Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Publication_Date: 1997 Title: NOAA: Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: "The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) is a State-Federal program for the collection, management and dissemination of fishery-independent data (data that does not depend on reporting by the fishing industries) in the Southeastern U.S." The data set contains miscellaneous descriptive seabed data obtained by varied systems in many surveys to various degrees of accuracy. Purpose: Habitat mapping Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1995 Ending_Date: 1997 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.361670 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.800000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.483330 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.930000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: descriptions Theme_Keyword: seabed Theme_Keyword: seafloor Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Atlantic coast Place_Keyword: East Coast Place_Keyword: United States Access_Constraints: None. Use_Constraints: Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: SEAMAP-SA Contact_Organization: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Contact_Position: Program Administrator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1444 Eye Street NW, 6th Floor City: Washington State_or_Province: District of Columbia Postal_Code: 20005 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-289-6400 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: seamap.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image map showing extent and distribution of this data layer coverage Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Data_Set_Credit: This CD was designed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). This project was administered by the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program-South Atlantic (SEAMAP-SA) with funds provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Award Nos. NA47FS0036 and NA27FS0050. The data contained in the CD were cataloged by the following agencies: - North Carolina Natioinal Estuarine Research Reserve - Division of Coastal Management - South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department- - Marine Resources Research Institute - Georgia Southern University - Applied Coastal Research Laboratory - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute 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: T.H. Perkins Originator: H.A. Norris Originator: D.T. Wilder Originator: S.D. Kaiser Originator: D.K. Camp Originator: R.E. Matheson, Jr. Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Distribution of Hard-Bottom Habitats on the Continental Shelf Other_Citation_Details: Final report submitted to the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program Bottom Mapping Workgroup and the National Marine Fisheries Service pursuant to National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA47FS0036. Online_Linkage: http://www.asmfc.org/publications/seamapDocs/bottomMapping/seamapHardbottomMappingv1_2%20summary.pdf Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: M.L. Moser Originator: S.W. Ross Originator: S.W. Snyder Originator: R.C. Dentzman Publication_Date: 1995 Title: Distribution of Bottom Habitats on the Continental Shelf off North Carolina Other_Citation_Details: Final report submitted to the Marine Resources Research Institute, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program Bottom Mapping Workgroup Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital data were checked, formatted to dbSEABED input format, then processed using dbSEABED software to produce a range of output formats. The processing contained quality checking that may have declined to pass faulty or suspect data to outputs. Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Jenkins Contact_Organization: Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1560 30th Street Address: Campus Box 450 City: Boulder State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80309-0450 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 492-6387 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 492-6388 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris.jenkins@colorado.edu Process_Step: Process_Description: Sparker (n=10,382), 3.5kHz (n=69) and sidescan (n=84) records were decommissioned in usSEABED data resource files. Process_Date: January 2005 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jane Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4727 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4748 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@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: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 7774 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 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: seamap 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: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude of coordinate description Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude of coordinate description Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report Attribute: Attribute_Label: SITENAME Attribute_Definition: Survey or laboratory code for site Attribute_Definition_Source: Data compiler Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The following fields were entered into usSEABED: SFS data: AGENCY:ORIGCOLL:STARTLATDD:STARTLONDD:DEPTH:GEAR:DATE:POINTS_:STARTLAT:STARTLON:BLOCK:POSMET:CORFAC:GEAR:DEPTH_EN:DATA_TYP: STATE:STATE_LOC:UNIQ_ID SFTdata: BTM_TYP:RELIEF Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Contact_Address: Address: 1444 Eye Street NW, 6th Floor City: Washington, DC Postal_Code: 20005 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-289-6400 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: comments@asmfc.org Contact_Instructions: Resource_Description: NOAA: Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) data 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. Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Transfer_Size: 0.613 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20050525 Metadata_Review_Date: 200503 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jamey Reid Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management) 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 x2204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@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: Metadata was written by a user of this dataset. Information on the website is authoritative and supercedes any information give in this document. Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile