Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Originator: C. W. Holmes Publication_Date: unpublished data Title: Texas Bureau of Economic Geology data for the Texas Coast, as part of the Holmes compilation for the Gulf of Mexico Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital datatables Description: Abstract: No abstract given. Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to create a digital version of the sedimentary characteristics presented by the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, as provided by Chuck Holmes for inclusion in the usSEABED data collection. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2002 Currentness_Reference: date that data was conferred to Jane Reid for inclusion into usSEABED. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.73185 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.5 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.06593 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.95083 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: sediment characteristics Theme_Keyword: organic content Theme_Keyword: facies distributions Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: Western Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: Texas Place_Keyword: Texas Coast Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None except that acknowledgement must be made in publications and reports of (i) the original data source, and (ii) the data integration by USGS and dbSEABED project at the University of Colorado. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geologlcal Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Email preferred Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: HolmesTBEG.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing geographic extent of data layer coverage Data_Set_Credit: Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Chuck Holmes and the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, and Chris Jenkins for digitizing samples locations and entering the data from the source report. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked in a consistent manner. Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional check for topological consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: Sedimentary descriptions and locations are provided for 7213 samples. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational accuracy is unknown. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEx.bas) Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins Contact_Organization: Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1560 30th Street Address: Campus Box 450 City: Boulder State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80309-0450 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 7213 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.12345 Longitude_Resolution: 0.12345 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Distribution_Information: Resource_Description: unpublished data from the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology as provided by C.W. Holmes 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. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20060327 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski Contact_Position: Core Curator and Data Management Specialist 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 x2361 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov 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