Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology.
Waltenberger, Ben, 2002, Polygon coverage CINMS6NM -- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Boundary:.This is part of the following larger work.
Cochrane, Guy R. , Nasby, Nicole M. , Reid, Jane A. , Waltenberger, Ben, and Lee, Kristen M. , 2003, Nearshore Benthic Habitat GIS for the Channel Islands National Mairne Santuary and Southern California State Fisheries Reserves, Volume 1: USGS Open-File Report USGS OFR 03-85, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA.Online Links:
This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.002000000095. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.002000000095. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
The ellipsoid used is GRS1980.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
CINMS6NM.PAT: COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME 1 AREA 4 12 F 3 5 PERIMETER 4 12 F 3 9 CINMS6NM# 4 5 B - 13 CINMS6NM-ID 4 5 B - 17 BOUNDNEW_G 8 11 F 0 25 BOUNDNEW_GA 8 11 F 0 33 INSIDE 8 11 F 0
Ben Waltenberger
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Geographic Information Specialist
Channel Islands Nat. Mar. Sanc.
113 Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
USA
805-966-7107 X461 (voice)
805-568-1582 (FAX)
ben.waltenberger@noaa.gov
These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information.
California Department of Fish a, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctua, 2001, A recommendation for Marine Protected Areas in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: unknown unknown, unknown, unknown.
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Point features present
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
c/o Ben Waltenberger
Geographic Information Specialist
Channel Islands Nat. Mar. Sanc.
113 Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
USA
805-966-7107 X461 (voice)
805-568-1582 (FAX)
ben.waltenberger@noaa.gov
Please recognize the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary as the source of this information.Although these data have been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made as to the accuracy of the data.
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed in the use of this data, software, or related materials.
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
c/o Guy R. Cochrane
Geophysicist
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
USA
(650) 329-5076 (voice)
(650) 329-5190 (FAX)
gcochrane@usgs.gov