. Cross
U.S. Geological Survey
Marine Geologist
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA
USA

(508) 548-8700 x2251 (voice)
(508) 457-2310 (FAX)
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. (updated on 20240318)
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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