Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: W.H. Tolbert
      Originator: G.B. Austin
      Originator: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
      Publication_Date: 1951
      Title: On the Nearshore Marine Environment of the Gulf of Mexico at Panama City, Florida
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Technical Paper
        Issue_Identification: TP161
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
        Publisher: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
  Description:
    Abstract: No abstract goven.
    Purpose: No purpose given.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1951
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.8156
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.7542
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.1692
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.0958
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Theme_Keyword: sediments
      Theme_Keyword: marine environment
      Theme_Keyword: nearshore
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
      Place_Keyword: Florida
      Place_Keyword: Panama City
  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: Brian J. Buczkowski
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geologlcal Survey
      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
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Tolbert&Austin1951.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 Tolbert and Waller (1951), and Chris Jenkins for digitizing sample 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 24 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_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: 24
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.1234
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.1234
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Distribution_Information:
  Resource_Description: Tolbert and Austin, 1951
  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: 20060325
  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