RAFA04011_BOTPHOTOS.SHP: Location of Sea-Floor Photographs acquired during USGS cruise 04011 (RAFA04011) from off Eastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Publication_Date: 2006

Title:

RAFA04011_BOTPHOTOS.SHP: Location of Sea-Floor Photographs acquired during USGS cruise 04011 (RAFA04011) from off Eastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-1048

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

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

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/botphotos/rafa04011_botphotos.zip>

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/botphotos/rafa04011_botphotos.xls>

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/botphotos/rafa04011_botphotos.txt>

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/htmldocs/data_catalog.htm>

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/botphotos/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: V.F. Paskevich

Originator: B. Butman

Originator: S.D. Ackerman

Originator: W.W. Danforth

Originator: D.S. Foster

Originator: D.S. Blackwood

Publication_Date: 2005

Title:

Geological interpretation of bathymetric and backscatter imagery of the sea floor off eastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-1048

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

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

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/>

Description:

Abstract:

This data set includes the locations and identifiers of 240 bottom photographs collected at 89 stations on topographic and backscatter data of the sea floor offshore east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The photos were collected with a modified Van Veen grab modified to carry still and video camera systems (small SEABOSS) during USGS survey 04011, conducted May 25- June 4, 2004.

Purpose:

This data set was produced to ground-truth (verify) topography and backscatter intensity of the sea floor offshore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The acoustic data were collected with a multibeam sea floor mapping system during USGS survey 98015, conducted November 9 - 25, 1998.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20040525

Ending_Date: 20040604

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.126380

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.848550

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.089030

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.623450

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

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: R/V RAFAEL

Theme_Keyword: ArcView Shapefile

Theme_Keyword: bottom photograph locations

Theme_Keyword: photo locations

Theme_Keyword: stations

Theme_Keyword: sea floor

Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 04011

Theme_Keyword: ground-truth

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries

Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal

Theme_Keyword: location

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Cape Cod

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Cape Cod National Seashore

Place_Keyword: northeast United States

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

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: Lawrence J. Poppe

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 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/botphotos/rafa04011_botphotos-thumb.gif>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image showing location and extent of bottom photo locations off of Eastern Cape Cod, MA

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/botphotos/rafa04011_botphotos-thumb.gif>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Image map showing location and extent of bottom photo locations off of Eastern Cape Cod, MA

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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

Completeness_Report:

Locations of all still photographs of the sea floor collected during the R/V RAFAEL cruise 04011 were included in this data set.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was by differential GPS; positional accuracy to less than 10 m.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Navigation and time recorded on videotape were used to identify and register the still photographs. These data and identifiers were manually entered into spreadsheet software. Shapefiles were created in ArcView from the ASCII comma-delimited files exported from the spreadsheet application.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.xls

Process_Date: 200407

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shp

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.dbf

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shx

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe

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 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Two fields, IMAGE and URL, were added to the dataset. The IMAGE field contains the relative path to the browse version of the individual bottom photograph. The URL field contains the relative path to the HTML document containing the thumbnail images of the bottom photograph for a given station.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.dbf

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shp

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shx

Process_Date: 20060203

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.dbf

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shp

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shx

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator

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 x2281

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@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: 240

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001

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: rafa04011_botphotos

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

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: PHOTO

Attribute_Definition: Sequential identifier assigned to each photograph

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Characters and numerics identifying photos

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATION

Attribute_Definition: Sequential identifier assigned to each sample site

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Characters and numerics identifying sampling sites

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: Month, day, and year when the photograph was taken

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String: Months, days, and year as mm/dd/yyyy

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME__GMT_

Attribute_Definition: Time in Greenwich Meridian Time when the photograph was taken

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character String containing times with an A (for am) or P (for pm)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME__UTC_

Attribute_Definition: Time in military time when the photograph was taken

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Character String containing hours and minutes separated by a colon (hh:mm)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of photographic station

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.62345

Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.08903

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of photographic station

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.12638

Range_Domain_Maximum: -69.84855

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEVICE

Attribute_Definition: Equipment used to collect the photograph

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SMALL SEABOSS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS Small Seabed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUISEID

Attribute_Definition: Cruise identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RAFA04011

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Field activity serial number assigned by Woods Hole Science Center data archives

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Name of project for which the photographs were taken.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CAPE COD MULITBEAM

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Project name assigned by Woods Hole Science Center data archives

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRINCIPAL

Attribute_Definition: Name of Chief scientist during the cruise

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: LPOPPE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Larry Poppe

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IMAGE

Attribute_Definition: Relative path to bottom photograph browse image.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URL

Attribute_Definition:

Relative path to HTML document containing thumbnail images of bottom photographs for a given station.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data layer attributes include date, time and position photograph was acquired; station and photograph identifiers; relative path to individual browse versions of the bottom photograph and path to HTML document containing thumbnail versions of the available station photographs.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe

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 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Although all data have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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:

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Format_Version_Number: ArcView 3.3

Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile

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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).

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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 importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

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City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Although all data have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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.

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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

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Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Although all data have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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.

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Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

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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 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

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