all_hab -- habitat polygon for entire region.

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What does this data set describe?

Title: all_hab -- habitat polygon for entire region.
Abstract:
In the summer of 2005, more than 14 hours of both vertical and oblique georeferenced submarine digital video was collected in the Santa Barbara Channel for (1) ground-truth existing geophysical data (bathymetry and acoustic reflectance), (2) examine and record geologic characteristics of the sea floor, and (3) investigate the relation between substrate types and benthic communities, and (4) construct predictive maps of seafloor geomorphology and habitat distribution. Common substrates observed include rock, boulders, cobbles, and sand.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Cochrane, Guy R. , 2010, all_hab -- habitat polygon for entire region.: Open-File Report 2007-1271, U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA.

    Online Links:

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Cochrane, Guy R. , Golden, Nadine, Dartnell, Pete, Schroeder, Donna, Conrad, Jamie, and Stevenson, Andy, 2007, Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat GIS for Southern California, Volume III.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.644079
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.586254
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.368614
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.322644

  3. What does it look like?

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

    Beginning_Date: 08-Aug-2005
    Ending_Date: 27-Aug-2005
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

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

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

  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):

      • G-polygon (3700)

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

      The map projection used is WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_11N.

      Projection parameters:
      Straight-Vertical_Longitude_from_Pole: -117
      Standard_Parallel: 0.999600
      False_Easting: 500000.000
      False_Northing: 0.000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000032
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000032
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is World Geodetic System of 1984.
      The ellipsoid used is World Geodetic System 0f 1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.2572222.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

    FID
      Alias: FID
      Data type: OID
      Width: 4
      Precision: 0
      Scale: 0
      Definition: Internal feature number.
      Definition Source: ESRI
    
    Shape
      Alias: Shape
      Data type: Geometry
      Width: 0
      Precision: 0
      Scale: 0
      Definition: Feature geometry.
      Definition Source: ESRI
    
    ID
      Alias: ID
      Data type: Number
      Width: 10
    
    GRIDCODE
      Alias: GRIDCODE
      Data type: Number
      Width: 10
    
    MEGA_ID
      Alias: MEGA_ID
      Data type: String
      Width: 10
    
    BOTTOM_ID
      Alias: BOTTOM_ID
      Data type: String
      Width: 10
    
    MSO_MCR_ID
      Alias: MSO_MCR_ID
      Data type: String
      Width: 10
    
    MDFIR_ID
      Alias: MDFIR_ID
      Data type: String
      Width: 10
    
    SLOPE_ID
      Alias: SLOPE_ID
      Data type: String
      Width: 10
    
    COMPLEX_ID
      Alias: COMPLEX_ID
      Data type: String
      Width: 10
    
    GEO_UNIT
      Alias: GEO_UNIT
      Data type: String
      Width: 10
    
    RUGOSITY
      Alias: RUGOSITY
      Data type: Float
      Width: 13
      Number of decimals: 11
    
    Area
      Alias: Area
      Data type: Float
      Width: 19
      Number of decimals: 11
    
    HAB_TYPE
      Alias: HAB_TYPE
      Data type: String
      Width: 15
    
    
    Benthic habitat classification attributes:
      megahabitat, bottom induration, meso-macrohabitat, and modifiers
      from Green and others,1999.
    CODE is a combination of the habitat attributes.
    MEGA_ID is S for "Shelf".
    BOTTOM_ID is
      h for hard bottom,
      m for mixed hard and soft bottom, or
      s for soft sediment bottom
    MSO_MRC_ID are macrohabitats described in Greene and others 1999.
    MDFR_ID are modifiers
      to describe the texture or lithology of the seafloor
      and appear in the code preceded by an underscore (_).
      Including; anthropogenic (_a).
    
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Habitat attribute types are Modified after Greene, G.H., Yoklavich, M.M., Starr, R.M., O'Connell, V.M., Wakefield, W.W., Sullivan, D.E., McRea, J.E., and Cailliet, G.M., 1999. A classification scheme for deep seafloor habitats. Oceanologica Acta, 22, 663-678.


Who produced the data set?

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

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    The authors would like to thank , Jamie Conrad, Hank Chezar and Andy Stevenson of the USGS Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Program (in Santa Cruz and Menlo Park, CA) for field support and equipment support. Larry Kooker, Mike Boyle, Gerry Hatcher, and Dave Hogg at the USGS Marine Facility (Redwood City, CA) contributed field support and logistical support. The R/V Shearwater was skippered by Terrence Shinn & Luman Moody.

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

    Guy R. Cochrane
    U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology
    Geophysicist
    USGS Pacific Science Center, 400 Natural Bridges Drive
    Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5792
    USA

    (831) 427-4754 (voice)
    (831) 427-4748 (FAX)
    gcochrane@usgs.gov


Why was the data set created?

These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information.


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: 2007 (process 1 of 2)

    Channel West polygon processing
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      Process Finished 10/26/2006 15:07:21
    
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      Entropy correction value: 48.169384
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      LINES: 9868  SAMPLES: 10326
      W = 5 D = 1
      Valid pixels processed: 93326504.000000
    
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      Execution date:  Wed Nov  1 11:34:36 2006
    
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    Channel Central polygon processing
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      Execution date:  Fri Nov  3 15:42:22 2006
    
      General file = /work3/ngolden/S105SC/chancen/cc_remap13.tif
      Size (bytes) = 123512332
    
      Output dataset = /work3/ngolden/S105SC/chancen/chancen_bck
        Image file = /work3/ngolden/S105SC/chancen/chancen_bck.img
          Size (nl,ns) = 10665,11573
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      bmin = 0 bmax = 254
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      Input Matrix filename: chancen_bck.img
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      Entropy correction value: 85.236398
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      General file = /work3/ngolden/S105SC/chaneast/ce_remap11.tif
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    Date: 2007 (process 2 of 2)

    Processing for all habitat polygon regions:
    
    1.  ArcGIS "Create Signatures Tool":
        Created signature polygon file
          by identifying areas of verified (through video observation)
          hard, mixed, and soft bottom.
        Used 7 layer in the in the "stack" of files to create signatures.
        Layers included:
          -euclidean distance grid of track lines.
          -mosaiced backscatter at 2 meter resolution
          -enthropy from backscatter at 2 meter resolution
          -homogeneity of backscatter at 2 meter resolution
          -rugosity (derived from mosaiced bathy
             using the "Benthic Terrain Modeling Tool's Rugosity Builder")
          -enthropy from backscatter at half meter resolution
          -homogeneity of backscatter at half meter resolution
    
    2.  Using the output from the first round of the ArcGIS "Create Signatures Tool",
          added 2 additional classes: nadir rock and nadir mixed.
        Used same above 7 layers and re-ran "Create Signatures Tool".
        Using the new output file, assigned classes nadir rock and nadir mixed
          to signature "soft".
    
    3.  Converted 3 class grid to polygon.
        Decreased number of polygon attributes by grouping polygons
          of like classification if polygons area less or equal to 10 sq meters.
        Added all Green habitat code (1999) ID and definition columns to polygons.
        Used select by attribute, location, and manual tools
          to query and assign Green habitat code attributes.
    

  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?

    Habitat polygons dervived in ArcGIS 9.1 from a georefereced sidescan sonar mosaic tiff.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Highly variable on the order of 10 meters.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

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

    %100 of data classified for: gravel, sand, silt, clay, and fine grain for 1144 samples

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

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


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology
    c/o Guy R. Cochrane
    Geophysicist
    USGS Pacific Science Center, 400 Natural Bridges Drive
    Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5792
    USA

    (831) 427-4754 (voice)
    (831) 427-4748 (FAX)
    gcochrane@usgs.gov

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

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although this data set has been used by the 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.
    Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  4. How can I download or order the data?


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 2010
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology
c/o Peter Dartnell
Physical Scientist
USGS 345 Middlefield Rd
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA

(650)329-5460 (voice)
pdartnell@usgs.gov

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


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