Sample and video stations located in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region (sbnmsallsta.shp)

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Metadata:

Identification_Information
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: Page C. Valentine
Originator: Lian A. Scully
Originator: Sarah J. Fuller
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

Sample and video stations located in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region (sbnmsallsta.shp)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
Issue_Identification: 2840

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/sim2840
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/DATA/stations/sbnmsallsta.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Page C. Valentine (editor)
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

Sea floor image maps showing topography, sun-illuminated topography, backscatter intensity, ruggedness, slope, and the distribution of boulder ridges and bedrock outcrops in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
Issue_Identification: 2840

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details:

1 DVD-ROM. Suggested citation: Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., Sculy, L.A., Fuller, S.J., 2005, Sea floor image maps showing topography, sun-illuminated topography, backscatter intensity, ruggedness, slope, and the distribution of boulder ridges and bedrock outcrops in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2840, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim2840.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/sim2840
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/

Description:

Abstract:

This data set contains point locations for data stations in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region off Boston, Massachusetts, an area of approximately 1100 nautical square miles. The Stellwagen Bank NMS Mapping Project is designed to provide detailed maps of the Stellwagen Bank region's environments and habitats and the first complete multibeam topographic and sea floor characterization maps of a significant region of the shallow EEZ. Stations represent the location of a sediment sample and/or the end of a video transect. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) was recorded for each station location; latitude and longitude were later extracted from a GPS navigational log file using this time.

Purpose:

Development of interpretive seabed maps, sea floor imagery, and a GIS database that are accessible to scientists, policymakers, managers, and the general public.

Supplemental_Information:

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1993
Ending_Date: 2004

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.611920
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.024330
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.798900
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.084650

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:91fa6403-2965-4cd2-9622-a84b2560928a

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information Systems
Theme_Keyword: GIS
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: topographic data
Theme_Keyword: sea floor topography
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: sea floor photos
Theme_Keyword: sea floor video
Theme_Keyword: sea floor features
Theme_Keyword: interpretation
Theme_Keyword: point features

Theme:

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

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: field monitoring stations
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: videos

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: MA
Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Place_Keyword: SBNMS
Place_Keyword: Shallow EEZ
Place_Keyword: EEZ
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Boston

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: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research 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 x2239
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data.

Completeness_Report: Information not available from original metadata.
Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Station location point data were created using latitude and longitude from a GPS navigational log collected during research cruises from 1993 through 2004.

Process_Date: unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sbnmsallsta.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sbnmsallsta.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sbnmsallsta.shx

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The metadata was edited to remove errors as well as update some information. Edits include modifying the title to move the dataset name to the end of the title, adding the DOI link in the identification section, added the suggested citation, added supplemental information with link to the related field activity pages on CMGDS, added the USGS Thesaurus keywords, added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword, removed an unecessary process step about copying the dataset, replaced distribution liability with FSP statement, used a generic email address in metadata. The metadata date (20050822), but not the contact (except email and contact instructions) was updated. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata available from the publication. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. Original edits on 20210816. An additional author name fix on 20210908. Links to the data were fixed with respect to case-sensitivity issues. (20230428)

Process_Date: 20230428
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: 3392

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: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: sbnmsallsta
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TAPE_COU_1
Attribute_Definition:

Time in hours, minutes and seconds for the end of the video transect for that station, to be used to find the correct drift using the counter on a video viewer. Time starts at 0 seconds and counts up; format is hmmss.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20318
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

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: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition:

Longitude in decimal degrees (west longitudes are recorded as negative values)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.61192
Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.02433
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: signed decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 42.080465
Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.7989
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: signed decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION
Attribute_Definition: Unique value identifying the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4207.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAMPLE_TAK
Attribute_Definition:

Value indicating whether or not a sediment sample was taken at this location

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRUE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sample was acquired at location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FALSE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sample was NOT acquired at this location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUISE
Attribute_Definition:

Name of cruise on which seabed observation station data and/or sample was collected

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string containing ship abbreviation, year and leg of cruise

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: QUADRANGLE
Attribute_Definition:

Quadrangle within which the station is located. Quadrangles are not United States Geological Survey quads, but rather a custom set of quads created for the Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAVIGATION
Attribute_Definition:

Navigation file number containing edited GPS location data and time; station locations are extracted from this file.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTC
Attribute_Definition:

Time when station location was taken in Coordinated Universal Time; first set of numbers represent the Julian Day, second set the hours (on a 24-hr clock), third set the minutes, and fourth set the seconds.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character string containing date and time of observation in UTC as JDAY:HH:MM:SS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Year of cruise/data collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1993
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2004
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHOTOGRAPH
Attribute_Definition:

Value indicating whether or not pictures were taken of the sea floor for this station and/or associated video transect.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRUE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Photograph exists at this location
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FALSE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Photograph does NOT exist at this location
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VIDEO_TAKE
Attribute_Definition:

Value indicating whether or not a video transect was taken of the seafloor for this location. All video was recorded on 8mm videotape.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRUE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Video exists at this location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FALSE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Video does NOT exist at this location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VIDEOTAPE_
Attribute_Definition: Video tape number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: None
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Video is NOT available at this location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TAPE_COUNT
Attribute_Definition:

Time in hours, minutes and seconds for the beginning of the video transect for that station, to be used to find the correct drift using the counter on a video viewer. Time starts at 0 seconds and counts up; format is hmmss.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20003
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_METE
Attribute_Definition:

Depth of water in meters at beginning of video drift transect or at seabed observation station if video does not exist.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 199
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research 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 x2239
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@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: SHP
Format_Version_Number: 3.3
Format_Specification: ESRI shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBase format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.442

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/DATA/stations/sbnmsallsta.zip

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 in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS® or ArcView® 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of the importing data. A free data viewer, arcexplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230428
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine

Contact_Position: Research 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 x2239
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 contact person is no longer with the USGS.

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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