Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Valerie Paskevich Publication_Date: 2001 Title: LIS_SURVEYS: area outlines of the U.S. Geological Survey completed Long Island Sound sidescan sonar mosaics Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1018 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/2005/1018/data/basemaps/boundaries/surveys/lis_surveys.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/htmldocs/data.htm Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: V.F. Paskevich Originator: E.F. Doran Originator: M.S. Moser Originator: E.B. Christman Originator: A.L Beaver Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Surficial Geologic Interpretation and Sidescan Sonar Imagery of the Sea Floor in West-Central Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1018 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/2005/1018/ Description: Abstract: Since 1982, the U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, has been involved in a collaborative research program with the State of Connecticut to provide long-term studies of Long Island Sound. In support of these studies, several sidescan sonar surveys were conducted within Long Island Sound. The collected sidescan data were processed to produce individual sonar mosaics of various locations within the Long (1) define the geological variability of the sea floor, one of the primary controls of benthic habitat diversity; (2) improve our understanding of the processes that control the distribution and transport of bottom sediments, benthic habitats, and associated infaunal community structures; and (3) provide a detailed framework for future research, monitoring, and management activities. The sidescan mosaics also serve as base maps for subsequent sedimentological, geochemical and biological observations because precise information on environmental setting is important to the selection of sampling sites and to the accurate interpretation of point measurements. Purpose: This ArcView shapefile contains the outlined areas of eight sidescan sonar mosaics produced by the U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole, MA. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19931107 Ending_Date: 19980317 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.341273 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.863079 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.319674 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.981740 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: sidescan sonar Theme_Keyword: mosaic areas Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefiles Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar surveys Theme_Keyword: coastal mapping Theme_Keyword: seafloor mapping Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: boundaries Theme_Keyword: location Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: U.S. Atlantic East Coast Place_Keyword: U.S. northeast Place_Keyword: New England Place_Keyword: Connecticut Place_Keyword: New Haven dumping ground Place_Keyword: New Haven Harbor Place_Keyword: Milford Place_Keyword: Norwalk Place_Keyword: Fishers Island Sound Place_Keyword: Niantic Bay Place_Keyword: Falkner Island Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: Roanoke Point Place_Keyword: estuary Place_Keyword: Central Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North America Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the originator of this dataset. 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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/data/basemaps/boundaries/surveys/lis_surveys-thumb.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the extent of the GIS layer with the location and area coverages of the eight USGS Long Island Sound sidescan sonar surveys Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/data/basemaps/boundaries/surveys/lis_surveys.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing the extent of the GIS layer with the location and area coverages of the eight USGS Long Island Sound sidescan sonar surveys Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Data_Set_Credit: Valerie Paskevich, USGS, for creating the data layer. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry Poppe Originator: Valerie Paskevich Originator: LTJG Marc S. Moser, NOAA Originator: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen Originator: CDR Emily Christman, NOAA Publication_Date: 200409 Title: Sidescan Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Branford, Connecticut Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2004-1003 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 CD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1003/ Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this dataset. Completeness_Report: This is a subset of the U.S. Geological Survey surveys data layer that contains the location and extent of various seafloor mapping surveys and activities. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe(ed.) Originator: Chris Polloni(ed.) Publication_Date: 1998 Publication_Time: Unknown Title: Long Island Sound environmental Studies Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 98-502 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of98-502 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19931107 Ending_Date: 19980317 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'.pix Source_Contribution: Each of the completed Long Island Sound sidescan sonar mosaics were contained in separate PCI database files. These georeferenced files and images were used to trace the extent of the mosaic area. Process_Step: Process_Description: The individual, completed sidescan sonar mosaics were traced with a vector line around the extent of the mosaics. The nodes of the vector line were recorded in geographic coordinates. The vector line was closed to create a complete polygon and saved in a segment of the PCI database with the mosaic image. The saved vector segment was then exported via the PCI utility program as an ArcView shapefile. This step was repeated for all eight LIS region mosaics. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'.pix Process_Date: 20001219 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.shx Process_Contact: 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: The completed shapefile was brought into ArcView where the table was modified to add additional attribute fields. This process was repeated for each of the eight shapefiles. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'.dbf Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'.shx Process_Date: 20001219 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.shx Process_Contact: 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: The individual, geographic shapefiles were combined using the ArcView extension Geoprocessing wizard to combine the individual eight files as one shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.dbf Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'mosaic'll.shx Process_Date: 20001221 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: lis_surveys.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: lis_surveys.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: lis_surveys.shx Process_Contact: 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 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: 8 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: lis_surveys Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None 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: ID Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon in native units. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.001 Range_Domain_Maximum: 50.295 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon in native units. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.217 Range_Domain_Maximum: 51.585 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAME Attribute_Definition: Name used to commonly refer to mosaic/survey area. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String Attribute: Attribute_Label: ABBREV Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation used to refer to mosaic/survey area. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR Attribute_Definition: Year of survey. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR2 Attribute_Definition: If a multi-year program, this field will contain the ending year of the mapping/survey activity. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A zero value indicates that this field activity was completed in on year. See the YEAR field for identification Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Data Compiler Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: As needed Attribute: Attribute_Label: CRUISE_ID Attribute_Definition: Cruise identifier assigned by USGS/CMGP/WHFC. This is a historical cruise identifier that was a combination of ship name and sequential cruise number. This identifier is no longer used to identify CMGP field activities. Please see the attribute field SERIAL_NO. Attribute_Definition_Source: CMGP/WHSC Data Library Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String Attribute: Attribute_Label: SERIAL_NO Attribute_Definition: Serial number assigned to cruise. This is a sequential number assigned by the CMGP/WHFC throughout the USGS fiscal year. Attribute_Definition_Source: CMGP/WHSC Data Library Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The cruise serial number could not be identified. This may be due to the fact that the survey was completed during a multi-cruise or multi-year program. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Data Compiler Attribute: Attribute_Label: SSS Attribute_Definition: Field used to indicate sidescan sonar was collected during cruise. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: YES Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CMGP cruise report. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SB Attribute_Definition: Field used to indicate swath bathymetry collected during cruise. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: YES Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CMGP cruise report. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MB Attribute_Definition: Field used to indicate multibeam echosounder data collected during survey. Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: YES Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CMGP cruise report. Overview_Description: Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials. 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 .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: 0.096 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/data/basemaps/boundaries/surveys/lis_surveys.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/htmldocs/data.htm 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: 20050801 Metadata_Contact: 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 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