westflower: Boundary of West Flower Garden Bank

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Title: westflower

Abstract:

This shapefile is the polygon delineating the boundary of the West Flower Garden Bank of the Flower Graden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

Supplemental_Information:

This polygon was formed using ArcMap 8.2 and the NAD83 coordinates from the NOAA-Flower Graden Banks NMS website (<http://www.flowergarden.nos.noaa.gov/about/facts.html>).

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Ackerman, Seth D. , and Scanlon, Kathryn M. , 2003, westflower:.

   Online Links:

   • <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-002/>

   This is part of the following larger work.

   Scanlon, Kathryn M. , Ackerman, Seth D. , and Rozycki, Jill E. , 2003, Texture, Carbonate Content, and Preliminary Maps of Surficial Sediments of the Flower Garden Banks Area, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Shelf.: Open-File Report 03-002, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-002/>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.881170

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.780510

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.917197

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.819761

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 2003

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (1)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   westflower

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Id

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Seth D. Ackerman
   • Kathryn M. Scanlon

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

This shapefile is used to delineate the boundaries of the marine protected areas of the Flower Graden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   (source 1 of 1)

   NOAA-Flower Graden Banks National Marine Sanctuary..

   Online Links:

   • <http://www.flowergarden.nos.noaa.gov/about/facts.html>

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 03-Mar-2003 (process 1 of 1)

   Polygon created using ArcMap 8.2 and the NAD83 coordinates from the NOAA-Flower Graden Banks NMS website (<http://www.flowergarden.nos.noaa.gov/about/facts.html>).

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Seth Ackerman
   U.S. Geological Survey
   USGS - Woods Hole Field Center
   Woods Hole, MA 02543
   USA
   

   508.548.8700 x2315 (voice)
   508.457.2310 (FAX)
   sackerman@usgs.gov

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

The U. S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data. Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used by the USGS, 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.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

   Kathryn M. Scanlon
   U.S. Geological Survey
   USGS - Woods Hole Field Center
   Woods Hole, MA 02543
   USA
   

   508.548.8700 x2323 (voice)
   508.457.2310 (FAX)
   kscanlon@usgs.gov

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data USGS Open File Report 03-002

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.

   Although all data and software published in this report have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and related materials and (or) the functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of this data, software, or related materials.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	Size: 0.013

   • Cost to order the data:
   • Special instructions:

     Request data from K. Scanlon (kscanlon@usgs.gov)

Dates:

Last modified: 06-Mar-2003

Metadata author:

Seth Ackerman
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS - Woods Hole Field Center
Woods Hole, MA 02543
USA

508.548.8700 x2315 (voice)
508.457.2310 (FAX)
sackerman@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)