2013-005_298BOTPHOTOS: Location of Sea-Floor Photographs Acquired During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise 2013-005-FA in Block Island Sound (Geographic, WGS 84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
2013-005_298BOTPHOTOS: Location of Sea-Floor Photographs Acquired During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise 2013-005-FA in Block Island Sound (Geographic, WGS 84)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1224
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/2014/1224/data/botphotos/2013-005_298botphotos.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1224/data/botphotos/2013-005_298botphotos.csv>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1224/data/botphotos/2013-005_298botphotos.xls>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1224/html/ofr2014-1224-catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: W.G. Winner
Originator: C.E. Parker
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Sea-floor morphology and sedimentary environments in western Block Island Sound, offshore of Fishers Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1224
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141224>
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 framework for research and management activities along western Block Island Sound, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During June 2013, 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 <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2013-005-FA>.
Purpose:
The purpose of this dataset is to release the locations and identifiers of 159 bottom photographs collected at 36 stations based on topographic data of the sea floor 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 2013-005, in June 2013.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20130617
Ending_Date: 20130619
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.992118
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.861939
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.284253
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.199204
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
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 2013-005-FA
Theme_Keyword: ground-truth
Theme_Keyword: point shapefile
Theme_Keyword: SEABOSS
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
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: Fishers Island
Place_Keyword: New York
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:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1224/data/botphotos/2013-005_298botphotos.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:
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: K.F. 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: 2014
Title:
Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island
Edition: 1.1
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: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://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: 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: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: K.A. Glomb
Originator: D.A. Wood
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Sea-floor geology in northwestern Block Island Sound, Rhode Island
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1018
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1018/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: A.R. Clos
Originator: C.E. Parker
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Sea-floor morphology and sedimentary environments of western Block Island Sound, northeast of Gardiners Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1160
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141160>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: M.L. DiGiacomo-Cohen
Originator: E.F. Doran
Originator: S.M. Smith
Originator: H.F. Stewart
Originator: N.A. Forfinski
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Geologic interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in the vicinity of the Race, eastern Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1012
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1012/>
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 H12298 study area collected during the R/V RAFAEL cruise 2013-005 were included in this dataset. Other photographs were collected during cruise 2013-005 that lie outside the study area.
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. The time on the camera was synchronized with GPS and verified by comparing the time in the Exif header with a photograph of the written GPS time. Although there was an offset of one second, this error is assumed to be due to the operator taking a photograph slightly before the written GPS time and was not corrected.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20130617
Ending_Date: 20130619
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Time recorded in Exif headers of the photographs was matched with navigation data using a script that created a shapefile of the photograph locations. The data from the DBF of the shapefile was opened in an Excel (.xls) file (2010 version, but saved as an Excel 97-2003 Worksheet) and other fields were added and populated.
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2013-005_298botphotos.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 9.3 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: 2013-005_298botphotos.xls
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2013-005_298botphotos.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 9.3 was used to define the projection of the Esri shapefile Geographic WGS 84.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2013-005_298botphotos.shp
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2013-005_298botphotos.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:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 159
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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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:
Entity_Type_Label: 2013-005_298botphotos
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 based on the station of collection.
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, WGS 84
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.284253
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of photo location, WGS 84
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
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Range_Domain_Maximum: -71.861939
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:
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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:
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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 H12298
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Project name assigned by scientist
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, as recorded in the EXIF header, 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 and Julian day is the integer number representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year of collection.
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 3-number location identification (298, referring to NOAA Survey H12298 in Block Island Sound), underscore, 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, 298_34amr.jpg is a photograph from Survey H12298, station 34, 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:\.
The excel, shapefile, and comma-delimited text files have the same fields of information with the same headers as the shapefile attribute table.
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 - 2013-005_298botphotos.zip
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.
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Digital_Transfer_Option:
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Computer_Contact_Information:
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Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) shapefile format. The user must have a program capable of reading a shapefile. A free data viewer, ArcGIS Explorer, 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 also available as an Excel formatted (.xls) file. The user must have a software program capable of reading Excel files. These data are also available as a generic ASCII formatted text file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma-delimited data file.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20150122
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
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