Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Nadine E. Golden
      Publication_Date: 2006
      Title: Benthic Habitat and Geologic Mapping of the outer Continental Shelf of North-Central California
      Edition: (Version 1.0, 2006)
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map  
      Online_Linkage:
          http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1177/catalog.html
      Online_Linkage:
           http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1177/observations/fault_lines.tgz
      Larger_Work_Citation:
         Citation_Information:
               Originator: Nadine E. Golden
               Publication_Date: 2006
               Title: Benthic Habitat and Geologic Mapping of the outer Continental Shelf of North-Central California Edition: 1.0
               Series_Information:
                      Series_Name: Open-File Report
                      Issue_Identification: USGS OFR 2006-1177
               Publication_Information:
                   Publication_Place: Western Coastal and Marine Geology, Santa Cruz, CA
                   Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
               Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1177/index.html
  Description:

    Abstract:
      Point based visual observations of benthic habitat from a samples obtained with a video sled. 

    Purpose:
      These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy
      makers, and the general public.  The data can be
      used with geographic information systems (GIS) software
      to display geologic and oceanographic information.

    Supplemental_Information:
      Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes
      only and does not imply endorsement by the
      U.S. Government.

      Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata
      file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form,
      as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some
      ArcInfo-specific terminology.

  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 2005
        Ending_Date: 2006
    Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.250264
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.145370
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.849929
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.797723

  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: benthic habitat
      Theme_Keyword: video observations
      Theme_Keyword: fisheries
      Theme_Keyword: ecosystem
      Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
      Theme_Keyword: USGS
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
      Theme_Keyword: CMGP
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation
      Theme_Keyword: imagereyBaseMapsEarthCover
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Geological Survey, 19810501, 
      U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): 
      U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA., <http://geonames.usgs.gov/>
      Place_Keyword: California
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of the Farallones
      Place_Keyword: Fanny Shoal
      Place_Keyword: USA
  Access_Constraints: None

  Use_Constraints: Not suitable for navigation

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Nadine Golden
        Contact_Organization:
          United States Geological Survey (USGS)
          Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, 400 Natural Bridges Drive
        City: Santa Cruz
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95060
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4730
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ngolden@usgs.gov

  Data_Set_Credit:
    The authors would like to thank the staff of the GFNMS, Jan Roletto, MBNMS, Jean de Marignac, and CBNMS, Dan Howard and Dale Roberts, for their support of this project. Fred Payne and Gerry Hatcher and the staff at the USGS Western Region Marine Facility expertly assisted with the mobilization, logistics and data acquisition. We would also like to thank the crew of the NOAA R/V MacArthur II.

  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    SunOS, 5.8, sun4u UNIX
    ArcInfo version 9.1
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Publication_Date: 2006
      Title: Benthic Habitat and Geologic Mapping of the outer Continental Shelf of North-Central California
      Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1177/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title: USGS CMG InfoBank
          Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/InfoBank

  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1177/images/fault_lines.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: JPEG image of video observations
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Fualt lines dervived in ArcGIS 9.1 from a georefereced sidescan sonar mosaic
      tiff.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
  Completeness_Report: complete

  Lineage:

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: 
        First draft of metadata created by Nadine Golen
      Process_Date: 2006
  
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: line
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 66

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_10N
        Polar_Stereographic:
          Straight-Vertical_Longitude_From_Pole: -123
          Standard_Parallel: 0.999600
          False_Easting: 500000.000
          False_Northing: 0.000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000016
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000016
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic ReferenceSystem 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.2572222


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

      FID 
      FID 
      Alias: FID
      Data type: OID
      Width: 4
      Precision: 0     
      Scale: 0
      Definition: 
      Internal feature number.
      Definition Source: 
      ESRI
      
      Shape 
      Alias: Shape
      Data type: Geometry
      Width: 0
      Precision: 0
      Scale: 0
      Definition: 
      Feature geometry.
      Definition Source: 
      ESRI

      Id 
      Alias: Id
      Data type: Number
      Width: 6
      
      Comments 
      Alias: Comments
      Data type: String
      Width: 25

    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Attribute types were creted by Nadine Golden, U.S. Geological Survey, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, phone 831.427.4730

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          United States Geological Survey (USGS)
          Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
        Contact_Person: Nadine Golden
      Contact_Position: Gis Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, 400 Natural Bridges Drive
        City: Santa Cruz
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95060
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4730
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ngolden@usgs.gov

  Distribution_Liability:
    Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of
    this information.

    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.

    The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty,
    and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in
    the use of this data, software, or related materials.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 2005
  Metadata_Review_Date: 2005
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          United States Geological Survey (USGS)
          Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
        Contact_Person: Nadine Golden
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, 400 Natural Bridges Drive
        City: Santa Cruz
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95060
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4730
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ngolden@usgs.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata ("CSDGM version 2")
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: none