Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Publication_Date: 2000 Title: National Status and Trends Program: Benthic Surveillance Project Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Online_Linkage: http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/cit/nsandt/download/bs_monitoring.aspx Online_Linkage: http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/cit/nsandt/download/bs_monitoring.aspx Description: Abstract: "The Benthic Surveillance Project monitors contaminant levels in surficial sediments, selected bottomfish, and fish stomach contents in nearshore waters of the United States. From 1984 through 1986, samples were collected from monitoring sites on an annual basis. Since 1987, sites have been monitored every other year, due to fiscal restraints. Collection activities take place in the Northeast between April and June, in the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico between August and October, and on the West Coast between May and July. The data base presently (as of summer 1992) contains six years of analytical data, from 1984 to 1989. As of 1992, sediment and fish tissue samples had been collected for 1991, and samples collected in 1990 were being analyzed for contaminants. Samples are collected and analyzed for contaminants by scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Samples from the Northeast and West Coasts are analyzed by the NMFS Environmental Conservation Division, Northwest Fisheries Center at Seattle, WA. The NMFS Beaufort Laboratory, Southeast Fisheries Center at Beaufort, NC, monitors Southeast coastal waters through the Gulf of Mexico to the Mexican border. Both laboratories participate in the NS&T Quality Assurance Project to ensure intercomparison of the data." From: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/GCMD_ORCA_CMBAD_NS_T_BSP.html Purpose: Contaminant monitoring Supplemental_Information: At the time of download, data were located at: http://www-orca.nos.noaa.gov/projects/nsandt/nsandt.html. That site moved and is currently at: http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/cit/nsandt/download/bs_monitoring.aspx 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: -166.508000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 118.178000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.508000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.613000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: texture Theme_Keyword: mud Theme_Keyword: fine grain Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Theme_Keyword: NOAA Theme_Keyword: National Status and Trends Theme_Keyword: NS & T Theme_Keyword: Benthic Surveillance Project Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: U.S. Gulf Coast Place_Keyword: U.S. West Coast Place_Keyword: United States Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jamey Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: BSsites.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Benthic Surveillance Project sample locations Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG 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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Title: National Status and Trends Program: Benthic Surveillance Project Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Online_Linkage: http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/cit/nsandt/download/bs_monitoring.aspx Online_Linkage: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/GCMD_ORCA_CMBAD_NS_T_BSP.html Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner. Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: Locations and % fine grain are provided for 764 samples Lineage: Source_Information: Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NST_BS Source_Contribution: % fine grain for 764 samples Process_Step: Process_Description: Original fine grain data were multiplied by 100 to obtain percent. Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jamey Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEs.bas) Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jamey Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov 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: 1142 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: bssites Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. 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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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Transfer_Size: 0.127 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20050525 Metadata_Review_Date: 20050504 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jamey Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@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: Metadata was written by a user of the Benthic Surveillance Project data set. Information on the NOAA website is authoritative and supercedes any information given in this document. Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile