Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Bradford Butman
      Publication_Date: 2007
      Title: SBNMS.SHP - Boundary of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
      Edition: 1.0
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Data Series
        Issue_Identification: 99
      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/ds/99/massbay_gis/1_boundaries/sbnms.zip
      Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/webpages/massbay.html
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Butman, Bradford
          Originator: Valentine, Page C.
          Originator: Middleton, Tammie J.
          Originator: Danforth, William W.
          Publication_Date: 2007
          Title: A GIS Library of Multibeam Data for Massachusetts Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts
          Edition: 1.0
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Data Series
            Issue_Identification: 99
          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/ds/99/
  Description:
    Abstract:
      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.
    Purpose: This shapefile shows the boundary of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS).
  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: -70.597883
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.035594
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.766619
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.093197
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Theme_Keyword: sanctuary boundary
      Theme_Keyword: sea floor
      Theme_Keyword: sea floor mapping
      Theme_Keyword: polygon shapefile
      Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
      Theme_Keyword: WHSC
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
      Theme_Keyword: CMGP
      Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
      Theme_Keyword: USGS
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
      Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
      Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
      Theme_Keyword: boundaries
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank
      Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
      Place_Keyword: SBNMS
      Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
      Place_Keyword: Boston
      Place_Keyword: East Coast
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
      Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
      Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
      Place_Keyword: New England
      Place_Keyword: North America
      Place_Keyword: North Atlantic Ocean
      Place_Keyword: United States
  Access_Constraints: None.
  Use_Constraints:
    These data are NOT to be used for legal purposes.  It is intended to provide a general location and extent of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.  Please refer to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sanctuary division for legal bounds.

    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_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
        Contact_Person: Bradford Butman
      Contact_Position: Oceanographer
      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 x2212
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2309
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbutman@usgs.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.1.1332
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Bradford Butman (ed.)
      Originator: John Lindsay (ed.)
      Publication_Date: 2000
      Title: A Marine GIS Library for Massachusetts Bay
      Edition: 1.0
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Open-File Report
        Issue_Identification: 99-439
      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/1999/of99-439/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Baumann, C. and others
          Publication_Date: 1998
          Title: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary boundary
          Edition: 1.0
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Open-File Report
            Issue_Identification: 99-439
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: Bradford Butman and John Lindsay (eds.)
              Originator: John Lindsay (ed.)
              Publication_Date: 2000
              Title: A Marine GIS Library for Massachusetts Bay: Focusing on Disposal Sites, Contaminated Sediments, and Sea Floor Mapping
              Edition: 1.0
              Series_Information:
                Series_Name: Open-File Report
                Issue_Identification: 99-439
              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 CD-ROM
              Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/99-439/
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2005
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: sbnms.shp
    Process_Step:
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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  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: 0.000000
      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:
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      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
    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: AREANAME
      Attribute_Definition: Name of outlined area
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DESIGNATE
      Attribute_Definition: Designation of enclosed area
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
      Attribute_Definition: geographic centerpoint (y coordinate)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 42.4299
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.4299
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .0001
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
      Attribute_Definition: geographic centerpoint (x coordinate)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.3167
          Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.3167
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .0001
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: YEAR
      Attribute_Definition: year designated as marine sanctuary
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1992
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 1992
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AREAKM2
      Attribute_Definition: A mathematical calculation of the size of a two-dimensional geographic feature, measured in square units.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 2181
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 2181
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square kilometers
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Bradford Butman
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Oceanographer
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        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. to 5 p.m. EST
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability:
    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.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: SHP
        Format_Version_Number: 3.3
        Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: 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).
        File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive
        Transfer_Size: 22.428
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/massbay_gis/1_boundaries/sbnms.zip
          Access_Instructions: Data may 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: 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.
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Box 25286 Denver Federal Center
        City: Denver
        State_or_Province: Colorado
        Postal_Code: 80225-0046
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4700
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4188
      Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability:
    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.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: SHP
        Format_Version_Number: 3.3
        Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: 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).
        File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive
        Transfer_Size: 22.428
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
        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: 20070326
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Bradford Butman
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Oceanographer
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        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
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  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Extensions:
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    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
