APP-07_AgeDates - Location of radiocarbon age dates sampled from vibracores collected by the U.S. Geological Survey within Apalachicola Bay, Florida, 2007 (points)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
APP-07_AgeDates - Location of radiocarbon age dates sampled from vibracores collected by the U.S. Geological Survey within Apalachicola Bay, Florida, 2007 (points)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1031
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/2009/1031/data_catalog/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: D. Twichell
Originator: E. Pendleton
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Vibracore, Radiocarbon, Microfossil, and Grain-Size Data from Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1031
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/2009/1031/>
Originator: R. Poore
Originator: L. Osterman
Originator: K. Kelso
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1031/data_catalog/Age_Dates/App-07_AgeDates.zip>
Description:
Purpose:
This data set contains spatial and radiocarbon age information for 10 of the 24 vibracores collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during a 2007 cruise within Apalachicola Bay, Florida. These data are available in shapefile, CSV, and XLS format.
Abstract:
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey collected 24 vibracores within Apalachicola Bay, Florida. The vibracores were collected using a Rossfelder electric percussive (P-3) vibracore system during a cruise on the R/V Gilbert. Selection of the core sites was based on a geophysical survey that was conducted during 2005 and 2006 in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC) and the Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Available data include the vibracore data logs and photographs, select seismic-reflection profiles (from the geophysical survey), and core-derived data including: grain size analyses, radiocarbon ages, microfossil counts, and sedimentological interpretations. The long-term goal of this study is to provide maps, data, and assistance to the Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in their effort to monitor and understand the geology and ecology of Apalachicola Bay Estuary. These data will inform coastal managers charged with resource preservation.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20070522
Ending_Date: 20070526
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.074083
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.916167
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.691900
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.605850
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: cores
Theme_Keyword: vibracores
Theme_Keyword: ESRI point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Cruise ID App-07
Theme_Keyword: WHSC field activity 07008
Theme_Keyword: R/V Gilbert
Theme_Keyword: radiocarbon ages
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola Bay
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Saint Vincent Island
Place_Keyword: Saint George Island
Place_Keyword: Dog Island
Place_Keyword: Little Saint George Island
Place_Keyword: Apalachicola
Place_Keyword: Saint George Sound
Place_Keyword: Saint Vincent Sound
Place_Keyword: East Bay
Place_Keyword: East Pass
Place_Keyword: West Pass
Place_Keyword: Indian Pass
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David C. Twichell
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1031/images/age_loc.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Radiocarbon age date locations within Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Version 2003 Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3 Servic Pack 1 (Build 1850)
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: D. Twichell
Originator: B. Andrews
Originator: H. Edmiston
Originator: W. Stevenson
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geophysical Mapping of Oyster Habitats in a Shallow Estuary; Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1381
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1381/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All attributes were checked to ensure that the data translation from spreadsheet to shapefile and back was correct.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Any spurious data points were removed during creation of the spreadsheet file. These data are related to centimeter-scale subsamples within vibracores collected by USGS in 2007. The whole-core determinations are located in a separate file.
Completeness_Report:
Navigation from ship GPS was used to generate this shapefile. All vibracores were collected from the R/V Gilbert using a Rossfelder vibracore. One vibracore was collected at each of the 23 predetermined locations, with the exception of site 18. Two cores were collected here because the first core (App07-18A) was recovered without a core catcher on the end, and several centimeters of the sample were lost. A second core was taken (App07-18B) at site 18, and both cores were processed and preserved. Of the 24 vibracores collected, 10 were selected for radiocarbon age date sampling. This file contains sample data from within these 10 selected vibracores
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The vibracore location for these data were recorded from the ship's Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS); they are accurate to +/- 1 to 2 meters, horizontally. Additionally, the ship was anchored from the stern and bow during vibracore collection, and this configuration could create extra horizontal uncertainty. Core locations are assumed to be accurate within +/- 20 meters.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The water depth value in the attribute table is taken from the 25-m Apalachicola Bathymetric grid included in this report. Please see the metadata file for apbaybath25m for more detailed vertical accuracy information.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Wood fragments and shells were collected within select vibracores for radiocarbon age analysis. In total 34 radiocarbon ages were produced from wood fragments and shells in 10 of the 24 vibracores. Wood and shell samples were converted to graphite targets at a U.S. Geological Survey laboratory in Reston, VA, and the AMS 14C ages were determined on these targets at the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA. The age results were recorded in a spreadsheet (Microsoft Office Excel 2003) including: core location, core id, top of sample, base of sample, material dated, 14C age, and age error. All dates were 14C dates (in years before 1950) and had no corrections applied to them.
Process_Date: 2007
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Richard Z. Poore
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 803-8747x3131
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727) 803-2032
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rpoore@usgs.gov
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20070522
Ending_Date: 20070526
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution:
Twenty-four vibracores were collected within Apalachicola Bay, Florida during May 2007. Vibracore sites were selected based on the identification of target areas. These target areas were chosen from the analysis of geophysical data collected during 2005 and 2006 in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC) and the Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The vibracores were collected using a Rossfelder electric percussive (P-3) vibracore system. The cores were collected in a 7.62 cm (3 in) diameter by 6.10 m (20 ft) long aluminum tube with a copper core catcher riveted to the bottom. The vibracoring rig was mounted, depolyed, and recovered on the port side of the R/V Gilbert. The ship was anchored from the bow and stern to maintain ship position as a hydraulic crane deployed and recovered the coring rig. Following recovery, the bottom of the core was capped with a plastic cap, water was drained from the top of the core barrel by drilling a hole in the aluminum tube immediately above the sediment/water interface, and the pipe was cut at the sediment/water interface. Each core was cut into one-meter sections (measuring down from the sediment/water interface) on the boat deck, the ends were capped, each section labeled, and stored on deck for transport. Core sections for all 24 vibracores were transported to the U.S. Geological Survey Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) where the 1-meter core sections were split in half (lengthwise), described, and photographed in the FISC core laboratory. One half of each core section was preserved and archived in a clear plastic sleeve with the ends taped shut to minimize moisture loss. The other half, the working half, of the core was used for visual descriptions, photographs, and eventually sub-sampling. Visual core descriptions were recorded on field sheets that contained information regarding: cruise, core number, describer, general station location, lithologic units, sedimentary structures, biota, and a depiction of the stratigraphic column. The cores were photographed by aligning all sections of a vibracore abreast with depth indicators located between sections. After photographing, all core sections were wrapped in plastic sleeves with the ends taped shut to minimize moisture loss, and stored in labeled cardboard boxes in the FISC core repository.
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Title:
vibracores collected by the U.S. Geological Survey within Apalachicola Bay, FL
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Vibracore location and radiocarbon age information was exported from the spreadsheet (Microsoft Office Excel 2003) as a comma-separated value (CSV) file and imported to ArcCatalog (version 9.3) by right-clicking on the CSV file and selecting 'create feature class --> from XY table'. Parameters for the import are: X Field - longitude; Y Field - latitude; Z Field - water depth. This process created an ESRI point Z shapefile where each subsample from a vibracore is a unique record with sample specific attributes. The original depth value (Z) was recorded in the spreadsheet from the ship's fathometer (not tide corrected). This value was replaced in ArcGIS using XTools Pro (version 5.2) for ArcGIS desktop --> Table Operations -->Add X,Y,Z coordinates. Only the Z coordinate was added using z-values from the tide-corrected (MLLW) basemap: apbaybath25m. This created a vertical measue of water depth at each core location in meters below MLLW.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@usgs.gov
Process_Date: 2009
Process_Step:
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@usgs.gov
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Process_Description:
The final radiocarbon shapefile was exported to Microsoft Excel format (XLS) and Comma-Separated Value (CSV) format using ArcMap (version 9.3) and XTools Pro (version 5.2) for ArcGIS desktop. This final export to CSV and XLS format was done to include the ESRI generated fields in all formats of the data, and to correct the Z-value to MLLW in all files.
Process_Date: 2009
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 34
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: Mean lower low water
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Resolution: 0.5
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: APP-07_AgeDates
Entity_Type_Definition:
ESRI point shapefile representing the location of 34 radiocarbon age dates produced from 10 vibracores that were collected within Apalachicola Bay, Florida in 2007.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
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: LAT_DD
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of core in decimal degrees (WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 29.60585
Range_Domain_Maximum: 29.6919
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: signed decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LON_DD
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of core in decimal degrees (WGS84)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -85.074083
Range_Domain_Maximum: -84.916167
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: signed decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: W_DEPTH_m
Attribute_Definition: water depth (meters) at core location (MLLW)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.72
Range_Domain_Maximum: -1.87
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CRUISE_ID
Attribute_Definition:
ID associated with cruise aboard the R/V Gilbert of St. Petersburg, FL
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITE_ID
Attribute_Definition: Identification number for planned vibracore sites
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CORE_ID
Attribute_Definition: ID name given to core based on cruise number and core site
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CORE_L_cm
Attribute_Definition: total length of core (cm)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 398
Range_Domain_Maximum: 547
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Month, day, and year of core collection (DD-MON-YR)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 20070522
Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 20070526
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEVICE
Attribute_Definition: Device used for core collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOCATION
Attribute_Definition: Geographic area within Apalachicola Bay of core collection
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SAMPLE_ID
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Definition:
ID name given to core sample based on cruise number, core site, and the top (in cm) of the radiocarbon sample.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SAM_TOP_cm
Attribute_Definition: top of radiocarbon sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 52
Range_Domain_Maximum: 547
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cm
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SAM_BOT_cm
Attribute_Definition: bottom of radiocarbon sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 54
Range_Domain_Maximum: 547
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cm
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_ANALY
Attribute_Definition: month, day, and year that the radiocarbon sample was analyzed
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 20080205
Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 20080528
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MATERIAL
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: shell
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: the material was a type of shell (i.e. oyster shell)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: wood
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: the material was a type of wood (i.e. tree fragment)
Attribute_Definition: type of material collected for radiocarbon analysis
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: C14_AGE
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Definition: age of the sample in uncorrected radiocarbon years before 1950
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 900
Range_Domain_Maximum: 54200
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AGE_ERROR
Attribute_Definition: error associated with radiocarbon age determination
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 35
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2800
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 5
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Data within this file are related to radiocarbon subsamples from 10 vibracores. For whole-core determinations please refer to that file within the data catalog: APP-07_CoreLocations..
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David C. Twichell
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2266
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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: WinZip
Format_Version_Number: 9.0
Format_Information_Content:
This WinZip file contains a shapefile, a microsoft excel file, and a text file of radiocarbon samples within Apalachicola Bay, Florida and the associated metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 1.036 Mbytes
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1031/data_catalog/Age_Dates/App-07_AgeDates.zip>
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded 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:
This zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) point shapefile (.shp), Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (.xls), and comma separated text (.csv) format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the shapefile, Microsoft Excel 2003 or higher to read the XLS file, or any text-reading software will open the CSV 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.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090715
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
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: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508)-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@usgs.gov
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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