USGS: science for a changing world - www.usgs.gov
Coastal and Marine Geology Program home - marine.usgs.gov
  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-001

BROWSE THUMBNAIL IMAGE: Image showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

HOUGH42: Sediments of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
 

Metadata also available as: FAQ - TEXT

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: HOUGH42: Sediments of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/hough42/hough42.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/hough42/hough42.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: V.F. Paskevich
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: M.E. Hastings
Originator: J.T. Kelley
Originator: D.F. Belknap
Originator: L.G. Ward
Originator: D.M. FitzGerald
Originator: P.F. Larsen
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-001
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details:
Data are released via CD-ROM media. This digital publication may also be available via the web at pubs.usgs.gov
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001>
Description:
Abstract:
Cape Cod Bay, lying on the Massachusetts coast partly enclosed by Cape Cod, is in a glaciated region of low relief. Coarse sediments generally occur in areas exposed to wave and current action as in shallow water near shore or on shoals, and in the deep channel north of the tip of Cape Cod, which is swept by tidal currents. Fine sediments are restricted to the deeper water in the central portion of the Bay, and to the small well-protected embayments of the shore. Although Hough (1942) is available as part of the NGDC Deck 41 Database, additional data from the original report were manually entered and, therefore, this file is unque.
Purpose:
The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital vrsion of the data published by Hough (1942).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1942
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.605000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.102000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.158000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.752000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: WHFC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: sediments
Theme_Keyword: lithology
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Bay
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
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: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: hough42.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Hough (1942), and Larry Poppe for entering data from the source report and creating the ArcView shapefile.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: J.L. Hough
Publication_Date: 1942
Title: Sediments of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Issue_Identification: v. 12, no. 1, p. 10-30.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report:
Sample locations, lithologic descriptions, grain-size data, navigation, and identifiers are provided for 156 stations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation was by line of sight. Navigational accuracy is unknown.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: J.L. Hough
Title: Sediments of Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Issue_Identification: v. 12, no. 1, p. 10-30.
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1942
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Some of the source information was taken from NGDC's Deck41 database (e.g. identifiers and lithologic descriptions); some information was manually entered into digital form (e.g. median). This file was imported from an ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme in ArcView and saved as the final shapefile.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: hough42.txt
Process_Date: 20020916
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hough42.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hough42.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hough,shx
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
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: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 156
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: hough42.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Name assigned to this data set for identification purposes
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HOUGH42
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientist and year of publication
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHIP
Attribute_Definition: Vessel used to perform field work
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ASTERIAS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Name of research vessel
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATION
Attribute_Definition: Numeric identifier assigned to each sample site
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 156
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: station
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE
Attribute_Definition: Year samples were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1935
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Year
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.752
Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.158
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.605
Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.102
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M
Attribute_Definition: Water depth in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 58
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DOMINANT_L
Attribute_Definition: Most common lithologic component
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal description of lithology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SECOND_LIT
Attribute_Definition: Less common lithologic component
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal description of lithology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEDIAN_MM
Attribute_Definition: Median grain size in mm
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0195
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ANALYSIS
Attribute_Definition: Analytical method
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal description of methodology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute_Definition: Textural description of the sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal description of the sediment
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
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: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
Regional Mapping of Surficial Sediments: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, Aggregates and Habitats Projects, hough42.shp
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcView shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
Five files (hough42.shp, hough42.dbf, hough42.shx, hough42.sbx, hough42.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.150
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data is available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20030216
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
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: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Generated by mp version 2.7.3 on Sun Feb 16 11:53:02 2003

OFR03-001 Home | Introduction | Nomenclature | Browse Maps | Data Catalog | Data Dictionary


[an error occurred while processing this directive]