Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2006 Title: CC_ENVIRON.SHP: Sedimentary Environments of the Sea Floor 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/geology/environ/cc_environ.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/htmldocs/data_catalog.htm Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/geology/environ/ Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: P.V. Paskevich Originator: B. Butman Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: W.W. Danforth Originator: D.S. Foster Originator: D.S. Blackwood Publication_Date: 2006 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 sedimentary environments for the sea floor offshore of northern and eastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This interpretation is based on data collected with a multibeam sea floor mapping system during USGS survey 98015, conducted November 9 - 25, 1998 and on data collected with a bottom sampling and photographic system during USGS survey 04011, conducted during May and June, 2004. Purpose: To release a digital map derived from multibeam observations, samples, and bottom photographs that shows the distribution of sea floor sedimentary environments off northern and northeastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2004 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.301563 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.930637 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.112872 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.966725 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: sedimentary environments Theme_Keyword: erosion Theme_Keyword: nondeposition Theme_Keyword: sorting Theme_Keyword: reworking Theme_Keyword: coarse bedload transport Theme_Keyword: deposition Theme_Keyword: environments Theme_Keyword: sea floor Theme_Keyword: geologic interpretation Theme_Keyword: ArcView Shapefile Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Place_Keyword: Cape Cod National Seashore Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean 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 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 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/geology/environ/cc_environ-thumb.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the extent and coverage of the seafloor environment interpretation 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/geology/environ/cc_environ.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image map showing the extent and coverage of the seafloor environment interpretation 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: Logical_Consistency_Report: All polygons were constructed in a consistent manner. No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: Interpretations of sedimentary environments are based on tonal changes in the backscatter data and all available textural data and bottom photography. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS; positional accuracy and therefore accuracy of the interpretations are to less than 10 m Lineage: Source_Information: Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM, multibeam imagery; DVD-ROM, bottom photos; CD-ROM, texture data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19981109 Ending_Date: 20040604 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Contribution: Multibeam imagery produced from the bathymetric data acquired with a Simrad EM 1000 echosounder during USGS cruise 98015 aboard the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Frederick G. Creed; and the bottom photos and sediment analyses from USGS cruise 04011 aboard the R/V Rafael. Process_Step: Process_Description: The distribution of sedimentary environments off northern and northeastern Cape Cod were interpreted from the backscatter mosaics. Lines and polygons were drawn in ArcView to define the various environments. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorthpseudo_geo4m_wgs84.tif Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorthmos_geo4m_wgs84.tif Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_seddata.shp Process_Date: 2004 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.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: The distribution of sedimentary environments off eastern Cape Cod were interpreted from the backscatter mosaics. Lines and polygons were drawn in ArcView to define the various environments. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouthpseudo_geo4m_wgs84.tif Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouthmos_geo4m_wgs84.tif Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_botphotos.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa04011_seddata.shp Process_Date: 2004 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.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: The resultant line shapefile was converted into a polygon shapefile using ArcInfo. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.shp Process_Date: 2005 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.shp Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Valerie F. 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: The sedenviron field was added to the shapefiles table and each polygons was subsequently assigned a sedimentary environment in ArcView. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.shp Process_Date: 2005 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.shp 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: The north and south environment interpretations were combined to create a single environment interpretation of the multibeam backscatter for USGS cruise 98015. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capenorth_env.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: capesouth_env.shp Process_Date: 20060319 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cc_environ.shp 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: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 17 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: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: cc_environ 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: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon in native units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: .00000 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.00511 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Distance around polygon in native units Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00298 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.29729 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: SEDENVIRON Attribute_Definition: Sedimentary processes characterizing benthic environment Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Erosion or Nondeposition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coarse Bedload Transport Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sorting or Reworking Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Deposition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS 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: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: SHP Format_Version_Number: 3.3 Format_Specification: ESRI polygon 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 archive Transfer_Size: 0.332 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/geology/environ/cc_environ.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/htmldocs/data_catalog.htm Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/geology/environ/ Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW). Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.7 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 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: 20060319 Metadata_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 x2281 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@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