Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2013 Title: 2012-002_023BOTPHOTOS: Location of Sea-Floor Photographs Acquired During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise 2012-002-FA in Block Island Sound (Geographic) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2013-1003 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/2013/1003/data/botphotos/2012-002_023botphotos.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/data/botphotos/2012-002_023botphotos.txt Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/data/botphotos/2012-002_023botphotos.xls Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/html/catalog.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: P.G. Lewit Originator: C.E. Parker Publication_Date: 2013 Title: Sea-floor geology in northeastern Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2013-1003 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: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/ 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. Bathymetric and sidescan-sonar data, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of Block Island Sound, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During June 2012, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam-echosounder, sidescan-sonar, sedimentary, and photographic data collected in Block Island Sound. For more information on the ground-truth survey see . Purpose: The purpose of this dataset is to release the locations and identifiers of 129 bottom photographs collected at 26 stations based on topographic data of the seafloor in Block Island Sound. The photos were collected with a modified Van Veen grab sampler modified to carry still and video camera systems (small SEABOSS) during USGS survey 2012-002, in June 2012. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20120611 Ending_Date: 20120613 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.596612 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.484571 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.367510 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.318885 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 Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: R/V RAFAEL Theme_Keyword: Esri Shapefile Theme_Keyword: bottom photograph locations Theme_Keyword: photo locations Theme_Keyword: stations Theme_Keyword: sea floor Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2012-002-FA Theme_Keyword: ground-truth Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2013-1003 Theme_Keyword: point shapefile Theme_Keyword: OFR 2013-1003 Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS Theme_Keyword: Info Bank ID R-02-12-LI Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: location Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Block Island Sound Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: Rhode Island 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 (USGS) as the source of this information. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/data/botphotos/2012-002_023botphotos.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing location and extent of bottom photo locations in Block Island Sound Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Dann Blackwood Originator: Ken Parolski Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Seabed observation and sampling system Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Sea Technology Issue_Identification: v. 42, no. 2, p. 39-43 Cross_Reference: 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: 2012 Title: Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island 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 Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: J.D. Schaer Originator: M.A. Nadeau Originator: D.A. Wood Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Surficial geology of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1005 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/2011/1005/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: T.A. Haupt Originator: J.M. Crocker Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in western Rhode Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2008-1181 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/2008/1181/ Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: Locations of all still photographs of the sea floor in the Block Island Sound H12023 study area collected during the R/V RAFAEL cruise 2012-002 were included in this dataset. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS. Although GPS gave the ship's position rather than that of the SEABOSS, water depths were generally shallow and scope of the cable minimal. Therefore, SEABOSS offset from the antenna was less than 10 m. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20120611 Ending_Date: 20120613 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Process_Step: Process_Description: Navigation and time recorded on videotape and in cruise logs were used to identify and register the still photographs. This information was input into an Excel (.xls) file (2003 version). Process_Date: 2012 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2012-002_023botphotos.xls Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and Labratory Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: ArcMap 9.2 was used to create a shapefile from the Excel file using Tools-Add XY Data to import the excel file with Longitude in the x field and Latitude in the y field. This file was changed to a shapefile by right clicking on the name, selecting Data-Export Data, exporting all features using the layer's source data coordinate system. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2012-002_023botphotos.xls Process_Date: 2012 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2012-002_023botphotos.shp Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician 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 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: ArcGIS 9.2 was used to define the projection of the Esri shapefile Geographic WGS84. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2012-002_023botphotos.shp Process_Date: 2012 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2012-002_023botphotos.prj Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician 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 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@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: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 129 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: 2012-002_023botphotos 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: STATION Attribute_Definition: Sequential identifier assigned to each sample site Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Characters and numerics identifying sampling sites Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHOTO Attribute_Definition: Unique sequential identifier assigned to each photograph Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Characters and numerics identifying photos Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE_ Attribute_Definition: Month, day, and year when the photograph was taken Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String: Months, days, and year as mm/dd/yyyy Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of photo location, WGS84 Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.318885 Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.367510 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of photo location, WGS84 Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -71.596612 Range_Domain_Maximum: -71.484571 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEVICE Attribute_Definition: Equipment used to collect the photograph Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SMALL SEABOSS GRAB Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS Small Seabed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: CRUISEID Attribute_Definition: Cruise identifier Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2012-002-FA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Field activity serial number assigned by Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center data archives Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROJECTID Attribute_Definition: Name of project for which the photographs were taken. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SURVEY H12023 IN NORTHERN BLOCK ISLAND SOUND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Project name assigned by Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center data archives Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: PRINCIPAL Attribute_Definition: Name of Chief scientist during the cruise Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: KMCMULLEN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Katherine McMullen Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHOTO_MR Attribute_Definition: Relative disk location of medium-resolution photograph Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Location of image file Attribute: Attribute_Label: JDTIME Attribute_Definition: Date and time when photo was taken in the format JJJ:HH:MM:SS where JJJ is the Julian day, HH is the hour, MM is the minute, and SS is the second. Time is in GMT. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerics separated by colons Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Data layer attributes include date and position photograph was acquired; station and photograph identifiers. The naming convention for photographs is a 4-letter location identification (nbis, referring to northern Block Island Sound), the station number, and a letter of the photograph at that station (multiple photos are often taken at a single location), and the resolution of the photograph if it is not full resolution (mr for medium resolution, and tn for thumbnail). For instance, nbis_4amr.jpg is a photograph from northern Block Island Sound, station 4, photo a, medium resolution and is in JPEG format. Medium resolution photographs can be hyperlinked in this shapefile. In order to effectively utilize this attribute in ArcGIS, the user must follow a couple of steps. First, the user must open the Layer Properties of the bottom photograph shapefile within ArcMap - select the Display tab - and click on the check box next to "Support Hyperlinks using field:" and the field selected from the dropdown menu needs to be "PHOTO_MR". The hyperlink is set to a document. Additionally, a hyperlink base must be supplied in the ArcMap document (mxd) to complete the full path to the images. This is accomplished from File - Document Properties. On the Summary tab there is a section for "Hyperlink base". The text supplied here needs to be the disk information preceding "data" in the full path to the image. If the data are being read from a DVD, this would be the drive letter such as F:\. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@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: ArcView 3.3 Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile Format_Information_Content: A zip file containing the geospatial data, metadata describing the data set, the comma-delimited text file and Excel 2003 (.xls) file of the photograph data, and a browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 69 KB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/data/botphotos/2012-002_023botphotos.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/html/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the Internet. Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: XLS Format_Version_Date: 2003 Format_Specification: Excel file Format_Information_Content: First record contains field headings File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied Transfer_Size: 49 KB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/data/botphotos/2012-002_023botphotos.xls Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/html/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the Internet. Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ASCII Format_Specification: text file Format_Information_Content: First record contains field headings. Data fields are comma separated. File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied Transfer_Size: 23 KB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/data/botphotos/2012-002_023botphotos.txt Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/html/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the Internet. Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: 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. The user must have software capable of uncompressing archived zip files, such as Winzip or Pkware. These data are available as an Excel formatted (.xls) file. The user must have a software program capable of reading Excel files. These data are available as a generic ASCII formatted text file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma-delimited data file. Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2013 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20130612 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@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_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: None Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile