Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Publication_Date: 20020930
      Title:
        Data Collection Sites of Vibracore, Foundation Boring
        and Shoreline Profiles for Coastal Alabama (sandres.shp)
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: point digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
        Publisher: Geological Survey of Alabama

  Description:
    Abstract: 
      Point data set representing vibracore, foundation boring and
      shoreline profile sites of the Geological Survey of Alabama
      Coastal Resource Program.

    Purpose:
      The data were developed as part of ongoing studies on coastal
      erosion, the evaluation of nonfuel mineral resources and the
      identification of sand resources on the Gulf of Mexico's
      inner continental shelf suitable for beach nourishment
      programs.
 
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: Unknown
    Currentness_Reference: map publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.367833
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.518333
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.280430
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.015332

  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Sand Resources
      Theme_Keyword: Nonfuel Mineral Resources
      Theme_Keyword: Vibracore
      Theme_Keyword: Shoreline Profile
      Theme_Keyword: Foundation Boring
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Alabama
      Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
      Place_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
 
  Access_Constraints: none
  Use_Constraints:
    Reproduction or redistribution of digital data sets or
    products derived therefrom to a third party
    organization or entity is expressly forbidden.  None of
    these data shall be electronically duplicated on
    magnetic or optical media for use by others, in whole
    or in part, without permission of the Geological Survey
    of Alabama.

    Any hardcopies utilizing these data sets shall clearly
    indicate their source. If the user has modified the
    data in any way they are obligated to describe the
    types of modifications they have performed on the
    hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to
    misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that changes
    they made were approved by Geological Survey of
    Alabama.

    GSA should be acknowledged as the originators of the data.
    This data set is to be used as a primary reference
    source. This is public information and may be
    interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of
    government, or others based on needs; however, they are
    responsible for the appropriate application. Federal,
    State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign
    to the originators any authority for the decisions they
    make.

    Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to
    scales greater than that at which they were originally
    delineated can cause misrepresentation of the data. If
    enlarged, the maps will not include the fine detail
    that would be appropriate for mapping at the large
    scale. Digital data files are periodically updated.
    Files are dated, and users are responsible for
    obtaining the latest version of the data.
 
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama
        Contact_Person: None
      Contact_Position: Chief, GIS Section
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: P.O. Box 869999
        City: Tuscaloosa
        State_or_Province: AL
        Postal_Code: 35486
        Country: USA
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: physical address
        Address: 420 Hackberry Lane
        City: Tuscaloosa
        State_or_Province: AL
        Postal_Code: 35486
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 205-349-2852
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 205-349-2861
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@gsa.state.al.us
      Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM

  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI
    ArcInfo 8.1.0.415

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The attributes in this dataset have been verified by staff
      of the Geological Survey of Alabama.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
      These data area believed to be logically consistent.  
  Completeness_Report:
      The completeness of this data is unknown.
  Positional_Accuracy
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        None

  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Geological Survey of Alabama
          Publication_Date: 1993
          Title:
            Geological, Economic, and Environmental
            Characterization of Selected Near-Term Leasable
            Offshore Sand Deposits and Competing Onshore
            Sources for Beach Nourishment
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
            Tabular geospatial data
      Type_of_Source_Media: Published report
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content: 
        Time_Period_Information: 
          Single_Date/Time: 
            Calendar_Date: 1993
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GSA1
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Geological Survey of Alabama
          Publication_Date: 1995
          Title:
            Geologic and Environmental Characterization and
            Near-Term Lease Potential of an Offshore Sand
            Resource Site for Use in Beach Nourishment Projects
            on Dauphin Island, Alabama
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
            Tabular geospatial data
      Type_of_Source_Media: Published report
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content: 
        Time_Period_Information: 
          Single_Date/Time: 
            Calendar_Date: 1995
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GSA2
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Geological Survey of Alabama
          Publication_Date: 1996
          Title:
            Geologic Resource Delineation and Hydrographic
            Characterization of an Offshore Sand Resource Site
            for Use in Beach Nourishment Projects on Dauphin
            Island, Alabama
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
            Tabular geospatial data
      Type_of_Source_Media: Published report
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content: 
        Time_Period_Information: 
          Single_Date/Time: 
            Calendar_Date: 1996
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GSA3
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Geological Survey of Alabama
          Publication_Date: 1997
          Title:
            Hydrographic Numerical Model Investigation and
            Analysis of an Offshore Sand Resource Site for
            Use in Beach Nourishment Projects on Dauphin Island,
            Alabama
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
            Tabular geospatial data
      Type_of_Source_Media: Published report
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content: 
        Time_Period_Information: 
          Single_Date/Time: 
            Calendar_Date: 1997
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GSA4
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Geological Survey of Alabama
          Publication_Date: 1999
          Title:
            Geologic and Economic Characterization and Near-Term
            Potential of Sand Resources of the East Alabama Inner
            Continental Shelf Offshore of Morgan Peninsula,
            Alabama
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
            Tabular geospatial data
      Type_of_Source_Media: Published report
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content: 
        Time_Period_Information: 
          Single_Date/Time: 
            Calendar_Date: 1999
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GSA5
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information


    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Electronic tabular coordinate data were brought
        into a common coordinate system using the U.S. Army
        Corps of Engineers' Corpscon for Windows Version 5.11.07.
        an ArcInfo point coverage was then created using the
        ArcInfo GENERATE command. Additional attributes were
        added using the ArcInfo JOINITEM command.
      Process_Date: 2000

      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama
            Contact_Person: None
          Contact_Position: Chief, GIS Section
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing address
            Address: P.O. Box 869999
            City: Tuscaloosa
            State_or_Province: AL
            Postal_Code: 35486
            Country: USA
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: physical address
            Address: 420 Hackberry Lane
            City: Tuscaloosa
            State_or_Province: AL
            Postal_Code: 35486
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 205-349-2852
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 205-349-2861
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@gsa.state.al.us
          Hours_of_Service: monday-friday, 8AM-5PM

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 181

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: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: sandres
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile dBase database
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SITE
      Attribute_Definition:
        Identifier corresponding to those used in published reports
        of the Geological Survey of Alabama.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field


    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DATATYPE
      Attribute_Definition:
        Descriptor of the type of data reported for the site.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field


    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LAT
      Attribute_Definition:
        The latitude of the feature in decimal degrees.
        Negative values indicate latitude south. 
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -90
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 90

    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LONG
      Attribute_Definition:
        The longitude of the feature in decimal degrees. Negative
        values indicate longitude west. 
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -180
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 180

    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LINK
      Attribute_Definition: Hotlink pathway specific to SandRes.apr
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field


Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama
      Contact_Position: Chief, GIS Section
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: P.O. Box 869999
        City: Tuscaloosa
        State_or_Province: Alabama
        Postal_Code: 35486-6999
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (205) 349-2852
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (205) 349-2861
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@gsa.state.al.us
      Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM
  Distribution_Liability:
    Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) provides these
    geographic data "as is." GSA makes no guarantee or
    warranty concerning the accuracy of information
    contained in the geographic data. GSA further makes no
    warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other
    matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the
    condition of the product, or its fitness for any
    particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness
    for use lies entirely with the user. Although these
    data have been processed successfully on computers of
    GSA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by GSA
    regarding the use of these data on any other system,
    nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply
    any such warranty.

    In no event shall the GSA have any liability whatsoever
    for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect,
    special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but
    not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use
    of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of
    the delivery, installation, operation, or support by
    GSA.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: SHP
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 0.058
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.gsa.state.al.us
          Access_Instructions: on-line
    Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20000913
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama
        Contact_Person: None
      Contact_Position: Chief, GIS Section
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: P.O. Box 869999
        City: Tuscaloosa
        State_or_Province: Alabama
        Postal_Code: 35486-6999
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (205) 349-2852
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (205) 349-2861
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@gsa.state.al.us
      Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
