A75_6NAV_SORT.SHP: 15-Minute Navigation for Seismic-Reflection Data Collected in Eastern Rhode Island Sound in 1975

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
A75_6NAV_SORT.SHP: 15-Minute Navigation for Seismic-Reflection Data Collected in Eastern Rhode Island Sound in 1975
Abstract:
During 1975, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a seismic-reflection survey utilizing Uniboom seismics in eastern Rhode Island Sound aboard the Research Vessel Asterias. This cruise totalled 8 survey days. Data from this survey were recorded in analog form and archived at the USGS. Due to 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.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey, 2009, A75_6NAV_SORT.SHP: 15-Minute Navigation for Seismic-Reflection Data Collected in Eastern Rhode Island Sound in 1975: Open-File Report 2009-1003, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:

    This is part of the following larger work.

    McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., and Soderberg, N.K., 2009, Digital Seismic-Reflection Data from Eastern Rhode Island Sound and Vicinity, 1975-1980: Open-File Report 2009-1003, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 2 DVD-ROMs

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.215370
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.637272
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.502251
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.233566

  3. What does it look like?

    <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1003/data/nav/eris/a75_6nav/a75_6nav_sort.gif> (GIF)
    Browse image of 15-minute shot point navigation from cruise ASTR75-June.

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

    Beginning_Date: 20-Jun-1975
    Ending_Date: 29-Jun-1975
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

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

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  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 (490)

    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 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    a75_6nav_sort
    Shapefile attribute table (Source: ESRI)

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    TD2
    LORAN-C time delay from Dana, Ind. (Z). (Source: LORAN-C receiver)

    Time
    Local time of navigation fix recorded as hhmm.xxx (Source: Recorded by LORAN-C navigation system and noted in cruise log book.)

    ValueDefinition
    hhmm.xxx where xxx are decimal minutes when recordedHours, minutes, and decimal minutes in EDT

    Latitude
    Latitude coordinate position of navigation fix. (Source: Converted from corrected time delays using LoranGPS)

    Range of values
    Minimum:41.233566
    Maximum:41.502251
    Units:Decimal degrees
    Resolution:0.000001

    Longitude
    Longitude coordinate position of navigation fix. (Source: Converted from corrected time delays using LoranGPS)

    Range of values
    Minimum:-71.21537
    Maximum:-70.637272
    Units:Decimal degrees
    Resolution:0.000001

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    Minutes
    Time in minutes after midnight (Source: Compiler)

    ValueDefinition
    mmmm.xxx where xxx are decimal minutes when recordedTime in minutes after midnight EDT calculated by the following calculation: (int ([time value]/100)*60) + [time value] - ((int([time value]/100))*100) where 'Time' attribute is used for the time value.

    TD1
    LORAN-C time delay from Cape Race, Newfoundland (X) (Source: LORAN-C receiver)

    Date_
    Date on which the navigation data were collected (m/dd/yyyy). (Source: Chief Scientist)

    Range of values
    Minimum:6/20/1975
    Maximum:6/29/1975

    Comments
    Navigation notes made to position fixes in log book, including Start of Line (SOL) and End of Line (EOL). (Source: Cruise logbook)

    Line_temp
    Line identification used to make a75_6lines2.shp file. (Source: Compiler)

    Line_orig
    Line name as recorded in logbook (Source: Chief Scientist)

    td1_corr
    Corrected time delay from Cape Race, Newfoundland (X) (Source: Compiler)

    td2_corr
    Corrected time delay from Dana, Ind. (Z). (Source: Compiler)

    LineSeg
    Identification of line segment (Source: Compiler)

    CommentSeg
    Comments noting the start (SOL) and end (EOL) of individual line segments. (Source: Compiler)

    Source
    Source of point, either logbook or a75_6_1minnav_sort.shp (when point was added from the one-minute shapefile to correspond with the start or end of a line) (Source: Compiler)

    Cruise_ID
    Identification of cruise (Source: Compiler)

    ValueDefinition
    ASTR75-June refers to the cruise on the R/V Asterias in 1975 during June

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Zeros in the fields TD1, TD2, td1_corr, td2_corr, latitude and longitude occur where a data point was imported from the 1-minute navigation shapefile (a75_6_1minnav_sort.shp). This point was not recorded in the logbook, so it does not have values for the time delays or the associated latitudes and longitudes attribute fields. This metadata was partially generated by importing an existing metadata file in text format. A known bug in ArcCatalog is that importing metadata can under certain circumstances scramble some attribute tags. All the attributes and their definitions are present, but the order of the attributes in the metadata does not match the order of the attributes in the attribute table.


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?

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

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov


Why was the data set created?

This GIS layer contains the 15- minute ship-track navigation collected aboard the R/V Asterias during a 1975 geophysical cruise in eastern Rhode Island Sound. It corresponds to a75_6lines2.shp and the black and white TIFF images of the seismic lines. 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 can be used to provide useful information about the framework geology in this region.


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    Cruise Log, R/V Asterias, SW Buzzards Bay, NE Rhode Island Sound, Vineyard Sound (source 1 of 1)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 1980, Cruise Log, R/V Asterias, SW Buzzards Bay, NE Rhode Island Sound, Vineyard Sound.

    Online Links:

    Type_of_Source_Media: online
    Source_Contribution:
    LORAN-C navigation data were recorded during field work in eastern Rhode Island Sound. This data set contains the latitude and longitude coordinates converted from the LORAN-C time delays described in the a75_6nav_sort.shp metadata (<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1003/data/nav/eris/a75_6nav/a75_6nav.zip>).

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

    Date: 2008 (process 1 of 6)
    LORAN-C time delays (chain 9930) from the R/V Asterias Cruise ASTR75-June Logbook were converted in a batch to latitude and longitude (WGS84 projection) using LoranGPS 6.2 using the X and Z chains and selecting the output as decimal degrees.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508)457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

    Data sources used in this process:

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • 75011.txt

    Date: 2009 (process 2 of 6)
    Latitudes and longitudes converted by LoranGPS were copied into an Excel file containing additional information (date, time, line number, comments). Lines are named using the following convention: for instance, 25Ab signifies the line 25A, section b (capital letters are part of the line name as recorded on the seismic records, lower case letters refer to sections of the line that were split during data collection or during scanning). Lines were cut during scanning when they were too long to scan all at once.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

    Data sources used in this process:
    • 75011.txt

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • 75011timedelays.xls

    Date: 2009 (process 3 of 6)
    Time delays were manually corrected because LoranGPS does not apply a correction to time delays using the 9930 chain. Latitudes and longitudes and time delays for 10 points in eastern Rhode Island Sound (RIS) were plotted by hand on the original trackline chart. The differences between the plots of latitude/longitude and time delays were measured and averaged. The average correction, +1.2 for TD1 and -3.1 for TD2, a distance of about 1.3 km, was applied to the time delays.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

    Data sources used in this process:
    • 75011timedelays.xls

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • 75011timedelays_corrected.xls

    Date: 2009 (process 4 of 6)
    The corrected time delays were run through LoranGPS to obtain latitudes and longitudes, which were copied into the Excel file. Added field 'Minutes', the time in minutes after midnight, to the Excel file using the following calculation: (int ([time value]/100)*60) + [time value] - ((int([time value]/100))*100) where the field 'Time' is used as the time value. Added field 'Line_temp', a line identification used to create the file a75_6lines2.shp.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 458-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

    Data sources used in this process:
    • 75011timedelays_corrected.xls

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • 75011timedelays_corrected.xls

    Date: 2009 (process 5 of 6)
    Data from the Excel file were added to ArcMap 9.2 (tools, add xy data) and converted to a shapefile (data, export data) and the projection was defined as geographic WGS84. Attributes LineSeg, CommentSeg, Source, and Cruise_ID were added to the shapefile. Several points were added from the a75_6_1minnav_sort.shp file to correspond to line end points generally cut during scanning. These points are noted in the source field.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

    Data sources used in this process:
    • 75011timedelays_corrected.xls

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • a75_6nav.shp

    Date: 2009 (process 6 of 6)
    Used Table Sort tool in VACExtras version 1.91 to sort the data such that points are sorted primarily by LineSeg and secondarily by Time.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

    Data sources used in this process:
    • a75_6nav.shp

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • a75_6nav_sort.shp

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

    O'Hara, C.J., and Oldale, R.N., 1980, Maps showing geology and shallow structure of eastern Rhode Island Sound and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1186, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., and Soderberg, N.K., 2009, Digital Seismic-Reflection Data from Western Rhode Island Sound, 1980: Open-File Report 2009-1002, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:


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

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    Attribute data were recorded by the science party and entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    All navigation was done by LORAN-C and was manually recorded. The cruise used the Group Repetition Interval 9930 U.S. East Coast chain and recorded time delays from Cape Race, Newfoundland (X) and Dana, Ind. (Z) slave transmitters. Time delays were manually corrected: +1.2 for X (TD1) and -3.1 for Z (TD2), a distance of about 1.3 km, was applied to the time delays.

    Absolute accuracy is 185 to 463 m based on <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/loran/handbook/h-book.htm> (see Chapter III).

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

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

    Navigation points are spaced at approximately 15-minute intervals and at course changes or line events (start/end of line). The logbook navigation for two points in the survey was determined to be incorrect and the points have been excluded from the data set (line 11b time 1945 and line 14 time 815). Continuous navigation is not available.

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

    The layers were edited and processed in a consistent manner.


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:
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.

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

    Lawrence Poppe
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2314 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    lpoppe@usgs.gov

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

    Downloadable Data: a75_6nav_sort.shp

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    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.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    The WinZip 9.0 file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must be able to uncompress the zip file and 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.


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 29-May-2009
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey
c/o Katherine McMullen
Sediment Lab Technician
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543
USA

(508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
(508) 457-2310 (FAX)
kmcmullen@usgs.gov

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


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