PRBATHSOURCE: Polygon Boundary Describing the Source Surveys Used to Build the Bathymetric Terrain Model of the Puerto Rico Trench and Northeastern Caribbean Region Compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey (Esri Shapefile, Geographic projection WGS 84).

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
PRBATHSOURCE: Polygon Boundary Describing the Source Surveys Used to Build the Bathymetric Terrain Model of the Puerto Rico Trench and Northeastern Caribbean Region Compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey (Esri Shapefile, Geographic projection WGS 84).
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2013-1125
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1125/downloads/ofr2013-1125_PRBathSource.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1125/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Uri S. ten Brink
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: Jason D. Chaytor
Originator: José-Luis Granja Bruña
Originator: Pilar Llanes Estrada
Originator: Andrés Carbó-Gorosabel
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Bathymetric Terrain Model of Puerto Rico Trench and Northeastern Caribbean Region for Marine Geological Investigations
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2013-1125
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1125/>
Online_Linkage: <http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131125>
Description:
Abstract:
Bathymetric terrain models (BTMs) of seafloor morphology are an important component of marine geological investigations. Advances in acquisition and processing technologies of bathymetry data have facilitated the creation of high-resolution bathymetric surfaces that approach the resolution of those available for onshore investigations. These bathymetric terrain models provide a detailed representation of the Earth's subaqueous surface and when combined with other geophysical and geologic datasets, allow for interpretation of modern and ancient geologic processes.

More information about the individual USGS source surveys (if USGS scientists participated in survey) for this grid can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity webpage:

2002-051-FA: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2002-051-FA> 2003-008-FA: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2003-008-FA> 2003-032-FA: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2003-032-FA> 2005-019-FA: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2005-019-FA> 2006-008-FA: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2006-008-FA> 2007-004-FA: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2007-004-FA> 2013-036-FA: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2013-036-FA>

Purpose:
The purpose of this polygon shapefile is to delineate the extent of each survey that contributed to the final bathymetric grid (prbathofr150) that is published in this report.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20020924
Ending_Date: 20131013
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
This polygon will be updated with the bathymetric terrain model as newer bathymetry is publicly available.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.300926
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.001604
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.449303
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.985841
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Exploration Trust
Theme_Keyword: multibeam
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geospatial GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench
Place_Keyword: Mona Ridge
Place_Keyword: Mona Seamount
Place_Keyword: Anegada Canyon
Place_Keyword: Amphitheaters Ridge
Place_Keyword: Amphitheaters Basin
Place_Keyword: Amphitheaters Escarpment
Place_Keyword: Anegada Ridge
Place_Keyword: Sombrero Trough
Place_Keyword: Necker Knoll
Place_Keyword: Desecheo Canyon
Place_Keyword: Desecheo Basin
Place_Keyword: Muertos Trough
Place_Keyword: Yuma Basin
Place_Keyword: Arecibo Canyon
Place_Keyword: Loiza Canyon
Place_Keyword: Tortola Ridge
Place_Keyword: Whiting Basin
Place_Keyword: Engaño Canyon
Place_Keyword: Grappler Seamount
Place_Keyword: Barracuda Bank
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands Trough
Place_Keyword: Mona Passage
Place_Keyword: Anegada Passage
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Stratum_Keyword: sea floor
Stratum_Keyword: seafloor
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2002
Temporal_Keyword: 2003
Temporal_Keyword: 2005
Temporal_Keyword: 2006
Temporal_Keyword: 2007
Temporal_Keyword: 2013
Access_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.
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: PRBathSource.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image of bathymetric source polygon for the Puerto Rico Trench and northeastern Caribbean region is included in the compressed zip file
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Polygon boundaries are generated from 150 meter resolution bathymetric surface in CARIS Base Editor (v. 4.0) prior to interpolation to fill small holes in the base surface. Therefore, this shapefile has holes or "no data" values within the boundaries of the shapefile that represent these "no data" values in the base surface that were filled in with interpolation (if required).
Completeness_Report:
The individual polygons only delineate the extent of bathymetric data used to compile the bathymetric terrain model and may not include all the data collected during the individual survey.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Step 1: Create a new blank feature layer, and transfer the extents of the Contributor Layer produced in the combine process described below. Within CARIS Base Editor (v. 4.0) select the "Create" and "new feature layer" from the main menu and use the spatial extent of the combined surface and name the new feature layer. Input name="Contributor", output name= "VesselName+Cont" (example= RBCont). The extent of the input Contributor layer is produced during the "Combine" operation in Base Editor.
Process_Date: 20140317
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Step 2: Convert the new feature layer to an Esri feature class. Part 1: Manually select the new feature layer in the table of contents and then under "File" in the main menu select "Export" to "Selection to shapefile". Input = "VesselName"Con from Step 1, Output= "VesselName"ContPgon.shp. Part 2: Make new Esri file geodatabase (v. 9.3.1) to manage the contributor layers. Import the shapefiles from Part 1 above into the geodatabase using the context menu in ArcCatalog (v. 9.3.1). Input shapefile="VesselName"ContPgon.shp. Output feature class = "VesselName"ContPgon
Process_Date: 20140317
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Step 3: Merge the individual Contributor feature class layers into one feature class using the "Update tool in ArcGIS (v. 9.3.1). The update features are used to erase, then replace, the features in the input feature class or feature layer. Three consecutive update steps were performed: Update 1: input feature= RB03Cont, update feature= RB03_02_06Cont, output feature= RBAll4Cont. Update 2: input feature= HespCont, update feature=RBAll4Cont, output feature=RBHespCont Update 3: input feature= RBHespCont, update feature=NF_NautCont, output feature=PRBathSource.
Process_Date: 20140318
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Step 4: Export the feature class from a geodatabase feature class (PRBathSource) to a shapefile (PRBathSource.shp) using the context menu in ArcMap (ver. 9.3.1). During the export operation, the shapefile was projected from UTM Zone 19 (WGS 84) to Geographic (WGS 84) by using the same coordinate system as the data frame in ArcMap (set to Geographic WGS 84). Add two text fields "Source" and "SurveyName" to the shapefile. Populate "Source" field with "INFORM" field then delete "INFORM" field. Manually populate the "SurveyName" field with USGS Field Activity Number (if survey has one). Use the NGDC CruiseName for NF-05-CRER.
Process_Date: 20140318
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@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: 8
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: PRBathSource
Entity_Type_Definition:
polygon shapefile delineating the source of all input bathymetric grids.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
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:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition:
Area of feature in square meters calculated in the feature class using UTM Zone 19 meters, before it was exported to shapefile
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 42.03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 51877.06
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Source
Attribute_Definition:
The name of the CARIS HIPS fieldsheet and surface that was used to generate the polygon boundary
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SurveyName
Attribute_Definition:
Name of USGS Field Activity Number. Except for NF-07-CRER that uses the NGDC_ID because it was not a USGS survey.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, 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 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: WinZip
Format_Version_Number: 14.0
Format_Specification: Esri polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
This WinZip file contains polygon shapefile delineating the source of all the input bathymetry grids
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 1.426
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1125/downloads/ofr213-1125_PRBathSource.zip>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1125/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131125>
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
This zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) shapefile format. The user must have software capable of uncompressing the WinZip file and displaying the shapefile. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from Esri at www.esri.com
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20141104
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@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_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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