Countoured Bathymetry for Lake Maurepas, Louisiana

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Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Originator: Laura Hayes
Originator: Jamey Reid
Title: Countoured Bathymetry for Lake Maurepas, Louisiana
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Digital Data Series
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds79>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: J.M. Reid
Originator: V. Cross
Originator: C. Polloni
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Coastal Erosion and Wetland Change in Louisiana: Selected USGS Products
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Digital Data Series
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Description:
Abstract:
This is the contoured bathymetry for Lake Maurepas created for USGS Professional Paper 1634 by Laura Hayes using Vertical Mapper.
Purpose:
This data set was created in order to serve as part of the background map layers for data visualization in the sediment database section of USGS Professional Paper 1634.
Supplemental_Information:
This data layer was obtained from USGS Professional Paper 1634 (2002) with no associated metadata. Metadata has been created for use of the data layer in this publication.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.593951
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.387551
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.342339
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.171507
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Lake Maurepas
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the orignators of the dataset in any future products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Frank Manheim, editor
Originator: Laura Hayes, editor
Publication_Date: 2002
Title:
Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Bottom Sediments and Related Environmental Resources
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: USGS Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 1634
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: chart
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Navigation Chart 11369
Source_Contribution: Sounding values in meters and feet
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Lake Maurepas bathymetry (soundings in meters and feet) was digitized using NOAA navigation chart 11369.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA navigation chart 11369
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: maurbath.tab
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Laura Hayes
Contact_Position: Cartographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Water Resources Division
Address: 361 Commerce Way
City: Pembroke
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03275-3719
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-226-7835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-226-7894
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhayes@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
This work was completed while at the USGS, Woods Hole Field Center. Laura is now at USGS, Water Resources Division in Pembroke, New Hampshire.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Maurepas bathymetry was contoured using Vertical Mapper.
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Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: maurcont.tab
Process_Contact:
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Contact_Person: Laura Hayes
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Cartographer
Contact_Address:
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Address: Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Water Resources Division
Address: 361 Commerce Way
City: Pembroke
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03275-3719
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-226-7835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-226-7894
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhayes@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
This work was completed while at the USGS, Woods Hole Field Center. Laura is now at USGS, Water Resources Division in Pembroke, New Hampshire.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This file was generated as a .tab file in MapInfo and then exported to MapInfo Interchange Format (.mif and .mid).
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Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: maurcont.mid
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Instructions:
This work was completed while at the USGS, Woods Hole Field Center. Laura is now at USGS, Water Resources Division in Pembroke, New Hampshire.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The MapInfo Interchange Format (.mif and .mid) file was converted to an ArcView shapefile (.shp).
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Process_Contact:
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Laura Hayes
Contact_Position: Cartographer
Contact_Address:
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Address: Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Water Resources Division
Address: 361 Commerce Way
City: Pembroke
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03275-3719
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-226-7835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-226-7894
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhayes@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
This work was completed while at the USGS, Woods Hole Field Center. Laura is now at USGS, Water Resources Division in Pembroke, New Hampshire.
Process_Step:
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Process_Contact:
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Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
Contact_Address:
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Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 548-548-8700 x2204
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Generated by mp version 2.7.3 on Tue Jul 22 15:54:54 2003