Marine Geographic Areas

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION


  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: USGS WHFC
      Publication_Date: 20000720
      Title: Marine Geographic Areas
      Edition: 20000725
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
        Publisher: USGS Woods Hole Field Center
      Other_Citation_Details:
         Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Technical Report 71-15
      Online_Linkage: HTTP://woodshole.er.usgs.gov
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: USGS Woods Hole Field Center
          Publication_Date: 20000720
          Title: USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis and Georeferenced Displays
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
            Publisher: USGS Woods hole Field Center
          Online_Linkage: HTTP://woodshole.er.usgs.gov
  Description:
    Abstract:
      Sediments off the eastern United States vary markedly in
      texture - the size, shape, and arrangement of their grains.
      However, for descriptive purposes, it is typically most
      useful to classify these sediments according to their
      grain-size distributions. Starting in 1962, the U.S.
      Geological Survey and the Woods Hole Oceanographic
      Institution began a joint program to study the marine
      geology of the continental margin off the Atlantic coast of
      the United States. As part of this program and numerous
      subsequent projects, thousands of sediment samples were
      collected and analyzed for particle size.
    Purpose:
      The purpose of this report is to describe the field methods
      used to collect marine sediment samples and the laboratory
      methods used to determine and characterize the grain-size
      distributions, to present these data in several flat-file
      formats that can be readily employed by interested parties,
      and to provide referenceable verified data and metadata to
      an Access relational database being developed as part of
      the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program’s Aggregates
      Project. To these ends, the report is divided into three
      sections: the first discusses procedures, the second
      contains the data, and the third provides the ability to
      use desktop geographic mapping tools to visualize the
      sediment distributions.
    Supplemental_Information:
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1982
        Ending_Date: 1999
    Currentness_Reference: 
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.3440
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -63.7908
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.5428
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.8088
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: geographic regions
      Theme_Keyword: polygons
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Eastern U.S.
      Place_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
      Place_Keyword: coastal ocean
      Place_Keyword: Georges Bank
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
      Place_Keyword: Baltimore Canyon Trough
      Place_Keyword: Carolina Trough
      Place_Keyword: Blake Plateau
  Access_Constraints:
    none
  Use_Constraints:
    Not legally binding
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USGS Woods Hole Field Center
        Contact_Person: Mary Hastings
      Contact_Position: Oceanographic Data 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: 508-457-2289
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: phastings@usgs.gov
      Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    ArcView version 3.1 shapefile format
    h:\texture2\mapping\polyarea\polyarea.shp
 
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION


  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The attributes in this data set are believed to be accurate
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    These data are believed to be logically consistent,
    although not tested. Geometry appears to be toipologically clean.
  Completeness_Report:
    This dataset covers the GLORIA project area for the
    Atlantic Ocean EEZ area
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The accuracy of this dataset is based on source data that
        is assumed to have met National Map Accuracy Standards
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        none
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Hathaway
          Publication_Date: 1989
          Title: Hathaway
          Edition: 
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Online_Linkage: 
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
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      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:1,000,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: map sheet
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
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    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Hathaway, J.C.
          Publication_Date: 1971
          Title: Data File, Continental Margin Program, Atlantic Coast of
            the United States
          Edition: Volume 2, WHOI Ref. No. 71-15
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Woods Hole
            Publisher: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Online_Linkage: 
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
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      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1
      Type_of_Source_Media: map sheet
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
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    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Process_Date: 20000718
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: USGS Woods Hole Field Center
            Contact_Person: Mary Hastings
          Contact_Position: Oceanographic Data 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: 508-457-2289
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: phastings@usgs.gov
          Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time

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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION


  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 67

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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION


  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: unknown
      Longitude_Resolution: unknown
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION


  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION


  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USGS Woods Hole Field Center
        Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
      Contact_Position: Sea Floor Mapping Technology
      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: 508-457-2280
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
      Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time
  Resource_Description:
  Distribution_Liability:

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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION


  Metadata_Date: 20000725
  Metadata_Review_Date: 
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USGS Woods Hole Field Center
        Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
      Contact_Position: Sea Floor Mapping Technology
      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: 508-457-2280
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
      Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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