Locations of bottom photographs collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts within northern Cape Cod Bay (CCB_BOTTOMPHOTOS Esri Shapefile, Geographic, WGS84).

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Locations of bottom photographs collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts within northern Cape Cod Bay (CCB_BOTTOMPHOTOS Esri Shapefile, Geographic, WGS84).
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1006
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/ofr20101006
Online_Linkage:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/GIS/shapefile/CCB_BottomPhotos.zip
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/html/appendix1.html
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Geophysical and Sampling Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts.
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1006
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/
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 (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). 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 resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts, primarily in water depths of 3-30 meters deep. 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). The data collected in the study area located in Northern Cape Cod Bay Massachusetts includes high-resolution geophysics (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection), and ground validation (sediment samples, video tracklines, and bottom photographs). The data were collected during five separate surveys conducted between 2006 and 2008 and cover 480 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf. More information about the individual USGS surveys conducted as part of the northern Cape Cod Bay project can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity webpage: 06012: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2006/06012/ 07001: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07001/ 07002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07002/ 07003: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07003/ 08002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2008/08002/
Purpose:
The purpose of this data set is to record the locations of 673 bottom photographs that were collected with the large SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) to ground-truth (verify) the acoustic data sets acquired during USGS geophysical surveys 06012 (2006), 07001 (2007), 07002 (2007), and 08002 (2008). Bottom video were also taken at each station occupied by the SEABOSS (see shapefile CCB_SeabossTracklines.shp).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20070907
Ending_Date: 20070911
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.632913
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.189849
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.086761
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.936515
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:85204b2f-ab3f-45f4-aca7-120a43354976
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: R/V Connecticut
Theme_Keyword: ESRI point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: ground-truth
Theme_Keyword: bottom photographs
Theme_Keyword: seabed photographs
Theme_Keyword: photos
Theme_Keyword: stations
Theme_Keyword: seafloor
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: sediments
Theme_Keyword: field activity serial number 07003
Theme_Keyword: field activity number 2007-003-FA
Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler
Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS sampler
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: underwater photography
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Bay
Place_Keyword: Duxbury
Place_Keyword: Provincetown
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: Seabed
Stratum_Keyword: sea floor
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2007
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: 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/2010/1006/GIS/browse_jpg/CCB_BottomPhotos.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of bottom photo locations
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: D. Blackwood
Originator: K. Parolski
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Seabed observation and sampling system
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Sea Technology
Issue_Identification: v. 42, no. 2, p. 39-43
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/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Christopher J. Hein
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
High-Resolution Geological Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts
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/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Geophysical and Sampling Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Duxbury to Hull, Massachusetts
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1072
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Gaps in sequential photo numbers exist. If camera was triggered accidentally on deck or picture did not come out, it was deleted.
Completeness_Report:
A total of 1,329 bottom photographs were taken during survey 07003 covering both the Duxbury to Hull and northern Cape Cod Bay survey areas. Only the 673 bottom photograph locations collected within the northern Cape Cod Bay survey area are included in this spatial dataset. The bottom photographs collected north of Brant Rock, Massachusetts are published in a previous data release (2009-1072) focused on the Duxbury to Hull survey area (Barnhardt and others 2010). Any bottom photographs taken in water column or were otherwise not usable were deleted.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation for survey 07003 used Differential Global Positioning System (GPS). The recorded position of each bottom photograph is actually the position of the GPS antenna on the survey vessel, not the SEABOSS sampler. The SEABOSS was deployed approximately 5 meters astern of the GPS antenna off the ship's J-frame on the starboard side. No layback or offset was applied to the recorded position. In addition to the 5 meter offset the SEABOSS may drift away from the survey vessel when deployed on the seafloor. Based on the various sources for horizontal offsets, a conservative estimate the horizontal accuracy of the bottom photograph locations is 20-30 meters.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Target stations were occupied with the large SEABOSS (Blackwood and Parolski, 2001) that is equipped with a Van Veen grab sampler, a digital still camera, and a video camera. One-hundred nine stations are within the northern Cape Cod Bay survey area. The digital photographs were downloaded from the camera and backed-up to a laptop and hard-drive four times during the sampling survey.
Process_Date: 200709
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: JPEG photographs
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologists
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
DGPS navigation was logged through a Microsoft HyperTerminal (version 5.1) session on a Dell Latitude D820 laptop computer running Windows XP, SP2. Log files were saved for each sampling watch then reformatted into log files by Julian Day (e.g. nav_sda.251) during post-processing. The AWK script HT_doGPGGA.awk was modified accordingly for each Julian Day and run (using GNU AWK version 3.1.6) on each Julian Day file creating a comma separated value (CSV) ASCII text file. This file was parsed for the GPGGA navigation string and reformatted for input to the Python ground-truth toolset. The individual Julian Day navigation files were concatenated into a single navigation file for the entire sampling survey (07003_allnav_gpgga_formatted.csv). > cat gpgga_out* > 07003_allnav_gpgga_formatted.csv
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
HyperTerminal generated navigation files (090807_day_watch.txt, 090907_night_watch.txt, etc.)
Process_Date: 200901
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GPGGA parsed navigation files (gpgga_out.25[0-4])
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GPGGA parsed navigation file (07003_allnav_gpgga_formatted.csv)
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Extracted time from the "Date Picture Taken" in the Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) format header of the quality JPEG bottom photographs using ArcGIS 9.3 ArcToolbox tool "GeoTools JPG Header Tool - SDA Feb05" (which uses the Python (v2.5) script "sda_vexiftool_mod12.py (v.Jan18.2007)).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: JPEG photographs
Process_Date: 20090204
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Photo_headers_Feb4.csv
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Manual adjustments were done to account for a number of time offsets between the time recorded in the JPEG EXIF time "Date Picture Taken" and the GPS time as verified by the SEABOSS video. The date and timestamp on the video is acquired directly from the GPS. The camera time generally varied from 5 to twenty-seven seconds from the GPS during parts of the survey. However, on the first day of the survey, the camera time was almost 1 hour off and on the last day of the survey the month and year were incorrectly set on the camera. Microsoft Excel 2003 was used to manually make these time adjustments in the table that will be used in the next step to create the shapefile. The following is a list of offsets (not including the 1 month and 1 year shift for photos taken in "Download 4"): > Download 1, 306 photos @ 4:00 UTC JD251 after sta33 (end of Gregorian Day 9/7), average offset = photos ahead by 59 min 10 sec (adjust -3550 seconds), original photo directory 090707 > Download 2, 316 photos @ 23:50 UTC JD251 after sta91 (end of Julian Day 251), average offset = photo ahead by 11 sec, original photo directory 090807 > Download 3, 372 photos @ 4:00 UTC JD253 after sta131 (end of Gregorian Day 9/9), average offset = 8 sec for JD252 and 5sec for JD253, original photo directories 090907 and 091007a > Download 4, 344 photos @ 8:30 UTC JD254 after sta175 (end of SEABOSS ops), average offset = photos ahead by 24 sec, original photo directories 091007b and 091107
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Photo_headers_Feb4.csv
Process_Date: 20090204
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: jpg_headers_all_do_timeshift.csv
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Create ESRI shapefile joining the bottom photo name with the navigation based on matching date and time fields using ArcGIS 9.3 ArcToolbox tool "GeoTools Hotlink Tool - SDA Feb05" (which uses the Python (v2.5) script "sda_hotlink_5.py (v.Oct10.2007)).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 07003_allnav_gpgga_formatted.csv
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Photo_headers_Feb4_fix_timediff.csv
Process_Date: 20090204
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 07003_BP_Feb4.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
ArcCatalog 9.3 was used to define the projection of the ESRI shapefile as Geographic (Decimal_Degrees_WGS84.prj) and to create the .prj file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 07003_BP_Feb4.shp
Process_Date: 20090204
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 07003_BP_Feb4.prj
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In ESRI ArcMap (version 9.3), a spatial join was done to merge the attributes of the bottom photograph locations shapefile (07003_BP_Feb4.shp) with the SEABOSS tracklines shapefile (CCB_SeabossTrackline.shp). The 673 photos from within the northern Cape Cod Bay survey area were selected and XTools Pro (version 5.3.0) for ArcGIS desktop was used to reorganize, delete unnecessary fields and add new fields to the point shapefile's attribute table (Table Operations - Table Restructure). This created a new shapefile of the bottom photograph locations within the Cape Cod Bay survey area. Table attributes for the survey ID ("SURVEYID'), device used to collect the data ('DEVICEID'), survey vessel name ('VEHICLEID'), and year ('YEAR') were added and/or populated using the table editor in ArcMap (version 9.3). The attributes for time ('TIME'), photo name ('PICNAME'), latitude ('LAT'), longitude ('LON'), Julian day ('JULDAY'), hotlink location ('HOTLINK') and SEABOSS station number ('LINENAME') were already populated.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 07003_BP_Feb4.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_SeabossTrackline.shp
Process_Date: 20091214
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CCB_BottomPhotos.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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: 20151120
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: 673
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: CCB_BottomPhotos
Entity_Type_Definition: Cape Cod Bay Bottom Photographs
Entity_Type_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.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PICNAME
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the JPEG photograph (format is downloadnumber_seqphotonumber.jpg) where the download number portion of the name reflects during which download session (DL1-DL4) the images were copied from the camera's CompactFlash card.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 30
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIME
Attribute_Definition: Time (corrected) of photograph in UTC (hh:mm:ss)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 8
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAT
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of photograph (in decimal degrees, WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONG
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of photograph (in decimal degrees, WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JULDAY
Attribute_Definition: Julian day photograph was acquired based on UTC time.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Calendar year data were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 4
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: hotlink
Attribute_Definition:
This indicates the location of the actual JPEG photograph relative to this shapefile (CCB_BottomPhotos.shp) so that the "hotlink" feature can be easily used within an ESRI ArcMap project (see Appendex 1 of this report USGS OFR 2010-1006 for information about setting the "hotlink" feature to work in ArcMap 9.3).
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 254
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINENAME
Attribute_Definition:
This indicates the SEABOSS station number or SEABOSS trackline along which digital still photos and continuous bottom video were acquired.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SURVEYID
Attribute_Definition: WHCMSC field activity number
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEVICEID
Attribute_Definition:
Device used to collect photographs data (e.g. SEABOSS, mini-SEABOSS, drop camera)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 15
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VEHICLEID
Attribute_Definition: Survey vessel name
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 25
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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 9.3
Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile
Format_Information_Content: locations of bottom photographs
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 0.07
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1006/GIS/shapefile/CCB_BottomPhotos.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:
This zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have software capable of uncompressing the WinZip file and displaying the shapefile. 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.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315
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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