Historic Oregon Territorial Sea Bottom Sediment Samples from NOS Hydrographic Survey Smooth Sheets, 1868-1958

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey,Oregon Coastal Management Program,Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Lab, Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Publication Date: 11302007
Title: Historic Oregon Territorial Sea Bottom Sediment Samples from NOS Hydrographic Survey Smooth Sheets, 1868-1958
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:
Database of 11430 bottom sample labels captured from geo-referenced historic NOS Survey "Smooth Sheets" in the vicinity of the Oregon Territorial Sea from the period 1868-1958. Incudes preliminary Lithology interpretation, and survey source information.
Purpose: Data was captured to help improve knowledge of bottom characteristics within the Oregon Territorial Sea. Previous to this effort, fewer that 300 bottom samples were available for this same area.
Supplemental Information:
A Brief History of Hydrographic Surveying, by NOAA's Office of Coast Survey: NOAA's Office of Coast Survey conducts hydrographic surveys to measure the depth and bottom configuration of water bodies, to produce the nation's nautical charts and ensure safe navigation of U.S. waters. The surveys also identify sea floor materials, dredging areas, cables, pipelines, wrecks and obstructions, and fish habitats. They support a variety of activities such as port and harbor maintenance, coastal engineering, coastal zone management, and offshore resource development.
For centuries, hydrographers used instruments such as chronometers, sextant fixes, and lead lines to determine time, position, and depth. Hydrographers collected depth data by dropping a hand-held lead line over the side of a vessel. Position was determined by three-point sextant fixes to mapped reference points. The time, sextant angles, and depth were recorded by hand. This process was labor-intensive and time-consuming, and while the data were accurate, the soundings were limited in number and did not cover the entire ocean floor in an area.

Processing this data involved manually correcting the depth for tide and plotting the reduced depth and position on a boat sheet with a three-arm protractor to produce a piece of paper showing positions and depths of survey observations. This "hydrographic smooth sheet" was the foundation for the nautical chart.

The mid-20th century was marked by advancements in electronic positioning and depth finding instrumentation. In the 1930s, echo sounders, which used sound waves to determine depth, were introduced. Beginning in the 1950s, electronic positioning systems allowed surveyors to simultaneously record two ranges from known points ashore. While these advances were significant, data were still recorded manually and the final smooth sheet was an analog product.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1868
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 1958
Ending Time: Unknown

Currentness Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -125.190402
East Bounding Coordinate: -123.855559
North Bounding Coordinate: 46.377465
South Bounding Coordinate: 41.634993

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Bottom Sample
Theme Keyword: Lithology
Theme Keyword: Coast Survey
Theme Keyword: Rock
Theme Keyword: Sand
Theme Keyword: Mud
Theme Keyword: Shell
Theme Keyword: OceanFloorGeology

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: Oregon
Place Keyword: Oregon Territorial Sea

Stratum:

Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: None
Stratum Keyword: Benthic

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: None. Potential uses should be mindful of the age of the source surveys (as early as 1868), and the resultant potential issues with horizontal accuracy.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Randy Dana
Contact Organization: Oregon Coastal Management Program

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 800 NE Oregon St #1145
City: Portland
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97232
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 971-673-0962
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 971-673-0911
Contact Electronic Mail Address: randy.dana@state.or.us
Hours of Service: 8am-6pm

Data Set Credit:
National Ocean Service Survey Sheets scanned by NOS and Geo-referenced by Randy Dana (OCMP). Bottom Sample labels digitized by MeL Agapito and Keith Karageorge of the Active tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Lab (OSU). Lithology interpretation by MeL Agapito, Keith Karageorge, Chis Romsos and Chris Goldfinger, ATSML-OSU. Digital QC & metadata by Tanya Haddad (OCMP).
Security Information:

Security Classification: Unclassified

Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report: Attributes have been reviewed for accuracy and corrections made where necessary

Logical Consistency Report: The data are consitent.
Completeness Report: The data are complete for bottom sample labels taken from the smooth sheets of the stated source surveys, excluding labels for 'Grass' and 'Coral', which are available separately.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
Due to the age range of the source smooth sheets (1868-1958), the variety of source scales, and the unknown horizontal accuracy of the original field-recorded bottom sample labels, it is difficult to give a difinitive estimate of true horizontal accuracy of the dataset. However care was taken in the geo-referencing, digitizing, and quality control phases of this project to ensure that all labels were captured in a manner that was faithful to the accuracy of the original recorded location.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: While sounding depths are available from NOS for the majority of surveys included in this compillation, not depth data is explicitly attached to this data set.

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H00998B
Source Contribution: 121 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H01019
Source Contribution: 109 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H01378
Source Contribution: 331 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H01722
Source Contribution: 196 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H01945
Source Contribution: 515 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H01946
Source Contribution: 469 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H02088A
Source Contribution: 240 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H03727
Source Contribution: 480 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04217
Source Contribution: 60 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04452
Source Contribution: 171 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04479
Source Contribution: 11 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04486
Source Contribution: 37 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04487
Source Contribution: 17 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04489
Source Contribution: 131 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04503A
Source Contribution: 26 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04505
Source Contribution: 520 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04531
Source Contribution: 81 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04611
Source Contribution: 51 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04612
Source Contribution: 46 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04613
Source Contribution: 27 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04614
Source Contribution: 2 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04618
Source Contribution: 164 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04635
Source Contribution: 207 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04637
Source Contribution: 40 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04745
Source Contribution: 175 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04746
Source Contribution: 200 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04747
Source Contribution: 273 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04748
Source Contribution: 176 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04749
Source Contribution: 243 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04755
Source Contribution: 75 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04756
Source Contribution: 67 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04812
Source Contribution: 726 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04813
Source Contribution: 1054 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04814
Source Contribution: 515 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04815
Source Contribution: 88 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04817
Source Contribution: 213 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04819
Source Contribution: 472 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04860
Source Contribution: 123 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04861
Source Contribution: 321 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04863
Source Contribution: 24 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04864
Source Contribution: 517 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04872
Source Contribution: 225 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04877
Source Contribution: 507 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04877 (inset map)
Source Contribution: 6 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04878
Source Contribution: 184 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04879
Source Contribution: 177 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04880
Source Contribution: 69 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04881
Source Contribution: 55 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04882
Source Contribution: 77 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04883
Source Contribution: 24 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04884
Source Contribution: 41 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04885
Source Contribution: 22 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04886
Source Contribution: 25 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04887
Source Contribution: 36 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04890
Source Contribution: 7 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04891
Source Contribution: 83 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H04894
Source Contribution: 33 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H07896
Source Contribution: 49 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H07896 (inset map)
Source Contribution: 45 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08039
Source Contribution: 45 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08040
Source Contribution: 106 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08368
Source Contribution: 33 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08370
Source Contribution: 138 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08371
Source Contribution: 106 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08372
Source Contribution: 46 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08417
Source Contribution: 13 points

Source Information:

Source Citation Abbreviation: Hydrographic Survey H08423
Source Contribution: 30 points

Process Step:

Process Description:
The scanned NOAA smooth sheets were processed in ArcGIS v9.2 using the Georeferencing Tool. Control points were created to tie a sampling of latitude/longitude crossing shown in the image to the corresponding crossings in projected space. For smooth sheets created in NAD 27, the data frame projection was geographic, NAD 27. These images transformed directly to the proper location and no further rectification occurred, other than to reproject into geographic NAD 83 for feature capture. For smooth sheets not created in NAD 27, the data frame projection was geographic, NAD 83. After transformation, offsets between soundings, triangulation points, or NAD 27 grid shifts shown on an image and the corresponding points in projected space were determined. An average of the offsets was used to adjust the transformation, the transformation that permitted the best alignment of image features with projected features was used for rectification.
Process Date: 200711
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Randy Dana
Contact Organization: Oregon Coastal Management Program

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 800 NE Oregon St #1145
City: Portland
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97232
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 971-673-0962
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 971-673-0911
Contact Electronic Mail Address: randy.dana@state.or.us
Hours of Service: 8am-6pm

Process Step:

Process Description:
The bottom sample label locations and rock cartographic codes were head's up digitized in ArcGIS v9.2 from the Geo-referenced NOS smooth sheets to create point shapefiles. Data frame projection used for capture was geographic, NAD 83. Data fields were added to record the source survey, the captured label, and the calculated X,Y coordinates of the label location.
Process Date: 200711
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Lab, Oregon State University
Contact Person: MeL Agapito, Keith Karageorge, Chris Goldfinger, Chris Romsos

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Lab, Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences 104 COAS Admin Building

City: Corvallis
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97331-5503
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 541-737-5214
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 541-737-2064
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gold@coas.oregonstate.edu

Process Step:

Process Description:
The point shapefiles for each survey were reviewed independantly from the data capture process, and compared for accuracy with the geo-referenced smooth sheets. Labels that were missed in the previous stage were added, position corrections were made for misplaced labels, and label attributes were corrected where they deviated from the source. After the points from each individual survey was reviewed separately, the results from all surveys were merged into a single point file. At this stage the lithology interpretation column was reviewed for consistency across all surveys, and interpretations were standardized where necessary. Finally, 70 points representing "Grass" or "Coral" were removed from the compliation to be released as separate files if necessary.
Process Date: 200711
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Tanya Haddad
Contact Organization: Oregon Coastal Management Program

Contact Voice Telephone: 971-673-0962
Contact Electronic Mail Address: tanya.haddad@state.or.us

Cloud Cover: 0

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count: 11430

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Map Projection:

Map Projection Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert Conformal Conic:

Standard Parallel: 43
Standard Parallel: 45.5
Longitude of Central Meridian: -120.5
Latitude of Projection Origin: 41.75
False Easting: 1312335.958005
False Northing: 0

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Planar Distance Units: international feet

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: all_or_tersea_surveys_w_lith.dbf

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: LABEL
Attribute Definition: Cartographic Label for Bottom Sample
Attribute Definition Source: NOS Bottom characteristics Cartographic Code sheet, (dated January 4, 1994)
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: Cl
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Clay (Grain diameter of 0.02-0.1mm )

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: M
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Mud (Grain diameter of 0.02-0.1mm )

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sand (Grain diameter of 0.1-1.0mm, see supplemental adjectives like fne,med & crs for more information)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: G
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Gravel (Grain diameter of 1-6mm, see supplemental adjectives like fne,med & crs for more information)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: Co
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Coral

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: P
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Pebbles (Grain diameter of 6-35mm, see supplemental adjectives like fne,med & crs for more information)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: St
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Stones (Grain diameter of 50-250mm)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: Blds
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Boulders (Grain diameter of >=250mm)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: Sh
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Shells

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: Grs
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Grass

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: rky
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Rocky

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: fne
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Fine (Grain diameter of 0.1-0.3mm for Sand, Grain diameter of 1-2mm for Gravel, Grain diameter of 6-10mm for Pebbles)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: med
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Medium (Grain diameter of 0.3-0.5mm for Sand, Grain diameter of 2-4mm for Gravel, Grain diameter of 10-20mm for Pebbles)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: crs
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Coarse (Grain diameter of 0.5-1.0mm for Sand, Grain diameter of 4-6mm for Gravel, Grain diameter of 20-35mm for Pebbles)

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: sft
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Soft

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: hrd
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Hard

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: stk
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sticky

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: brk
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Broken

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: spk
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Speckled

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: lt
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Light

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: dk
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Dark

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: sml
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Small

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: lrg
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Large

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: bk
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Black

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: wh
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: White

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: gy
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Gray

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: br
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Brown

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: rd
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Red

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: yl
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Yellow

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: bu
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Blue

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: or
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Orange

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: gn
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Green

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: vi
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Violet

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LITHOLOGY
Attribute Definition: ATSML Interpreted Lithology based on Bottom Sample Label

Attribute:

Attribute Label: POINT_X
Attribute Definition: Longitude, in decimal degrees, NAD 83

Attribute:

Attribute Label: POINT_Y
Attribute Definition: Lattitude, in decimal degrees, NAD 83

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SURVEY_ID
Attribute Definition: Hydrographic Survey Number

Resource Description: Data Downloadable at http://www.coastalatlas.net/
Distribution Liability:
These data and associated data files are provided "AS IS", without warranty to their performance, merchantable state, or fitness for any particular purpose. The entire risk associated with the results and performance of these data is assumed by the user. This data is not for navigational or legal purposes.
Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Transfer Size: 0.305

Available Time Period:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 1/1895
Time of Day: Unknown

Metadata Date: 11/29/2007
Metadata Review Date: 11/29/2007
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Tanya C. Haddad
Contact Organization: Oregon Coastal Management Program

Contact Position: Coastal Atlas Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 800 NE Oregon St, #1145
City: Portland
State or Province: OR
Postal Code: 97232
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 971-673-0962
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 971-673-0911
Contact Electronic Mail Address: tanya.haddad@state.or.us

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Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Security Information:

Metadata Security Classification: Unclassified

Metadata Extensions:

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