BISOUND_SEDENV_v1.1.SHP: Revised (v. 1.1) Interpretation of Sedimentary Environments Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139, the adjacent 2011 NOAA survey H12299, and Verification Data from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise 2011-006-FA Offshore in Block Island Sound (Geographic, WGS 84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry Poppe
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
BISOUND_SEDENV_v1.1.SHP: Revised (v. 1.1) Interpretation of Sedimentary Environments Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139, the adjacent 2011 NOAA survey H12299, and Verification Data from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise 2011-006-FA Offshore in Block Island Sound (Geographic, WGS 84)
Edition: 1.1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1005
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/2012/1005/data/sedenv/bisound_sedenv_v1.1.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: M.A. Blankenship
Originator: K.A. Glomb
Originator: D.B. Wright
Originator: S.M. Smith
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Sea-Floor Character and Sedimentary Processes of Block Island Sound, Offshore Rhode Island
Edition: 1.1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1005
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/>
Description:
Abstract:
The USGS, in cooperation with NOAA, is producing detailed maps of the seafloor off southern New England. The current phase of this cooperative research program is directed toward analyzing how bathymetric relief relates to the distribution of sedimentary environments and benthic communities. As part of this program, digital terrain models (DTMs) from bathymetry collected as part of NOAA's hydrographic charting activities are converted into ESRI raster grids and imagery, verified with bottom sampling and photography, and used to produce interpretations of seabed geology and hydrodynamic processes. Although each of the 7 continuous-coverage, completed surveys individually provides important benthic environmental information, many applications require a geographically broader perspective. For example, the usefulness of individual surveys is limited for the planning and construction of cross-Sound infrastructure, such as cables and pipelines, or for the testing of regional circulation models. To address this need, we integrated the 7 contiguous multibeam bathymetric DTMs into one dataset that covers much of Block Island Sound. The new dataset is adjusted to mean lower low water, is provided in UTM Zone 19 NAD83 and geographic WGS84 projections, and is gridded to 4-m resolution. This resolution is adequate for seafloor-feature and process interpretation, but small enough to be queried and manipulated with standard GIS programs and to allow for future growth. Natural features visible in the grid include boulder lag deposits of submerged moraines, sand-wave fields, and scour depressions that reflect the strength of the oscillating tidal currents. Bedform asymmetry allows interpretations of net sediment transport. Together the merged data reveal a larger, more continuous perspective of bathymetric topography than previously available, providing a fundamental framework for research and resource management activities off this portion of the Rhode Island coast. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder data and the ground-truth data used to verify them. For more information on the ground-truth surveys see <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-006-FA>
Purpose:
To release a revised (version 1.1) interpretation of sedimentary environments based on bathymetry data collected during NOAA surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139, the adjacent 2011 NOAA survey H12299, and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2011-006-FA in Block 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: 20110614
Ending_Date: 20110621
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Most of the multibeam bathymetry data used in the interpretation were collected during 2009; later minor revisions are based on bathymetry collected during 2011.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.868478
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.368175
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.330129
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.115623
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: Sedimentary Environments
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2011-006-FA
Theme_Keyword: Esri Shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Erosion or Nondeposition
Theme_Keyword: Coarse Bedload Transport
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1005
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1005
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword:
<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-006-FA>
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12009
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12010
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12011
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12015
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12033
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12137
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12139
Theme_Keyword: H12009
Theme_Keyword: H12010
Theme_Keyword: H12011
Theme_Keyword: H12015
Theme_Keyword: H12033
Theme_Keyword: H12137
Theme_Keyword: H12139
Theme_Keyword: Sorting and Reworking
Theme_Keyword: Deposition
Theme_Keyword: H12299
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12299
Theme_Keyword: interpretation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Block Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Block Island
Place_Keyword: Point Judith
Place_Keyword: Sandy Point
Place_Keyword: Block Island North Reef
Place_Keyword: Watch Hill Point
Place_Keyword: Dickens Point
Place_Keyword: Grace Point
Place_Keyword: Montauk Point
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The interpretation was completed at map scales between 1:4,000 and 1:5,000, but 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_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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
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Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing the interpreted sedimentary environments within NOAA surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139 in Block Island Sound
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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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
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1357
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://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
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1138
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://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
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://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: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://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: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Schaer, J.D.
Originator: Nadeau, M.A.
Originator: Wood, D.A.
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Surficial geology of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1005
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1005/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Worley, C.R.
Originator: Nadeau, M.A.
Originator: Van Hoy, M.V.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
Sea-floor geology in central Rhode Island Sound south of Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1004
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for consistency were performed on these 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 1:24,000.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20110614
Ending_Date: 20110621
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Most of the multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 2009; 2014 revisions are based on data collected during 2011.
Source_Contribution:
The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and the portion of the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2011-006-FA that fall within the study area. Minor revisions made to the southwestern corner of this dataset during 2014 are based on acoustic data acquired during the November 2011 NOAA survey H12299.
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20110912
Ending_Date: 20111115
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution:
Acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H12299 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson collected from Sept. 12, 2011 to Nov. 15, 2011. These data were processed at a higher resolution (2m) that allowed a revision of the southwestern corner of this data.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The geographic GeoTIFF image of the multibeam bathymetry data from surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139 and the point data layer from grain-size analyses and textural descriptions of sediments collected from USGS cruise 2011-006-FA in the survey area were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. Sedimentary environments were interpreted based on geomorphology and relief in the bathymetry, and on the bottom photography and textural data. The individually interpreted environments (Erosion or Nondeposition, Coarse Bedload Transport, Sorting and Reworking, and Deposition) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3. Polygons were traced at a scale of 1:4,000 to 1:5,000; union and subtraction edits were conducted at 1:5,000 to 1:8,500 scales; use of this interpretation data layer is not recommended at scales of less than 1:24,000.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bisound_4mmb_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006bisseddata.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2011_006_bisbotphotos.shp
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bisound_sedenv.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
Country: USA
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: bisound_sedenv.shp
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bisound_sedenv.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: 02543
Country: USA
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 remove overlaps (all polygons with a specific SEDENV attribute value were combined using the Merge command, working from the topmost attribute layer the overlap was removed using the Clip command, and then the merged polygons were exploded to recreate the original individual polygons without overlaps) and extraneous "slivers."
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bisound_sedenv.shp
Process_Date: 2012
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bisound_sedenv.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
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The 2014 version 1.1 of this dataset is based on comparison of the 4-m bathymetry used as the basis for the original interpretation with newer 2-m bathymetry from adjacent NOAA survey H12299. This comparison revealed that an area in the southwestern corner of the dataset originally interpreted as sand waves was actually transitional, whereby sand waves progressively intermixed with and were replaced by gravel ridges. Thus, sedimentrary environments changed from those characterized by processes associated with coarse bedload transport to those associated with erosion or non-deposition, and the datalayer was revised to reflect this new interpretation. Available editing tools in ArcGIS 9.3 were used to revise polygons in the southwestern corner of the dataset (part of a sorting and reworking polygon was clipped and merged with a coarse bedload transport polygon. Four new polygons were drawn atop this coarse bedload transport polygon and overlaps were removed with the Clip command). This interpretation is intended to be consistent with the sedimentary environment interpretation of the 2-m bathymetry data adjacent to these data along the western margin.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: bisound_sedenv.shp
Process_Date: 2014
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: bisound_sedenv_v1.1.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
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: 695
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
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Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
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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: SEDENV
Attribute_Definition: Interpreted sea floor sedimentary environment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Erosion or Nondeposition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
High-energy environment within which sea-floor sediments are either removed or do not accumulate
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coarse Bedload Transport
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Environment within which sea-floor sand and pea gravel sized sediments are transported
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sorting and Reworking
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Environment within which sea-floor sediments are being separated into coarser and finer fractions
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Deposition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Low-energy environment within which sea-floor sediments accumulate
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Shapefile containing interpretations of sedimentary environments on the sea floor in Block Island Sound. Shapefile shows distribution of environments characterized by erosion or nondeposition, coarse bedload transport, sorting and reworking, and deposition.
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
Country: USA
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: Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.3
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: 455 kb
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/data/sedenv/bisound_sedenv_v1.1.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/data/sedenv/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/html/catalog.html>
Access_Instructions: data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.7
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: 2014
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20140610
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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314
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