General physiographic zones of the inner continental shelf between Cape Ann and Salisbury Beach Massachusetts (PHYSIOGRAPHICZONES, Geographic, WGS84)

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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: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:

General physiographic zones of the inner continental shelf between Cape Ann and Salisbury Beach Massachusetts (PHYSIOGRAPHICZONES, Geographic, WGS84)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1373

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071373
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/GIS/shapefile/PhysiographicZones.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Christopher J. Hein
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:

High-Resolution Geological Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts.

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1373

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/

Description:

Abstract:

These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center. Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine reserves, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters (5-30m deep) of Massachusetts between the New Hampshire border and Cape Cod Bay. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html). This spatial dataset is from the Cape Ann and Salisbury Beach Massachusetts project area. They were collected in two separate surveys in 2004 and 2005 and cover approximately 325 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf. High resolution bathymetry and backscatter intensity were collected in 2004 and 2005.

Purpose:

The purpose of this feature class is to qualitatively characterize the seafloor within the study area using five general physiographic zones. Geologic maps using these zones provide a regional view of the seafloor geology.

Supplemental_Information: The minimum mapping unit is 2,500 square meters.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20040223
Ending_Date: 20050916

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition of two different data ranges: 20040223 to 20040316 and 20050908 to 20050916

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.816381
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.597274
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.874853
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.655271

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:8b075cca-ce7b-4279-9e8f-c6349f568311

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Seafloor
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 04015
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 05005
Theme_Keyword: Physiographic Zone
Theme_Keyword: Bottom Characterization
Theme_Keyword: Polygon Shapefile
Theme_Keyword: interpretation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: scientific interpretation
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Bigelow Bight
Place_Keyword: Merrimack River
Place_Keyword: Ipswich Bay
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Cape Ann
Place_Keyword: Salisbury Beach
Place_Keyword: Plum Island

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: Subsurface
Stratum_Keyword: sea floor

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2004
Temporal_Keyword: 2005

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

The intended scale of these data is 1:25,000. 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: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/GIS/browse_jpg/PhysiographicZones.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail jpg image of feature class
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Bradford Butman
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:

High-Resolution Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Nahant to Gloucester, Massachusetts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1293

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1293/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Bradford Butman
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: James M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:

High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1008

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy of this interpretive data layer is dependant on the level of detail of the source material and interpretation procedures.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Topology was built to indentify any topological errors such as gaps between adjacent polygons. All topological errors were verified and corrected.

Completeness_Report:

Survey data from USGS field activity numbers 05005 and 04015 were used as source data for these interpretations. The inshore boundary of this data layer extends shoreward of these source data. Source data for these shallow areas include aerial photographs and NOAA Nautical Charts. The aerial photographs were downloaded from MassGIS (http://www.mass.gov/mgis/).

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A blank polygon geodatabase feature class was made using the bathymetric footprint from the nearshore (05005) and offshore (04015) data The westward boundary of the layer was extended to the shoreline that was extracted from NOAA nautical chart 13282 Newburyport Harbor and Plum Island Sound (10th Ed., Dec 9/95.) Five subtypes were added to the feature class to reduce coding errors during the digitizing process. The 50 meter depth contour was added to this polygon to establish the boundary between the Outer Basin and Near shore Ramp zones. Additional zones were digitized using the "cut polygon" under editing option. Each polygon was digitized at a general zoom scale of 1:12,000. All geoprocessing was completed within ESRI ArcMap 9.1 software.

Process_Date: 200708
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Walter Barnhardt
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2355
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wbarnhardt@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Topology was built to identify any polygon overlaps, or gaps between zones. Any topological errors we validated and fixed using ArcMap 9.1 software.

Process_Date: 200709
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Converted feature class from ArcGIS ver 9.1 personal geodatabase to ArcGIS 9.2 file geodatabase using import feature class context menu in ArcCatalog 9.2

Process_Date: 200801
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Export feature class "PhysiographicZones" from ArcMap 9.2 file geodatabase to shapefile "PhysiographicZones.shp" using "Feature Class To Shapefile (multiple)" in ArcCatalog (ver 9.2) Conversion Toolbox. Environmental settings during conversion set output coordinates system as Geographic coordinate system WGS84.

Process_Date: 200806
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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 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: 20151106
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: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 148

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PhysiographicZones
Entity_Type_Definition: Physiographic Zones
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PhysZone
Attribute_Definition: Generalized Physiographic Zones using a coded subtype
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Nearshore Ramp-Areas of gently seaward sloping sand and gravel with complex bedforms. Depths 0-50 meters.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Rocky Zone-Areas of high-relief outcrops with bedrock, boulders and gravel. Depths 0-90 meters.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Shelf Valley-Areas of elongate depressions with rocky walls and sand and gravel thalwegs. Depths 12-25 meters.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Outer Basin-Areas of expansive smooth seafloor with muddy, thick sediment deposits. Depths greater than 50 meters.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Ebb Tidal Delta-Areas of broad sandy platforms seaward of inlets that are lobate in plan view. Depths less than 8 meters.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition:

Area of feature in meters (UTM 19, WGS84) squared automatically calculated by the software in the geodatabase.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PhyzAbr
Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation of physiographic zones
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RZ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rocky Zone
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Nearshore Ramp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ETD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ebb-tidal Delta
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shelf Valley
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Outer Basin
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

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.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The order of attributes in the attribute table may be different than the order of the Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description in this metadata file.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center

Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. 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: ArcGIS 9.2
Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content: geologic interpretations of physiographic zones
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 0.12

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/GIS/shapefile/PhysiographicZones.zip

Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: none

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data are available as a shapefile in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) format. The shapefile is distributed in a compressed format as a WinZip (ver. 9.0) To utilize these data, the user must be able to uncompress the WinZip file and have software capable of viewing ESRI shapefiles.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
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 person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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