Lawrence J. Poppe
2003
Sediments of Block Island Sound acquired in 1966 (SAVARD66 shapefile)
1.0
vector digital data
Open-File Report
03-001
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr031
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/savard66/savard66.zip
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/htmldocs/data.htm
L.J. Poppe
V.F. Paskevich
S.J. Williams
M.E. Hastings
J.T. Kelley
D.F. Belknap
L.G. Ward
D.M. Fitzgerald
P.F. Larsen
2003
Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation
1.0
Open-File Report
03-001
Reston, VA
U. S. Geological Survey
1 CD-ROM
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/
A total of 84 surficial sediments samples were collected aboard two cruises from Block Island Sound as part of a Master's Thesis completed at the University of Rhode Island. Sampling was performed with a pipe dredge for most of the samples; a van veen grab was used for the remaining smaples. The data presented in this source show the sediments distribution and elucidate the sedimentary environments and processes on this portion of the continental shelf.
The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the data published in Savard (1966).
1966
publication date
None planned
-72.073000
-71.582000
41.327000
41.078000
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:088349d1-0b9f-4495-80cb-2fb87a5a70d6
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
University of Rhode Island
Woods Hole Science Center
WHSC
sediment
grain size
texture
gravel
sand
silt
clay
Open-File Report 03-001
sediment classification
surficial classification
point shapefile
points
GIS
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
location
geoscientificInformation
USGS Thesaurus
grain-size analysis
navigational data
geospatial datasets
sea-floor characteristics
marine geology
None
Block Island Sound
Rhode Island
New England
U.S. East Coast
Continental Shelf
New England
Atlantic Ocean
None
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.
Lawrece J. Poppe
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/savard66/savard66-thumb.gif
Thumbnail image showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.
GIF
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/savard66/savard66.gif
Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.
GIF
Please view the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Savard (1966). Larry Poppe for entering the data from the source report and creating the ArcView shapefile.
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
W.L. Savard
1966
The Sediments of Block Island Sound
1.0
Masters Thesis
68 p.
Kingston, RI
University of Rhode Island
All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
Sample locations, textural descriptions, grain-size data, and identifiers are provided for 84 samples.
Navigation was performed using Loran A. Navigational accuracy is unknown.
Tides are less than 2 m.
W.L. Savard
1966
The Sediments of Block Island Sound
1.0
Master's Thesis
68 p.
Kingston, RI
University of Rhode Island
paper
1966
publication date
Information unavailable from original metadata.
Information unavailable from original metadata.
The source information was manually entered into digital form and was imported from an ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme and saved as the final shapefile.
savard66.txt
20020911
savard66.shp
savard66.dbf
savard66.shx
Lawrence J. Poppe
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.32 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.
20151202
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.
20180720
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata.
20191118
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
20200908
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Vector
Entity point
84
0.001
0.001
Decimal degrees
North American Datum of 1927
Clarke 1866
6378206.400000
294.978698
savard66.dbf
Shapefile Attribute Table
ESRI
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
CONSEC_NO
Station numbers assigned during each of the two cruises. Some numbers therefore repeat.
Scientist
1
76
station
1
PROJECTID
Name assigned to the data set for future identification
Compiler
SAVARD66
Scientist and year of publication
Compiler
CRUISEID
Name used to distinguish between cruises
Scientist
Abbreviation of ship name and the leg during which samples were collected.
STATION
Unique numbers assigned to each sampling site.
Scientist
1
84
station
1
DEVICE
Sampler used to collect sediment. Pipe dredge for some stations; van veen grab for others.
Scientist
Character string of width 13.
DATE
Year, month and day when samples were collected.
Scientist
Year, month, and day (YYYYMMDD) when samples were collected.
LATITUDE
Latitude coordinate of sample locations
Scientist
41.078
41.327
Decimal Degrees
0.001
LONGITUDE
Longitude coordinate of sample stations
Scientist
-72.073
-71.582
Decimal Degrees
0.001
DEPTH
Water depth at the stations
Scientist
14
91
meters
1
DOMINANT_L
Prevalent textural class
Scientist
Sediment descriptions
SECOND_LIT
Minor textural sediment component
Scientist
Sediment descriptions
GRAVEL
Percentage of gravel in a sample
Scientist
0
97
percent
1
SAND
Percentage of sand in a sample
Scientist
3
100
percent
1
SILT
Percentage of silt in a sample
Scientist
0
55
percent
1
CLAY
Percentage of clay in a sample
Scientist
0
7
percent
1
SHEPARD_CL
Sediment classification according to a scheme devised by Shepard (1954)
Scientist
Sediment descriptions
Grain-size data, sediment textural descriptions navigation, and sample identifiers for the data published by Savard (1966).
U.S. Geological Survey
Lawrence J. Poppe
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
Downloadable Data
Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), 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 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.
SHP
3.2
ESRI point shapefile
Five files (savard66.shp, savard66.dbf, savard66.shx, savard66.sbx, savard66.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
zip
0.08
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/savard66/savard66.zip
Data may be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW).
CD-ROM
650
Mbytes
ISO 9660
The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.
None
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 the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
2002
20211116
Lawrence J. Poppe
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid.
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
None
None