H12007_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12007 and USGS Cruise 2011-006-FA in the Vicinity of Cross Rip Channel in Nantucket Sound, Offshore Southeastern Massachusetts (Geographic, WGS84)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2012

Title:

H12007_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12007 and USGS Cruise 2011-006-FA in the Vicinity of Cross Rip Channel in Nantucket Sound, Offshore Southeastern Massachusetts (Geographic, WGS84)

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1222

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/2011/1222/data/interp/h12007_interp.zip>

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1222/html/catalog.html>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: K.Y. McMullen

Originator: S.D. Ackerman

Originator: J.D. Schaer

Originator: D.B. Wright

Publication_Date: 2012

Title:

Sea-Floor Geology and Sedimentary Processes in the Vicinity of Cross Rip Channel, Nantucket Sound, Offshore Southeastern Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1222

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/2011/1222/>

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, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities off southern New England, shows the character and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During April-May 2009 NOAA completed hydrographic survey H12007 in the vicinity of Cross Rip Channel in Nantucket Sound off southern Cape Cod, Massachusetts and during June 2011 bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of ground-truth reconnaissance surveys of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder data and the ground-truth data used to verify them.
Purpose:: To release interpretations of bottom features based on bathymetry data collected during NOAA survey H12007 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2011-006-FA in the vicinity of Cross Rip Channel in Nantucket Sound, offshore southeastern Massachusetts, in a geographic, WGS84 coordinate system.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2012

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.304530
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.223744
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.462343
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.439548

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 H12007
Theme_Keyword: H12007
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2011-006-FA
Theme_Keyword: ESRI shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Shipwrecks
Theme_Keyword: Sand waves and megaripples
Theme_Keyword: Shell beds
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2011-1222
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2011-1222
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword:: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-006-FA>

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: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Nantucket Sound
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Nantucket Island
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Cross Rip Channel
Place_Keyword: Cross Rip Shoal
Place_Keyword: Chappaqiuddick Island
Place_Keyword: Horseshoe Shoal
Place_Keyword: Halfmoon Shoal

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

The interpretation was completed at map scales of between 1:4,000 to 1:5,000, but it is not intended for use at map scales smaller than 1:24,000. 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/2011/1222/data/interp/h12007_interp.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Thumbnail image showing the interpreted bottom features within NOAA survey H12007
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: Ackerman, S.D.

Originator: Foster, D.S.

Originator: Blackwood, D.S.

Originator: Butman, B.

Originator: Moser, M.S.

Originator: Stewart, H.F.

Publication_Date: 2007

Title:

Sea-floor character and surface processes in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1357

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/2006/1357/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.

Originator: Ackerman, S.D.

Originator: Foster, D.S.

Originator: Blackwood, D.S.

Originator: Williams, S.J.

Originator: Moser, M.S.

Originator: Stewart, H.F.

Originator: Glomb, K.A.

Publication_Date: 2007

Title:

Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Great Round Shoal Channel, offshore Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1138

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/2007/1138/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.

Originator: McMullen, K.Y.

Originator: Foster, D.S.

Originator: Blackwood, D.S.

Originator: Williams, S.J.

Originator: Ackerman, S.D.

Originator: Barnum, S.R.

Originator: Brennan, R.T.

Publication_Date: 2008

Title:

Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes in the vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004

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/2008/1004/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.

Originator: McMullen, K.Y.

Originator: Foster, D.S.

Originator: Blackwood, D.S.

Originator: Williams, S.J.

Originator: Ackerman, S.D.

Originator: Moser, M.S.

Originator: Glomb, K.A.

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

Geological interpretation of the sea floor offshore of Edgartown, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1001

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/2009/1001/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.

Originator: McMullen, K.Y.

Originator: Ackerman, S.D.

Originator: Blackwood, D.S.

Originator: Irwin, B.J.,

Originator: Schaer, J.D.

Originator: Forrest, M.R.

Publication_Date: 2011

Title:

Sea-floor geology and character of eastern Rhode Island Sound west of Gay Head, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1004

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/2011/1004/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.

Completeness_Report:

All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Navigation was by differential GPS. Interpretation good to 1:24,000.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20090423
Ending_Date: 20110613

Source_Currentness_Reference:

ground condition based on multibeam bathymetry collected during 2009 and bottom sampling and photography collected during 2011

Source_Contribution:

The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H12007 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2011-006-FA aboard the RV Rafael.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The geographic GeoTIFF image of the multibeam data from survey H12007 and the point data layers from grain-size analyses of sediments and bottom photography collected from this survey area were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. Bottom features were interpreted based on geomorphology of the bathymetry, bottom photography, and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (shipwrecks, sand waves and megaripples (bedforms), and shell beds) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12007_1mmb_geo.tif

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006_crseddata.shp

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006_crbotphotos.shp

Process_Date: 2011

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12007_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 and to create the .prj file.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12007_interp.shp

Process_Date: 2011

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12007_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: 10

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: h12007_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: INTERPRET

Attribute_Definition: Identified bottom features

Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shipwreck
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Remains of a sunken vessel (e.g. barge or ship)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sand waves and megaripples
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Large bedforms whose relief exceeds 20 cm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: shell beds
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Densely packed, grain-supported, bioclastic layers composed largely of mollusk shells and shell fragments
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: Shapefile containing interpretations of the seafloor in the vicinity of Cross Rip Shoal, offshore southeastern Massachusetts. Shapefile shows distributions of shipwrecks, sand waves and megaripples, and shell beds.

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 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 or NOAA 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: 0.07 mb

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1222/data/interp/h12007_interp.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1222/data/interp/>
Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1222/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: 2012

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20111004

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_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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