Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Guy R. Cochrane (ed.) Originator: Russ Vetter (comp.) Originator: John Butler (comp.) Originator: John Wagner (comp.) Originator: Cynthia Taylor (comp.) Originator: Nicole Nasby (comp.) Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Coverage SMIGOBS -- assorted observations of benthic habitat from rov and scuba dives. Edition: (Version 1.0, July 08, 2002) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Guy R. Cochrane Originator: Nicole M. Nasby Originator: Jane A. Reid Originator: Ben Waltenberger Originator: Kristen M. Lee Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Nearshore Benthic Habitat GIS for the Channel Islands National Mairne Santuary and Southern California State Fisheries Reserves, Volume 1 Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Open-File Report Issue_Identification: USGS OFR 03-85 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: Point based visual observations of benthic habitat from a variety of scuba and rov dives. Unknown postitional accuracy. Some video data maintained by Russ Vetter, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center. Purpose: 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. Supplemental_Information: Additional information about the field activities from which this data set was derived are available online at Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. 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. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2002 Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.58560181 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.29704285 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.05533981 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.98898315 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: benthic habitat Theme_Keyword: scuba observations Theme_Keyword: rov observations Theme_Keyword: fisheries Theme_Keyword: ecosystem Theme_Keyword: diving Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Santa Barbara Place_Keyword: Santa Barbara Channel Place_Keyword: San Miguel Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Guy R. Cochrane Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) Contact_Position: Geophysicist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road City: Menlo Park State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 94025-3561 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5076 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcochrane@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: A compilation of scuba and rov dive observations of benthic habitat. Divers include Russ Vetter, Cynthia Taylor, and other NOAA employed divers. ROV operated by John Butler, John Wagner, and other NOAA technicians. Some of the dives made on USGS field activity S-1-01-SC Native_Data_Set_Environment: SunOS, 5.8, sun4u UNIX ArcInfo version 8.0.2 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Visual observations of variable unknown accuracy Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present. Completeness_Report: Observations made without uniform protocol. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Highly variable on the order of 10 meters. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: First draft of metadata created by kmlee using FGDCMETA.AML ver. 1.35 08/02/2000 on ArcInfo data set /we4/kmlee/scalgis/smig/smigobs Process_Date: 20020708 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 65 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000028855896 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000028855896 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: > >SMIGOBS.PAT: > >COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME > 1 AREA 4 12 F 3 > 5 PERIMETER 4 12 F 3 > 9 SMIGOBS# 4 5 B - > 13 SMIGOBS-ID 4 5 B - > 25 BOTTOM_ID 1 4 C - BOTTOM_ID is a single character, h for hard bottom, m for mixed hard and soft bottom, or s for soft sediment bottom. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) Contact_Person: Guy R. Cochrane Contact_Position: Geophysicist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road City: Menlo Park State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 94025-3561 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5076 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcochrane@usgs.gov Distribution_Liability: Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20030115 Metadata_Review_Date: 20030815 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) Contact_Person: Guy R. Cochrane Contact_Position: Geophysicist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road City: Menlo Park State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 94025-3561 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5076 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcochrane@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata ("CSDGM version 2") Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Access_Constraints: none Metadata_Use_Constraints: none