SB_PHOTOLOCS (Shapefile): Geographic Locations of Images in the USGS Collection of Photographs from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Leslie B. Gallea
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
SB_PHOTOLOCS (Shapefile): Geographic Locations of Images in the USGS Collection of Photographs from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 469, Version 1.0
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/469/html/datacatalog/sb_photolocs.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Page C. Valentine
Originator: Leslie B. Gallea
Originator: Dann S. Blackwood
Originator: Erin R. Twomey
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Seabed Photographs, Sediment Texture Analyses, and Sun-illuminated Sea Floor Topography in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region off Boston, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 469, Version 1.0
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/469/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Sanctuary Program, conducted seabed mapping and related research in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region from 1994 to 2004. The mapped area is approximately square 3,700 km (1,100 square nm) in size and was subdivided into 18 quadrangles. Several series of sea floor maps of the region based on multibeam sonar surveys have been published. In addition, 2,628 seabed sediment samples were collected and analyzed and approximately 10,600 still photographs of the seabed were acquired during the project. These data provide the basis for scientists, policy makers, and managers for understanding the complex ecosystem of the sanctuary region and for monitoring and managing its economic and natural resources.
Purpose:
This shapefile provides the locations of seabed photographs taken in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region from 1994 to 2004. In addition to location information, the shapefile also provides attribute information of each photograph. See attribute section for complete description.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1994
Ending_Date: 2004
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.611900
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.033432
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.798817
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.084702
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information Systems.
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: seafloor topography
Theme_Keyword: seabed photos
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 97020
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 95036
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 00065
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 98022
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 01060
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 03014
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 96025
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 99011
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 00011
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 02029
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 94004
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 96038
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 97033
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 98029
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 98017
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 99024
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 04010
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Field Activity number 94014
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: MA
Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Place_Keyword: SBNMS
Place_Keyword: Boston
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Access_Constraints:
To access the hotlinked photographs users must be connected to the internet.
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Research Geologist
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 x2339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/469/DataCatalog/sb_photolocs.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: thumbnail image of bottom photo locations
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Blackwood, D.
Originator: Parloski, K.
Originator: Valentine, P.
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: Seabed Observation and Sampling System
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-142-00
Issue_Identification: FS-142-00
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs142-00/fs142-00.pdf>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Page C. Valentine, editor
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Sea floor image maps showing topography, sun-illuminated topography, backscatter intensity, ruggedness, slope, and the distribution of boulder ridges and bedrock outcrops in the Stellwagen Bank national marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
Issue_Identification: 2840
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The photograph locations were plotted and checked in ArcMap 9.3 to ensure geographic location and station names were correct.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
For some stations, gaps exist in the sequential image numbers that are incorporated into image filenames. Image numbers were assigned during the digitization of the film images and their storage on an archival CD-ROM. The sequence of images from some stations was split among two CD-ROMs. This process created gaps in the image numbering sequence for those stations. For example, station 3948 has images numbered 1-17 and 62-100. The first photograph taken at station 3948 was digitized as image number 62 on a CD-ROM, and subsequent images from the station recorded on that CD-ROM were assigned numbers 63 to 100. The remaining images from station 3948 were recorded onto a new CD-ROM as images numbered 1 to 17. When the last photograph from station 3948 was digitized (CD-ROM image 17), a new station's photographs were loaded onto the CD-ROM beginning with image number 18 and so on. In addition, digitized images of tests on deck or blanks caused by a strobe malfunction have not been included in the photo collection.

The filename of each photograph includes a Quadrangle and Station designation. By convention, if the station drifted over the seabed, the location of the Station (lat/lon and Quadrangle number) was recorded at the end of the station. In a few cases, stations extended across Quadrangle boundaries. Filenames for all photographs at these stations incorporate the number of the Quadrangle where the Station ended. The lat/lon coordinates for all individual photographs are geographically correct.

Completeness_Report:
This shapefile has the locations for all the useable seabed photographs taken between 1994 and 2004 on Stellwagen Bank as part of this project.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
These data were navigated with a Differential Global Position System (DGPS); they are accurate to +/- 10 meters horizontally. During deployment, the camera system hangs directly below the side of the ship, and the recorded navigation data closely approximates the position of the camera system near the seabed. The ship is oriented so that wind and waves will not cause it to drift over the conducting cable attached to the SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS).
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Depth was acquired using the ship fathometer until 1998. After 1998 depth was acquired using the depth sensor on the SEABOSS. Depths are accurate to +/- 1 meter.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
The SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) was designed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for rapid and effective collection of seabed images and sediment samples in coastal regions. The observations from video and still cameras and the sediment data are used to explore the nature of the seafloor and, in conjunction with high-resolution geophysical data, to make interpretive maps of sedimentary environments and validate the acoustic remote sensing data. The SEABOSS is a simple system that can be deployed from both small and large surface vessels and operates in water depths up to 200 m. It incorporates two video cameras, a still camera, a depth sensor, and a modified Van Veen sediment sampler. The elements of the SEABOSS system used on Stellwagen Bank are housed within a stainless steel framework that measures 1.2 x 1.2 meters and weighs approximately136 kilograms overall. The frame has a stabilizer fin that orients the system as it drifts over the seabed. The height of the camera above the seabed (76 cm; 30 in) initially was determined by viewing an object hanging from the SEABOSS below the video camera; when the object touched the seabed, the camera height was appropriate for still photography. Later in the project, the camera height was determined by viewing a pattern of laser beams on the seabed. Two parallel lasers are set 20 cm apart on the SEABOSS frame and project onto the seabed for scale measurements. The red laser dots can usually be seen in the photo depending on the bottom type and the distance to the sea floor. A third laser is positioned at an angle on the SEABOSS frame so that when all three laser dots on the seabed are in alignment, the SEABOSS is at the optimum height (approximately 75 cm) off the bottom for a still photograph. All of the system's elements are powered from the surface vessel through a conducting cable. Video displays include station number, water depth (from the depth sensor), and date, time, and geographic position (provided by a shipboard navigation system). During deployment, the camera system hangs directly below the side of the ship, and the recorded navigation data closely approximates the position of the camera system near the seabed. The ship is oriented so that wind and waves will not cause it to drift over the conducting cable attached to the SEABOSS. The winch operator uses a video feed from the system to maintain the camera at the proper height above the seabed and to avoid obstacles; the scientist uses the video to decide when to trigger the still camera and record the time the photo was taken.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Annual research cruises visited 1616 stations from 1994-2004 and took seabed photographs using the SEABOSS that was equipped with a modified Van Veen grab sampler, a still camera and video cameras. Photographic images were acquired by a system having the following specifications: Photosea underwater still camera model no. 1000A; rated to 305 m (1,000ft); Photosea strobe model no. 1500S, rated to 457 m (1,500 ft) with a flash interval of 1/750 s; lens: Nikkor underwater 28 mm lens with a +1 diopter lens attachment, with aperture set between f11 and f16, and focus set at 0.8 m (2.5 ft); Kodak Portra 400 NC color film in bulk rolls 10 m (33 ft) long with 250 exposures, using an exposure time 1/150 s. The data chamber on the right-hand margin of the image (LED number) displays information in the following format: NNNYYHHMM, where NNN is the consecutive number of the exposure on the film roll, YY is the last 2 digits of the year, and HH and MM are time in hours and minutes. LED numbers are used for identification only as the time is not always accurate. Inaccuracies are a function of operator error (setting the clock to the incorrect time) or system error due to drift in the camera's clock. In addition, the display shows only hours and minutes, not seconds and in many cases more than one photograph is taken within a minute. The UTC (including seconds) and Julian Day of each image are recorded in a logbook with data acquired from the shipboard navigation system and this time is the definitive time of the photos. The GPS navigation was also recorded digitally.
Process_Date: 1994-2004
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Research Geologist
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 x2339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A photographic database for the Stellwagen Bank region was created using Microsoft Access 2003 to store all station point data. Photograph characteristics were entered into the database using logbook information. The geographic coordinates, Julian Day, and UTC time of each photograph were entered into the database. Photograph data was exported to Excel files using Microsoft Access 2007.
Process_Date: 2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Leslie B. Gallea
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS 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 x2341
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lgallea@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) metadata was created in Microsoft Excel 2007 (12.0.6504.5001) SP2 MSO (12.0.6425.1000) by applying headers to the exported photograph Excel files. Eighteen EXIF metadata and comment MS Excel files (one for each pre-defined quadrangle) were generated and later combined into one spreadsheet to import into ArcGIS. All station numbers and cruise vessels were converted to lowercase where necessary so that the shapefile data and hotlinked images can be viewed using UNIX.
Process_Date: 2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Leslie B. Gallea
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS 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 x2341
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lgallea@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using the EXIF MS Excel spreadsheet of all photographs taken in the 18 quadrangles, a shapefile was created in ESRI ArcMap 9.3.1.1850 by adding the X/Y data columns (longitude W and latitude N respectively) from the MS excel spreadsheet to ArcMap and converting the resulting layer into a shapefile. The shapefile is projected in GCS NAD1983 (GRS 80).
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sb_photolocs.zip
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Leslie B. Gallea
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS 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 x2341
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lgallea@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Hotlinks were created by adding URL's for each photograph's online page in the Stellwagen photograph collection website. To activate the hotlinks, users must open the shapefile's properties and click on the display tag. Next check the box that says "Support Hyperlinks using field:" and choose Hotlink from the dropdown menu. Click the URL button and hit ok. Lastly activate the lightning bolt on the toolbar and click on desired photograph.
Process_Date: 2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Leslie B. Gallea
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS 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) 547-8700 x2341
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lgallea@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: 10687

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 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: sb_photolocs
Entity_Type_Definition: Seabed photographs
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Station_No
Attribute_Definition:
Number assigned to station. In a few instances, when multiple photographic transects were conducted at approximately the same site, the stations were named using a number and in some instances a letter (e.g. 3131a) or a decimal number (e.g. 3131.1) suffix was appended. During the project, this station numbering scheme was not consistent, so that some station names used one format and some the other. For the purpose of this shapefile, all photographic images were renamed using the number and letter format for the station name where necessary. For example, station 3131.1 is now named 3131a.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Image_No
Attribute_Definition:
File name of photo image: example, andr95036_q6_1128a_025.jpg: andr is the vessel name code (andr is short for Peter W. Anderson); 95036 is USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity number, where 95 is last two digits of the year, and 036 is the thirty-sixth field activity of the year; q6 is the quadrangle location, in this case Quadrangle 6; 1128a is the station number where the photograph was acquired; 025 is the image number on the archived CD ROM from the cruise that acquired the photo (NOTE: multiple images at a station are numbered in the sequence they were collected); jpg is the file extension.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Water_Dept
Attribute_Definition:
Depth of water at some station locations measured by the ship's fathometer and at other station locations by the SEABOSS depth sensor.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 15
Range_Domain_Maximum: 190
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Field_of_V
Attribute_Definition:
Field of View: Approximate dimensions of area of seabed in image displayed in centimeters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Geographic
Attribute_Definition:
Geographic Location: Quadrangle Number in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Time_Zone
Attribute_Definition:
Time zone of the times present in the Julian_Dat field. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Year
Attribute_Definition: Year photo collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1994
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2004
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Month
Attribute_Definition: Month photo collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 11
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Day
Attribute_Definition: Day photo collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 31
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Julian_Dat
Attribute_Definition: Julian Date and Time GMT: Julian Day:HH:MM:SS photo collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude_N
Attribute_Definition: Latitude north (decimal degrees, NAD83) of photo location
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 42.084702
Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.798817
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude_
Attribute_Definition: Longitude west (decimal degrees, NAD83) of photo location
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.611900
Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.033432
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Instrument
Attribute_Definition:
Instrument used to collect photo; down-looking still camera on USGS SEABOSS sampling system.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Organizati
Attribute_Definition:
Organization that collected the data. All photos were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHCMSC_Fie
Attribute_Definition:
USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity (cruise) number represented as a text field to retain leading zeros.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 97020
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1997/97020/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 95036
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1995/95036/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 00065
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2000/00065/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 98022
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1998/98022/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 01060
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2001/01060/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 03014
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2003/03014/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 96025
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1996/96025/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 99011
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1999/99011/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 00011
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2000/00011/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 02029
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2002/02029/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 94004
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1994/94004/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 96038
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1996/96038/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 97033
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1997/97033/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 98029
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1998/98029/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 98017
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1998/98017/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 99024
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1999/99024/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 97020
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1997/97020/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 04010
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2004/04010/>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 94014
Codeset_Source: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1994/94014/>
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Principal_
Attribute_Definition: Principal Investigator: Page Valentine.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo_Cred
Attribute_Definition:
The agency to which photo credit should be given if the photo is in other venues.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Hotlink
Attribute_Definition:
URL links individual photographs to their respective locations in the online photograph collection. To access the photographs users must be connected to the internet.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
sb_photolocs represent every location where a seabed photograph was taken in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Page C. Valentine
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2239
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pvalentine@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. 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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: WinZip
Format_Information_Content: Shapefile and associated metadata
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip 9.0
Transfer_Size: 0.285
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: U.S. Geological Survey
Access_Instructions: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/469/DataCatalog/sb_photolocs.zip>
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of the importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com. The data is available to download in WinZip format that was created with WinZip Version 9.0 SR-1 (6224). An Excel file for each quadrangle with photograph data, is available to download with the zipped seabed jpegs.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090827
Metadata_Review_Date: 2009
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Leslie B. Gallea
Contact_Position: GIS 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 x2341
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lgallea@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_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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