DH_KleinTrackline: Survey lines along which Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts between Duxbury and Hull.

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

DH_KleinTrackline: Survey lines along which Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts between Duxbury and Hull.

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2009-1072

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/GIS/shapefile/DH_KleinTrackline.zip>

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/html/appendix1.html>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt

Originator: Seth D. Ackerman

Originator: Brian D. Andrews

Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

Geophysical and Sampling Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Duxbury to Hull, Massachusetts.

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2009-1072

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/>

Description:

Abstract:

These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center (WHSC). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters (5-30 m deep) of Massachusetts between the New Hampshire border and Cape Cod Bay. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html>). This spatial dataset is from the study area located between Duxbury and Hull Massachusetts, and consists of high-resolution geophysics (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection) and ground validation (sediment samples, video tracklines and bottom photographs). The data were collected during four separate surveys conducted between 2003 and 2007 (NOAA survey H10993 in 2003, USGS-WHSC survey 06012 in 2006, and USGS-WHSC surveys 07001 and 07003 in 2007) and cover more than 200 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf.

Purpose:

This dataset contains trackline navigation for approximately 1930 km of Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during two Woods Hole Science Center cruises (06012 and 07001) offshore of Massachusetts between Duxbury and Hull.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20060804; 20070422

Ending_Date: 20060820; 20070502

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.828247

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.597076

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.340038

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.080483

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: Seafloor

Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology

Theme_Keyword: WHSC field activity serial number 06012

Theme_Keyword: WHSC field activity serial number 07001

Theme_Keyword: sidescan

Theme_Keyword: navigation tracklines

Theme_Keyword: sonar navigation

Theme_Keyword: sidescan-sonar

Theme_Keyword: sonar

Theme_Keyword: Klein

Theme_Keyword: Klein 3000

Theme_Keyword: k3k

Theme_Keyword: R/V Megan T. Miller

Theme_Keyword: R/V Rafael

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal

Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries

Theme_Keyword: location

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Boston South Shore

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay

Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Bay

Place_Keyword: Nantasket Beach

Place_Keyword: Hull Bay

Place_Keyword: Scituate

Place_Keyword: Marshfield

Place_Keyword: Brant Rock

Place_Keyword: Duxbury Beach

Place_Keyword: Duxbury Bay

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Stratum_Keyword: Seafloor

Stratum_Keyword: Surface

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Temporal_Keyword: 2006

Temporal_Keyword: 2007

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

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 source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman

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

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/GIS/browse_jpg/big/DH_KleinTrackline.jpg>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Klein 3000 trackline navigation offshore of Massachusetts between Duxbury and Hull

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: W.W. Danforth

Originator: T.F. O'Brien

Originator: W.C. Schwab

Publication_Date: 1991

Title:

USGS image processing system: near real-time mosaicking of high-resolution sidescan-sonar data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Sea Technology

Issue_Identification: Jan. 1991

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Arlington, VA

Publisher: Sea Technology

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: William W. Danforth

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

XSonar/ShowImage: A complete system for rapid sidescan-sonar processing and display.

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 97-686

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: V.F. Paskevich

Publication_Date: 1992

Title:

Digital mapping of sidescan sonar data with the Woods Hole Image Processing System software

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 92-536

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Valerie Paskevich

Publication_Date: 1996

Title:

MAPIT: An improved method for mapping digital sidescan sonar data using the Woods Hole Image Processing System (WHIPS) Software

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 96-281

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt

Originator: Brian D. Andrews

Originator: Bradford Butman

Publication_Date: 2006

Title:

High-Resolution Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Nahant to Gloucester, Massachusetts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-1293

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/2005/1293/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Seth D. Ackerman

Originator: Bradford Butman

Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt

Originator: William W. Danforth

Originator: James M. Crocker

Publication_Date: 2006

Title:

High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Boston Harbor and Approaches, Massachusetts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2006-1008

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/2006/1008/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt

Originator: Brian D. Andrews

Originator: Seth D. Ackerman

Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin

Originator: Christopher J. Hein

Publication_Date: 2009

Title:

High-Resolution Geological Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2007-1373

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/2007/1373/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Any spurious data points were removed during processing. Because this dataset is made up of data from multiple surveys, duplicate names may exist for the FILENAME field; however, this is very unlikely based on the file-naming scheme of "lLLfN_YYMMDDHHMMSS" where LL=line number; N=file number; YY=year; MM=month; DD=day; HH=hour; MM=minute; SS=seconds (date/time based on UTC time). Note that the underscore is sometimes omitted during acquisition and is therefore missing in the filename.

Completeness_Report:

Only the subset of sidescan-sonar trackline navigation data collected during field activities 06012 and 07001 that are within the study area between Duxbury and Hull have been included in this spatial dataset. Trackline navigation for approximately 945 km of additional sidescan-sonar data collected south of Brant Rock, Massachusetts during these field activities will be published in a subsequent data release focused on Cape Cod Bay.

This shapefile includes trackline navigation from all the sidescan sonar data that was collected within the survey area; however only quality sonar data along the main survey lines were included in the sidescan sonar mosaic included on this report (DH_USGS_backscatter1m.tif). Sonar data from the tielines were not mosaicked.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Field activity 06012: The Klein 3000 was towed from the stern A-frame of the R/V Megan T. Miller. Position data were provided by the Z-Surveyor Extreme for real-time kinematic (RTK) navigation and recorded to the raw data files (XTF) via SonarPro (version 9.6) on the sonar acquisition computer. During some portions of the survey, technical difficulties caused the GPS systems to malfunction; in some instances the acquisition systems fell back on the RTK Float or the autonomous GPS navigation; but in some cases surveying was halted until a reliable GPS signal could be achieved. Layback positions, which account for the linear distance between the shipboard RTK-GPS receiver and the towed sonar vehicle were measured by a cable counter on the winch that was used to deploy the sidescan-sonar towfish. Layback offsets were directly applied into the acquisition software so the navigation recorded in the XTF data reflect the position including the layback offset. A conservative estimate of positional accuracy is estimated to be ± 10 m although when the system was recording RTK navigation the positional accuracy is likely <1 m as RTK-GPS provides horizontal positional accuracies on the decimeter scale. Positional uncertainty arises because the layback calculations do not account for fish motion behind the vessel, which is caused by sea state and vessel speed induced changes in the angle and scope of the tow cable. Field activity 07001: The Klein 3000 was towed from the port side aft on the R/V Rafael at a fixed distance that was accounted for during acquisition. Position data were provided by the Ashtech Extreme for real-time kinematic (RTK) navigation and recorded to the raw data files (XTF) via SonarPro (version 10.0) on the sonar acquisition computer. A conservative estimate of positional accuracy is estimated to be ± 10 m although when the system was recording RTK navigation the positional accuracy is likely <1 m as RTK-GPS provides horizontal positional accuracies on the decimeter scale.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20060804; 20070422

Ending_Date: 20060820; 20070502

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none

Source_Contribution:

Trackline acquisition for sidescan-sonar data for USGS surveys 06012 and 07001: Sidescan sonar data were collected with a Klein 3000 dual frequency (132/445 kHz) sidescan sonar towfish on the R/V Megan T. Miller (06012) and the R/V Rafael (07001). During survey 06012 the sonar was towed from the stern A-frame of the R/V Megan T. Miller; a cable counter measured the towfish layback and automatically adjusted the layback parameter in the acquisition software (SonarPro version 9.6). During survey 07001, the sonar was towed from the port side aft on the R/V Rafael; layback was fixed and SonarPro version 10.0 was used on the acquisition computer. Tracklines are generally spaced 100m apart (200m in the northern area where the USGS data overlaps with NOAA multibeam echo-sounder data). Data were acquired roughly parallel to the shoreline at an average speed of 5 knots.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Navigation was extracted at a 1 minute interval from the raw sidescan sonar data (XTF format) in XSonar (version: 1.1) using the 'demultiplex' function (Danforth and others, 1991). Spurious fixes were removed or corrected when possible. The XSonar generated navigation was reformatted and concatenated for each survey (using shell scripts convertXsonarNav (version 1.2sa) and Xsonar2ArcNav (version 1.2sa)) into comma-separated value (CSV) text files for input into ArcGIS (version 9.3). Survey ID (06012 or 07001) were appended to each record in the CSV files. The CSV files were combined into a single CSV file prior to import into ArcGIS. [output files: 06012_SonarnavLines.csv and 07001_SonarnavLines.csv > SouthShore_k3k_nav_all.csv]

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman

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) 548-8700x2315

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In ArcCatalog (version 9.3), navigation text was converted to a point feature class by right-clicking on the comma separated text file -- Create Feature Class -- from XY table using the defined projection Geographic (Decimal_Degrees_WGS84.prj). {outputfile: XYSouthShore_k3k_navpts.shp]

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman

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) 548-8700 x2315

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

VAC Extras tool (version: 2.04 FeatConv - Points to Line v2; USGS in-house software) was then used within ArcMap (version 9.3) to convert the navigation points to a trackline shapefile. The trackline shapefile was checked to ensure there were no spurious navigation fixes . XTools Pro (version 5.3.0) for ArcGIS desktop was used (Table Operations - Table Restructure) to reorganize and add fields to the polyline shapefile's attribute table. Table attributes for the survey ID ("SURVEYID') and Julian day ('JULDAY') of data collection, were already populated. Fields for device used to collect the data ('DEVICEID'), survey vessel name ('VEHICLEID'), and year ('YEAR') were added and populated using the table editor in ArcMap (version 9.3). The length field ('LENGTH') was populated using 'Calculate Geometry' (Property=Length; Use coordinate system of the data frame=WGS 1984 UTM Zone 19N; Unit=Kilometers), which can be accessed by right-clicking on the attribute field name in the table view.

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman

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) 548-8700 x2315

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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: 509

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: DH_KleinTrackline

Entity_Type_Definition: Trackline for sidescan sonar system

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

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: FILENAME

Attribute_Definition:

Name of sidescan-sonar data file in format "lLLfN_YYMMDDHHMMSS" where LL=line number; N=file number (usual 1 but may increment if there is a manual restart of the survey line); YY=year; MM=month; DD=day; HH=hour; MM=minute; SS=seconds (date/time based on UTC time). Note that the underscore is sometimes omitted during acquisition and is therefore missing in the filename.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 30

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR

Attribute_Definition: Calendar year data were collected

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2003

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2007

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: JULDAY

Attribute_Definition: Julian day data were collected

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 4

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH

Attribute_Definition:

Length of sidescan-sonar trackline in kilometers (UTM Zone 19N, WGS84)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.055835

Range_Domain_Maximum: 14.287279

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURVEYID

Attribute_Definition: WHSC field activity number or NOAA hydrographic survey number

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 10

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEVICEID

Attribute_Definition: Sonar device used to collect bathymetric data

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 25

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VEHICLEID

Attribute_Definition: Survey vessel name

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of width 25

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman

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

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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: SHP

Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.3

Format_Specification: ESRI polyline shapefile

Format_Information_Content:

Trackline navigation for Klein 3000 sidescan-sonar data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts between Duxbury and Hull

File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or pkUnzip

Transfer_Size: 0.2 Mb

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1072/GIS/shapefile/DH_KleinTrackline.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 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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20091029

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman

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

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2315

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@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_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile