Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries SED Dataset 2_17_11
This GIS data layer represents point coverage of seafloor sediment size and composition
in Massachusetts territorial waters. The data were created by aggregating available
sediment point data collected from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) usSEABED,
version 1.0, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 118 (Reid 2005), the Massachusetts
Water Resources Authority, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and the
United States Environmental Protection Agency. Sediment data were collected between
1884 to 2008 from a variety of published and unpublished sediment texture and other
geologic data. As such, the data has a variety of different horizontal accuracies
and sampling and analysis methodologies. The dataset includes relative data quality
for each point. More information regarding the compiled data sources and data quality
assessment is available in Ford, K.H. and S.E. Voss. 2010. Seafloor sediment composition
in Massachusetts determined using point data. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Technical Report, TR-45. 21pp.
- Cite as: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. 2011: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries SED Dataset 2_17_11. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
- NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G10164
gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G10164
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Distributor | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Marine Geology Data Manager NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information geology.info@noaa.gov |
Coverage Description | Northwest Atlantic Ocean offshore Massachusetts |
Time Period | 1884-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West:-71.2353
East:-69.7492
South:41.1069
North:42.965
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Data Presentation Form | mapDigital |
Dataset Progress Status | Under development - data is currently in the process of being created Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility |
Data Update Frequency | As needed - New versions may be archived in the future. |
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These data were compiled in part to support the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan,
December 2009.
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Purpose | These data were compiled for the creation of surficial sediment maps. |
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Platform keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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Project keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
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Other Constraints | Cite as: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. 2011: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries SED Dataset 2_17_11. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date]. |
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Lineage Statement | Lineage prior to transfer to NGDC is given below |
Processing Environment | Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 Shapefile |
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Last Modified: 2020-04-21
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