USGS Open File Report 2005-1066

bathy_500m - 500m Bathy Contours Derived from ETOPO2 Global 2' Elevations
bathy_500m - 500m Bathy Contours Derived from ETOPO2 Global 2' Elevations

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
bathy_500m - 500m Bathy Contours Derived from ETOPO2 Global 2' Elevations
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1066
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/2005/1066/data/bathymetry/bathy_500m/bathy_500m.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uri ten Brink
Originator: Lt. Shep Smith
Originator: Chuck Worley
Originator: Thomas Stepka
Originator: Glynn Williams
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Project PROBE Leg I - Report and Archive of Multibeam Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 02051 (NOAA Cruise RB0208) Puerto Rico Trench September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2002.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Data Format
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1066
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/2005/1066/>
Description:
Abstract:
This bathymetry contour data is in ESRI shapefile format and was derived from a National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) ETOPO2 data set. An ESRI ArcView extension, Spatial Analyst, was used to create 500m intervals from a database of grid files (2-minute latitude - longitude resolution).
Purpose:
To supplements the main featured mosaic images of the Puerto Rico trench survey with a Caribbean Sea below ocean surface relief model.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.988024
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -54.880239
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.982036
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 9.934132
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: seafloor mapping
Theme_Keyword: 500 meter bathymetry contours
Theme_Keyword: ETOPO2
Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
Theme_Keyword: polyline
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: North Atlantic
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword: Anguilla
Place_Keyword: Antigua
Place_Keyword: Barbuda
Place_Keyword: Aruba
Place_Keyword: Bahamas
Place_Keyword: Barbados
Place_Keyword: British Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: Cayman Islands
Place_Keyword: Cuba
Place_Keyword: Dominica
Place_Keyword: Dominica Republic
Place_Keyword: Grenada
Place_Keyword: Guadeloupe
Place_Keyword: Haiti
Place_Keyword: Jamaica
Place_Keyword: Martinique
Place_Keyword: Montserrat
Place_Keyword: Netherlands Antilles
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: St Kitts
Place_Keyword: Nevis
Place_Keyword: St Lucia
Place_Keyword: St Vincent
Place_Keyword: Grenadines
Place_Keyword: Trinidad
Place_Keyword: Tobago
Place_Keyword: Turks Islands
Place_Keyword: Caicos Islands
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench
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: Chris Polloni
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM: M-F
Data_Set_Credit:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) for creating the ETOPO2 dataset from which the contours were derived.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uri ten Brink
Originator: William Danforth
Originator: Chris Polloni
Originator: Castle Eugene Parker
Originator: Toshi Uozumi
Originator: Glynn Williams
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
Project PROBE Leg II - Final Report and Archive of Swath Bathymetric Sonar, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 03008 (NOAA Cruise RB0303) Puerto Rico Trench 18 February - 7 March, 2003
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Data Format
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-file Report
Issue_Identification: 2004-1400
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1400/>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The desired data was extracted from the ETOPO2 CDROM in the ESRI ASCII format in 45-degree blocks using GEODAS grid translator version 4.1.16.
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The ASCII grids were then converted to ESRI grid files and assigned Geographic, NAD83 projection information using Arc/Info version 8.2.
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Bathymetric lines were derived from the temporary grid data set. Contours were created representing below surface isolines. ArcView "Query Builder" formula tool was used to isolate and derive 500m contour bathymetry intervals.
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508)548.8700 x2280
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This shapefile's coordinate system was re-assigned to Geographic, Geodetic Model: WGS84
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Glynn Williams
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Technician (Geo/GIS)
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 x2290
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 4:30PM; M - F

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1440

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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: bathy_500m
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_Definition: Unique sequential number assigned to identify feature
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CONTOUR
Attribute_Definition:
Depth values (elevation) recorded as meter values. Depths are recorded as negative values.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Chris Polloni
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -8500
Range_Domain_Maximum: -0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 10

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Uri ten Brink
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing 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: utenbrink@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
Resource_Description: Downloable Data: Open-File Report 2005-1066
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data sets are used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA or 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 NOAA or the USGS in the use of these data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcView shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
The individual files that comprise the shapefiles: bathy_500m.dbf, bathy_500m.prj, bathy_500m.sbn, bathy_500m.shp, and bathy_500m.shx.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 11.405
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4,700
Recording_Density_Units: Mbyte
Recording_Format: UDF
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a computer system with a DVD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this DVD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data is available in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.+ or ArcGIS 8.+ to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView/ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20041026
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Glynn Williams
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Technician (Geo/GIS)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2290
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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