Metadata:
  Identification_Information:

    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: Florence L. Wong
        Originator: Carolyn H. Degnan
        Originator: Wilson C. Lee
        Publication_Date: 2001
        Title:
          NOSBATC - bathymetric contour data
          for the Monterey Bay region from Point Ano Nuevo to
          Point Sur, California based on NOAA/NOS data
        Edition: Version 1.0, March 27, 2001
        Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
        Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-179>

        Larger_Work_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: Wong, F.L.
            Originator: Eittreim, S.E.
            Publication_Date: 2001
            Title:
              Continental Shelf GIS for the Monterey Bay
              National Marine Sanctuary
            Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
            Series_Information:
              Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
              Issue_Identification: 01-179
            Publication_Information:
              Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
              Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
            Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-179/>
    Description:

      Abstract:

        This dataset contains bathymetric data as contours
        for the the greater Monterey Bay area between
        Point Ano Nuevo to the north and Point Sur to the south.
        NOSBATC are bathymetric contours at 10-m
        intervals to a depth of 200 m and 100-m intervals to maximum
        depth.


        This is one of a collection of digital files of a geographic
        information system of spatially referenced data related to
        the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program "Monterey Bay
        National Marine Sanctuary Project"
        <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/mbms>.  The data were collected
        and analyzed between 1994 and 2000.

      Purpose:

        These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy
        makers, and the general public.  The data can be
        used with geographic information systems (GIS) software
        to display geologic and oceanographic information
        about the shallower areas of the Monterey Bay
        National Marine Sanctuary.

    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 1998
      Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.45687356
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.66708728
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.16991921
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.16421066

    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Theme_Keyword: Coastal Geology
        Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
        Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay
        Place_Keyword: Northern California
        Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
        Place_Keyword: Central California
        Place_Keyword: Point Ano Nuevo
        Place_Keyword: Point Sur
        Place_Keyword: CA
        Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
        Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
        Place_Keyword: USA

    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.

    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: Florence L. Wong
          Contact_Organization:
            United States Geological Survey (USGS)
            Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
        Contact_Position: Geologist, GIS Coordinator
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing and physical address
          Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
          City: Menlo Park
          State_or_Province: CA
          Postal_Code: 94025-3561
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5327
        Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fwong@usgs.gov


    Native_Data_Set_Environment:
      SunOS, 5.7, sun4u UNIX
      ARC/INFO version 8.0.2

    Browse_Graphic:
      Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-
179/images/batnos.gif
      Browse_Graphic_File_Description: location map of nosbatc
      Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Data_Quality_Information:
    Logical_Consistency_Report: Chain-node topology present.

    Completeness_Report: Complete

    Lineage:
      Source_Information:
        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: NOAA
            Title: NOS Hydrographic Survey Data, US Coastal Waters
            Publication_Date: 1998
            Series_Information:
              Series_Name: Data Announcement
              Issue_Identification: 98-MGG-03
            Other_Citation_Details: Boulder, CO, World Data Center for Marine 
Geology & Geophysics
            Online_Linkage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/fliers/98mgg03.html
        Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
        Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
          Time_Period_Information:
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 1998
          Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
        Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA (1998)
        Source_Contribution: bathymetric data points

      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
          C.H. Degnan: extracted bathymetry data from NOAA (1998),
          gridded it in GMT (Wessel and Smith, 1998) with a 2-second grid
          spacing, and exported the grid values as ASCII xyz coordinates.
        Process_Date: 199911

      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
          W.C. Lee: converted bathymetry xyz coordinates to ArcInfo point
          coverage. Created ArcInfo TIN from point coverage; converted
          TIN to 50-m grid (Arc: TINLATTICE, quintic option).
        Process_Date: 199912

      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
          F.L. Wong extracted contour coverage NOSBATC from 50-m grid of
          process date 199912 in 2 parts.  Extracted grid with
          values greater than -300, generated contours at 10-m
          intervals, and removed contours landward of -10 m and
          seaward of -200 m.  Extracted a second grid with
          values less than -100, generated contours at 100-m
          intervals, and removed contours landward of -200 m.
          Expanded value ranges were used in the extracted grids
          to produce continuous contours at the target cut-off
          elevation.  Both sets of contours were combined as a
          new coverage NOSBATC.
        Process_Date: 200103


      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
          First draft of metadata created by F.L. Wong using
          a modified version of FGDCMETA.AML on ARC/INFO data set
          NOSBATC
        Process_Date: 20010327

  Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
    Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
    Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
      SDTS_Terms_Description:
        SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
        Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 772

  Spatial_Reference_Information:
    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Planar:
        Grid_Coordinate_System:
          Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
          Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
            UTM_Zone_Number: 10
            Transverse_Mercator:
              Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
              Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.00000
              Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00000
              False_Easting: 500000.00
              False_Northing: 0.00
        Planar_Coordinate_Information:
          Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
          Coordinate_Representation:
            Abscissa_Resolution: 11.09
            Ordinate_Resolution: 11.09
          Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
      Geodetic_Model:
        Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
        Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980
        Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
        Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

  Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
    Overview_Description:
      Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

        NOSBATC is an ArcInfo data set that contains lines that
        describe bathymetry or elevations below sea level and
        that are identified in the arc attribute table NOSBATC.AAT
        from which 2 attributes are described here.

        >        LENGTH     ELEV_M
        > min        22     -2900
        > max     98620       -10
        > mean    26440      -555
        > stdv    13856       766
        >
        > LENGTH is in meters.
        > contour interval for ELEV_M:
        >         10 m from -20 to -200 m; 100m to maximum depth

      Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

  Distribution_Information:
    Distributor:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization:
            United States Geological Survey (USGS)
            Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
          Contact_Person: Florence L. Wong
        Contact_Position: Geologist, GIS Coordinator
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing and physical address
          Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
          City: Menlo Park
          State_or_Province: CA
          Postal_Code: 94025-3561
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5327
        Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fwong@usgs.gov

    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.

      Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes
      only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

      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.

    Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 01-179

    Standard_Order_Process:
      Digital_Form:
        Digital_Transfer_Information:
          Format_Name: ArcInfo line coverage
          Format_Version_Number: 8.0.2
          Format_Information_Content: bathymetric contours with depth values
          Transfer_Size: 1.2 megabytes
        Digital_Transfer_Option:
          Online_Option:
            Computer_Contact_Information:
              Network_Address:
                Network_Resource_Name: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-
file/of01-179/
      Fees: none
  Metadata_Reference_Information:
    Metadata_Date: 20010327
    Metadata_Review_Date: 200105
    Metadata_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization:
            United States Geological Survey (USGS)
            Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
          Contact_Person: Florence L. Wong
        Contact_Position: Geologist, GIS Coordinator
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing and physical address
          Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
          City: Menlo Park
          State_or_Province: CA
          Postal_Code: 94025-3561
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5327
        Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fwong@usgs.gov
    Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata 
("CSDGM version 2")
    Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
    Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
    Metadata_Use_Constraints: none