Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2015 Title: Google Earth KMZ files showing the location of bottom photographs with biological interpretations collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound in September 2010 on the RV Connecticut (BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio.kmz and BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio_AttachedFauna.kmz) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1221 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/ofr20141221 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/kmz/BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio.kmz Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/kmz/BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio_AttachedFauna.kmz Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Adrienne L. Pappal Originator: Emily C. Huntley Originator: Dann S. Blackwood Originator: William C. Schwab Publication_Date: 2015 Title: Geological Sampling Data and Benthic Biota Classification: Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1221 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: Ackerman, S.D., Pappal, A.L., Huntley, E.C., Blackwood, D.S., and Schwab, W.C., 2015, Geological sampling data and benthic biota classification—Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014–1221, 30 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141221. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141221 Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/ 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. The primary objective of this program, initiated in 2003, 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 effects. The project is focused on the inshore waters (5-30 meters deep) of Massachusetts. 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 study area located in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound Massachusetts, and consists of ground-validation data which include the spatial extent of sea-floor sediment sample analyses, the location of sea-floor bottom photographs, and the tracklines along which sea-floor video was collected. These ground-validation (or ground-truth) data accompany a suite of high-resolution geophysical data, including swath bathymetry, sidescan-sonar backscatter intensity, and seismic-reflection data that were released in USGS Open File Reports 2012-1002 and 2012-1006. The sea-floor sampling data were collected during USGS survey 2010-005-FA in 2010 and cover more than 750 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf where the geophysical data were collected in 2009 and 2010. Purpose: This data set includes the locations and biological interpretation of bottom photographs acquired with the large SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS, SEABOSS Mark II configuration) during USGS survey 2010-005-FA, conducted September 9-14, 2010 aboard the R/V Connecticut offshore Massachusetts in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. This data set was collected to ground-truth (verify) the acoustic data sets that were acquired during NOAA hydrographic survey H11319 (2004) and USGS geophysical surveys 09002 (2009) and 10004 (2010). Bottom video, which may provide a better representation of the general seabed enviroment over a larger area, were also taken at each station occupied by the SEABOSS (see shapefile BBVS_SeabossTrackline.shp). Physical sediment samples, which also may provide more information about the seabed, were also collected at many stations and analyzed in the sediment laboratory at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Center (see shapefile BBVS_SedimentSamples.shp). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20100909 Ending_Date: 20100914 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.096428 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.457338 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.649575 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.267625 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:97fec0fb-eff4-4678-87ca-bf896ffc1f22 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: sea floor Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: biology Theme_Keyword: biological classification Theme_Keyword: biota classification Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard Theme_Keyword: CMECS Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 2010-005-FA Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 10005 Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS sampler Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2014-1221 Theme_Keyword: OFR 2014-1221 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: location Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: biota Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: field monitoring stations Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: biota 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: Buzzards Bay Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard Place_Keyword: New Bedford Place_Keyword: Woods Hole Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Place_Keyword: Falmouth Place_Keyword: West Falmouth Place_Keyword: Cleveland Ledge Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor Stratum_Keyword: Sea floor Stratum_Keyword: Seabed Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: 2010 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: 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 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/browse_jpg/big/BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of bottom photo locations in Google Earth Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Adrienne L. Pappal Originator: Emily C. Huntley Originator: Dann Blackwood Originator: William C. Schwab Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Geological Sampling Data and Benthic Biota Classification: Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1221 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/ Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See "Attribute Accuracy Report" in the metadata for the shapefile BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp" in USGS Open File Report 2014-1221 at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html Logical_Consistency_Report: Gaps in sequential photo numbers may exist. If camera was triggered accidentally on deck or picture did not come out, it was deleted. Completeness_Report: See "Completeness report" in the metadata for the shapefile BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp" in USGS Open File Report 2014-1221 at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html. Records with "no data" (-9999) for the 'BIO_SET' field were removed and are not included in this KMZ file. The additional KMZ file 'BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio_AttachedFauna.kmz' contains only records where the 'BIO_SUBCL' is "Attached Fauna" and is a subset of the larger KMZ file 'BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio.kmz'. Many of attributes from the original shapefile have been carried over to the KMZ files but were reformatted to better fit the style for viewing the KMZ file in Google Earth. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: See "Horizontal Accuracy report" in the metadata for the shapefile BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp" in USGS Open File Report 2014-1221 at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: See "Vertical Accuracy report" in the metadata for the shapefile BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp" in USGS Open File Report 2014-1221 at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/html/appendix1.html. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: In ArcMap (version 10.1) the shapefile BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp from USGS Open File Report 2014-1221 was subsampled using a definition query (BIO_SET <> "-9999") to remove the records where there was no CMECS classification done. A KMZ file was created in ArcMap using the "Layer to KML" tool. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp Process_Date: 201312 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio.kmz Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Emily Chambliss Huntley Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Contact_Position: Marine GIS/Mapping Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 City: Boston State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02114-2138 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1241 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emily.huntley@state.ma.us Process_Step: Process_Description: In ArcMap (version 10.1) a second definition query was done on the shapefile BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp to select only the records where the BioSubClass is "Attached Fauna" (BIO_SUBCL = "Attached Fauna"). A KMZ file of this subset was created in ArcMap using the "Layer to KML" tool. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_BottomPhotos_wBio.shp Process_Date: 201312 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio_AttachedFauna.kmz Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Emily Chambliss Huntley Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Contact_Position: Marine GIS/Mapping Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 City: Boston State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02114-2138 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1241 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emily.huntley@state.ma.us Process_Step: Process_Description: Using a text editor, the attributes that were carried over from the original shapefile were reformatted to a style that better fits how the KMZ will be viewed in Google Earth. Process_Date: 201312 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Emily Chambliss Huntley Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Contact_Position: Marine GIS/Mapping Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 City: Boston State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02114-2138 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1241 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emily.huntley@state.ma.us Process_Step: Process_Description: The following edits were performed on this file: Modified the title to move filename to end of title; added the DOI link as the first link in the metadata file; added the suggested citation to the other citation details; added the DOI link as the first link in the larger work citation; fixed the publication date for both the datasets and larger work citation; removed Esri tags; rename “General” to “None” thesaurus name; added USGS Thesaurus terms; removed invalid ISO 19115 Topic Category terms; fixed all errors; replaced the distribution liability with an approved FSP statement; added a generic email with contact instructions for the metadata contact; added the metadata unique identifier (PID) in the thesaurus section; updated the metadata date. (20250725) Process_Date: 20250725 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: 02543-1598 Country: USA 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 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 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: mean lower low water Depth_Resolution: 0.1 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Definations from from the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard documentation. The classification area/unit is the field of view (the footprint) of the photograph which is approximately 0.5 to 1.25 meters from left to right, depending on the altitude of the camera when the photograph was taken. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Distribution_Information: Distributor: 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 Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: KMZ Format_Version_Number: zipped KML file Format_Specification: Zip file of KMZ data Format_Information_Content: A zip file containing the geospatial data in KMZ format and metadata describing the data set of seafloor photograph locations (including biogical classifications) collected with the SEABOSS. File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 106 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1221/GIS/kmz/BBVS_KMZ_BottomPhotos_wBio.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 KMZ in Google Earth KMZ format. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of viewing KMZ files. The shapefile is also distributed in compressed format as one zip file. To utilize these data, the user must be able to uncompress the zip file. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20250725 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: MA 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 the U.S. Geological Survey. Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time