Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe Publication_Date: 2003 Title: MCMASTER60: Sediments of Narragansett Bay 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/mcmaster60/mcmaster60.zip Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001/data/seddata/mcmaster60/mcmaster60.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 is 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://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001 Description: Abstract: Gravel, sand, silt, and clay contents were determined for samples from Narragansett Bay and the adjacent Rhode Island Shelf. In the Narragansett Bay system, clayey silt and sand-silt-clay are the most abundant sediments. Sand is abundant locally and on the inner shelf. In general, toward the lower passages of the Bay the sediments show a progressive change to coarser textures. Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the sediment data used in the interpretations published by McMaster (1960). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1960 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.441700 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.162000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.766700 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.434000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center Theme_Keyword: ArcView Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: sediment Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: texture Theme_Keyword: National Assessment of Marine Sand and Gravel Resources 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: Geographic Information System Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: Narragansett Bay Place_Keyword: New England Place_Keyword: Atlantic Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: Providence, RI Place_Keyword: Mount Hope Bay Place_Keyword: Greenwich Bay Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geologcal 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: mcmaster60.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 R.L. McMaster. Larry Poppe for entering the 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: R.L. McMaster Publication_Date: 1960 Title: Sediments of Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology Issue_Identification: v. 30, no. 2, p. 249-274. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked by compilers in a consistent manner. Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: Sample locations and textural data are provided for 493 stations. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The navigational methods used to position the stations are not discussed in the source text. Horizontal accuracy is unknown. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Tides are less than 2 m. Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2 Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: R.L. McMaster Publication_Date: 1960 Title: Sediments of Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology Issue_Identification: v. 30, no. 2, p. 249-274. Type_of_Source_Media: paper Process_Step: Process_Description: The source information was manually entered into digital form and was imported from an ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted into an event theme in ArcView and saved as the final shapefile Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: mcmaster60.txt Process_Date: 20020905 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mcmaster60.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mcmaster60.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mcmaster60.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: 493 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001 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: mcmaster60.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: Project ID assigned to the dataset for future identification. Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MCMASTER1960 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientist and year of publication Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Geographic area where samples were collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NARRAGANSETT BAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLE Attribute_Definition: Station where sample was collected Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerics and characters designating a station Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Data Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.4340 Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.7667 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Data Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -714417 Range_Domain_Maximum: -71.1620 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAVEL Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel in the 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: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in the sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.6 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SILT Attribute_Definition: Percentage of silt in the sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.7 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAY Attribute_Definition: Percentage of clay in the sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.5 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHEPARD_CL Attribute_Definition: Sediment classification based on the scheme described by Shepard (1954) Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing textural description based on Shephard's classification scheme Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: clayey silt content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravel content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SEDIMENT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravelly sediment content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND SILT CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand silt clay content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sandy silt content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silt content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Visual examination of sample by scientist Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Grain size data, textural classification, navigation, and identifiers for grab samples collected and published by R.L. McMaster 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, mcmaster60.shp Distribution_Liability: Although this dataset 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 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 (mcmaster60.shp, mcmaster60.dbf, mcmaster60.shx, mcmaster60.sbx, mcmaster60.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic. File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 0.201 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 ESRI's 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 the data Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2002 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20030324 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