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PEZZETTA: Recent Sediments of the Scotian Shelf
 

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Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: PEZZETTA: Recent Sediments of the Scotian Shelf
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/pezzetta/pezzetta.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/pezzetta/pezzetta.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:
A reconnaissance survey of that part of the Scotian Shelf extending from Halifax to Digby Nook was conducted during October, 1961, in order to determine the nature, distribution, and source areas of the bottom sediments. In general, the fine grained deposits of silt and clay (pelite) are found in the basins on the shelf as well as in the deeper water at the upper edge of the continental slope. Coarse grained deposits characterize topologically high areas and along the shelf margin.
Purpose:
The purpose of this data layer is to provide a digital version of the sediment data published in Pezzetta (1962).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1962
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.817000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.300000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.567000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.750000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: grain size
Theme_Keyword: gravel
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: mud
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
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: Canadian East Coast
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: shelf
Place_Keyword: continental shelf
Place_Keyword: Nova Scotia
Place_Keyword: Nova Scotian shelf
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lawence 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: pezzetta
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 Pezzetta (1962), and Polly Hastings for entering the data from the source report, and 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: J.M. Pezzetta
Publication_Date: 1962
Title: Recent Sediments of the Scotian Shelf
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Master's Thesis
Issue_Identification: 104 p.
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Dalhousie University
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report:
Sample locations, textural descriptions, grain size data, and identifiers are provided for 69 stations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation was by several methods (Loran A, RADAR, Dead Reckoning). Navigational accuracy is unknown.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: J.M. Pezzetta
Title: Recent Sediments of the Scotian Shelf
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Master's Thesis
Issue_Identification: 104 p.
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Dalhousie University
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1962
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data were manually entered into digital form, and imported from an 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: pezzetta.txt
Process_Date: 20021118
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: pezzetta.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: pezetta.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: pezzetta.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: pezzetta.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: 69
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: pezzetta.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: STATION
Attribute_Definition: Name of a sampling site
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of sample location
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.750
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.567
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: -67.817
Range_Domain_Maximum: -61.300
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: 26
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1038
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEVICE
Attribute_Definition: Equipment used to collect samples
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of sampling equipment
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRAVEL
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of gravel in a sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 98
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SAND
Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand in a 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 (silt plus clay) in a sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COMMENT
Attribute_Definition: Lithologic description
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sediment description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PRIMARY_LI
Attribute_Definition: Major lithologic component of the sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sediment description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SECONDARY_
Attribute_Definition: Minor component of the sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sediment description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPTIO
Attribute_Definition: Textural description of the sediment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sediment description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Name assigned to the data set for identification purposes
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PEZZETTA1962
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute_Definition: Textural description of sample lithology
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal description of sample lithology
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Navigation, textural descriptions, grain size data, and identifiers for the data published by Pezzetta (1962).
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, pezzetta.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 (pezzetta.shp, pezzetta.dbf, pezzetta.shx, pezzetta.sbx, pezzetta.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.144
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 11:35:28 2003

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