GOMNAMES.SHP - Gulf of Mexico features names

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: GOMNAMES.SHP - Gulf of Mexico features names
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1071
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/2005/1071/data/background/ngdc/gomnames.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Twichell, D.C.
Originator: Cross, V..A.
Originator: Paskevich, V.F.
Originator: Hutchinson, D.R.
Originator: Winters, W.J.
Originator: Hart, P.E.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
GIS of selected geophysical and core data in the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope collected by the U.S. Geological Survey
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1071
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071>
Description:
Abstract:
This GIS overlay is a component of the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center's, Gulf of Mexico ArcView GIS database. The Gulf of Mexico GIS database is intended to organize and display USGS held data and provide on-line (WWW) access to the data and/or metadata.
Purpose:
This ArcView shapefile an additional GIS overlay. It contains the names of various seafloor features (basins, slopes, knolls, ridges, etc.) for the Gulf of Mexico.
Supplemental_Information:
This ArcView shapefile was created from a Microsoft Excel spread sheet that was found at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center's website. The information contained in the spread sheet was edited to include only those features that would pertain to the planned Gulf of Mexico Internet Map Server for the USGS, Woods Hole Science Center. Therefore, this is not a complete listing as would be found from NOAA-NGDC.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2005
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.500177
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.916429
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.000234
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.500362
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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: National Geophysical Data Center
Theme_Keyword: NGDC
Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico database
Theme_Keyword: feature names
Theme_Keyword: seafloor features
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
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: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / 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
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/ibcca/html/images.htm>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Undersea Feature Name Image
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
Please recognize NOAA - National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), Marine Geology & Geophysics & World Data Center A for MGG as the originator of the source data used to create this GIS data layer.
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:
Data records without geographic coordinates were deleted from the original dataset prior to creating the GIS data layer.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
ib1234gz.xls - Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing names and location of Gulf of Mexico features
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Online_Linkage: <http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/ibcca/>
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ib1234gz.xls
Source_Contribution:
Spreadsheet contains seafloor feature names, general classification for the type of feature, latitude and longitude coordinate of feature, numeric code, source of feature name and additional comments relating to the name and source of feature name.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Microsoft Excel data file was downloaded from the NOAA-NGDC site and read into Excel. Records that did not contain a latitude/longitude coordinate for a feature name was deleted from the spreadsheet. The text fields containing the latitude and longitude coordinate of the seafloor feature were then copied and added to the spreadsheet as the first two fields. These fields were added so numeric latitude longitude fields recorded as signed decimal degrees could be created later. The modified spreadsheet was saved as a comma separated values text file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ib1234gz.xls
Process_Date: 19990614
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: gomnames.csv
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / GIS Coordinator
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The comma separated values file was processed on a UNIX operating system to convert the first two text fields that contained the feature coordinates to numeric, signed decimal degree fields.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: gomnames.csv
Process_Date: 19990614
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: gomnames.txt
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / GIS Coordinator
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The text file with geographic coordinates was read into ArcView as a table. Features locations that did not fall within the bounds of the Gulf of Mexico IMS were eliminated, and the remaining table information was converted to an ArcView shapefile.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: gomnames.txt
Process_Date: 19990614
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: gomnames.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / GIS Coordinator
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data were projected from geographic NAD27, to geographic NAD83.
Process_Date: 20040107
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
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
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

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: 254

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
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: gomnames
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:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 223083
Range_Domain_Maximum: 231080
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LON
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of feature recorded in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -97.5000
Range_Domain_Maximum: -79.91667
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAT
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of feature recorded in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 23.50000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 31.00000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TYPE
Attribute_Definition:
Type of feature. List includes features such as bank, basin, canyon, dome, escarpment, gap, hill, knoll, mesa, mound, plain, reef, ridge, seamount, shelf, shoal, slope, spur, terrace, trough, valley
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
This field contains the latitude coordinate of the feature as a character field.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
This field contains the longitude coordinate of the feature as a character field.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CODE
Attribute_Definition: Code assigned by NOAA-NGDC. Origin and meaning unknown.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 231080
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SOURCE
Attribute_Definition: Source of feature name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COMMENTS
Attribute_Definition:
Additional comments regarding the name and/or source of the seafloor
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ORIGIN
Attribute_Definition: Origin of the name for the feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / 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
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data.
Distribution_Liability:
Although this derived data set has 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:
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 archive
Transfer_Size: 0.025
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/background/ngdc/gomnames.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: 20060130
Metadata_Review_Date: 20040107
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist / GIS Coordinator
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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