Interpretation Showing the Distribution of Surficial Sediment in Quicks Hole, MA (H11076_SEDDIST.SHP, Geographic)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:

Interpretation Showing the Distribution of Surficial Sediment in Quicks Hole, MA (H11076_SEDDIST.SHP, Geographic)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1357

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/ofr20061357
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/interpretation/sediment/h11076_seddist.zip

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/html/catalog.html
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Foster
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: B. Butman
Originator: M.S. Moser
Originator: H.F. Stewart
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:

Sea-Floor Character and Surface Processes in the Vicinity of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1357

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/

Description:

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of the Massachusetts coastline, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretive data layers were derived from multibeam echo-sounder and sidescan sonar data collected in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, a passage through the Elizabeth Islands that extend in a chain southwestward off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In June 2005, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconaissance survey.

Purpose:

To release an interpretation of the surficial sediment distribution generated from data collected during NOAA survey H11076 in Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts, in geographic.

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Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

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East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.803233
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.489982
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.408646

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Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Environments
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11076
Theme_Keyword: H11076
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 05007
Theme_Keyword: Shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Gravel
Theme_Keyword: Gravelly sediment
Theme_Keyword: Sand
Theme_Keyword: Silty sand
Theme_Keyword: Sand silt clay
Theme_Keyword: Clayey silt
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2006-1357
Theme_Keyword: interpretation

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Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

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Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
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Place:

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Place_Keyword: Quicks Hole
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: U.S. Northeast
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: U.S. Atlantic East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Access_Constraints: None
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Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the originator of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe

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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

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Thumbnail image showing the distribution of surficial sediment within NOAA survey H11076

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All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.

Positional_Accuracy:

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Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS

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Source_Contribution:

The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H11076 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:

RAF05007_SEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected During USGS Cruise R/V RAFAEL 05007 in Quicks Hole, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1357

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.zip

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/html/catalog.html

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Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The geographic GeoTIFF image of the sidescan sonar and multibeam data from survey H11076 and the point data layer from grain-size analyses of sediments collected from this survey area were imported into the ArcView GIS project view. The distribution of surficial sediment was interpreted based on tonal changes in the sidescan sonar imagey, the bathymetry and textural analyses. The interpreted sediment distribution was outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ArcView shapefile for each environment. These shapefiles were merged into one file with the Geoprocessing Wizard extension.

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Postal_Code: 02543-1598

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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.30 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 for both sources and had to be modified to meet the standard. The datum was specified as WGS 84, but the semi-major axis and flattening ratio were for NAD27. Assuming the datum name is correct, the numeric values were changed to match the datum name. An attribute enumerated domain was changed to unrepresentable - as more information was not available to thoroughly fill in enumerated information. 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: 20151130
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

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Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

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City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
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Entity_Type_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata.
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Attribute_Label: SEDCLASS
Attribute_Definition:

Sediment classification based on the scheme described by Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee (1973)

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Six sediment classes (gravel, gravelly sediment, sand, silty sand, sand silt clay, and clayey silt)

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City: Woods Hole Road
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

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Although this data set has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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.

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

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Contact_Person: Larry Poppe

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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
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Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
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