Contours 10 Meters -- 10 Meter contours of entire study area.

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
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  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
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  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
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  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?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
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• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Cochrane, Guy R. , 2010, Contours 10 Meters -- 10 Meter contours of entire study area.: USGS Open-File Report USGS OFR 2007, U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA.

   Online Links:

   • <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/XXX/basemaps/contours100m.tgz>
   • <URL:https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1271/>

   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: -119.643498

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.474530

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.389648

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.319607

3. What does it look like?

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

   Beginning_Date: 2005

   Ending_Date: 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):

      • String (46107)

   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 .000032
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest .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
   CONTOUR Alias: CONTOUR Data type: String Width: 14
   

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Who produced the data set?

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

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
   United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
   Geophysicist
   USGS, 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 1)

   First draft of metadata created by Nadine Golden using USGS template for trackline data.

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?

   unknown

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   unknown

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

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

   unknown

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

   Polygon and chain-node topology present.

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

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
   c/o Guy R. Cochrane
   Geophysicist
   USGS, 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?

   Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
   Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data.
   The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.
   

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