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LARSEN03: Sediment Data from Cobscook Bay, Maine
 

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Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: LARSEN03: Sediment Data from Cobscook Bay, Maine
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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/larsen03/larsen03.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/larsen03/larsen03.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:
The data in this layer were generated as part of an environmental impact statement evaluating the construction of a proposed 250,000 barrel per day oil refinery and marine terminal. Permits for this facility, which would serve the Eastport, Maine area, were requested by the Pittston Company of New York.
Purpose:
The purpose of this data layer is to make available a subset of a data set produced by P. Larsen and E. Gilfillan through the Bigelow Laboratory of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This subset contains information for those samples with sediment grain-size data, and which are located in Cobscook Bay, Maine.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.024580
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.000420
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.906000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.891420
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Bigelow Laboratory
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: grain size
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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: Maine
Place_Keyword: Cobscook Bay
Place_Keyword: Broad Cove
Place_Keyword: Deep Cove
Place_Keyword: Estes Head
Place_Keyword: Shackford Head
Place_Keyword: Eastport
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
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: larsen03
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 credits, and Larry Poppe for creating this 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: P.F. Larsen
Originator: E.S. Gilfillan
Title:
Proposed Issuance of Federal Permits to the Pittston Company of New York for the Construction of a 250,000 Barrel/Day Oil Refinery and Marine Terminal - Eastport, Maine
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Final Impact Statement
Issue_Identification: Volume 2
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boothbay Harbor, ME
Publisher: Bigelow Laboratory
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: E.S. Gilfillan
Publication_Date: in press
Title: Observations on the Subtidal Benthos of Cobscook bay, Maine
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Northeastern Naturalist
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All attributes were checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data
Completeness_Report:
Identifiers, navigation, grain-size data, and textural classification are provided for 12 stations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differnetial GPS (+/- 10 m)
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: P.F. Larsen
Originator: E.S. Gilfillan
Title:
Proposed Issuance of Federal Permits to the Pittston Company of New York for the Construction of a 250,000 Barrel/Day Oil Refinery and Marine Terminal - Eastport, Maine
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Final Impact Statement
Issue_Identification: Volume 2
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boothbay Harbor, ME
Publisher: Bigelow Laboratory
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Station locations in Cobscook Bay, Maine were extracted from maps contained in the original report. Textural data and navigation were entered into Excel and exported to an ASCII file. Stations and sediment data were imported from the ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme and saved as the final shapefile.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: larsen03.txt
Process_Date: 01152003
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: larsen03.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: larsen03.shx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: larsen03.dbf
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: 12
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
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: larsen03.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 used to designate data set
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LARSEN03
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: First author and year
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATION
Attribute_Definition: Name of sampling location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 22
Range_Domain_Maximum: 33
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: station
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Geographic area of station
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Geographical names
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 44.89142
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.90600
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -67.02458
Range_Domain_Maximum: -67.00042
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRAVEL
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SAND
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MUD
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of mud in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CLASS
Attribute_Definition:
Classification of sediment texture based on a scheme devised by Shepard (1954)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal descriptions 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, larsen03.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 (larsen03.shp, larsen03.dbf, larsen03.shx, larsen03.sbx, larsen03.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.125
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: 2003
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 11:48:57 2003

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