Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe Publication_Date: 2003 Title: WIGLEY61: Bottom Sediments of Georges Bank 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/wigley61/wigley61.zip Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001/data/seddata/wigley61/wigley61.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 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://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001 Description: Abstract: These data were collected as part of a survey of the bottom sediments of Georges Bank. The purpose of the survey was to provide basic data for use in studying the relationships between substrate composition and the occurrence of benthic animals, especially those which are common foods of fishes. Particle size composition was the principal sediment character that was studied. Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the sediment data published in Wigley (1965). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1961 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.783300 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.500000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.366700 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.150000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center Theme_Keyword: ArcView Theme_Keyword: point shapefile Theme_Keyword: grab Theme_Keyword: Smith-McIntyre Grab Theme_Keyword: sediment Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: National Assessment of Marine Sand and Gravel Resources Theme_Keyword: texture Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001 Theme_Keyword: sediment classification Theme_Keyword: surficial classification Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: Georges Bank Place_Keyword: Atlantic Place_Keyword: New England 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: wigley61.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. Wigley. 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. Wigley Publication_Date: 1961 Title: Bottom Sediments of Georges Bank Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology Issue_Identification: v.31, no. 2, p. 165-188 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All 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 and textural classifications are provided for 223 stations. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No navigational methods are provided in the original publication. 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. Wigley Publication_Date: 1961 Title: Bottom Sediments of Georges Bank Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology Issue_Identification: v. 31, no. 2, p. 165-188 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1961 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Contribution: Summarized tabular data from the report were converted to an ASCII text file. 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 to an event theme in ArcView and saved as the final shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: wigley61.txt Process_Date: 20020909 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wigley61.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wigley61.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wigley.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: 223 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: wigley61.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: PROJECT_ID Attribute_Definition: Project id assigned to the data set for future identification. Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: WIGLEY1961 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientist and year of publication. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute: Attribute_Label: VESSEL Attribute_Definition: Ship aboard which the samples were collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ALBATROSSIII Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ship Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE Attribute_Definition: Dates during which samples were collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing range of date during which the samples were obtained. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8/20-30/1957 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Range of dates (M/DD-DD/YYYY) during which samples were obtained. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATION_ID Attribute_Definition: Number assigned to each station where a sample was collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 229 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEVICE Attribute_Definition: Device with which the samples were collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Smith-McIntyre grab sampler Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 40.1500 Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.3667 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude of sample location. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -69.7833 Range_Domain_Maximum: -65.5000 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: TEXTURE Attribute_Definition: Textural classification according to the scheme devised by Shepard (1954) Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing the verbal equivalents of the classification scheme. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: clayey sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: clayey silt content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravel content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravelly sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND-SILT-CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand-silt-clay content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY GRAVEL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sandy gravel content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sandy silt content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty clay content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: As needed Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Textural classifications, navigation, and identifiers for the grabs collected aboard the Albatross III by R.L. Wigley (1961) 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, wigley61.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 (wigley61.shp, wigley61.dbf, wigley61,shx, wigley61.sbn, wigley61.sbx) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic. File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 0.159 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. 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: 20030326 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