Florida Bay Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Assessment, August 2000

Metadata:

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

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc.

Originator: National Ocean Service

Originator: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Originator: Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

Publication_Date: 2001

Title:

Florida Bay Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Assessment, August 2000

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: .pdf document

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Charleston, South Carolina

Publisher: NOAA National Ocean Service

Description:

Abstract:

Florida Bay was sampled during August 2000 (Figure 1). One aspect of this study was benthic community characterization, which was accomplished via sample collection by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) personnel and laboratory and data analysis by Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc. (BVA).

Purpose: No purpose given.

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: -83.99462

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.1932

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.70768

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.3905

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: benthic habitat

Theme_Keyword: Community assessment

Theme_Keyword: Macroinvertebrate

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Florida Bay

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None except that acknowledgement must be made in publications and reports of (i) the original data source, and (ii) the data integration by USGS and dbSEABED project at the University of Colorado.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geologlcal Survey

Contact_Position: Core Curator and Data Management Specialist

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 x2361

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Macroinvertebrate.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing geographic extent of data layer coverage

Data_Set_Credit:

Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., (2001), and Chris Jenkins for digitizing sample locations and entering the data from the source report.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked in a consistent manner.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional check for topological consistency were performed on this data.

Completeness_Report:

Sedimentary descriptions and locations are provided for 467 samples.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational accuracy is unknown.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digital data were hand formatted into dbSEABED data entry structure, then filtered and data-mined through dbSEABED software (version: db9_MNEx.bas)

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

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: 467

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.12345

Longitude_Resolution: 0.123456

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., 2001

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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060325

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski

Contact_Position: Core Curator and Data Management Specialist

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 x2361

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@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

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile