Metadata:
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: Luke D. Trusel
        Originator: Guy R. Cochrane
        Originator: Lisa L. Etherington
        Originator: Ross D. Powell
        Originator: Larry A. Mayer
        Publication_Date: 2010
        Title: metadata-geoform.txt - Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping of Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
        Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
        Series_Information:
          Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
          Issue_Identification: 3122
        Publication_Information:
          Publication_Place: Reston, VA
          Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
        Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3122
    Description:
      Abstract: This data set contains the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS version III June 2008 draft) Geoform Component attributes for the seafloor in Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Polygonal areas are deliniated for geoforms (geomorphologic features) of varying scale.
      Purpose:
        Seafloor geomorphology shape the seascape, channelize energy flow, regulate bioenergietics, and control transfer of energy, material and organisms (Madden and others, 2008).

        Madden, C.J., Goodin, K.L., Allee, R., Finkbeiner, M., and Bamford, D.E., 2008, Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard: NOAA and NatureServe, 77 pp.
    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 200406
      Currentness_Reference: ground condition
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.381293
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.055927
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.092501
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.793645
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
        Theme_Keyword: Benthic habitats
        Theme_Keyword: seafloor geology
        Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
        Theme_Keyword: glacial sedimentation
        Theme_Keyword: glacimarine
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
        Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation
        Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
        Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
        Theme_Keyword: oceans
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
        Place_Keyword: East Arm
        Place_Keyword: Southeast Alaska
        Place_Keyword: USA
        Place_Keyword: Marine reserve
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
        Place_Keyword: Muir Inlet
        Place_Keyword: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
        Place_Keyword: Glacier Bay
        Place_Keyword: Alaska
    Access_Constraints: None
    Use_Constraints:
      Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

      Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data.

      The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.

      This information is not intended for navigational purposes. 
      Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
 
    Data_Set_Credit: This file is a subset of the original multibeam bathymetric data collected in June 2004 aboard the R/V Maurice Ewing as part of cruise EW0408 to investigate marine paleoclimatic proxies. This work was funded by the National Science Foundation ((NSF# OCE 0351089, to Powell). A Kongsberg Simrad EM-1002 multibeam echosounder was used to collect bathymetric and acoustic backscatter data.
    Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
  Data_Quality_Information:
    Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.
    Completeness_Report:
      Contact authors for
      information about omissions, selection criteria, generalization, definitions used, and other rules used to derive the data set.
    Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown
    Lineage:
      Process_Step:
        Process_Description: Geoforms in Muir Inlet were manually selected from the multibeam bathymetry data using knowledge of the glacimarine system and interpretations from other studies (Seramur and others, 1997). Spatial scales defined within the CMECS framework were used to define linear scales using the largest measurable axis. Geoforms were only characterized down to the mesogeoform level (10s of meters to kilometers in size) because of the limited resolution of our bathymetric data. For simplicity, only the largest mesogeoforms are shown in Sheet 4, however, the GIS polygon file contains all delineated geoforms. Many areas in Muir Inlet fit into more than one megageoform and mesogeoform class. For example, Muir Inlet lies within the 'continental margin' megageoform, but it is also a 'fjord' megageoform. At the mesogeoform level, a fjord 'wall' is a mesogeoform, but the wall also has multiple mesogeoform scale 'bedrock outcrops' and other features. Therefore, when delineating polygons, it was necessary to have multiple megageoform and mesogeoform categories. These are listed in the GIS table as "MEGA_GF", "MEGA_GF_2", etc. While multiple geoforms were selected for each spatial scale, a primary and most informative geoform was chosen for display at each scale; these and are listed in the GIS table as "DISPMEGAGF" and "DISPMESOGF". Since all smaller geoforms lie within the 'fjord' megageoform, the primary mesogeoform is shown in Sheet 4. The CMECS benthic depth zones divide many of these mesogeoforms. To aid in visualization, the color shade of each geoform type gets darker as depth zone increases.
        Process_Date: 2009
      Process_Step:
        Process_Description: Dataset copied.
        Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\GIS\muir_hab\polygons\geoform_component
        Process_Date: 2009
  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: 555
  Spatial_Reference_Information:
    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Planar:
        Grid_Coordinate_System:
          Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
          Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
            UTM_Zone_Number: 8
            Transverse_Mercator:
              Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
              Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -135.000000
              Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
              False_Easting: 500000.000000
              False_Northing: 0.000000
        Planar_Coordinate_Information:
          Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
          Coordinate_Representation:
            Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000001
            Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001
          Planar_Distance_Units: meters
      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: geoform_component
        Entity_Type_Definition:
          Contact authors for
          the description of the entity type.
        Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
          Contact authors for
          the authority of the definition.
      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.
    Overview_Description:
      Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
        MEGA_GF

        MEGA_GF_2

        MEGA_GF_3

        MESO_GF

        MESO_GF_2

        MESO_GF_3

        MACRO_GF

        DEPTH_NAME

        DEPTH_ID

        PROFILE

        DISPMEGAGF

        DISPMESOGF

        Area
      Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
        Contact authors for
        reference to the complete description of the entity types, attributes, and attribute values for the data set.
   Distribution_Information:
    Distributor:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
          Contact_Person: Information Services Associate
        Contact_Position: Information Services
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing and physical address
          Address: USGS, Box 25286
          City: Denver
          State_or_Province: C0
          Postal_Code: 80225
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS     
    Resource_Description: Downloadable data and Map-on-Demand
    Distribution_Liability:
      Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

      Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data.

      The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.
    Standard_Order_Process:
      Digital_Form: 
        Digital_Transfer_Information:
          Format_Name: SHP
          Format_Version_Number: 9.2
          Format_Specification: ESRI shapefile
          Format_Information_Content: The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBASE format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml.
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          Transfer_Size: 0.549
        Digital_Transfer_Option:
          Online_Option:
            Computer_Contact_Information:
              Network_Address:
                Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3122/
      Fees: none
    Technical_Prerequisites: These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format.  The user must have ArcGISÆ or ArcViewÆ 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 the importing data.  A free data viewer, arcexplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
  Metadata_Reference_Information:
    Metadata_Date: 20090306
    Metadata_Review_Date: 20090227
    Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          United States Geological Survey (USGS)
          Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
        Contact_Person: Guy R. Cochrane
      Contact_Position: Geophysicist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, 400 Natural Bridges Drive
        City: Santa Cruz
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95060-5792
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 427-4754
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4748
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcochrane@usgs.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata ("CSDGM version 2")
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: none