Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
      Publication_Date: 2004
      Title: bathy_500m - 500m Bathy Contours Derived from ETOPO2 Global 2' Elevations
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Open-File Report
        Issue_Identification: 2005-1066
      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/2005/ofr2005-1066/data/bathymetry/bathy_500m/bathy_500m.zip
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Uri ten Brink
          Originator: Lt. Shep Smith
          Originator: Chuck Worley
          Originator: Thomas Stepka
          Originator: Glynn Williams
          Publication_Date: 2005
          Title: Project PROBE Leg I - Report and Archive of Multibeam Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 02051 (NOAA Cruise RB0208) Puerto Rico Trench September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2002.
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Data Format
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Open-File Report
            Issue_Identification: 2005-1066
          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/2005/ofr2005-1066/
  Description:
    Abstract: This bathymetry contour data is in ESRI shapefile format and was derived from a National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) ETOPO2 data set. An ESRI ArcView extension, Spatial Analyst, was used to create 500m intervals from a database of grid files (2-minute latitude - longitude resolution).
    Purpose: To supplements the main featured mosaic images of the Puerto Rico trench survey with a Caribbean Sea below ocean surface relief model.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2001
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.988024
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -54.880239
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.982036
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 9.934132
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
      Theme_Keyword: USGS
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine
      Theme_Keyword: CMGP
      Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
      Theme_Keyword: WHSC
      Theme_Keyword: seafloor mapping
      Theme_Keyword: 500 meter bathymetry contours
      Theme_Keyword: ETOPO2
      Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
      Theme_Keyword: polyline
      Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
      Theme_Keyword: GIS
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Place_Keyword: North America
      Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
      Place_Keyword: North Atlantic
      Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
      Place_Keyword: Anguilla
      Place_Keyword: Antigua
      Place_Keyword: Barbuda
      Place_Keyword: Aruba
      Place_Keyword: Bahamas
      Place_Keyword: Barbados
      Place_Keyword: British Virgin Islands
      Place_Keyword: Cayman Islands
      Place_Keyword: Cuba
      Place_Keyword: Dominica
      Place_Keyword: Dominica Republic
      Place_Keyword: Grenada
      Place_Keyword: Guadeloupe
      Place_Keyword: Haiti
      Place_Keyword: Jamaica
      Place_Keyword: Martinique
      Place_Keyword: Montserrat
      Place_Keyword: Netherlands Antilles
      Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
      Place_Keyword: St Kitts
      Place_Keyword: Nevis
      Place_Keyword: St Lucia
      Place_Keyword: St Vincent
      Place_Keyword: Grenadines
      Place_Keyword: Trinidad
      Place_Keyword: Tobago
      Place_Keyword: Turks Islands
      Place_Keyword: Caicos Islands
      Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
      Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench
  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.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Information Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        City: Woods Hole
        State_or_Province: Massachusetts
        Postal_Code: 02543-1598
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508.548.8700
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508.457.2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM: M-F
  Data_Set_Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) for creating the ETOPO2 dataset from which the contours were derived.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Uri ten Brink
      Originator: William Danforth
      Originator: Chris Polloni
      Originator: Castle Eugene Parker
      Originator: Toshi Uozumi
      Originator: Glynn Williams
      Publication_Date: 2004
      Title: Project PROBE Leg II - Final Report and Archive of Swath Bathymetric Sonar, CTD/XBT and GPS Navigation Data Collected During USGS Cruise 03008 (NOAA Cruise RB0303) Puerto Rico Trench 18 February - 7 March, 2003
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Data Format
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Open-file Report
        Issue_Identification: 2004-1400
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
      Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/ofr2004-1400/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The desired data was extracted from the ETOPO2 CDROM in the ESRI ASCII format in 45-degree blocks using GEODAS grid translator version 4.1.16.
      Process_Date: 2003
      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
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
          Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The ASCII grids were then converted to ESRI grid files and assigned Geographic, NAD83 projection information using Arc/Info version 8.2.
      Process_Date: 2003
      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
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Bathymetric lines were derived from the temporary grid data set.   Contours were created representing below surface isolines.  ArcView "Query Builder" formula tool was used to isolate and derive 500m contour bathymetry intervals.
      Process_Date: 2004
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Chris Polloni
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Position: Information Specialist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
            City: Woods Hole
            State_or_Province: Massachusetts
            Postal_Code: 02543-1598
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508)548.8700 x2280
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457.2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov
          Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: This shapefile's coordinate system was re-assigned to Geographic, Geodetic Model: WGS84
      Process_Date: 2004
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Glynn Williams
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Position: Information Technician (Geo/GIS)
          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 x2290
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457.2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov
          Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 4:30PM; M - F
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1440
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: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
    Depth_System_Definition:
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: bathy_500m
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
    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: Unique sequential number assigned to identify feature
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CONTOUR
      Attribute_Definition: Depth values (elevation) recorded as meter values.  Depths are recorded as negative values.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Chris Polloni
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -8500
          Range_Domain_Maximum: -0
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 10
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Uri ten Brink
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Research Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing 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
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: utenbrink@usgs.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8AM to 5PM; M-F
  Resource_Description: Downloable Data: Open-File Report 2005-1066
  Distribution_Liability: Although these data sets are used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA or 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 NOAA or the USGS in the use of these data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ArcView shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: 3.2
        Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: The individual files that comprise the shapefiles: bathy_500m.dbf, bathy_500m.prj, bathy_500m.sbn, bathy_500m.shp, and bathy_500m.shx.
        File_Decompression_Technique: zip
        Transfer_Size: 11.405
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 4,700
            Recording_Density_Units: Mbyte
          Recording_Format: UDF
          Compatibility_Information: The user must have a computer system with a DVD-ROM available.  To browse the information contained on this DVD-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.
    Fees: none
  Technical_Prerequisites: The data is available in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) shapefile format.  The user must have ArcView 3.+ or ArcGIS 8.+  to read and process the data file.  In lieu of ArcView/ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20041026
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Glynn Williams
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Information Technician (Geo/GIS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: physical address
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        City: Woods Hole
        State_or_Province: Massachusetts
        Postal_Code: 02543-1598
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2290
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwilliams@usgs.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM to 5:00PM; M-F
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
