Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Brad Butman Publication_Date: 2002 Title: USGS OFR 00-427: Western Massachusetts Bay Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 00-427 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-427/mbaygis/mb_pages/isblseds.htm Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-427/mbaygis/mb_pages/isblseds.xls Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Benjamin T. Gutierrez Originator: Bradford Butman Originator: Dann S. Blackwood Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Photographs of the Sea Floor in Western Massachusetts Bay, Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts, July, 1999 Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 00-427 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-427 Description: Abstract: This CD-ROM contains photographs and sediment sample analyses of the sea floor obtained at 142 sites in western Massachusetts Bay during a research cruise (USGS cruise ISBL99024) aboard the Fishing Vessel (FV) Isabel S. conducted July 18-21, 1999. These photographs and samples provide critical ground truth information for the interpretation of shaded relief and backscatter intensity maps created using data collected with a multibeam echo sounder system (Butman and others, in press, a, b, c; Valentine and others, in press, a, b, c). Collection of these photographs and samples was undertaken in support of a large project whose overall objective is to map and describe the sea floor of Massachusetts Bay. Purpose: To provide critical ground truth information for the interpretation of shaded relief and backscatter intensity maps created using data collected with a multibeam echo sounder system Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2000 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.839040 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.394520 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.518750 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.231970 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: analyses Theme_Keyword: bottom photography Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: grab samples Theme_Keyword: grain size Theme_Keyword: photography Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: sediment data Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Atlantic coast Place_Keyword: East Coast Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Western Massachusetts Bay Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Bradford Butman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 x2212 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbutman@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Benjamin T. Gutierrez Originator: Bradfor Butman Originator: Dann S. 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City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 5084572310 Resource_Description: USGS OFR 00-427: Western Massachusetts Bay Distribution_Liability: Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (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. Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy. 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