Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Valerie Paskevich Publication_Date: 2003 Title: EXTENT: GIS Project background and extent Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/basemaps/extent.zip Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001/data/basemaps/extent.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: V.F. Paskevich Originator: S.J. Williams Originator: M.E. Hastings Originator: J.T. Kelley Originator: D.F. Belknap Originator: L.G. Ward Originator: D.M. Fitzgerald Originator: P.F. Larsen Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 03-001 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: Data is released via CD-ROM media. This digital publication may also be available via the web at pubs.usgs.gov Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001 Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001 Description: Abstract: This data layer was created as a basemap data layer to define the project extent for the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank surficial sediment GIS. Purpose: This GIS data layer defined the project extent and was used to clip the miscellaneous basemap layers. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20021101 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.877236 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -60.905452 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.277749 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.054966 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: ArcView shapefile Theme_Keyword: polygon Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System Theme_Keyword: project extent Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001 Theme_Keyword: OFR 03-001 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Technology 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: extent.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image map showing extent and of data layer coverage used to define project extent. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700 Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: A simple graphic rectangle was drawn to define the GIS extent. The graphic was then converted to an ArcView shapefile using the Xtools extension. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: graphic1 Process_Date: 20021101 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: extent.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: extent.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: extent.shx Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Technology 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: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 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: extent.dbf 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. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Technology 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: Downloadable Data; Regional Mapping of Surficial Sediments: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, Aggregates and Habitats Projects, extent.shp Distribution_Liability: Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, 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: ArcView shapefile Format_Version_Number: 3.2 Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile Format_Information_Content: Three files (extent.shp, extent.dbf, extent.shx) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic. File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 0.112 Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 650 Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes Compatibility_Information: The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file. Technical_Prerequisites: The data is available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have 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 data. 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