Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)
      Originator: E.G. McLeroy
      Publication_Date: 1967
      Title: Measurements and Correlation of Acoustic Reflection and Sediment Properties off Panama City, Florida
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital datatables
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington D.C. 20390
        Publisher: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
  Description:
    Abstract: No abstract is given.
    Purpose: No purpose is given.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1972
    Currentness_Reference: Publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.973
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.4534
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.3398
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.1143
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: United States Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceanO)
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
      Theme_Keyword: Sediment Texture
      Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
      Place_Keyword: Florida
      Place_Keyword: Panama City
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Cite McLeroy and U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office originators of the data
  Point_of_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: Mail and physical
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        City: Woods Hole
        State_or_Province: MA
        Postal_Code: 02543
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 x2361
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: McLeroy1972.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg
  Data_Set_Credit: For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization, formatting, and corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: For usSEABED, the digital data and scanned report were downloaded via the web, visually compared to source and corrected.  Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.
  Completeness_Report: All available textural and statistical data are included in usSEABED.  Additional compositional information and geophysical data were not digitized and are not included in usSEABED.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational techniques not known.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depth determination technique not noted in report.  Water depths given in meters.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: No process information given in report.
      Process_Date: 1972
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: McLeroy, 1972
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Physical
            City: Washington
            State_or_Province: D.C.
            Postal_Code: 20390
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 144
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.1234
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.1234
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Data include gravel, sand and fine percentages, bulk density, water content, porosity, void ratio and specific gravity.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: McLeroy, 1972
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20050327
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
        Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski
      Contact_Position: Core urator and Data Management Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Physical and mail
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        City: Woods Hole
        State_or_Province: MA
        Postal_Code: 95060
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 x2361
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov
      Contact_Instructions: Email preferred
  Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata was written by a user of the data.  Any information contained in the physical report or online at NGDC is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.