H11997_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11997 Offshore in Eastern Long Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry Poppe
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
H11997_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11997 Offshore in Eastern Long Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1150
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:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/data/interpret/h11997_interp.zip>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/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: J.D. Schaer
Originator: M.R. Forrest
Originator: A.J. Ostapenko
Originator: E.F. Doran
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Sea-floor geology and topography offshore in eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1150
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/>
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 H11997 offshore in eastern Long Island Sound, and during May 2010 bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Two interpretive data layers were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder and the ground-truth data used to verify them. For more information on the ground-truth survey see <http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2010/10015/>
Purpose:
To release an interpretation of bottom features based on bathymetry data collected during NOAA survey H11997 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2010-015-FA offshore in eastern Long Island Sound, 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:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20100524
Ending_Date: 20100528
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20080915 to 20081029.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.408820
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.140020
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.251830
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.144142
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 H11997
Theme_Keyword: H11997
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2010-015-FA
Theme_Keyword: ESRI shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Rocky
Theme_Keyword: Sand waves
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2010-1150
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2010-1150
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/2010/10015/>
Theme_Keyword: Megaripples
Theme_Keyword: Ripples
Theme_Keyword: Dredge spoils
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: Connecticut
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 between 1:1,500 and 1:8,500, but is not intended for use at map scales smaller than 1:10,000. 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:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/data/interpret/h11997_interp.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing the interpreted bottom features within NOAA survey H11997
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: <https://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: <https://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: <https://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: <https://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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Ackerman, D.S.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Irwin, B.J.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Lewit, P.G.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1007/>
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: Guberski, M.R.
Originator: Wood, D.A.
Originator: Doran, E.F.
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Orient Point, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-1100
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1100/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
Completeness_Report:
All collected data within the study area were processed and used to produce this dataset. Blank areas within the study area are primarily gravel pavement (i.e., sea floor armored by pea- and pebble-sized gravel).
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:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20100524
Ending_Date: 20100528
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20080915 to 20081029.
Source_Contribution:
The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H11997 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and the portion of the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2010-015-FA 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 multibeam bathymetry data from survey H11997 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 geomorphology and relief in the bathymetry, and on the bottom photography and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (rocky, sand waves, megaripples and ripples, dredge spoils, and two shipwrecks (indentified from online wreck reports and the descriptive report) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3. Polygons were were traced at a scale of 1:1,500, but union and subtraction edits were conducted at 1:5,000 to 1:8,500 scales. Therefore, use of this interpretation datalayer is not recommended at scales of less than 1:10,000.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11997_2mmb_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010_015_997seddata.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010_015_997botphotos.shp
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11997_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: h11997_interp.shp
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11997_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: 111
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: h11997_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: SEAFLOOR
Attribute_Definition: Interpreted sea floor character
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rocky
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sea floor characterized by boulders, exposed bedrock, or lithified coastal plain sediments
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sand waves
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sea floor characterized by bedforms predominantly >1 m in relief
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Megaripples and ripples
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sea floor characterized by bedforms predominantly <1 m in relief (megaripples are 0.2 to 1 m high; ripples are less than 0.2 m high)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dredge spoils
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sea floor characterized by dredge spoils recognized by mounds and impact structures
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shipwreck
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sunken vessel lying on the bottom
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Shapefile containing interpretations of the seafloor offshore in eastern Long Island Sound. Shapefile shows distributions of sea-floor features characterized as rocky, sand waves, megaripples and ripples, dredge spoils, and shipwrecks. Blank areas within the study area are primarily gravel pavement (i.e., sea floor armored by pea- and pebble-sized gravel).
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:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
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: 183 KB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/data/interpret/h11997_interp.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/data/interpret/>
Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1150/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:
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.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2011
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20101019
Metadata_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
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Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
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