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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.
Cochrane, Guy R. , 2007, Tracklines -- Survey tracks from one-minute navigation fixes.: Open-File Report 2007-1271, U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA.This is part of the following larger work.Online Links:
Cochrane, Guy R. , Golden, Nadine, Dartnell, Pete, Schroeder, Donna, Conrad, Jamie, and Stevenson, Andy, 2007, Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat GIS for Southern California, Volume III.
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
The map projection used is WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_10N.
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000032
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000032
Planar coordinates are specified in meters
The horizontal datum used is World Geodetic System of 1984.
The ellipsoid used is World Geodetic System 0f 1984.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.2572222.
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 comment Alias: comment Data type: String Width: 254
The authors would like to thank, Jamie Conrad, Hank Chezar and Andy Stevenson of the USGS Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Program (in Santa Cruz and Menlo Park, CA) for field support and equipment support. Larry Kooker, Mike Boyle, Gerry Hatcher, and Dave Hogg at the USGS Marine Facility (Redwood City, CA) contributed field support and logistical support. The R/V Shearwater was skippered by Terrence Shinn & Luman Moody.
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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.
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, 2007, InfoBank.Online Links:
Guy Cochrane, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and , 200510, Sonar Survey of Sea-Floor Habitats Southeast of Santa Barbara, California in Sound Waves Monthly Newsletter, Coastal Science & Research News from Across the USGS.Online Links:
Please see the Methods section of <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1271/> for information about omissions, selection criteria, generalization, definitions used, and other rules used to derive the data set.
Polygon and chain-node topology present.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
- Public domain data from the U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
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Although this data set has 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.Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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