wf_bathy: Multibeam Bathymetry of the West Flower Garden Region

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Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: James V. Gardner
Publication_Date: 1999
Title: wf_bathy
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Sea-Floor Images and Data from Multibeam Surveys in San Francisco Bay, Southern California, Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada
Issue_Identification: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-55
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-002/
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kathryn M. Scanlon
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Jill E. Rozycki
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Texture, Carbonate Content, and Preliminary Maps of Surficial Sediments of the Flower Garden Banks Area, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Shelf.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-002/>
Description:
Abstract:
Bathymetry and seafloor backscatter data for the Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary are provided in Raster Grid format.

This data set contains data, metadata, and formal metadata associated with a marine data collection activity referred to by the USGS/CMG Activity ID: A-1-97-GM

Purpose:
These data and information are intended for science researchers, students from elementary through college, policy makers, and general public. Pacific Seaflloor Mapping Project Test cruise.
Supplemental_Information:
Similar information is available for over 1500 other USGS/CMG-related Activities. If known, available are Activity-specific navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry, seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and equipment information; as well as summary overviews, crew lists, and information about analog materials. Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information Bank's digital data, analog data, and metadata is provided through... <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/> This page accomodates a variety of search approaches (e.g., by ship, by region, by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).

A version of this metadata was orginally written by Peter N. Schweitzer (pschweitzer@usgs.gov) USGS - Reston, VA for Dartnell & Gardener (1999) USGS DDS-55 for TIFF images of the bathymetry and seafloor backscatter for the Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary. The existing metadata was modified to describe the bathymetry and backscatter rasters included on Scanlon, Ackerman & Rozycki (2003) USGS 03-002.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1997
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.889204
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.762827
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.927263
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.812924
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0
Place_Keyword: OC16 = Gulf of Mexico
Access_Constraints: Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Use_Constraints:
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. Physical materials are under controlled on-site access. Some USGS information accessed through this means may be preliminary in nature and presented without the approval of the Director of the USGS. This information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user. This information is not intended for navigational purposes. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Peter Dartnell
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, GEO-WRG-MCS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
Mail Stop 999 Bldg 15, McKelvey Building
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-5460
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 650-329-5411
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pdartnell@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-55/pacmaps/images/wf_index.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Index map showing mapped area, coastline, and regional bathymetric contours. 491x417 pixels, 32-bit RGB true color, 30 kbytes.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: USGS/CMG Information Bank
Other_Citation_Details: Updated daily
Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: James V. Gardner
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Sea-Floor Images and Data from Multibeam Surveys in San Francisco Bay, Southern California, Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-55
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-55/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Completeness_Report: Complete for the timeframe of original publication
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Reprojected from UTM Zone 15 (WGS84) to Geographic (NAD83)
Process_Date: 200212
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kathryn M. Scanlon
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS - Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: <http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/metadata/digital-data/55/wf.txt>
Process_Date: 20030108
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kathryn M. Scanlon
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS - Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Metadata edited for this dataset. Raster Bathymetry Grid for the West Flower Garden Bank.
Process_Date: 20030108
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kathryn M. Scanlon
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS - Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 2384
Column_Count: 2635
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Planar:
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000048
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000048
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Bathymetry values are depth in meters 
Cell Size = 5.000
Data Type: Floating Point
Number of Rows = 2517
Number of Columns = 2471
STATISTICS 
Minimum Value = -178.420
Maximum Value = -16.232
Mean = -107.947
Standard Deviation = 23.573
Backscatter values are a digital number (DN) associated with the reflected energy off the seafloor 
Cell Size = 5.000
Data Type: Floating Point
Number of Rows = 2517
Number of Columns = 2471
STATISTICS 
Minimum Value = 0.000
Maximum Value = 241.364
Mean = 176.392
Standard Deviation = 8.294
**NOTE: some of these values may reflect coordinates or statistics of the TIFF images for which this metadata was orginally written and/or to the data prior to reprojection of the grid from UTM zone 15 to NAD83.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-55/pacmaps/openfile.htm>
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS Information
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box 25286 Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4693
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ask@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: USGS Digital Data Series DDS-55
Distribution_Liability:
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.

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: TIFF
Format_Version_Number: 6.0
Format_Information_Content: Seafloor bathymetry and backscatter data
File_Decompression_Technique: gzip -d
Transfer_Size: 25.703
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-55/pacmaps/tiffs/wf_bathy.tif.gz>
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-55/pacmaps/tiffs/wf_back.tif.gz>
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcInfo export (GRID)
Format_Version_Number: 7.2.1
Format_Information_Content: Seafloor bathymetry and backscatter
File_Decompression_Technique: gzip -d
Transfer_Size: 25.703
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-55/pacmaps/exports/wf_bathy.e00.gz>
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-55/pacmaps/exports/wf_back.e00.gz>
Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20030306
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kathryn M. Scanlon
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS - Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Peter N. Schweitzer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
Mail Stop 954 National Center U.S. Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (703) 648-6533
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (703) 648-6560
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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