Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2008 Title: H11044N_OUTLINE: Outline of the Interpolated Bathymetry Produced From Data Collected In The Northern Part Of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11044 (Geographic) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2008-1146 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/2008/1146/data/basemaps/outline/h11044n_outline.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1146/data/basemaps/outline/ Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1146/html/catalog.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: P.T. Schattgen Originator: J.D. Schaer Originator: E.F. Doran Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Interpolation of Reconnaissance Multibeam and Single-Beam Bathymetry Offshore of Milford, Connecticut Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2008-1146 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/2008/1146/ Description: Abstract: During 2001 the NOAA Ship RUDE completed charting survey H11044 that covered a roughly 293 km2 area of the sea floor in north-central Long Island Sound, off Milford Connecticut. Although 100 percent coverage was achieved with sidescan sonar for charting purposes, only reconnaissance (spaced line) bathymetry was acquired with shallow-water multibeam and single-beam systems. Therefore, further processing was conducted at the USGS's Woods Hole Science Center to provide bathymetric datasets with more continuous coverage. This project produced grids and GeoTIFF imagery of the combined and interpolated shallow-water multibeam and single-beam bathymetry generated from the northern part of this data set. Anthropogenic wastes, toxic chemicals, and changes in land-use patterns resulting from residential, commercial, and recreational development have stressed the environment of the Sound, causing degradation and potential loss of benthic habitats. Detailed maps of the sea floor are needed to help evaluate the extent of adverse impacts and to help manage resources wisely in the future. Therefore, in a continuing effort to better understand Long Island Sound, we have interpolated and gridded shallow-water multibeam and single-beam bathymetric data within specific areas of special interest. Purpose: To release an outline of the interpolated bathymetry produced from data collected in the northern part of NOAA survey H11044 off Milford, Connecticut, 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: -73.128867 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.937163 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.246090 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.127943 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: WHSC Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11044 Theme_Keyword: H11044 Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Theme_Keyword: NOAA Theme_Keyword: ESRI polygon shapefile Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2008-1146 Theme_Keyword: survey bounds Theme_Keyword: OFR 2008-1146 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: oceans Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Connecticut Place_Keyword: Milford Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean 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/2008/1146/data/basemaps/outline/h11044n_outline.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the outline of interpolated bathymetry produced from data collected in the northern part of NOAA survey H11044 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: S.D. Ackerman Originator: E.F. Doran Originator: A.L. Beaver Originator: J.M. Crocker Originator: P.T. Schattgen Publication_Date: 2006 Title: Interpolation of Reconnaissance Bathymetry from North-Central Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1145 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/2005/1145/ Data_Quality_Information: Completeness_Report: This data layer shows the extent and location of the northern part of the area surveyed during NOAA cruise H11044 Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Outline shows extent of a bathymetric dataset that was navigated 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: 20010507 Ending_Date: 20011113 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Contribution: The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H11044 aboard the NOAA ship Rude. Process_Step: Process_Description: The geographic GeoTIFF of the 10-m interpolated bathymetry from the northern part of NOAA survey H11044 were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. These acoustic data were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ArcView 3.3 polygon shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11044n_mb10_geo.tif Process_Date: 2008 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11044n_outline.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11044n_outline.shx Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11044n_outline.dbf 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: h11077outline.shp Process_Date: 2008 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11077outline.prj Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Larry Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Gelolgical 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 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: 1 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_1984 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: h11044n_outline Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile of an outline of the interpolated bathymetry of the northern part of NOAA survey H11044 Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. 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Distribution_Information: Distributor: 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 Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: SHP Format_Version_Number: 3.3 Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile Format_Information_Content: The shapefile (h11044n_outline.shp, h11044n_outline.shx, h11044n_outline.dbf, h11044n_outline.prj), browse graphic, and metadata. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 0.007 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1146/data/basemaps/outline/h11044n_outline.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1146/data/basemaps/outline/ Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1146/html/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable 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: 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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