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NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys


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        abstract:  The NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys database is a compilation of surficial sediment composition from multiple sources for over 200,000 seafloor sediment samples primarily around U.S. coastal areas. The descriptions were abstracted from unpublished data reports and Bottom Type "M" log sheets, and digitized from survey smooth sheets produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) and its predecessor, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USCGS). Prior to August 2001, many physical sediment samples were routinely sent to the Smithsonian Institution Museum of Natural History (NMNH) for archive with accompanying "M" log forms from which bottom type and other information were coded into the NMNH sediment database. In 2001, NMNH sent a copy of the database to NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (now part of the National Centers for Environmental Information) to be incorporated into the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples database, and for distribution to data users needing access to the bottom type information in the files. With support from NOS, NGDC digitized several thousand additional bottom type observations from historic NOS Hydrographic Survey smooth sheets and added them to the database. NOS is coding thousands more bottom type observations for entry into the database from survey Data Reports, or DRs. In 2011, NOS began adding standardized digital bottom type descriptions to the database using the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) SF57 standard "NATSUR" (nature of surface) and "NATQUA" (nature of surface qualifier) coding scheme, transferring the data to NCEI in KML form for archive and upload to the geospatially-enabled database. Hydrographic Technical Directive (HTD)2011-6 contains the official new directive. Data are free for online search and download.
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            otherConstraints:  Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
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            levelOfDetail:  Vertical resolution is 1 meter and horizontal resolution is .001 degree.
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          LanguageCode:  eng; USA
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        topicCategory:  (MD_TopicCategoryCode) geoscientificInformation
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        environmentDescription:  Native Dataset Environment: ASCII text
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                westBoundLongitude:  -175.34972
                eastBoundLongitude:  -64.43167
                southBoundLatitude:  14.27444
                northBoundLatitude:  72.609314
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                  TimePeriod:
                    description:  Sampling Dates
                    beginPosition:  1837-01-01
                    endPosition:  2013-11-21
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                  Real:  -200
                maximumValue:
                  Real:  0
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        supplementalInformation:  Historic data include survey id, sample number, latitude/longitude, original datum, and a brief description. Data for samples taken or coded after 2011, include the International Hydrographic Organization IHO S-57 descriptive attributes as described in the NOAA Office of the Coast Survey Specifications and Deliverables (see Appendix 10).
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    identificationInfo:  (SV_ServiceIdentification)
        citation:  (CI_Citation)
            title:  NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS Map Service
            date:  (CI_Date)
                date:  2015-04-21
                dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) creation
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                organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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                    onlineResource:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                        linkage: https://doi.org/10.7289/V5BG2KWG
                        name:  NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys
                        description:  Please see website for more information about the data.
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                role:  (CI_RoleCode) publisher
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                organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
                contactInfo:  (CI_Contact)
                    onlineResource:  (CI_OnlineResource)
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                        description:  NOAA GeoPlatform listing for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys (tile layer)
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                    onlineResource:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                        linkage: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/marine_geology
                        name:  Marine Geology Map Viewer
                        description:  The interactive map viewer provides an interface to display and query the data.
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                role:  (CI_RoleCode) publisher
        abstract:  The NOS Seabed Map Service provides access to brief descriptions of the composition of the sea floor from over 200,000 locations, primarily in U.S. coastal areas. The descriptions were produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), and its predecessor, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USCGS), from small geologic samples that were collected during hydrographic surveys to determine bottom type for charting purposes.
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            keyword:  DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
            keyword:  DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL
            keyword:  DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING
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                title:  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
                date:  (CI_Date)
                    date:  2020-01-09
                    dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) publication
                edition:  9.1
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                            name:  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
                            description:  The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords.
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        resourceConstraints:  (MD_Constraints)
            useLimitation:  Please credit individual participating institutions for underlying data and images and the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) for the database and map viewer.
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                linkage: https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/nos_seabed/MapServer
                protocol:  https
                applicationProfile: http://www.geoplatform.gov/spec/esri-map-rest
                name:  NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS tile layer
                description:  REST endpoint for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS tile layer (Web Mercator projection)
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            DCP: (unknown)
            connectPoint:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                linkage: https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/web_mercator/nos_seabed_dynamic/MapServer
                protocol:  https
                applicationProfile: http://www.geoplatform.gov/spec/esri-map-rest
                name:  NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS Dynamic Map Service
                description:  REST endpoint for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys ArcGIS dynamic map service
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            operationName:  WMS Get Capabilities
            DCP:
            connectPoint:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                linkage: https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/web_mercator/nos_seabed_dynamic/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
                protocol:  http
                applicationProfile: http://opengis.net/spec/wms
                name:  NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys Web Map Service (WMS)
                description:  Capabilities document for Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service for NOS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys
                function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) search
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    contentInfo:  (MD_CoverageDescription)
        attributeDescription:
          RecordType:  The Latitude and Longitude (point) from which a sample of sediment or rock was collected from the sea floor or a lakebed.
        contentType:  (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) point
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  Latitude
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Distance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative.
            maxValue:
              Real:  90.00000
            minValue:
              Real:  -90.00000
            units:
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                identifier:  decimal degrees
                name:  decimal degrees
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  Longitude
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian (which is the north/south line that runs through Greenwich, England), values measured east are positive and values measured west are negative.
            maxValue:
              Real:  180.00000
            minValue:
              Real:  -180.00000
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  decimal degrees
                name:  decimal degrees
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    contentInfo:  (MI_CoverageDescription)
        attributeDescription:
          RecordType:  Description of a sea floor sediment sample collected during NOS and USCGS hydrographic surveys.
        contentType:  (MD_CoverageContentTypeCode) point
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  desc
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  brief description of sediment characteristics
            maxValue: (unknown)
            minValue: (unknown)
            units: (unknown)
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    contentInfo:  (MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription)
        complianceCode:  false
        includedWithDataset:  true
        featureTypes:
          LocalName:
        featureCatalogueCitation:  (CI_Citation)
            title:  NOAA/NOS and USCGS Seabed Descriptions from Hydrographic Surveys
            date:  (CI_Date)
                date:  2005-09-30
                dateType:  (CI_DateTypeCode) creation
            otherCitationDetails:  Entities and attributes are completely described in a text file accompanying the dataset on download.
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    distributionInfo:  (MD_Distribution)
        distributor:  (MD_Distributor)
            distributorContact:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
                organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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                    address:  (CI_Address)
                        electronicMailAddress:  ncei.info@noaa.gov
                    onlineResource:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                        linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
                        name:  NCEI Contact Information
                        description:  Information for contacts at NCEI.
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                role:  (CI_RoleCode) distributor
            distributionOrderProcess:  (MD_StandardOrderProcess)
                fees:  In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
                orderingInstructions:  Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions.
            distributorFormat:  (MD_Format)
                name:  Text
                version:  UTF-8
                specification:  American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format.
            distributorFormat:  (MD_Format)
                name:  KML
                version:  2.1
                specification:  Keyhole Markup Language Uncompressed File
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                    linkage: https://doi.org/10.7289/V5BG2KWG
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Metadata Landing Page
                    description:  How to cite this data set (doi:10.7289/V5BG2KWG), all access options, and complete documentation.
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            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geosamples/survey.jsp
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Web forms interface
                    description:  Text interface to subset, view data in table form, related hydrographic products, and/or download data in tab-delimited or KML form.
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            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/marine_geology/
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Map viewer
                    description:  ArcGIS interactive map interface to view data locations and values, with links to survey products and information.
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) search
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/IHO_Download.htm#S-57
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Documentation
                    description:  International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Web page for the IHO S-57 standards on which the NOS sediment characteristics descriptive attributes are based.
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                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsd/specs/specs.htm
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Originator's documentation
                    description:  Web page containing NOAA Office of the Coast Survey NOS Hydrographic Survey, Specifications and Deliverables (2014)
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                    linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/nosseds/historic_codes.pdf
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                    name:  Originator's documentation
                    description:  PDF document containing historic NOS bottom type characteristics codes used in older, hand coded descriptions.
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                    linkage: http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/RACE/groundfish/Bathymetry/default.htm
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                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Originator's documentation
                    description:  Web page containing description of methodology used for NOS survey data digitized from smooth sheets by the National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center (data source AFSC). Caution: Sample locations and descriptions digitized from smooth sheets are approximate values interpreted by the digitizer, not original data.
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    dataQualityInfo:  (DQ_DataQuality)
        scope:  (DQ_Scope)
            level:  (MD_ScopeCode) dataset
            extent:  #boundingExtent
            levelDescription:  (MD_ScopeDescription)
                dataset:  gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G10163
        report:  (DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy)
            nameOfMeasure:  Horizontal Positional Accuracy
            measureDescription: (unknown)
            evaluationMethodDescription:  The horizontal accuracy of newer data values is approximately .00001 degree of latitude/longitude.
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        report:  (DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy)
            nameOfMeasure:  Reliability
            measureDescription: (unknown)
            evaluationMethodDescription:  Quality control was performed by the originator. NGDC performed basic out-of-range location testing against shapefiles of survey boundaries.
            result: (unknown)
        lineage:  (LI_Lineage)
            statement:  Lineage varies by contributor, see supplemental information.
            processStep:  (LI_ProcessStep)
                description:  Original date data were placed online
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2005-09-30T00:00:00
            processStep:  (LI_ProcessStep)
                description:  Surveys H08439, H08473-H08476, and H08823 in database from two different sources, AFSC and NGDC/NOS digitized, were found. The NGDC/NOS versions were unpublished, since the NMFS/AFSC data were deemed more likely to be accurate. At the request of a frequent data user, a flag was added to the NOS sediment search allowing all data digitized from smooth sheets to be avoided during extraction, if the user chooses, because those data are at approximate locations with estimated descriptions, rather than original data.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2014-06-18T00:00:00
            source:  (LI_Source)
                description:  U.S. Coast and Geodectic Survey (USCGS), NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (AFSC)
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    dataQualityInfo:  (DQ_DataQuality)
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                description:  NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2015-04-22T00:00:00
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    metadataMaintenance:  (MD_MaintenanceInformation)
        maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency:  (MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode) asNeeded
        maintenanceNote:  Modified for compliance to NCEI Template v1.2.
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    acquisitionInformation:  (MI_AcquisitionInformation)
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
            type:  instrument
            description:  Instrument Type: Sea floor and lakebed geologic sampling (coring, drilling, dredging, trawling, and/or grab sampling devices) and/or in situ measurements (cameras, visual observations, and/or recorders/loggers)
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS
            description:  Various ocean-based and lake-based ships, boats, remotely operated vehicles, submersibles, and other unspecified types of platforms
            instrument: (inapplicable)