CAPE_GEOLGEOG: Digital Cape Cod and the Islands Geologic Map

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Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross

Publication_Date: 2004

Title: CAPE_GEOLGEOG: Digital Cape Cod and the Islands Geologic Map

Edition: 1.1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-221/data/basemaps/cape_cod_geology/cape_cod_geology.zip>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: B.W. Hallett

Originator: V.F. Paskevich

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: S.G. Brand

Originator: D.S. Blackwood

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

A Pictorial Survey of the Bedrock Beneath Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 03-001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-221>

Description:

Abstract:

These data represent a digital form of the geologic map of Cape Cod and the islands.

Purpose:

This shapefile is provided as a digital representation of the original paper geologic map: Geologic map of Cape Cod and the Islands, Massachusetts. See source contribution for detailed citation.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1986

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.949375

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.926684

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.083040

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.238200

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: ArcView

Theme_Keyword: geologic map

Theme_Keyword: geology

Theme_Keyword: glacial deposits

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center

Theme_Keyword: polygon

Theme_Keyword: shapefile

Theme_Keyword: Geologic Map of Cape Cod and the Islands, Massachusetts

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: Buzzard's Bay

Place_Keyword: Cape Cod

Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Bay

Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands

Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard

Place_Keyword: Nantucket

Place_Keyword: Nantucket Sound

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound

Place_Keyword: Woods Hole

Place_Keyword: North America

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.

Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. Please cite the source map as: Geologic Map of Cape Cod and the Islands, Massachusetts, 1986, Robert N. Oldale, Roger A. Barlow: Miscellaneous Investigations Series, Map I-1763.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: cape_geolgeog

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Overview of the geologic map of Cape Cod.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert N. Oldale

Originator: Roger A. Barlow

Publication_Date: 1986

Title: Geologic Map of Cape Cod and the Islands, Massachusetts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Miscellaneous Investigations Series

Issue_Identification: Map I-1763

Publication_Information:

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert N. Oldale

Originator: Roger A. Barlow

Publication_Date: 1986

Title: Geologic map of Cape Cod and the Islands, Massachusetts

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Miscellaneous Investigations Series

Issue_Identification: Map I-1763

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1986

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The original paper map was scanned and converted to a TIFF image using a large format scanner in Reston, VA.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Foster

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2271

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This original TIFF image was then registered using BlueMarble geographic transformer software. This original georeferencing was based on the UTM, zone 19, NAD27 tic marks available on the map.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Foster

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2271

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This UTM, Zone 19, NAD27 image was then reprojected using BlueMarble geographic transformer to UTM, Zone 19, NAD83.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Foster

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2271

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Using this UTM, NAD83 image as a backdrop, the geologic contacts were heads up digitized in ESRI's ArcMap, 8.2 software.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Attributes reflecting the information recorded on the original geologic map were added to the shapefile.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Within ArcView 3.2, the avenue script calcapl.ave was run on the shapefile to help identify sliver polygons.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Due to the large number of sliver polygons, the decision was made to convert the shapefile to a coverage using the ArcInfo command shapearc. A subclass was specified so that the attribute information already in the shapefile would be carried over to the coverage.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Once the shapefile was in a coverage, CLEAN was run on the coverage with a fuzzy tolerance of 1 and a dangle tolerance of 0.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This polygon coverage was then converted back to a shapefile with unnecessary attribute columns deleted.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polygons with small areas were looked at more closely to see if any larger sliver polygons escaped the clean process. Those that did escape were merged with the adjacent larger polygons of the same geologic unit.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Once the shapefile was cleaned and edits were complete, the UTM projected shapefile was projected to geographic coordinates.

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cape_geolgeog.dbf

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cape_geolgeog.shp

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cape_geolgeog.shx

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine 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 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@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: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 848

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: cape_geolgeog

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: ID

Attribute_Definition: software generated value

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEOLUNIT

Attribute_Definition: Geologic unit abbreviation.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Original map publishers - Oldale and Barlow

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character data set

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEOLDESC

Attribute_Definition: Brief description of the geologic unit.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Condensed from the original unit descriptions appearing on the paper map by Oldale and Barlow.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character data set

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: cape_geolgeo.shp

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 1.266

Technical_Prerequisites:

The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS® or 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 data. A free viewer, ArcExplorer, is also available from the ESRI website at www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/download4.html.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040207

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@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