Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Trackline navigation for EdgeTech SB-512i chirp seismic-reflection data collected in May 2012 by the U.S. Geological Survey within the Baltimore Canyon, mid-Atlantic margin (Esri polyline shapefile, Geographic, WGS 84, BC_tracklines.shp) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1118 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/ofr20141118 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1118/data/Baltimore_Canyon/GIS/BC_tracklines.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jeffrey Obelcz Originator: Daniel S. Brothers Originator: Uri S. ten Brink Originator: Jason D. Chaytor Originator: Charles R. Worley Originator: Eric M. Moore Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Chirp Seismic-Reflection Data From the Baltimore, Washington, and Norfolk Canyons, U.S. Mid-Atlantic Margin Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1118 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141118 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1118/ Description: Abstract: A large number of high-resolution geophysical surveys between Cape Hatteras and Georges Bank have been conducted by federal, state, and academic institutions since the turn of the century. A major goal of these surveys is providing a continuous view of bathymetry and shallow stratigraphy at the shelf edge in order to assess levels of geological activity during the current sea level highstand. In 2012, chirp seismic-reflection data was collected by the U.S. Geologial Survey aboard the motor vessel Tiki XIV near three United States mid-Atlantic margin submarine canyons. These data can be used to further our understanding of passive continental margin processes during the Holocene, as well as providing valuable information regarding potential submarine geohazards. For more information on the U.S. Geological Survey involvement in this effort, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2012-005-FA. Purpose: This dataset contains trackline navigation for over 375 km of EdgeTech SB-512i Chirp seismic-reflection data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center cruise 2012-005-FA within Baltimore Canyon. This dataset provides the GIS trackline navigation that corresponds readily with images produced from the seismic-reflection data. The dataset also serves as a navigation archive. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20120523 Beginning_Time: 1011 (UTC) Ending_Date: 20120524 Ending_Time: 1126 (UTC) Currentness_Reference: ground condition of survey on dates 20120523-20120524 Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.043422 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.719950 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.326086 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.872736 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:bf18380a-5bf7-4638-9692-106c4c500f04 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 Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: Seafloor Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology Theme_Keyword: field activity 2012-005-FA Theme_Keyword: field activity number 12005 Theme_Keyword: USGS CMG InfoBank ID T-05-12-MC Theme_Keyword: seismic profile Theme_Keyword: navigation tracklines Theme_Keyword: seismic navigation Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection Theme_Keyword: chirp Theme_Keyword: EdgeTech Theme_Keyword: 512i Theme_Keyword: M/V Tiki XIV Theme_Keyword: M/V Tiki 14 Theme_Keyword: continental margin Theme_Keyword: submarine canyon Theme_Keyword: geohazards Theme_Keyword: seismic-reflection data Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: location Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: navigational data Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Maryland Place_Keyword: mid-Atlantic margin Place_Keyword: Baltimore Canyon Place_Keyword: Baltimore Canyon Trough Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor Stratum_Keyword: Subsurface Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: 2012 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 as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jeffrey Obelcz 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: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x. 2245 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jobelcz@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1118/data/Baltimore_Canyon/GIS/BC_tracklines_browse.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: EdgeTech 512i trackline navigation within and around Baltimore Canyon Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: John Stockwell Publication_Date: 2011 Title: CWP/SU: Seismic Uni*x Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Golden, CO Publisher: Center for Wave Phenomena - Colorado School of Mines Online_Linkage: http://www.cwp.mines.edu/cwpcodes/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Paul Henkart Publication_Date: 2011 Title: SIOSEIS Publication_Information: Publication_Place: La Jolla, California Publisher: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego Online_Linkage: http://sioseis.ucsd.edu/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Michael W. Norris and Alan K. Faichney Publication_Date: 2002 Title: SEGY Rev. 1 Data Exchange Format 1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Tulsa, OK Publisher: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Online_Linkage: http://www.seg.org/documents/10161/77915/seg_y_rev1.pdf Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner. Logical_Consistency_Report: Any spurious data points were removed during processing. For each seismic trackline there is one seismic-profile image. No duplicates exist. Completeness_Report: Lines were serially recorded during the survey in the format "LXF1". When a file is named "LXF2" or has a file number greater than 2, the recording parameters were usually changed (record length and shot rate), as recorded in the ship's log. The following lines were either not recorded or excluded from this data release: L3F2 (neglligible length), L4F1 (line name error, never recorded), L15F1 (negligible length), L25F2 (small, noisy, no features of interest), L47F1 (negligible length). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The SB-0512i was towed 3 meters below the sea surface approximately 10 m astern of the M/V Tiki XIV. Position data were provided by a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) navigation receiver mounted on the port aft side of the cabin. Layback positions, which account for the linear distance between the shipboard DGPS receiver and the towed chirp fish, were not calculated or accounted for in the navigation. Positional accuracy is assumed to be +/- 20 m; layback calculations do not account for fish motions behind the vessel caused by sea state/ship speed changes in angle and scope of the tow cable. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: raw seismic navigation Type_of_Source_Media: Information unavailable from original metadata. Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20120523 Beginning_Time: 1011 Ending_Date: 20120524 Ending_Time: 1126 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Information unavailable from original metadata. Source_Contribution: Seismic-reflection data acquisition: Chirp seismic data were collected using an EdgeTech SB-0512i towfish (0.5-4.5 kHz pulse, 50 ms pulse length, except for L19F3-L28F1, which were 0.5-2.7 kHz, 40 ms pulse length), which was towed astern of the M/V Tiki XIV of Ocean City, MD. Chesapeake Technologies' SonarWiz (v.4.04.0031) seismic acquisition software was used to control the chirp, digitally log trace data in the SEG-Y Rev. 1 format (IEEE floating point), and record GPS navigation coordinates to the SEG-Y trace headers (in arc seconds of Latitude and Longitude, multiplied by a scalar of 100). Trace lengths are constant within lines, but vary from line to line due to variable water depth in the survey area (the minimum trace length was 250 ms and the maximum 1400 ms). This yields a range of samples per trace from approximately 5435 (250 ms trace length) to 30435 (1400 ms trace length). Sample interval was kept at a constant .000046 s. The ping rate was set to be consistent with the trace length, so it varied between 250 ms and 1400 ms. Process_Step: Process_Description: Seismic Unix (version 4.2) was used to read SEG-Y files, write a Seismic Unix file, and extract SEG-Y trace header information, including shot number, longitude, latitude, year, Julian day, and time of day (UTC). Header information from each SEG-Y file was saved to text files after an AWK (no version) filter was used to maintain shots at multiples of 100 and shots with unique navigation coordinates. End shots and shots at multiples of 100 may not have unique navigation coordinates. Separate text files containing unique shot navigation were also produced. Process_Date: 201206 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jeffrey Obelcz 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 x. 2245 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jobelcz@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The 100 shot interval text files produced from process step 1 were concatenated into a comma-delimited text file, then the text file was imported into ArcMap (version 9.3) using 'Add XY data' and saved as points (Geographic, WGS84) in the Esri shapefile format. Process_Date: 201305 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jeffrey Obelcz 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 x. 2245 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jobelcz@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The shapefile containing 100 shot interval positions, created in the previous step, was used as an input for VACExtras (version 3.1.2), a VB collection of tools developed by VeeAnn Cross (USGS-WHSC), which converts point data to a new polyline shapefile ('BC_tracklines.shp').. The 'line' field was used to define which points were used to generate each polyline feature, and the fields "lon " (line beginning longitude), "lat" (line beginning latitude), "jd_hour_mi" (line time start), "year" (year of data acquisition), "lon_end" (line ending longitude), "lat_end" (line ending latitude), and "jd_hou_end" (line ending time) were included as attributes in the output shapefile. Process_Date: 201305 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jeffrey Obelcz 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 x. 2245 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jobelcz@coastal.edu Process_Step: Process_Description: The attribute "hlink" was added to the shapefile in ArcMap 9.3.1 and populated with the relative path and seismic-reflection profile image filename corresponding to the trackline. This allows the user to "hotlink" to the seismic profiles from within ArcMap. In order for this to work, the user must activate the "Hyperlinks" option of the dataset properties display tab. The field to use is "hlink" and the link type is a document. In the ArcMap - File - Document properties the user needs to supply the hyperlink base This is the remainder of the file location path prior to the data folder indicated in the "hlink" attribute. Process_Date: 201401 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: Massachusetts Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.36 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.). Added the DOI link as the first link in the identification section. Updated the link to the field activity. 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: 20171004 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: 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: 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: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 79 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: BC_tracklines Entity_Type_Definition: trackline for seismic profiles 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: Id Attribute_Definition: attribute automatically generated by the software that converts points to lines. Attribute_Definition_Source: software Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute: Attribute_Label: line Attribute_Definition: line name corresponding to PNG format seismic-reflection profile images. The format of the linename is a combination of the survey line and the processing of the SEG-Y data. The line number is in the format LXXFY where XX is the line number, and Y is the file number on that line (in case more than one file was used to acquire a line). Lines with "topmute_sf" indicate that the software SIOSEIS was used to mute the first 10 ms of each seismic trace and then used identify the seafloor and then use this information to process 'swell' to minimize the effect of sea surface heave. Lines with only "sf" in the name had to have the seafloor manually picked and then insert that information into the SEG-Y header to enable the sea surface heaving to be minimized. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: character set. Attribute: Attribute_Label: lon Attribute_Definition: longitude value of first shot of line (decimal degree, WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -74.032644 Range_Domain_Maximum: -73.723133 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: lat Attribute_Definition: latitude value of first shot of line (decimal degree, WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 37.872736 Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.321733 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: year Attribute_Definition: calendar year data were collected Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2012 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2012 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: year Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: jd_hour_mi Attribute_Definition: time of first shot of line (Julian Day:hour:minute:second). Julian day is the integer number representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Although the value is represented as a number, the number as a whole doesn't have a meaning. This value has to be broken down to its separate components (julian day, hour, minute, second) to have numerical significance. Attribute: Attribute_Label: lon_end Attribute_Definition: longitude value of last shot of line (decimal degree, WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -74.039911 Range_Domain_Maximum: -73.722119 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: lat_end Attribute_Definition: latitude value of last shot of line (decimal degree, WGS84) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 37.873297 Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.322036 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: jd_hou_end Attribute_Definition: time of last shot of line (Julian Day:hour:minute:second). Julian day is the integer number representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Although the value is represented as a number, the number as a whole doesn't have a meaning. This value has to be broken down to its separate components (julian day, hour, minute, second) to have numerical significance. Attribute: Attribute_Label: hlink Attribute_Definition: Relative path and filename that can be used to hotlink the trackline to the corresponding seismic-reflection profile image. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jeffrey Obelcz Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center 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 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x. 2245 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jobelcz@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: Shapefile Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.3 Format_Specification: Esri polyline shapefile Format_Information_Content: Trackline navigation for EdgeTech SB-512i chirp seismic-reflection data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey within and around Baltimore Canyon. This also includes associated metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip, 7zip, Peazip or pkUnzip. Compressed with WinZip v. 14.0. Transfer_Size: 0.4 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1118/data/Baltimore_Canyon/GIS/BC_tracklines.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1118/ofr2014-1118-data-catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the world wide web (WWW) Fees: none Technical_Prerequisites: This zip file contains data available in Esri shapefile format. The zip file also contains associated metadata. The user must have software capable of uncompressing the zip 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: 20211116 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jeffrey Obelcz 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 x. 2245 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 metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid. Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time