South West Florida Shelf Ecosystems Analysis Study

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: Keith McDonald

Originator: Minerals Management Service

Publication_Date: 2002

Title: South West Florida Shelf Ecosystems Analysis Study

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, C.O. 80305

Publisher: U.S. National Geophysical Data Center

Other_Citation_Details: Raw data and texture analyses.

Online_Linkage:

Digital data available at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): <http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/grainsize.geolin?v_mggid=60045001>

Description:

Abstract: No abstract is given.

Purpose: No purpose is given.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19801025

Ending_Date: 19820215

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.2415

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.15733

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.75833

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.7845

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Minerals Management Service

Theme_Keyword: Core

Theme_Keyword: Box Core

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category:

Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments

Theme_Keyword: Sediment Texture

Theme_Keyword: Grain Size

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Southwest Florida Continental Shelf

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Cite Minerals Management Service and NGDC as originators of the data

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

Contact_Person: Robin R. Warnken

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: E/GC3 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6338

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Robin.R.Warnken@noaa.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: MGG60045001.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg

Data_Set_Credit:

For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization and formatting: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

For usSEABED, the digital data were obtained from Chuck Holmes (USGS St. Petersburg, Florida) and corrected. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Access.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.

Completeness_Report:

All available textural, statistical, and compositional information are included in usSEABED. The Holmes compilation may also include metal and organic contaminant values requested by or performed by the EPA, USGS, USACE, and others for these samples that are not included in usSEABED.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given to degrees, decimal minutes.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Water depth determination technique not noted in report. Water depths given in meters.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This data converted by Chris Jenkins from Paradox (*.db; originally thought to be in rBase) to MS Access

Process_Date: 2005

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Cholmes_GOMx.mdb

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

Contact_Person: Chris J. Jenkins

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 1560 30th Street

Address: Campus Box 450

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: C.O.

Postal_Code: 80309-0450

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 296

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.12345

Longitude_Resolution: 0.12345

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data provided include grain size analysis, and raw texture analyses

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Source report

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

Contact_Person: Robin R. Warnken

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and physical

Address: E/GC3 325 Broadway

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6338

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Robin.R.Warnken@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: MGGID 09065006

Distribution_Liability:

Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data. Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies, limitations of the statistical data, and digitizing errors.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Format_Information_Content: Text

File_Decompression_Technique: None

Transfer_Size: 22.3 KB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://oas.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/plsql/grainsize.geolin?v_mggid=60045001>

Access_Instructions: None

Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Online computer and operating system

Fees: None for downloaded data; paper copies may involve a small fee.

Technical_Prerequisites: web browser and internet access preferred

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19801025

Ending_Date: 19820215

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 2006

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski

Contact_Position: Core Curator & Data Management Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2361

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

Metadata was written by a user of the data. Any information contained in the physical report or online at NGDC is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.