N80_1LINES.SHP: Ship Tracklines for Seismic-Reflection Data Collected in Western Rhode Island Sound

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
N80_1LINES.SHP: Ship Tracklines for Seismic-Reflection Data Collected in Western Rhode Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1002/data/nav/n80_1lines/n80_1lines.zip>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1002/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: N.K. Soderberg
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Digital Seismic-Reflection Data from Western Rhode Island Sound, 1980
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1002
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1002/>
Description:
Abstract:
During 1980, a seismic-reflection survey utilizing Uniboom seismics was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in western Rhode Island Sound aboard the Research Vessel Neecho. This cruise consisted of 2 legs totalling 8 survey days. Data from this survey were recorded in analog form and archived at the USGS. As a result of recent interest in the geology of Rhode Island Sound and in an effort to make the data more readily accessible while preserving the original paper records, the seismic data from this cruise were scanned and converted to TIFF images and SEG-Y data files. Navigation data were converted from LORAN-C time delays to latitudes and longitudes, which are available in ESRI shapefile format and as eastings and northings in space-delimited text format.
Purpose:
This GIS layer contains tracklines of the ship-track navigation collected aboard the R/V Neecho during a 1980 geophysical cruise in western Rhode Island Sound. It is part of a digital version of a regional map showing the distribution of sub-bottom seismic profiles collected in Rhode Island Sound. The seismic data collected along these ship tracks provide useful information about the framework geology in this region.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19800709, 19800929
Ending_Date: 19800717, 19801002
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.569208
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.130113
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.485329
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.191382
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: R/V Neecho
Theme_Keyword: polyline shapefile
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: geophysical data
Theme_Keyword: ship track
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2009-1002
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2009-1002
Theme_Keyword: Cruise NECH80-1
Theme_Keyword: LORAN-C
Theme_Keyword: Field activity number 80016
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: North Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: northeast United States
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of this dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1002/data/nav/n80_1lines/n80_1lines.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Browse image of tracklines from cruise NECH80-1.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: S.W. Needell
Originator: C.J. O'Hara
Originator: H.J. Knebel
Publication_Date: 1983
Title:
Maps showing geology and shallow structure of western Rhode Island Sound, Rhode Island
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: MF-1537
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attribute data were recorded by the science party and entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report: The layers were edited and processed in a consistent manner.
Completeness_Report:
Complete information is provided for all navigation lines in the data set. Navigation points are spaced at approximately 15-minute intervals and at course changes or line events (start/end of line). Continuous navigation is not available.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All navigation was done by LORAN-C and was manually recorded. The cruise used the Group Repetition Interval 9960 Northeast U.S. chain and recorded time delays from Caribou, Maine (W) and Carolina Beach, N.C. (Y) slave transmitters. Absolute accuracy is 185 to 463 m based on <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/loran/handbook/h-book.htm> (see Chapter III).
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: C. O'Hara
Originator: S. Wood-Needell
Originator: F. Jennings
Originator: P. Loud
Publication_Date: 1980
Title:
Cruise Log, R/V Neecho, Western Rhode Island Sound, Cruise NEE-80-1
Online_Linkage:
<http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/1980/80016/archive/80016sei.pdf>
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19800709, 19800929
Ending_Date: 19800717, 19801002
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Cruise Log, R/V Neecho, Western Rhode Island Sound
Source_Contribution:
LORAN-C navigation data were recorded during field work in western Rhode Island Sound. This data set used the latitude and longitude coordinates converted from the LORAN-C time delays described in the n80_1nav.shp metadata (<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1002/data/nav/n80_1_15minnav/n80_1_15minnav.zip>).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The 15-minute navigation of individual seismic lines was connected using Points to Line v2 in VACExtras v 1.91 using the attribute "Line_Split" as the unique line identifier. These lines correspond to the black and white TIFF images. Lines are named using the following convention: for instance, 2Ac signifies the line 02A, section c. Capitalized letters are part of the original line number, as recorded in the logbook and on the seismic line; lower case letters refer to sections of the line that were split during data collection or when scanning.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: n80_1nav.shp
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: n80_1lines.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 58
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: n80_1lines
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Id
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Line_Split
Attribute_Definition:
Seismic line identification. The line number and any capital letter following the number refer to lines as they were recorded in the logbook. Lower-case letters refer to sections that were split during data collection or scanning.
Attribute_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: seismic line identification
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date_
Attribute_Definition: Date on which seismic line was run (mm/dd/yyyy)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Log book
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 7/9/1980
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10/2/1980
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cruise_ID
Attribute_Definition:
Identification of cruise, NECH80-1, which indicates R/V Neecho cruise in 1980, cruise 1.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Chief scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NECH80-1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Identification of cruise on the R/V Neecho in 1980
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Chief Scientist
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Image
Attribute_Definition:
Location of black and white TIFF image of seismic lines that correspond to the polyline.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: location of image file
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Image attribute can be hyperlinked as a URL address in ArcMap.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lawrence Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: n80_1lines.shp
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SHP
Format_Specification: ESRI Shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBase format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information. The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml. Three other forms of the metadata are also available: FGDC html, FAQ html, and ASCII text. In addition a browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent is included.
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip archive
Transfer_Size: 0.010
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1002/data/nav/n80_1lines/n80_1lines.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1002/html/catalog.html>
Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2009
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090513
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@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:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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