Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: V.F. Paskevich Originator: S.J. Williams Originator: M.E. Hastings Originator: J.T. Kelly 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 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data 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: This report contains a compilation of available textural data and lithologic descriptions generated on surficial sediment samples from off the northeastern coast of the United States. Over 49,000 samples containing sediment grain size and lithology have been compiled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Benthic Habitats and Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes Projects. Many of these data layers were compiled from gray literature or unpublished sources and have not been available in digital form prior to this publication. These data have been converted to Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) "shapefile" format for use in the project Geographic Information System (GIS). Data are also supplied with complete FGDC compliant metadata. Sediment data and sample identifiers are also supplied in flat-file format and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet files for access to those who may not have GIS access. Purpose: These data will be used to update the existent maps on surficial sediment distribution available for the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank regions. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1865 Ending_Date: 2001 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.877236 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -60.905452 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.277749 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.054966 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: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science Theme_Keyword: Boston University Theme_Keyword: Maine Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: University of New Hampshire Theme_Keyword: University of Maine Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report Theme_Keyword: OFR 03-001 Theme_Keyword: OFR03-001 Theme_Keyword: National Benthic Habitats Theme_Keyword: Marine Aggregate Resources and Processes Projects Theme_Keyword: surficial sediment Theme_Keyword: lithologic descriptions Theme_Keyword: grain size Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: single point vector datasets Theme_Keyword: ArcView project Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: northeast United States Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine Place_Keyword: Georges Bank Place_Keyword: Block Island Sound Place_Keyword: Narragansett Bay Place_Keyword: south Long Island Place_Keyword: Maine Place_Keyword: New Hampshire Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: Long Island Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Data are in the Public Domain. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: ESRI shapefile vector point data Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This report contains a compilation of over 49,000 available textural data and lithologic generated on surficial sediment samples from off the northeastern coast of the United States. Many of these data layers were compiled from gray literature or unpublished sources and have not been available in digital form prior to this publication. Sediment data and sample identifiers are also supplied in flat-file format and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet files for access to those who may not have GIS access. 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Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20020318 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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 x2281 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@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