Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: G.R. Brooks Originator: L.J. Doyle Originator: N.T. DeWitt Originator: B.C. Suthard Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Inner West-Central Florida Continental Shelf: Surface Sediment Characteristics and Distribution Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document and data tables Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 98-037 Other_Citation_Details: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg, Florida, 129 p. Description: Abstract: No abstract given. Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to create a digital version of the sedimentary characteristics published by Brooks and others (1999) for inclusion in the usSEABED data collection. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1999 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.94099 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.39578 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.3762 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.8841 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: sediment Theme_Keyword: sediment characteristics Theme_Keyword: sediment distribution Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: Eastern Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: Florida Shelf Place_Keyword: Inner West-Central Florida Continental Shelf 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. Geological 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 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 x2361 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: 98037.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 Brooks and others (1999), and Jamey Reid 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 340 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: Brian J. Buczkowski Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological 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 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 458-8700 x2361 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@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: 340 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.12345678 Longitude_Resolution: 0.12345678 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Locations were given in DD MM.mmm and were converted to decimal degrees during data entry Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: meters Depth_Resolution: 0.1 - No water depth was recorded for samples J1 through J10 Distribution_Information: Resource_Description: Brooks and others, 1999 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. 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