Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Sediment texture samples taken in HARS in 1996 and 1998 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-503 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Butman, Bradford Originator: Danforth, W.W. Originator: Knowles, S.C. Originator: May, Brian Originator: Serrett, Laurie Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Sea Floor Topography and Backscatter Intensity of the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS), Offshore of New York, Based on Multibeam Surveys Conducted in 1996, 1998, and 2000 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps, remote sensing imagery, tabular digital data, and raster and vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open File Report Issue_Identification: OFR00-503 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-503 Description: Abstract: This project presents maps of the sea floor in GIS format of the Historic Area Remedition Site (HARS), located offshore of New York and New Jersey. The data were collected with a multibeam sea floor mapping system on surveys conducted November 23 - December 3, 1996, October 26 - November 11, 1998, and April 6 - 30, 2000. The maps show sea floor topography, shaded relief, and backscatter intensity (a measure of sea floor texture and roughness) at a spatial resolution of 3 m/pixel, and locations of dredged material placed on the sea floor. The sea floor of the HARS, approximately 9 square nautical miles in area, is being remediated by placing at least a one-meter of clean dredged material on top of the existing surface sediments that exhibit varying degrees degradation resulting from previous disposal of dredged and other material. Comparison of the topography and backscatter intensity from the three surveys show changes in topography and surficial sediment properties resulting from placement of dredged material in 1996 and 1997 prior to designation of the HARS, as well as placement of material for remediation of the HARS. This study is carried out cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Purpose: The purpose of this project is to map the surficial geology of the sea floor of Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) and changes in surficial characteristics over time. This GIS project presents multibeam and other data in a digital format for analysis and display by scientists, policy makers, managers and the general public. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1996 Ending_Date: 1998 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.900124 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.812264 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.433605 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.349975 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information Systems Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center Theme_Keyword: WHFC Theme_Keyword: United States Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Simrad Subsea EM1000 Theme_Keyword: Frederick G. CREED Theme_Keyword: Sea Floor Mapping Theme_Keyword: Multibeam Echo Sounder Theme_Keyword: Multibeam Theme_Keyword: Topographic data Theme_Keyword: Sea floor topography Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry Theme_Keyword: Backscatter intensity Theme_Keyword: Sea floor geology Theme_Keyword: Surficial geology Theme_Keyword: Dredged material Theme_Keyword: Dredged material management Theme_Keyword: Ocean disposal Theme_Keyword: Remediation Theme_Keyword: Contaminated sediments Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: New York Harbor Place_Keyword: NY Place_Keyword: New Jersey Place_Keyword: NJ Place_Keyword: Mud Disposal Site Place_Keyword: MDS Place_Keyword: Historic Area Remediation Site Place_Keyword: HARS Place_Keyword: Primary Remediation Area Place_Keyword: New York Bight Place_Keyword: Mid-Atlantic Bight Place_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone Place_Keyword: EEZ Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Ocean Place_Keyword: HARS Buffer Zone Place_Keyword: Historic Area Remediation Site Buffer Zone Access_Constraints: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by the 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. Use_Constraints: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by the 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. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Brad Butman Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey Contact_Position: Oceanographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.457.2212 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbutman@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: Interpretation by Bradford Butman, data processing by William W. Danforth and Laurie Serrett, metadata written by Tammie J. Middleton Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcView 3.2 Data_Set_Structure: Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: An Arcview shapefile with points Part_Name: sedtexture_1996.shp Part_Description: location of sediment texture samples taken within the HARS in 1996 Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: An Arcview shapefile with points Part_Name: sedtexture_1998.shp Part_Description: location of sediment texture samples taken within the HARS in 1998 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Unknown Logical_Consistency_Report: These data are considered to be logically consistent. Completeness_Report: These data are known to be complete. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry Poppe Originator: Polly Hastings Originator: Chris Polloni Publication_Date: 2000 Title: USGS EAST-COAST SEDIMENT ANALYSIS: PROCEDURES, DATABASE, AND GEOREFERENCED DISPLAYS Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular data digital vector data maps Series_Information: Series_Name: Open File Report Issue_Identification: of00-358 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-358/ Type_of_Source_Media: online and CDROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19990701 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: U.S.G.P.O. 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Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. 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A more complete description of the other data fields can be found at http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-358/. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Unknown Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Bradford Butman Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Oceanographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: Massachusetts Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700x2212 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbutman@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST Distribution_Liability: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by the 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. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25286 Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.202.4700 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.202.4188 Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time Distribution_Liability: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. 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