SB_QUADBND.SHP - Boundaries of 18 individual map quadrangles covering the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Page C. Valentine
- Originator: Lian A. Scully
- Originator: Sarah J. Fuller
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title:
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SB_QUADBND.SHP - Boundaries of 18 individual map quadrangles covering the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region
- Edition: 1.0
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Data Series
- Issue_Identification: 99
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/massbay_gis/1_boundaries/sb_quadbnd.zip>
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/webpages/massbay.html>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Butman, Bradford
- Originator: Valentine, Page C.
- Originator: Middleton, Tammie J.
- Originator: Danforth, Willaim W.
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title:
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A GIS Library of Multibeam Data for Massachusetts Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
- Issue_Identification: 2840
- Publication_Information:
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- 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/ds/99/start.htm>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The U.S. Geological Survey has conducted geologic mapping to characterize the sea floor offshore of Massachusetts. The mapping was carried out using a Simrad Subsea EM 1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder on the Frederick G. Creed on four cruises conducted between 1994 and 1998. The mapping was conducted in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and with support from the Canadian Hydrographic Service and the University of New Brunswick.
The long-term goal of this mapping effort is to produce high-resolution geologic maps and a Geographic Information System (GIS) project that presents images and grids of bathymetry, shaded relief bathymetry, and backscatter intensity data.
- Purpose:
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This shapefile shows the boundaries of map Quadrangles 1-18 in the region of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (mapped and published by Valentine and others).
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2005
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.599998
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.033333
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.799999
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.083328
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: general
- Theme_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank map quadrangle boundaries
- Theme_Keyword: Quadrangles 1-18
- Theme_Keyword: USGS SIM 2840
- Theme_Keyword: sea floor
- Theme_Keyword: sea floor mapping
- Theme_Keyword: polygon shapefile
- Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
- Theme_Keyword: WHSC
- Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Theme_Keyword: CMGP
- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
- Theme_Keyword: USGS
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: general
- Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank
- Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Place_Keyword: SBNMS
- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
- Place_Keyword: Boston
- Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints:
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Public Domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributed with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Research Geologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.1.1332
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Valentine, Page C
- Originator: Baker, Jessica L
- Originator: Unger, Tanya S
- Originator: Scully, Lian A.
- Originator: Fuller, Sarah J.
- Publication_Date: 2005
- Title:
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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:
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- Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
- Issue_Identification: 2840
- Publication_Information:
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- 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/sim/2005/2840/>
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Page Valentine
- Publication_Date: 2005
- Title: Boundary of Stellwagen Bank map quadrangles
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
- Issue_Identification: 2840
- Publication_Information:
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- 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/sim/2005/2840/data/quadbnd/quadbnd.zip>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Page C. Valentinve (ed.)
- Publication_Date: 2005
- Title:
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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, Massachustts
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
- Issue_Identification: 2840
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Online_Linkage: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/pubs/sim2840/>
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Shapefile was obtained from USGS Scientific Investigtions Map 2840 (named quadbnd.shp) and renamed (sb_quadbnd.shp). Metadata updated to be consistent with this report.
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Brad Butman
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Oceanographer
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: US Geological Survey
- Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
- City: Woods Hole
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 02543-1598
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2212
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbutman@usgs.gov
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
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- Attribute_Label: QUADBND_ID
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
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- Contact_Position: Research Geologist
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- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov
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- Distribution_Liability:
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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.
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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 quadbnd.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).
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- Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/data/quadbnd/quadbnd.zip>
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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 the importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
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- Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
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Generated by mp version 2.9.1 on Tue Mar 27 11:13:58 2007