Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey, and the Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) Division of the Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment (ORCA)
      Publication_Date: 1994
      Publication_Time: Unknown
      Title: NOS80K_84: National Ocean Service Coastline of Northeastern United States
      Edition: 1.0
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
        Publisher: NOAA/NOS/ORCA/SEA
      Online_Linkage: http://coastalgeospatial.noaa.gov/shoreline.html
      Online_Linkage: http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov/GISdata/basemaps/coastlines/nos80k/allus80k.zip
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: K.Y. McMullen
          Originator: L.J. Poppe
          Originator: P.T. Schattgen
          Originator: E.F. Doran
          Publication_Date: 2008
          Title: Enhanced Sidescan-Sonar Imagery, North-Central Long Island Sound
          Edition: 1.0
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Open-File Report
            Issue_Identification: 2008-1174
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
          Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
          Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1174/
  Description:
    Abstract:
      NOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline is a high-quality, Geographic Information System-ready, general-use digital vector data set containing the coastline of the contiguous United States of America.  

      The shoreline was created from data captured (digitized from scanned images of the master separates of the NOS Charts) from over 270 National Ocean Service Navigation Charts and spans some 80,000 nautical miles at an average map scale of 1:70,000.

      This product created by the Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) Division of NOAA's Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment comprises over 75,000 nautical miles of coastline (nearly 2.5 million vertices), representing the entire conterminous United States of America. Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico, and all other interests and territories of the United States are not included in the collection.

      The data set is designed for a broad target audience ranging from governmental agencies, universities and other research institutions, to the private sector, and students, as well as any other concern requiring a general purpose digital shoreline layer for GIS and cartographic projects.
    Purpose: Because the ALLUS80K provides a higher detail of coastal inlets and waterways, this data layer was added to the GIS as a basemap for overlaying the surficial sediment data archived in this report.  This data layer is a subset of the complete ALLUS80k coastline and shapefile and has been clipped a portion of the east coast.
    Supplemental_Information: Generally, 1:80,000 NOAA coast charts took precedence and were used when available. For areas where 1:80,000 charts were not readily available, charts with the next closest higher scale (e.g., 1:60,0000) were used down to the highest scale available. Alternately, if higher scale charts were not available, charts of the closest lower scale (e.g., 1:100,000) were used down to the lowest scale. The digital shoreline for Florida was obtained from the state. This digital file was originally created from NOAA nautical charts and was not recreated by SEA. Generally, for these shoreline sections (EC80_06, GC80_05, and GC80_06), the highest scale charts available were used to digitize the shoreline. The resultant average mapping scale for the entire Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline is approximately 1:70,000. See NOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline website for more details on this product: <http://coastalgeospatial.noaa.gov/shoreline.html >
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1994
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.877236
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.791978
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.459808
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.069236
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Theme_Keyword: NOAA
      Theme_Keyword: Digital Vector Shoreline
      Theme_Keyword: shapefile
      Theme_Keyword: Digital Geographic Boundaries
      Theme_Keyword: shore
      Theme_Keyword: shoreline
      Theme_Keyword: coast
      Theme_Keyword: coastal features
      Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2008-1174
      Theme_Keyword: OFR 2008-1174
      Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11043
      Theme_Keyword: H11043
      Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11044
      Theme_Keyword: H11044
      Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11045
      Theme_Keyword: H11045
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
      Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: continental US
      Place_Keyword: conterminous US
      Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
      Place_Keyword: North Atlantic Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Mariners should refer to the appropriate nautical chart. Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Steve Rohmann
        Contact_Organization: NOAA/NOS/SEA/ORCA
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: NOAA
        Address: N/ORCA1
        Address: 9th Floor
        Address: 1305 East-West Highway
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 20910
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3000 x137
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: srohmann@seamail.nos.noaa.gov
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1174/data/basemaps/nos80k_84.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Overview showing the extent of the clipped ALLUS80K shapefile (NOS80k) for the GIS project area.
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
  Data_Set_Credit: Please credit National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey, and the Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) Division of the Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment (ORCA) as the originator of the dataset.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: L.J. Poppe
      Originator: V.F. Paskevich
      Originator: S.J. Williams
      Originator: M.E. Hastings
      Originator: J.T. Kelley
      Originator: D.F. Belknap
      Originator: L.G. Ward
      Originator: D.M. FitzGerald
      Originator: P.F. Larsen
      Publication_Date: 2003
      Title: Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation
      Edition: 1.0
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Open-File Report
        Issue_Identification: 03-001
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
      Other_Citation_Details: 1 CD-ROM
      Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: According to NOAA, the data supplied here are a compilation of information collected from some 270+ current or pre-release National Ocean Service Navigation Charts.   In compiling this product we made no attempt to ascertain the congruency between the charted data, and the real world.  Our objective was to simply capture the representative coastline as provided to us via the NOS Chart.  Every effort was made to capture the shoreline on these charts as faithfully as our skills and technology allowed, and there is every indication that we were successful to this end.  However, in doing so, we automatically conveyed the character (all aspects, both good and bad) of those data to our digital product.  A character which may or may not be in agreement with the real world.  Because of this, the user is advised to exercise caution in making any assumptions about the fallibility, or infallibility, of the spatial information supplied here; especially when circumstances warrant a high degree of absolute positional accuracy. Spatial data were derived directly from National Ocean Service Navigation Charts. The NOS Chart Products meet or exceed National Map Accuracy standards (hard copy); the digital data supplied in this compilation should, when plotted at scale, meet or exceed these same cartographic standards.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 80000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The complete ALLUS80K shapefile was clipped to the GIS project extent. ArcView 3.2 + Xtools and Geoprocessing Tools extensions.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: allus80k.dbf
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: allus80k.shp
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: allus80k.shx
      Process_Date: 20021106
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nos80k.dbf
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nos80k.shp
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nos80k.shx
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Position: Information Specialist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
            City: Woods Hole
            State_or_Province: MA
            Postal_Code: 02543-1598
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Original nos80k.shp file was converted from North American Datum of 1983 to WGS1984 using ArcCatalog 9.0.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: nos80k.shp
      Process_Date: 2006
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nos80k_84.shp
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
            City: Woods Hole
            State_or_Province: MA
            Postal_Code: 02543
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 8543
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Datum_Name: NAVD29
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: nos80k_84
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ID
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Steve Rohmann
        Contact_Organization: NOAA, N/ORCA1
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: NOAA
        Address: N/ORCA1
        Address: 9th Floor
        Address: 1305 East-West Highway
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 20910
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3000 x137
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-4384
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rohmann@seamail.nos.noaa.gov
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: Medium Resolution Digital Vector U.S. Shoreline [OL 72 18.7 -66.5 -168]
  Distribution_Liability: Although this data has been processed successfully on a computer system at NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ArcView Shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: 3.2
        Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: The three files (nos80k_84.dbf, nos80k_84.shp, nos80k_84.shx) that comprise the ArcView shapefile, 'prj', browse graphic and four versions of the metadata (XML, FGDC html, FAQ html, and ASCII).
        File_Decompression_Technique: zip
        Transfer_Size: 38.544
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1174/data/basemaps/basemaps.zip
              Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1174/html/catalog.html
          Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 4.75
            Recording_Density_Units: Gbyte
          Recording_Format: UDF
          Compatibility_Information: The user must have a system with a DVD capable of reading an UDF standard DVD-R disk.
  Technical_Prerequisites: The data is available in ArcView shapefile format.  The user must have ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file.  In lieu of ArcView, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20080630
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
        Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
      Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        City: Woods Hole
        State_or_Province: MA
        Postal_Code: 02543-1598
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile