APALACHICOLABASEMAP - Base map for Apalachicola Florida

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: APALACHICOLABASEMAP - Base map for Apalachicola Florida
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1381
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/2006/1381/GIS/shapefiles/ApalachicolaBaseMap.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David C. Twichell
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: H. Lee Edmiston
Originator: William R. Stevenson
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geophysical Mapping of oyster habitats in a shallow estuary; Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1381
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/2006/1381/>
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected under a cooperative mapping program between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center (NOAA\CSC), and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). The primary objectives of this program were to collect marine geophysical data to develop a suite of seafloor maps to better define the extent of oyster habitats, the overall seafloor geology of the bay and provide updated information for management of this resource. In addition to their value for management of the bay's oyster resources, the maps also provide a geologic framework for scientific research and the public.
High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic profile data were collected over 230 square kilometers of the floor of the bay. The study focused on the Apalachicola Bay and Western St. George Sound portions of the estuary in mostly in depths > 2.0 meters.
Purpose:
The purpose of this shapefile is to provide high resolution base map data for cartographic products published in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report 2006-1381
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2007
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.385000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.572274
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.867725
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.586522
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: Seafloor
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: Base map
Theme_Keyword: Electronic Nautical Chart
Theme_Keyword: ENC
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Place_Keyword: St. George Sound
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola Bay
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Stratum_Keyword: Land
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Data are not intended for navigational use.
These data should not be used at resolutions for which they are not intended.
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: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/thumbnails/apalachicolabasemap.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: JPEG image of basemap shapefile
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on these data
Completeness_Report:
These data represent all land above the mean lower low shoreline and locations of fairway, dredge spoil area and bridges as depicted on NOAA Charts 11404 and 11402 as distributed by NOAA.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Title:
NOAA Office of Coast Survey Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC)
Online_Linkage: <http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/ChartServerV2.0/jsp/index.jsp>
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Downloaded NOAA Electronic Navigation Chart (ENC) files for NOAA Charts 11402 and 11404.
Process_Date: 200701
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Converted the ENC files to a personal geodatabase using the ESRI S-57 converter.
Process_Date: 200701
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Merged and dissolved all land features from the two charts to generate one polygon feature class representing all land features from the two charts. Also merged and dissolved all fairway features, dredge spoil features, and Bridge features to generate polygon feature classes representing each of these other three features
Process_Date: 200701
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Exported feature class from personal geodatabase to a shapefile and projected to geographic.
Process_Date: 200707
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
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 x 2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@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: 34

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:

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: ApalachicolaBaseMap
Entity_Type_Definition: Base map shapefile for cartography
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
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: Type
Attribute_Definition: Type of base map data
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Spoil Areas
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Areas from NOAA nautical chart delineating dredge spoil disposal area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fairway
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Navigation channel (dredged) for intracoastal waterway
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bridge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bridge structure from NOAA Nautical charts
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Land
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Land base map data from NOAA nautical chart
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Source
Attribute_Definition: Number of NOAA Chart
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NOAA Chart 11404
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
NOAA Nautical Chart 11404 Intracoastal Waterway Carrabelle to Apalachicola Bay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NOAA Chart 11402
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
NOAA Nautical Chart 11402, Intracoastal Waterway, Apalachicola Bay to Lake Wimico
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in meters squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@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: ArcGIS 9.2
Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
Shapefile contains the shoreline and some navigation features for the Apalachicola Bay project area.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 30
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/GIS/shapefiles/ApalachicolaBaseMap.zip>
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.3 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: 20070827
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
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 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@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_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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