NOS80K: Medium Resolution Digital Vector U.S. Shoreline shapefile for the North Carolina area

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:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey, and the Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) Division of the Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment

Publication_Date: 1994

Title:

NOS80K: Medium Resolution Digital Vector U.S. Shoreline shapefile for the North Carolina area

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher: NOAA/NOS/ORCA/SEA

Online_Linkage: <http://sposerver.nos.noaa.gov/projects/shoreline/shoreline.html>

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1306/data/basemap/noaacoast_neuse.zip>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross

Originator: John F. Bratton

Originator: Emile Bergeron

Originator: Jeff K. Meunier

Originator: John Crusius

Originator: Dirk Koopmans

Publication_Date: 2005

Title:

Continuous Resistivity Profiling Data from the Upper Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina, 2004-2005

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-1306

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/2005/1306>

Description:

Abstract:

The Neuse River Estuary in North Carolina is a broad, V-shaped water body located on the southwestern end of Pamlico Sound. This estuary suffers from severe eutrophication for which several water quality models have recently been developed to aid in the management of nutrient loading to the estuary. In an effort to help constrain model estimates of the fraction of nutrients delivered by direct ground-water discharge, continuous resistivity profile (CRP) measurements were made during the spring of 2004 and 2005. CRP is used to measure electrical resistivity of sediments, a property that is sensitive to difference in salinity of submarine ground water. The 2004 and 2005 surveys used floating resistivity streamers of 100 m and 50 m respectively. The depth penetration of the streamers is approximately 20% of the streamer length which translates to approximately 20-25 m with the 100 m streamer and 12-14 m with the 50 m streamer. These data were processed using AGI's EarthImager 2D software. CRP data enables the mapping of the extent and depth of the fresher ground water within the estuary.

Purpose:

The NOAA medium resolution shoreline provides a higher detail of the immediate study area around the Neuse River than the state boundary data file.

Supplemental_Information:

Generally, 1:80,000 NOAA coast charts took precedence and were used when available. For areas where 1:80,000 charts were not readily available, charts with the next closest higher scale (e.g., 1:60,000) were used down to the highest scale available. Alternately, if higher scale charts were not available, charts of the closest lower scale (e.g., 1:100,000) were used down to the lowest scale. The digital shoreline for Florida was obtained from the state. This digital file was originally created from NOAA nautical charts and was not recreated by SEA. Generally, for these shoreline sections (EC80_06, GC80_05, and GC80_06), the highest scale charts available were used to digitize the shoreline. The resultant average mapping scale for the entire Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline is approximately 1:70,000. See NOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline website for more details on this product: <http://sposerver.nos.noaa.gov/projects/shoreline/shoreline.html>

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1994

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.404135

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.971359

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.511172

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.533642

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: NOAA

Theme_Keyword: Digital Vector Shoreline

Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile

Theme_Keyword: Digital Geographic Boundaries

Theme_Keyword: shore

Theme_Keyword: shoreline

Theme_Keyword: coast

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: South Carolina

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: Virginia

Place_Keyword: Maryland

Place_Keyword: Delaware

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: District of Columbia

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints: Not for navigational purposes.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Steve Rohmann

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/SEA/ORCA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: NOAA

Address: 9th Floor

Address: 1305 East-West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3000 x137

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Steve.Rohmann@noaa.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Please credit National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey, and the Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) Division of the Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment (ORCA) as the originator of the dataset.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The data supplied here are a compilation of information collected from some 270+ current or pre-release National Ocean Service Navigation Charts. In compiling this product no attempt was made to ascertain the congruency between the charted data, and the real world. The objective was to simply capture the representative coastline as provided via the NOS Chart. Every effort was made to capture the shoreline on these charts as faithfully as skills and technology allowed, and there is every indication that this was successful. However, in doing so, the character of those data (all aspects, both good and bad) were conveyed to the digital product. A character which may or may not be in agreement with the real world. Because of this, the user is advised to exercise caution in making any assumptions about the fallibility, or infallibility, of the spatial information supplied here; especially when circumstances warrant a high degree of absolute positional accuracy.

Spatial data were derived directly from national Ocean Service Navigation Charts. The NOS Chart Products meet or exceed national Map Accuracy standards (hard copy); the digital data supplied in this compilation should, when plotted at scale, meet or exceed these same cartographic standards.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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

Completeness_Report:

This is a subset of the original dataset clipped to the extent of the area of interest near North Carolina.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The data supplied here are a compilation of information collected from some 270+ current or pre-release National Ocean Service Navigation Charts. In compiling this product no attempt was made to ascertain the congruency between the charted data, and the real world. The objective was to simply capture the representative coastline as provided via the NOS Chart. Every effort was made to capture the shoreline on these charts as faithfully as skills and technology allowed, and there is every indication that this was successful. However, in doing so, the character of those data (all aspects, both good and bad) were conveyed to the digital product. A character which may or may not be in agreement with the real world. Because of this, the user is advised to exercise caution in making any assumptions about the fallibility, or infallibility, of the spatial information supplied here; especially when circumstances warrant a high degree of absolute positional accuracy.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: 80000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The complete ALLUS80K shapefile was clipped to the GIS project extent.

Process_Date: 2005

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

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: 7349

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: noaacoast_neuse

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

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Steve Rohmann

Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/SEA/ORCA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3000 x137

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Steve.Rohmann@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty, NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 9.226

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050901

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

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_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile