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USGS Open File Report 2004-1400

caribis - Caribbean Island Nations Coastline Boundaries.

caribis - Caribbean Island Nations Coastline Boundaries

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Glynn Williams
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: caribis - Caribbean Island Nations Coastline Boundaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2004-1400
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1400/data/boundaries/caribis/caribis.zip>
Online_Linkage:
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uri ten Brink
Originator: William Danforth
Originator: Chris Polloni
Originator: Castle Eugene Parker
Originator: Toshi Uozumi
Originator: Glynn Williams
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
Project PROBE Leg II - Final Report and Archive of Swath Bathymetric Sonar, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 03008 (NOAA Cruise RB0303) Puerto Rico Trench 18 February - 7 March, 2003
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-file Report
Issue_Identification: 2004-1400
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1400/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Caribbean Island Nation data set is a shapefile polygon modeling the coastlines of the countries in the region. Shapefile format provides compatibility with georeferenced raster imagery used in a Geographic Information System (GIS). In addition, this data set provides a relational perspective view (s) in a GIS of the survey area surrounding the Puerto Rico trench.
Purpose:
To supplement the main featured mosaic image of the Puerto Rico trench survey area in a GIS.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.953339
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -59.426949
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.929165
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 10.037498
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Theme_Keyword: trench
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: coastline
Theme_Keyword: vector shoreline
Theme_Keyword: shapefile polyline
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Anguilla
Place_Keyword: Antigua
Place_Keyword: Barbuda
Place_Keyword: Aruba
Place_Keyword: Bahamas
Place_Keyword: Barbados
Place_Keyword: British Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: Cayman Islands
Place_Keyword: Cuba
Place_Keyword: Dominica
Place_Keyword: Dominica Republic
Place_Keyword: Grenada
Place_Keyword: Guadeloupe
Place_Keyword: Haiti
Place_Keyword: Jamaica
Place_Keyword: Martinique
Place_Keyword: Montserrat
Place_Keyword: Netherlands Antilles
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: St Kitts
Place_Keyword: Nevis
Place_Keyword: St Lucia
Place_Keyword: St Vincent
Place_Keyword: Grenadines
Place_Keyword: Trinidad
Place_Keyword: Tobago
Place_Keyword: Turks Islands
Place_Keyword: Caicos Islands
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: These data are not to be used for navigation purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Glynn Williams (ed.)
Contact_Position: Spatial Data Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-2310
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700 x2290
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:
Completeness_Report: complete
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This data set is a subset of another Caribbean Island vector data set found in ESRI's Data & Maps CD-ROM; 19990801.
Process_Date: 20040723
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Glynn Williams
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Spatial Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700.x2290
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F

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: 24

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: assumed sea level
Altitude_Resolution: 1
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Depth_System_Definition:

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: caribis
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: CNTRY_NAME
Attribute_Definition: country name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNT
Attribute_Definition: the square miles of an area
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIRST_FIPS
Attribute_Definition: First order of an abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Infomration Processing Standards (FIPS)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIRST_REGI
Attribute_Definition: First order name of a region
Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIRST_CONT
Attribute_Definition: First order name of a continent
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUM_POP_AD
Attribute_Definition: The administrative sum of a population
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUM_SQKM_A
Attribute_Definition: The sum of the squared kilometer area
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUM_SQMI_A
Attribute_Definition: The sum of the square miled area
Attribute_Definition_Source: Information Processing Standards (FIPS)

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Uri ten Brink
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Research Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing 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.x2396
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: utenbrink@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: Open-File Report 2004-1400
Distribution_Liability:
Although this dataset 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 polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
The six files (caribis.dbf, caribis.prj, caribis.sbn, caribis.shp, caribis.shx caribis.xml)
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 12
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4,700
Recording_Density_Units: Mbyte
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data is available in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.+ or ArcGIS 8.+ to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView/ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20041102
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Glynn Williams
Contact_Position: Spatial Data Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700 x2290
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
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

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