Lawrence J. Poppe
2003
Sediments of Western Mass Bay acquired in 1976 (MEISBURGER76 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/meisburger76/meisburger76.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 seismic reflection survey with concurrent bottom sampling was conducted in western Massachusetts Bay to obtain information on bottom topography and sediments, subbottom structure and composition, and the location of sand deposits potentially usable for restoration and nourishment of nearby beaches. Primary sediment data was derived from 43 cores. The predominant sediments of the surface and shallow subsurface deposits in the study area are fine sand, sand and gravel, and clayey silt. Sand suitable for beach restoration and nourishment on the contiguous coast occurs only locally and in generally small quantity relative to other sediments of the study area.
The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the sediment data published by Meisburger (1976).
1976
publication date
None planned
-70.960700
-70.676300
42.600130
42.168040
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:b67bd412-c4b0-4336-aed4-99f111784e82
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Woods Hole Science Center
WHSC
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
USACOE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
vibracore
sediment
texture
Open-File Report 03-001
CMGP
sediment classification
surficial classification
ArcView shapefile
points
GIS
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
location
geoscientificInformation
USGS Thesaurus
navigational data
geospatial datasets
sea-floor characteristics
marine geology
None
Massachusetts Bay
western Massachusetts Bay
Mass Bay
northeast United States
U.S. East Coast
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.
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
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/meisburger76/meisburger76-thumb.gif
Thumbnail image showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.
GIF
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/meisburger76/meisburger76.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 Meisburger (1976). Larry Poppe for creating the shapefile.
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
E.P. Meisburger
1976
Geomorphology and Sediments of Western Massachusetts Bay
1.0
Technical Paper
76-3, 78 p.
Fort Belvoir, VA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
All attributes were checked by the compilers in a consistent manner.
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
Sediment descriptions, grain-size distribution statistics, and sample identifiers are provided for 42 cores.
Original report did not discuss navigational methods. Navigational accuracy is unknown.
E.P. Meisburger
1976
Geomorphology and Sediments of Western Massachusetts Bay
1.0
Technical Paper
76-3
Fort Belvoir, VA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center
paper
1976
publication date
Information unavailable from original metadata.
Information unavailable from original metadata.
The source information was imported from an ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme in ArcView and saved as the final shapefile.
meisburger76.txt
20020913
meisburger76.shp
meisburger76.dbf
meisburger76.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.). Minor fixes to the attribute format for some attributes was needed. 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
42
0.00001
0.00001
Decimal degrees
North American Datum of 1927
Clarke 1866
6378206.400000
294.978698
meisburger76.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.
PROJECTID
Name assigned to the data for future identification.
Compiler
MEISBURGER1976
Information unavailable from original metadata.
Information unavailable from original metadata.
DEVICE
Equipment used to collect samples
Scientist
VIBRACORE
Vibracore device
Information unavailable from original metadata.
CORE_ID_
Numeric identifier assigned to each core
Scientist
151
193
integer count
1
LATITUDE
Latitude coordinate of sample location
Scientist
42.16804
42.60013
Decimal Degrees
0.00001
LONGITUDE
Longitude coordinate of sample location
Scientist
-70.96070
-70.67630
Decimal Degrees
0.00001
DESCRIPTIO
Lithologic description of the surficial sediment
Scientist
Character string containing verbal description of the sediment
SILTY SAND AND GRAVEL
silty sand and gravel content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SILTY MEDIUM SAND
silty medium sand content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SILTY FINE SAND
silty fine sand content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SILTY FINE COARSE SAND
silty fine coarse sand content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SILTY CLAY
silty clay content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SILT, SHELLS, AND GRAVEL
silt, shells, and gravel conent
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SILT, SAND AND GRAVEL
silt, sand and gravel content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SILT
silt content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SAND, SHELLS, AND GRAVEL
sand, shells, and gravel content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
SAND AND GRAVEL
sand and gravel content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
MEDIUM SAND AND GRAVEL
medium sand and gravel content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
MEDIUM SAND
medium sand content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
FINE SAND AND SHELLS
fine sand and shells content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
FINE SAND AND GRAVEL
fine sand and gravel content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
FINE SAND
fine sand content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
FINE COARSE SAND
fine coarse sand content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
COARSE SAND AND GRAVEL
coarse sand and gravel content
Visual examination of sample by scientist
MEDIAN_PHI
50th percentile of the grain size distribution in phi units
Scientist
0.31
2.95
phi
0.01
MEAN_PHI
Mean grain size in phi units
Scientist
0.37
2.57
phi
0.01
STDEV_PHI
Standard deviation of the grain size distribution in phi units
Scientist
0.4
1.08
phi
0.01
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 (meisburger76.shp, meisburger76.dbf, meisburger76.shx, meisburger76.sbx, meisburger76.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
zip
0.01
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/meisburger76/meisburger76.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