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BROWSE THUMBNAIL IMAGE: Image showing the Long Island Sound project background and data extent.

BCKGRND: Long Island Sound project background and data extent

 

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Publication_Date: 20020630
Title: BCKGRND: Long Island Sound project background and data extent
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of02-002/data/basemaps/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry Poppe
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Publication_Date: 200206
Title:
Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A Digital Data Release
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 02-002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of02-002>
Description:
Abstract:
This ArcView shapefile represents the extent of the Long Island Sound project view and is used as a general background.
Purpose:
This ArcView shapefile may be used as a general basemap data layer to illustrate the extent of the map view and as a contrast for laying the additional data layers.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20020630
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.060498
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.994943
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.057032
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.003968
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Team
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: arcview
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: bounds
Theme_Keyword: area
Theme_Keyword: ESRI
Theme_Keyword: Environmental Systems Resources Institute, Inc.
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: basemap
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset 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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: ../../htmldocs/images/browse/bckgrnd.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Image used as a general background and shows the extent of the data layers that fall within the Long Island Sound project area.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attributes were automatically generated by the ArcView Xtools extension.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Title: graphic1
Type_of_Source_Media: computer program
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: graphic1
Source_Contribution:
A simple graphic outline of the extent of the Long Island Sound data layers was drawn on the screen using ArcView 3.2
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The drawn graphic was converted to a shapefile using the ArcView Xtools extension.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: graphic1
Process_Date: 20020325
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bckgrnd.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bckgrnd.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bckgrnd.shx
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
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 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: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: bckgrnd.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Compiler
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_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polygon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ESRI polygon shapefile
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition: Numeric identifier assigned to polygon area.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software computed

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Long Island Sound: bckgrnd.shp
Distribution_Liability:
Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset 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 or ESRI in the use of these data or related materials.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcView
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
The five ArcView files (bckgrnd.dbf, bckgrnd.shp, bckgrnd.shx, bckgrnd.avl, bckgrnd.prj) comprising a general data layer showing the U.S. bckgrnd falling within the USA basemap data layer distributed with the Long Island Sound ArcView project file and an ASCII version of the metatdata file.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 4.31 Kbytes
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Online_Computer_and_Operating_System:
<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of02-002/data/basemaps/bckgrnd.zip>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gigabytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a system with a DVD capable of reading an UDF standard DVD-R disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of a WWW browser available.
Technical_Prerequisites:
This GIS layer is available in an ArcView shapefile format. Users must have ArcView 3.0 or later, or another GIS application capable of importing the data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020507
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
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 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

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