Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Valerie Paskevich Publication_Date: 1996 Title: HYDRATES.SHP - Seafloor or Short Core Hydrate Locations in the Gulf of Mexico Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1071 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/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/gloria/hydrates.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Twichell D.C. Originator: Cross V.A. Originator: Paskevich, V.F. Originator: Hutchinson, D.R. Originator: Winters, W.J. Originator: Hart, P.E. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: GIS of selected geophysical and core data in the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope collected by the U.S. Geological Survey Edition: 1.0 Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071 Description: Abstract: This GIS overlay is a component of the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center's, Gulf of Mexico ArcView GIS database. The Gulf of Mexico GIS database is intended to organize and display USGS held data and provide on-line (WWW) access to the data and/or metadata. Additional GIS overlays downloaded from the WWW, such as the one described here, are also included in the Gulf of Mexico ArcView GIS database. Attempts to properly attribute such GIS overlays with the WWW address and data compilers has been made. Purpose: This GIS data layer data layer contains known locations of hydrates that were observed on the seafloor or recovered in short cores. These locations were compiled from literature sources in 1996 by Booth and others (1996). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1996 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.183333 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.983333 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.050000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.933333 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: Gulf of Mexico GIS database Theme_Keyword: Points Theme_Keyword: ArcView Theme_Keyword: shapefile Theme_Keyword: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone Theme_Keyword: EEZ Theme_Keyword: Gas hydrates Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: continental slope 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_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: 02532-1598 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/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/gloria/hydrates.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Overview image showing the extent and coverage of the data layer. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/gloria/hydrates-thumb.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the extent and coverage of the data layer. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF 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: Booth, J.S. Originator: Rowe, M.M. Originator: Fischer, K.M. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Offshore gas hydrate sample database with an overview and preliminary analysis Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 96-272 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/1996/of96-272/ Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Booth, J.S. Originator: Rowe, M.M. Originator: Fischer, K.M. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Offshore gas hydrate sample database with an overview and preliminary analysis Edition: 1.0 Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1996/of96-272/ Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data. No duplicate features are present. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Booth, J.M. Originator: Rowe, M.M Originator: Fischer, K.M. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Offshore gas hydrate sample database with an overview and preliminary analysis Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 96-272 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/1996/of96-272/index.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Booth, J.M. Originator: Rowe, M.M. Originator: Fischer, K.M. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Offshore gas hydrate sample database with an overview and preliminary analysis Edition: 1.0 Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1996/of96-272/index.html Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1996 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1996/of96-272/plate.xls Source_Contribution: Locations of sampled and observed hydrtates in the Gulf of Mexico were taken from this spreadsheet. Process_Step: Process_Description: Hydrate locations were entered into a text file from a paper copy of the spreadsheet, plate.xls. The coma delimited text file was imported into ArcVIew and then converted to a shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: plate.xls Process_Date: 20040224 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hydrates.shp Process_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 x 2281 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: Composite object Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 9 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.005 Longitude_Resolution: 0.005 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: hydrates Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI 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: Integer1 Attribute_Definition: Numeric identifier assigned during processing Attribute_Definition_Source: Software Computed Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 255 Range_Domain_Maximum: 255 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Distribution_Information: Distributor: 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 Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (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 point 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: 0.005 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1071/data/sidescan/interpretation/gloria/hydrates.zip Access_Instructions: Data may be retrieved via any WWW browser. Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 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: 19990428 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