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Open-File Report 01-179

Data Catalog

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Each GIS data file is listed with a brief description, a link to a graphic, links to metadata files, the name of the equivalent shapefile, and a link to the downloadable file. The data were compiled in ArcInfo (version 8.0.2, ESRI, 1982-2000) in the UTM Zone 10 coordinate system with datum NAD83. Raster data layers are in ArcInfo GRID format or are registered TIFF images. Point, line and polygon features are in ArcInfo COVERAGE format. Shapefiles were generated for those coverages where the shape format did not degrade the data excessively.

The data files can be accessed directly from the CD-ROM with ESRI ArcExplorer, ArcView, or ArcInfo. The GIS data are also viewable on the Coastal and Marine Geology internet map server at http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov/regional/contusa/westcoast/.

To transfer data files to your local computer:

  • Whole directories of data files (ArcInfo workspaces), for example, data\basemaps: Use any copy utility.
  • Individual ArcInfo coverages and grids, for example, data\basemaps\cacoast: Use the Arc COPY command to maintain the data file structure or download the compressed file from the web site.
  • Shapefiles with their projection and metadata files: Use any copy utility.

Compressed downloadable files are available only from the web site and are not included on the CD-ROM version of this publication. The downloadable files have been compressed with the UNIX 'tar' and 'gzip' commands and can be unzipped by 'gunzip' on UNIX systems or with Winzip on Windows systems. The numbers following ".tgz" are the file size when compressed and uncompressed. The .tgz file for an ArcInfo coverage includes the export file (.e00) and the metadata file (.txt). The .tgz file for an ArcInfo grid unzips as a workspace that includes the grid and its metadata file. The .tgz file for a TIFF image includes the image (.tif), the world registration file (.tfw), the projection file (.prj), and the metadata file (.txt).

Some virus-detection software will misinterpret the compressed format as virus-bearing. Use the override option (for example, "Stop" in McAfee VirusScan) to complete the file transfer.

basemaps: Basemap layers

ArcInfo coverage, grid, or image file:
data \basemaps

Description

Quick view

Metadata
data \basemaps

ESRI shapefiles:
shape \basemaps

Right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) to download files from web

cacoast

coastline from 1:24,000-scale sources

image

text
FAQ

cacoastp.shp

cacoast.tgz 7 (10)

casanc

national marine sanctuary boundaries

 

text
FAQ

casanc.shp

casanc.tgz 2 (3)

net60min

1-degree graticule

 

text
FAQ

net60min.shp

net60min.tgz <1 (<1)

net15min

15-minute graticule

 

text
FAQ

net15min.shp

net15min.tgz 2 (3)

net75min

7.5-minute graticule

 

text
FAQ

net15min.shp

net75min.tgz <1 (<1)

places

place names

 

text
FAQ

places.shp

places.tgz <1 (<1)

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navigatn: Navigation

ArcInfo coverage, grid, or image file:
data \navigatn

Description

Quick view

Metadata
data \navigatn

ESRI shapefiles:
shape \navigatn

Right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) to download files from web

 

Navigation overview: General metadata covering all files in this directory

image

text
FAQ

   

j295mb
j295mbtm

Survey tracks and one-minute (time) navigation fixes on inner shelf off Santa Cruz and near Point Ano Nuevo, 672 line-km

image

InfoBank

j295mb.shp
j295mbtm.shp

j295mb.tgz 1 (1)
j295mbtm.tgz 1 (3)

j695mb
j695mbtm

Survey tracks and one-minute (time) navigation fixes on shelf between Point Ano Nuevo and Santa Cruz, 907 line-km

image

InfoBank

j695mb.shp
j695mbtm.shp

j695mb.tgz 1 (1)
j695mbtm.tgz 2 (3)

m195mb

Tracklines for sampling cruise, sample numbers 1-167; 121 km

image

InfoBank

m195mb.shp

m195mb.tgz <1 (<1)

m295mb
m295mbtm

Survey tracks and one-minute (time) navigation fixes on shelf between Point Ano Nuevo and Santa Cruz, 948 line-km

image

InfoBank

m295mb.shp
m295mbtm.shp

m295mb.tgz 1 (1)
m295mbtm.tgz 2 (3)

p195mb

EM1000 multibeam survey of shelf between Monterey Canyon and city of Monterey, 628 line-km

image

InfoBank

p195mb.shp

p195mb.tgz <1 (1)

p295mb

Tracklines for sampling cruise, sample numbers 201-351; 1,056 km; see SAMPLES for sample locations

image

InfoBank

p295mb.shp

p295mb.tgz 1 (2)

j696mb

Survey tracks on shelf; 266 line-km

image

InfoBank

j696mb.shp

j696mb.tgz <1 (<1)

j796mb

Survey tracks for inner shelf between Monterey Canyon and city of Monterey ; 180 line-km

image

InfoBank

j796mb.shp

j796mb.tgz <1 (<1)

m196mb
m196mbtm

Survey tracks and one-minute (time) navigation fixes on outer shelf off Point Ano Nuevo and Santa Cruz, 973 line-km

image

InfoBank

m196mb.shp
m196mbtm.shp

m196mb.tgz 1 (1)
m196mbtm.tgz 2 (3)

j197mb

Survey tracks on shelf off Half Moon Bay, 327 line-km

image

InfoBank

j197mb.shp

j197mb.tgz 1 (1)

j397mb
j397mbtm

Survey tracks and one-minute (time) navigation fixes on inner shelf between Santa Cruz and Moss Landing; 205 line-km

image

InfoBank

j397mb.shp
j397mbtm.shp

j397mb.tgz <1 (<1)
j397mbtm.tgz <1 (1)

m497mb

Huntec seismic reflection survey of shelf from San Francisco to Monterey; 1,512 line-km

image

InfoBank

m497mb.shp

m497mb.tgz 2 (2)

j398mb
j398mbtm

Survey tracks and one-minute (time) navigation fixes on shelf between Point Ano Nuevo and Moss Landing; 321 line-km

image

InfoBank

j398mb.shp
j398mbtm.shp

j398mb.tgz 1 (1)
j398mbtm.tgz 1 (2)

m198mb

Survey tracks for camera surveys on the shelf between Santa Cruz and San Francisco; 54 km

image

InfoBank

m198mb.shp

m198mb.tgz <1 (<1)

j498mbpt

Navigation fixes for locations from which photographs of coastline were taken

 image

 USGS DDS-61

USGS DDS-61 \data

j498mbpt.tgz <1 (<1)

a498mb

Survey tracks of EM300 multibeam sonar survey on shelf between Monterey and Point Sur; 1,800 line-km

 image

 InfoBank

a498mb.shp

a498mb.tgz <1 (<1)

moorings

Oceanographic instrument mooring locations

 image

text
FAQ

moorings.shp

moorings.tgz <1 (<1)

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backscat: Sidescan sonar backscatter images

ArcInfo coverage, grid, or image file:
data \battopo

Description

Quick view

Metadata
data \battopo

ESRI shapefiles:
shape \battopo

Right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) to download files from web

quad75

index map of 7.5-minute quadrangles for sidescan backscatter images

image

text
FAQ

quad75.shp

quad75.tgz <1 (1)

bscat01.tif
bscat02.tif
bscat03.tif
bscat04.tif
bscat05.tif
bscat06.tif
bscat07.tif
bscat08.tif
bscat09.tif
bscat10n.tif
bscat11n.tif

Klein sidescan sonar backscatter images north of Monterey Canyon; 7.5-minute quadrangles, 2.5-m pixels

 image

 text
FAQ

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bscat01.tgz 10 (24)
bscat02.tgz 2 (5)
bscat03.tgz 4 (10)
bscat04.tgz 14 (25)
bscat05.tgz 9 (18)
bscat06.tgz 10 (20)
bscat07.tgz 1 (4)
bscat08.tgz 2 (7)
bscat08.tgz 2 (7)
bscat09.tgz 7 (15)
bscat10n.tgz 8 (15)
bscat11n.tgz 4 (10)

bscat10s.tif
bscat11s.tif
bscat12.tif
bscat13.tif
bscat14.tif
bscat15.tif
bscat16.tif
bscat17.tif
bscat18.tif
bscat19.tif
bscat20.tif
bscat21.tif
bscat22.tif

 Multibeam sonar backscatter images south of Monterey Canyon; 7.5-minute quadrangles, 5.0-m pixels

 image

 text
FAQ

 n/a

bscat10s.tgz 1 (3)
bscat11s.tgz 1 (1)
bscat12.tgz 1 (2)
bscat13.tgz 4 (6)
bscat14.tgz 2 (3)
bscat15.tgz 1 (2)
bscat16.tgz 1 (6)
bscat17.tgz <1 (<1)
bscat18.tgz 1 (2)
bscat19.tgz 1 (4)
bscat20.tgz 2 (4)
bscat21.tgz 1 (4)
bscat22.tgz <1 (1)

info\bscat.tbl

For ArcInfo and ArcView, image catalog file to load all backscatter image files. To use, replace $topdir with local pathname.

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battopo: Bathymetry and topography

ArcInfo coverage, grid, or image file:
data \battopo

Description

Quick view

Metadata
data \battopo

ESRI shapefiles:
shape \battopo

Right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) to download files from web

ccalbatc
rev 8/03

Bathymetric contours from 1:250,000-scale NOAA charts

image

text
FAQ

ccalbatc.shp

ccalbatc.tgz 3 (4)

mont95c

Bathymetric contours from EM1000 multibeam sonar data

image

text
FAQ

mont95c.shp

mont95c.tgz 1 (2)

nosbatc

Bathymetric contours based on NOAA swath bathymetry, 50-m resolution

image

text
FAQ

nosbatc.shp

nosbatc.tgz 1 (1)

battopog

On- and offshore elevation grid of area between Point Ano Nuevo and Point Sur, California, 30-m resolution

image

text
FAQ

n/a

battopog.tgz 6 (13)

ccalbatg

On- and offshore elevation grid of area between San Francisco and Point Sur, California, 250-m resolution

image

text
FAQ

n/a

ccalbatg.tgz 2 (5)

mont95ng
mont95sg

Bathymetric grids of shelf between Monterey Canyon and city of Monterey, California, based on EM1000 multibeam sonar data, 5-m resolution

mont95ng
mont95sg

text
FAQ

n/a

mont95ng.tgz 5 (22)
mont95sg.tgz <1 (1)

mtcan5g
rev 8/05
mtshlf5g
sgf5g
sur5g

Bathymetric grids of shelf between Monterey Canyon and Point Sur, California, based on EM300 multibeam sonar data, 5-m resolution

mtcan5g
mtshlf5g
sgf5g
sur5g

text
FAQ

n/a

mtcan5g.tgz 26 (55)
mtshlf5g.tgz 21 (44)
sgf5g.tgz 24 (38)
sur5g.tgz 34 (42)

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shaderel: Shaded relief images

ArcInfo coverage, grid, or image file:
data \shaderel

Description Quick view Metadata
data \shaderel
ESRI shapefiles:
shape \shaderel
Right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) to download files from web

battopsd.tif

Shaded relief image of area between Point Ano Nuevo and Point Sur, California, 30-m resolution

image

text
FAQ

n/a

battopsd.tgz 5 (9)

ccalshd.tif

Shaded relief image of area between San Francisco and Point Sur, California, 250-m resolution

image

text
FAQ

 n/a

ccalshd.tgz 2 (3)

mnt95nsd.tif

mnt95ssd.tif

Shaded relief images of shelf between Monterey Canyon and city of Monterey, California, based on EM1000 multibeam sonar data, 5-m resolution

mnt95n

mnt95s

text
FAQ

 n/a

mnt95nsd.tgz 2 (4)
mnt95ssd.tgz 3 (7)

mtcansd.tif
rev 8/03

mtshlfsd.tif

sgfsd.tif

sursd.tif

Shaded relief images of shelf between Monterey Canyon and Point Sur, California, based on EM300 multibeam sonar data, 5-m resolution

mtcan

mtshlf

sgf

sur

text
FAQ

 n/a

mtcansd.tgz 5 (14)
mtshlfsd.tgz 4 (11)
sgfsd.tgz 5 (10)
sursd.tgz 6 (11)

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samples: Sample locations and analyses

ArcInfo coverage, grid, or image file:
data \samples

Description Quick view Metadata
data \samples
ESRI shapefiles:
shape \samples
Right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) to download files from web

mccul85

Location and contents of dredge samples (McCulloch and others, 1985)

image

text
FAQ

mccul85.shp

mccul85.tgz <1 (<1)

nagel86

Location and contents of dredge samples (Nagel and others, 1986)

image

text
FAQ

nagel86.shp

nagel86.tgz <1 (<1)

m195mbsp

Sample locations, numbers 1-167

image

InfoBank

USGS OFR01-107

m195mbsp.shp

m195mbsp.tgz <1 (<1)

p295mbsp

Sample locations, numbers 201-351

image

InfoBank

USGS OFR01-107

p295mbsp.shp

p295mbsp.tgz <1 (<1)

n197mbsp

Sample locations, numbers SPL198-SPL272

image

InfoBank

n197mbsp.shp

n197mbsp.tgz <1 (<1)

p197mbsp

Sample locations, numbers 401-626

image

InfoBank

USGS OFR01-107

p197mbsp.shp

p197mbsp.tgz <1 (<1)

o499mbsp

Boxcore sample locations, numbers 1B-13B June 1999

image

InfoBank

o499mbsp.shp

o499mbsp.tgz <1 (<1)

s199mbsp

Vibracore sample locations, numbers 1-22
October 1999

image

InfoBank

s199mbsp.shp

s199mbsp.tgz <1 (<1)

sedtxt97

Grain size analyses of samples from M195MB, P295MB, and P197MB

image

text
FAQ

USGS OFR01-107

sedtxt97.shp

sedtxt97.tgz <1 (<1)

massaccu

Sediment and mass accumulation data for samples from M195MB, P295MB, P197MB, and O499MB

 
image

text
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massaccu.shp

massaccu.tgz <1 (<1)

foramgal

Foraminifers of Monterey Bay identified by Galliher (1932)

image

text
FAQ

 n/a

foramgal.tgz <1 (<1)

forammcg

Foraminifers of Monterey Bay samples from M195MB, P197MB, and P295MB

image

text
FAQ

forammcg.shp

forammcg.tgz <1 (<1)

hydrcarb

Organic geochemistry of samples from M195MB

image

text
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hydrcarb.shp

hydrcarb.tgz <1 (<1)

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geology: Seafloor and regional geology

ArcInfo coverage, grid, or image file:
data \geology

Description Quick view Metadata
data \geology
ESRI shapefiles:
shape \geology
Right-click (Windows) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) to download files from web

mbgeolse

Seafloor rocks and sediment from Ano Nuevo to Pfeiffer Point, 36 13.6'N to 37 06.5'N (Eittreim and others, 2000)

image
(55 kb)

text
FAQ

USGS MF-2345

mbgeolsep.shp
mbgeolse.shp

mbgeolse.tgz 5 (11)

isopach

Holocene sediment thickness (Chin and others, Mullins, Greene)

 image

text
FAQ

 isopach.shp

isopach.tgz 1 (1)

mcculstruc.tif

Tectonics -- central CA offshore structure (McCulloch, 1989)

 image

text
FAQ

 n/a

mcculstruc.tgz <1 (<1)

eqreloc

epicenters, offshore, corrected (Ross, 1998)

 image

 text
FAQ

 eqreloc.shp
eqrelocp.shp

eqreloc.tgz <1 (<1)

nceq7500

earthquakes 1975-2000 of coda magnitude 2.5 or larger

image

 text
FAQ

 nceq7500.shp

nceq7500.tgz <1 (<1)

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