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WIGLEY61: Bottom Sediments of Georges Bank

 

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Metadata:


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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/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
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

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