H11077_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11077 of Woods Hole, MA (Geographic)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
H11077_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11077 of Woods Hole, MA (Geographic)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004
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/2008/1004/data/interpretation/h11077_interp.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: D.S. Foster
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: S.R. Barnum
Originator: R.T. Brennan
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Sea-Floor Character and Sedimentary Processes in the Vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004
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/2008/1004/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of the Massachusetts coastline, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretive data layers were derived from multibeam echo-sounder and sidescan-sonar data collected in the vicinity of Woods Hole, a passage between the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In November 2007, bottom photographs, seismic-reflection profiles, and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey.
Purpose:
To release interpretations of bottom features based on sidescan-sonar and bathymetry data collected during NOAA survey H11077 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey RAFA07034 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in a geographic coordinate system.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.680235
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.655576
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.526792
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.507094
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Interpretations
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11077
Theme_Keyword: H11077
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 07034
Theme_Keyword: ESRI shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Boulders
Theme_Keyword: Sand waves
Theme_Keyword: Ship Wreck
Theme_Keyword: Pockmarks
Theme_Keyword: Tidal deltas
Theme_Keyword: Marsh deposits
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2008-1004
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2008-1004
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Woods Hole
Place_Keyword: Penzance Point
Place_Keyword: Nonamesset Island
Place_Keyword: Barnstable County
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
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 information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
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
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/data/interpretation/h11077_interp.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing the interpreted bottom features within NOAA survey H11077
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: V.F. Paskevich
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: M.E. Hastings
Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: L.G. Ward
Originator: D.M. FitzGerald
Originator: P.F. Larsen
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Surficial sediment data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS compilation
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-001
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/2003/of03-001/index.htm>
Data_Quality_Information:
Completeness_Report:
All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010905
Ending_Date: 20071119
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution:
The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H11077 aboard the NOAA ship Whiting and the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey RAFA07034.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Processing steps included: 1.) The geographic GeoTIFF image of the sidescan-sonar and multibeam data from survey H11076 and the point data layer from grain-size analyses of sediments collected from this survey area, both new and historical (Poppe and others, 2003), were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. Bottom features were interpreted based on tonal changes in the sidescan-sonar imagery, the bathymetry, bottom photography, and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (boulders, sand waves, ship wreck, pockmark, tidal delta, and marsh deposit) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3 for each feature. 2) These shapefiles were merged into one file with the ArcView 3.3 Geoprocessing Wizard extension.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_mb0.5m_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_sss100_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa07034_sediment.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_interp.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_interp.shx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_interp.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_interp.avl
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry 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
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
ArcGIS 9.2 was used to define the projection of the ESRI shapefile and to create the .prj file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_interp.shp
Process_Date: 2008
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077_interp.prj
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02536
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@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: 161
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_84
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: h11077_interp
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: FEATURES
Attribute_Definition: Identified bottom features
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: boulders
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Rocky area of the sea floor were avarage gravel exceed 256 mm in diameter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: sand waves
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Distribution of transverse and barchanoid sand waves. Bedforms exceed 1 m in amplitude.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ship wreck
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sunken vessel.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: pockmark
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Depression in the sea floor typically formed by escaping biogenic gas.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: tidal delta
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Accumulation of sediments at the end of a tidal channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: marsh deposit
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Organic-rich sediment deposited in a marsh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Overview_Description:
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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:
This dataset has been approved for release and publication by the USGS. Although it has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights.

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 shapefile (h11077_interp.shp, h11077_interp.shx, h11077_interp.dbf) and browse graphic.
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Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/data/interpretation/h11077_interp.zip>
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Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/html/catalog.html>
Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
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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.
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Time_Period_Information:
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Calendar_Date: 2008
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080408
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
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
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
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Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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