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

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Contours 10 Meters -- 10 Meter contours of entire study area.
Abstract:
Lines representing 10 Meter contours from bathymetry data.
Supplemental_Information:
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology.
  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:

    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)

  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


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