1984 Panama City Beach Renourishment Program

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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   US Army Corps of Engineers, 1984, 1984 Panama City Beach Renourishment Program.

   Online Links:

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.9965

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.7365

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.2607

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.1078

3. What does it look like?

   URS1984.jpg (.jpg)

   Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 1984

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Entity point (523)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.1234. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.1234. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • US Army Corps of Engineers

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Data compilation: URS ROSS database. For inclusion into usSEABED: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Why was the data set created?

No purpose given.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 1931 (process 1 of 2)

   Data was obtained from URS Corporation.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Chris Jenkins
   Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder
   1560 30th Street
   Boulder, CO 80309-0450
   USA
   

   (303) 492-6387 (voice)
   (303) 492-6388 (FAX)
   chris.jenkins@colorado.edu
   

   (process 2 of 2)

   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.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Chris Jenkins
   Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR) University of Colorado at Boulder
   1560 30th Street
   Boulder, CO 80309-0450
   USA
   

   (303) 492-6387 (voice)
   (303) 492-6388 (FAX)
   chris.jenkins@colorado.edu
   

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   No assessment of data accuracy can be given. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   All available textural, statistical, and compositional information are included in usSEABED.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

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.

1. Who distributes the data set?[Distributor contact information not provided.]

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   URS ROSS database

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   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.

4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 27-Mar-2006

Metadata author:

Brian J. Buczkowski
U.S. Geological Survey
Core Curator and Data Management Specialist
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598

(508) 548-8700 x2361 (voice)
(508) 457-2310 (FAX)
bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>