Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Page C. Valentine Originator: Lian A. Scully Originator: Sarah J. Fuller Publication_Date: 2005 Title: sbnmsallsta.shp: Sample and video stations located in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region. Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map Issue_Identification: 2840 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/sim/2005/2840/data/stations/sbnmsallsta.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Page C. Valentine, editor Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Sea floor image maps showing topography, sun-illuminated topography, backscatter intensity, ruggedness, slope, and the distribution of boulder ridges and bedrock outcrops in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map Issue_Identification: 2840 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/sim/2005/2840/ Description: Abstract: This data set contains point locations for data stations in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region off Boston, Massachusetts, an area of approximately 1100 nautical square miles. The Stellwagen Bank NMS Mapping Project is designed to provide detailed maps of the Stellwagen Bank region's environments and habitats and the first complete multibeam topographic and sea floor characterization maps of a significant region of the shallow EEZ. Stations represent the location of a sediment sample and/or the end of a video transect. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) was recorded for each station location; latitude and longitude were later extracted from a GPS navigational log file using this time. Purpose: Development of interpretive seabed maps, sea floor imagery, and a GIS database that are accessible to scientists, policymakers, managers, and the general public. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1993 Ending_Date: 2004 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.611920 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.024330 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.798900 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.084650 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information Systems Theme_Keyword: GIS 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: topographic data Theme_Keyword: sea floor topography Theme_Keyword: bathymetry Theme_Keyword: sea floor photos Theme_Keyword: sea floor video Theme_Keyword: sea floor features Theme_Keyword: interpretation Theme_Keyword: point features Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: location Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: MA Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Place_Keyword: SBNMS Place_Keyword: Shallow EEZ Place_Keyword: EEZ Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Boston 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_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Geologist 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 x2239 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Station location point data were created using latitude and longitude from a GPS navigational log collected during research cruises from 1993 through 2004. Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sbnmsallsta.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sbnmsallsta.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sbnmsallsta.shx Process_Step: Process_Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: f:\new_vineyard\stellwagen\stations\sbnmsallsta Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3392 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: 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: sbnmsallsta Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: TAPE_COU_1 Attribute_Definition: Time in hours, minutes and seconds for the end of the video transect for that station, to be used to find the correct drift using the counter on a video viewer. Time starts at 0 seconds and counts up; format is hmmss. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20318 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 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: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees (west longitudes are recorded as negative values) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.61192 Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.02433 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: signed decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 42.080465 Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.7989 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: signed decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATION Attribute_Definition: Unique value identifying the station Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4207.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLE_TAK Attribute_Definition: Value indicating whether or not a sediment sample was taken at this location Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRUE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sample was acquired at location. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: FALSE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sample was NOT acquired at this location. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: CRUISE Attribute_Definition: Name of cruise on which seabed observation station data and/or sample was collected Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing ship abbreviation, year and leg of cruise Attribute: Attribute_Label: QUADRANGLE Attribute_Definition: Quadrangle within which the station is located. Quadrangles are not United States Geological Survey quads, but rather a custom set of quads created for the Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 18 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAVIGATION Attribute_Definition: Navigation file number containing edited GPS location data and time; station locations are extracted from this file. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 18 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: UTC Attribute_Definition: Time when station location was taken in Coordinated Universal Time; first set of numbers represent the Julian Day, second set the hours (on a 24-hr clock), third set the minutes, and fourth set the seconds. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing date and time of observation in UTC as JDAY:HH:MM:SS Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR Attribute_Definition: Year of cruise/data collection Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1993 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2004 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHOTOGRAPH Attribute_Definition: Value indicating whether or not pictures were taken of the sea floor for this station and/or associated video transect. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRUE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Photograph exists at this location Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: FALSE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Photograph does NOT exist at this location Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: VIDEO_TAKE Attribute_Definition: Value indicating whether or not a video transect was taken of the seafloor for this location. All video was recorded on 8mm videotape. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRUE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Video exists at this location. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: FALSE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Video does NOT exist at this location. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: VIDEOTAPE_ Attribute_Definition: Video tape number Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: None Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Video is NOT available at this location. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: TAPE_COUNT Attribute_Definition: Time in hours, minutes and seconds for the beginning of the video transect for that station, to be used to find the correct drift using the counter on a video viewer. Time starts at 0 seconds and counts up; format is hmmss. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20003 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH_METE Attribute_Definition: Depth of water in meters at beginning of video drift transect or at seabed observation station if video does not exist. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 199 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Geologist 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 x2239 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. 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 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 Transfer_Size: 0.442 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/data/stations/sbnmsallsta.zip 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 the 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: 20051027 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine Contact_Position: Research Geologist 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 x2239 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@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