Outline of the extent of the
SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar
displayed over the GLORIA
sidescan sonar mosaic.

Outline showing the extent of the SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar data

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: V. Paskevich
Publication_Date: 20000427
Title:
Outline of the extent of the SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic for the Mississippi Fan study area
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Description:
Abstract:
This GIS layer shows the extent of the SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar data for the Mississippi Fan study area.
Purpose:
This GIS overlay is a component of the U. S Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center's, Gulf of Mexico ArcView GIS database. The Gulf of Mexico GIS database is intended to organize and display USGS held data and provide on-line (WWW) access to the data and/or metadata.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20000228
Currentness_Reference: interpretation date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.5473
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.0120
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.8304
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.1379
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico database
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: arcview
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: SeaMARC 1A sidescan study area
Theme_Keyword: SeaMarc 1A extent
Theme_Keyword: R/V FARNELLA 90-3 study area
Theme_Keyword: R/V FARNELLA 90-3 extent
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Mississippi Fan
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Although this derived data set and it's lineage dataset have been used by the 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. The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: msfan.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: GIF
Browse_Graphic_File_Type:
image showing the GIS data layer over the GLORIA sidescan data for the Mississippi Fan study area
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format - data\misc\msfan.shp

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: none
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
Completeness_Report: none
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dave Twichell(comp.)
Publication_Date: Unknown
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title: SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Type_of_Source_Media: PCI database file, msfan.pix, stored on disk
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19900325
Ending_Date: 19900408
Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: msfan.pix
Source_Contribution:
The SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic that had been registered and archived in the PCI Remote Sensing software database, 'msfan.pix'.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic that had been registered and archived in the PCI Remote Sensing software database, msfan.pix' was displayed using program Imageworks. A vector outline was then interactively drawn around the mosaic area to create the ArcView GIS layer and saved in the PCI database file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: msfan.pix
Process_Date: 19990316
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: msfan.pix
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The vector outline of the SeaMARC 1A data area was exported from the PCI database file as an ArcView shapefile.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: msfan.pix
Process_Date: 19990504
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: msfan.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: msfan.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: msfan.shx
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@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: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: .0005
Longitude_Resolution: .0005
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: msfan.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: none
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Area
Attribute_Definition: Total computed area of shapefile.
Attribute_Definition_Source: software computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Perimeter
Attribute_Definition: Total computed perimeter of shapefile.
Attribute_Definition_Source: software computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: R/V FARNELLA 90-3: msfan.shp
Distribution_Liability:
Although this derived data set and it's lineage dataset have been used by the 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCV
Format_Information_Content:
msfan.dbf
msfan.shp
msfan.shx
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
Transfer_Size: 11Kbytes
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes
Recording_Format: ISO 9600
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a system with a CD-ROM capable of reading an ISO-9660 standard CD-ROM disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of WWW browser available.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCV
Format_Information_Content:
The three ArcView shapefiles (msfan.dbf, msfan.shp, msfan.shx) comprising the GIS layer showing the extent of the SeaMARC 1A sidescan sonar mosaic for the Mississippi Fan study area.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 4Kbytes
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes
Recording_Format: ISO 9600
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a system with a CD-ROM capable of reading an ISO-9660 standard CD-ROM disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of WWW browser available. The user must also have the software installed on their computer system capable to unzip the archived file.
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
The SeaMARC 1A data extent, msfan.shp, layer is available in an ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ESRI's ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of Arcview, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20000428
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: computer specialist
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 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@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

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