PONDS.SHP - Location of ponds in eastern Massachusetts
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Bradford Butman
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title: PONDS.SHP - Location of ponds in eastern Massachusetts
- 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/ponds.zip>
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/webpages/massbay.html>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Butman, Bradford
- Originator: Valentine, Page C.
- Originator: Middleton, Tammie J.
- Originator: Danforth, William 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
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- Series_Name: Data Series
- Issue_Identification: 99
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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/>
- 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 from these surveys that will serve the needs of research, management and the public.
The data presented here have been published as a paper map of Massachusetts Bay at a scale of 1:125,000 as USGS Map I-2734.
- Purpose:
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This shapefile is a subset of a larger data set that shows all of the major ponds of Massachusetts. It includes only the eastern portion of Massachusetts for use on USGS map I-2734.
- Supplemental_Information: These data have been clipped to the extent of USGS Map I-2734.
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- Calendar_Date: 2007
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- Progress: Complete
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.250017
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.075191
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.833317
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.999967
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
- Theme_Keyword: hydrography
- Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts GIS
- Theme_Keyword: MassGIS
- Theme_Keyword: ponds
- Theme_Keyword: rivers
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- Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
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- Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
- Theme_Keyword: USGS
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: inland waters
- Theme_Keyword: location
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
- Place_Keyword: Eastern Massachusetts
- Place_Keyword: Boston
- Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
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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.
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Person: Bradford Butman
- Contact_Position: Oceanographer
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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 x2212
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2309
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbutman@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Data_Set_Credit:
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When using MassGIS data on maps or in digital applications, please credit the "Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs" .
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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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- Originator:
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State of Massachusetts, Office of Geographic and Environmental Information
- Publication_Date: 1998
- Title: Major ponds and lakes in Massachusetts
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Contirbuted a larger shapefile from which this shapefile was clipped.
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Data was downloaded from the Massachusett's Geographic Information Systems website as an ESRI shapefile and cropped to fit within the boundaries of the map layout.
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- Contact_Person: Bradford Butman
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- Country: USA
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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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Zip archive file containing the follow items. 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 <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).
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Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. 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.
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Zip archive file containing the follow items. 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 <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).
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