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NOSGOM: NOS Cartographic Codes for Bottom Character
 

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Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larwrence J. Poppe
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: NOSGOM: NOS Cartographic Codes for Bottom Character
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/nosgom/nosgom.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/nosgom/nosgom.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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001>
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected by the National Ocean Service (NOS, formerly the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) for the purpose of charting the coastal waters and navigable waterways of the United States. Data collected prior to 1965 were digitized from the final survey plots. All other data were digitized in the field during the surveys. These data were supplied by the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). This data set contains fields that are only a subset of those fields available in the NOS Hydrographic Database, but included in this data set are the NOS cartographic codes for bottom characteristics. Although included here, these codes are no longer customarily supplied by NGDC with the NOS Hydrographic Database. As such, this data layer provides important information that is no longer readily available.
Purpose:
The purpose of this data layer is to provide the NOS cartographic codes for bottom character in a form that can be used to interpret surficial sediment distributions off the northeastern United States.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1869
Ending_Date: 1985
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.947360
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.049140
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.703360
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.002150
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: National Ocean Survey
Theme_Keyword: NOS
Theme_Keyword: National Geophysical Data Center
Theme_Keyword: NGDC
Theme_Keyword: NOS Hydrographic Database
Theme_Keyword: Cartographic Codes
Theme_Keyword: Rocky
Theme_Keyword: Sand
Theme_Keyword: Mud
Theme_Keyword: Pebbles
Theme_Keyword: Gravel
Theme_Keyword: Coarse
Theme_Keyword: Medium
Theme_Keyword: Fine
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: surficial sediments
Theme_Keyword: sediment classification
Theme_Keyword: surficial classification
Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
Theme_Keyword: points
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Georges Bank
Place_Keyword: Continental Shelf
Place_Keyword: Offshore Southeastern New England
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
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: nosgom.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
National Geophysical Data Center for supplying the original National Ocean Service Hydrographic Database. Larry Poppe for 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: National Ocean Service
Originator: National Geophysical Data Center
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: NOS Hydrographic Database
Edition: 1.0
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 this data.
Completeness_Report:
This data set contains fields that are only a subset of those fields available in the NOS Hydrographic Database. This data set contains station locations, survey year, the original cartographic codes, and their verbal equivalents for 26129 stations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
No information on navigational methods was provided with this data set. Based on the long period of data collection, navigation must have been by several methods. Navigational accuracy is unknown.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Ocean Survey
Originator: National Geophysical Data Center
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: NOS Hydrographic Database
Edition: 1.0
Type_of_Source_Media: magnetic tape
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Cartographic codes were matched with their verbal equivalents in Microsoft Excel and, together with navigation and survey identifiers, were saved as an ASCII text file. The ASCII text file was imported 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: nosgom.txt
Process_Date: 20020912
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nosgom.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nosgom.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nosgom.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: 26129
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
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: nosgom.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 future identification.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NOS HYDROGRAPHIC DATABASE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of station locations.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 40.00215
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.70336
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of station location
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -73.94736
Range_Domain_Maximum: -66.04914
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SURVEY
Attribute_Definition:
Number assigned to identify the survey during which the data was generated.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 253
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10198
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Year during which the survey was conducted.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1930
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1985
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CODE
Attribute_Definition: Numeric cartographic code for bottom character
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: NOS Hydrographic Database Cartographic Codes
Codeset_Source: NOS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPTIO
Attribute_Definition: Verbal equivalent of the numeric cartographic codes.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal equivalents of cartographic codes
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, nosgom.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 (nosgom.shp, nosgom.dbf, nogom.shx, nosgom.sbx, nosgom.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 3.156
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
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