H11251_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11251 Offshore of Rocky Point, New York (Geographic, WGS84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry Poppe
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
H11251_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11251 Offshore of Rocky Point, New York (Geographic, WGS84)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1007
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/interpret/h11251_interp.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: B.J. Irwin
Originator: J.D. Schaer
Originator: P.G. Lewit
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Sea-floor geology and character offshore of Rocky Point, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1007
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetry and sidescan-sonar imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities in Long Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During October 2008 NOAA completed hydrographic survey H11251 offshore of Rocky Point, New York and during November 2009, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretive data layers were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder and sidescan-sonar data and the ground-truth data used to verify them. For more information on the ground-truth survey see <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2009/09059/>
Purpose:
To release an interpretation of bottom features based on sidescan-sonar and bathymetry data collected during NOAA survey H11251 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey RAFA09059 offshore of Rocky Point, New York, in a geographic, WGS84 coordinate system. These data can be used to provide information on surface geology and sedimentary processes.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20091110
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Sidescan backscatter and multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20081007 to 20081027.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.408733
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.320436
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.159492
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.104045
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Interpretations
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11251
Theme_Keyword: H11251
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 09059
Theme_Keyword: ESRI shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Boulders
Theme_Keyword: Sand Waves
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2010-1007
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2010-1007
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: shipwreck
Theme_Keyword: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Theme_Keyword: CT DEP
Theme_Keyword: <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2009/09059/>
Theme_Keyword: megaripples
Theme_Keyword: bedforms
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Rocky Point
Place_Keyword: Long Island
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The interpretation was completed at map scales less than 1:10,000, and is not intended for use smaller map scales. Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
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
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/interpret/h11251_interp.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing the interpreted bottom features within NOAA survey H11251
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: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Originator: Smith, S.M.
Originator: Stewart, H.F.
Originator: Forfinski, N.A.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geological interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in the vicinity of the Race, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1012
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1012/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Moser, M.S.
Originator: Forfinski, N.A.
Originator: Stewart, H.F.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: The geology of Six Mile Reef, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1191
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1191/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Ostapenko, A.J.
Originator: Glomb, K.A.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Plum Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1005
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1005/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Hastings, M.E.
Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L.
Originator: Manheim, F.T.
Originator: Mlodzinska, Z.J.
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Surficial sediment database
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Spreadsheet database
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 98-502, Chapter 3
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/chapt3/chpt3.htm>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Polloni, C.
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Long Island Sound environmental studies
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Thematic report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 98-502
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: 1 CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report:
All collected data with the study area were processed and used to produce this dataset.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation of the underlying data on which the interpretation is based was by differential GPS. Interpretation good to 1:10,000.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20091110
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Sidescan backscatter and multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20081007 to 20081027.
Source_Contribution:
The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H11251 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and the portion of the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey RAFA09059 that fall within the study area. Historical grain-size data used in the interpretation are from Poppe and others (1998).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The geographic GeoTIFF image of the sidescan-sonar and multibeam bathymetry data from survey H11251 and the point data layer from grain-size analyses of sediments collected from this survey area were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. Bottom features were interpreted based on tonal changes in the sidescan-sonar imagery, the bathymetry, bottom photography, and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (boulders, bedforms (sand waves and megaripples), and a shipwreck (indetified from the descriptive report) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11251_1msss_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11251_2mmb_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa09059_seddata.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: rafa09059_botphotos.shp
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11251_interp.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
ArcGIS 9.2 was used to define the projection of the ESRI shapefile as geographic WGS84 and to create the .prj file using the ArcToolbox Define Projection tool.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11251_interp.shp
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11251_interp.prj
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02536
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@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: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 53
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: h11251_interp
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
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: ID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURES
Attribute_Definition: Interpreted seabed feature
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Boulders
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sea floor characterized primarily by the presence of boulders as recognized in the bottom photography and by small, distinct, isolated bathymetric highs in the multibeam bathymetry and pared hard returns and shadows in the sidescan-sonar data
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bedforms
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sea floor characterized primarily by the presence of sand waves and megaripples as recognized by a ripple-like appearance in the multibeam bathymetry and a tiger-stripe pattern in the sidescan-sonar data
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shipwreck
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sunken vessel exposed on the sea floor as reported in the descriptive report
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Shapefile containing interpretations of the seafloor off Rocky Point, NY. Shapefile shows distributions of boulders, large bedforms, and shipwrecks. Blank areas within the study area are primarily nondescript reworked Holocene sediment.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nor the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) 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, NOAA, or the CT DEP 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:
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Format_Name: SHP
Format_Version_Number: 3.3
Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
A zip file containing the geospatial data, metadata, and browse graphic.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive
Transfer_Size: 116 KB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/interpret/h11251_interp.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/data/interpret/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/html/catalog.html>
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Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
Recording_Format: UDF
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The user must be capable of uncompressing WinZip files. Also, 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 data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
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Calendar_Date: 2010
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Position: Geologist
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
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