Acidification Monitoring in the Mid-Atlantic

File Geodatabase Feature Class

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ocean, coastal, estuarine, acidification, planning, mid-atlantic, monitoring, pH, DIC, TA, CO2, MARCO, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York


Summary

This data is meant to compile information about the sites that monitor acidification to assist in the development of a robust monitoring network in the Mid-Atlantic as per the goals of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN) and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan. This map does not compile the monitoring data itself, but does link to the monitoring data where possible.

Description

This data depicts where monitoring of one or more parameter to measure ocean, coastal, and estuarine acidification is being conducted in the Mid-Atlantic. The data comes from a variety of sources including state governments and academia whom measure acidification parameters. This map is regularly updated as additional information about monitoring sites continues to emerge and develop. If you have additional information that you think should be included in this map, please contact info@MidACAN.org.

Credits

Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean
Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, Rutgers University 
Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Use limitations

All data are provided as is and no warranty is made as to the currency, completeness, accuracy, or utility of any specific data

Extent

West -95.000700   East 0.000000
North 44.944096   South 0.000000

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:625,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, planningCadastre


*Content type  Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Citation 

Title Acidification Monitoring in the Mid-Atlantic
Creation date 2017-04-30 00:00:00
Publication date 2017-06-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats* digital map


Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Individual's name Kaity Goldsmith
Organization's name Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)
Contact's position Project Manager
Contact's role  originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 971-266-3766

Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box 377
City Williamsburg
Administrative area Virginia
Postal code 23187
Country US
e-mail addresskgoldsmith@midatlanticocean.org



Responsible party
Individual's name Grace Saba
Organization's name Rutgers University, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership
Contact's position Assistant Professor
Contact's role  resource provider


Contact information
Phone
Voice 848-932-3466

Address
Type both
Delivery point 71 Dudley Road
City New Brunswick
Administrative area New Jersey
Postal code 08901
Country US
e-mail addresssaba@marine.rutgers.edu



Responsible party
Individual's name Nick Meade
Organization's name Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
Contact's position GIS Coordinator
Contact's role  processor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 804-698-4297

Address
Type both
Delivery point 629 East Main Street
City Richmond
Administrative area Virginia
Postal code 23218
Country US
e-mail addressnick.meade@deq.virginia.gov



Resource Details 

Dataset languages* English (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status  on-going
Spatial representation type* vector


*Processing environment  Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5713


Credits
Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean
Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, Rutgers University 
Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

ArcGIS item properties
*Name Acidification_Monitoring
*Location file://\\VA202-CBRUCE1\C$\Users\CBRUCE\Documents\ArcGIS\Packages\Acidification_Monitoring_in_the_Mid-Atlantic_C0CAD427-E76D-4B60-9E9E-CE38E0ADC532\v103\acidification_monitoring_in_the_mid-atlantic.gdb
*Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents 

Extent
Description
the MARCO region

Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -95.000700
*East longitude 0.000000
*North latitude 44.944096
*South latitude 0.000000
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Temporal extent
Date and time 2017-04-30 00:00:00

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude -10575429.549000
*East longitude 0.000000
*South latitude 0.000000
*North latitude 5612724.790000
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact
Individual's name Kaity Goldsmith
Organization's name Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)
Contact's position Project Manager
Contact's role  originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 971-266-3766

Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box 377
City Williamsburg
Administrative area Virginia
Postal code 23187
Country US
e-mail addresskgoldsmith@midatlanticocean.org



Point of contact
Individual's name Grace Saba
Organization's name Rutgers University, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership
Contact's position Assistant Professor
Contact's role  resource provider


Contact information
Phone
Voice 848-932-3466

Address
Type both
Delivery point 71 Dudley Road
City New Brunswick
Administrative area New Jersey
Postal code 08901
Country US
e-mail addresssaba@marine.rutgers.edu



Point of contact
Individual's name Nick Meade
Organization's name Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
Contact's position GIS Coordinator
Contact's role  processor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 804-698-4297

Address
Type both
Delivery point 629 East Main Street
City Richmond
Administrative area Virginia
Postal code 23218
Country US
e-mail addressnick.meade@deq.virginia.gov



Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  continual


Other maintenance requirements
 This map is regularly updated as additional information about monitoring sites continues to emerge and develop. If you have additional information that you think should be included in this map, please contact info@MidACAN.org.



Resource Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use

All data are provided as is and no warranty is made as to the currency, completeness, accuracy, or utility of any specific data


Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Projected
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_WGS_1984
*Projection WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere
*Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 102100
X origin -20037700
Y origin -30241100
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3857
Well-known text PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3857]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 3857
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 8.8(9.3.1.2)


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name Acidification_Monitoring
*Object type  point
*Object count 23824



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name Acidification_Monitoring
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Point
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 23824
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Lineage 

Lineage statement
Data relating to sites in the Mid-Atlantic where monitoring is being or has been conducted of one or more parameter to measure ocean, coastal, and estuarine acidification was collected from a variety of sources, including state governments and academia.  Data collected included, but was not limited to, site locations, parameters measured, sampling type, and timeframe.   

Process step
When the process occurred 2017-04-30 00:00:00
Description
A new ESRI geodatabase feature class was created with attribute fields decided on by the project team.  Datasets provided in text and tabular file formats were added to ArcMap using the ‘Make XY Event Layer’ tool and then exported to a new point shapefile.  Data from each shapefile was then loaded into the project geodatabase feature class.  Data provided in ESRI shapefile or geodatabase feature class format were loaded directly into the project geodatabase.  Where possible attributes were loaded from matching source fields in the input data and all remaining attribute fields were populated using the ‘Field Calculator’ function.   



Process contact
Individual's name Nick Meade
Organization's name Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
Contact's position GIS Coordinator
Contact's role  processor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 804-698-4297

Address
Type both
Delivery point 629 East Main Street
City Richmond
Administrative area Virginia
Postal code 23218
Country US
e-mail addressnick.meade@deq.virginia.gov





Source data
Description
Data was provided by sources in a variety of formats including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and CSV files containing lat/long locations of monitoring sites and supplemental information, as well as ESRI point shapefile and geodatabase feature class data. 



Source medium name  online link


Distribution 

Distribution format
*Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Fields 

Details for object Acidification_Monitoring 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 23824


Field OBJECTID
 
*Alias OBJECTID
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field SHAPE
 
*Alias SHAPE
*Data type Geometry
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field pH
 
*Alias pH
*Data type String
*Width 3
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates if pH is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which pH is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which pH is/was not collected. 

Description source
MARCO



Field DIC
 
*Alias DIC
*Data type String
*Width 3
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates if dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which DIC is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which DIC is/was not collected. 

Description source
MARCO



Field TA
 
*Alias TA
*Data type String
*Width 3
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates if total alkalinity (TA) is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which TA is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which TA is/was not collected.

Description source
MARCO



Field pCO2
 
*Alias pCO2
*Data type String
*Width 3
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates if partial carbon dioxide (pCO2) is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which pCO2 is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which pCO2 is/was not collected.

Description source
MARCO



Field Other_Parameters
 
*Alias Other Parameters
*Data type String
*Width 250
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates other water quality parameters that are measured at this monitoring site. Other parameters can include, but is not limited to, temperature, specific conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration, dissolved oxygen percent saturation, turbidity, depth, etc.

Description source
MARCO



Field Timeframe
 
*Alias Timeframe
*Data type String
*Width 50
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates the timeframe during which this site was active. For example, a timeframe of 2012-present defines the monitoring period as beginning in 2012 and ongoing. 

Description source
MARCO



Field Timestamp
 
*Alias Timestamp
*Data type String
*Width 50
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates the frequency at which samples are taken at the site. For example, a timestamp of 15 minutes defines the monitoring as occurring every 15 minutes.

Description source
MARCO



Field Name
 
*Alias Name
*Data type String
*Width 50
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates the name of the monitoring site. 

Description source
MARCO



Field Entity
 
*Alias Entity
*Data type String
*Width 60
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates the primary entity involved in the monitoring site

Description source
MARCO



Field Link
 
*Alias Link
*Data type String
*Width 250
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates where the monitoring data from the site can be found if it is public. 

Description source
MARCO



Field Collection_Type
 
*Alias Collection_Type
*Data type String
*Width 25
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Indicates the manner in which sampling is conducted at this site. There are 4 defined collection types including Continuous Monitoring, Ongoing Fixed Station, Former Fixed Station, and Cruise. Continuous Monitoring depicts a site that is continuously sampling parameters, often a moored station with technology that is measuring water samples at a regular and frequent interval without human effort. An Ongoing Fixed Station is a location at which regular field sampling is presently conducted by an individual or individuals. A Former Fixed Station is a location at which regular field sampling was previously conducted by an individual or individuals. Cruise defines monitoring data collected by a survey vessel as part of a research cruise. 

Description source
MARCO





Metadata Details 

*Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata* dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2017-04-24


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC
Metadata style FGDC CSDGM Metadata


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2017-04-24 11:29:16
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2017-04-24 16:31:56


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2017-04-24 16:31:56


Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name Kaity Goldsmith
Organization's name Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)
Contact's position Project Manager
Contact's role  originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 971-266-3766

Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box 377
City Williamsburg
Administrative area Virginia
Postal code 23187
Country US
e-mail addresskgoldsmith@midatlanticocean.org



Metadata contact
Individual's name Grace Saba
Organization's name Rutgers University, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership
Contact's position Assistant Professor
Contact's role  resource provider


Contact information
Phone
Voice 848-932-3466

Address
Type both
Delivery point 71 Dudley Road
City New Brunswick
Administrative area New Jersey
Postal code 08901
Country US
e-mail addresssaba@marine.rutgers.edu



Metadata contact
Individual's name Nick Meade
Organization's name Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
Contact's position GIS Coordinator
Contact's role  processor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 804-698-4297

Address
Type both
Delivery point 629 East Main Street
City Richmond
Administrative area Virginia
Postal code 23218
Country US
e-mail addressnick.meade@deq.virginia.gov



Metadata Maintenance 

Maintenance
Update frequency  continual


Thumbnail and Enclosures 

Thumbnail
Thumbnail type  JPG

FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes 

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type LabelAcidification_Monitoring

Attribute
Attribute LabelOBJECTID
Attribute Definition
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition SourceEsri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute
Attribute LabelSHAPE
Attribute Definition
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition SourceEsri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute LabelpH
Attribute Definition
Indicates if pH is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which pH is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which pH is/was not collected.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelDIC
Attribute Definition
Indicates if dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which DIC is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which DIC is/was not collected.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelTA
Attribute Definition
Indicates if total alkalinity (TA) is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which TA is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which TA is/was not collected.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelpCO2
Attribute Definition
Indicates if partial carbon dioxide (pCO2) is/was sampled at this site. “Yes” defines sites at which pCO2 is/was collected. “No” defines sites at which pCO2 is/was not collected.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelOther_Parameters
Attribute Definition
Indicates other water quality parameters that are measured at this monitoring site. Other parameters can include, but is not limited to, temperature, specific conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration, dissolved oxygen percent saturation, turbidity, depth, etc.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelTimeframe
Attribute Definition
Indicates the timeframe during which this site was active. For example, a timeframe of 2012-present defines the monitoring period as beginning in 2012 and ongoing.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelTimestamp
Attribute Definition
Indicates the frequency at which samples are taken at the site. For example, a timestamp of 15 minutes defines the monitoring as occurring every 15 minutes.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelName
Attribute Definition
Indicates the name of the monitoring site.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelEntity
Attribute Definition
Indicates the primary entity involved in the monitoring site
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelLink
Attribute Definition
Indicates where the monitoring data from the site can be found if it is public.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO

Attribute
Attribute LabelCollection_Type
Attribute Definition
Indicates the manner in which sampling is conducted at this site. There are 4 defined collection types including Continuous Monitoring, Ongoing Fixed Station, Former Fixed Station, and Cruise. Continuous Monitoring depicts a site that is continuously sampling parameters, often a moored station with technology that is measuring water samples at a regular and frequent interval without human effort. An Ongoing Fixed Station is a location at which regular field sampling is presently conducted by an individual or individuals. A Former Fixed Station is a location at which regular field sampling was previously conducted by an individual or individuals. Cruise defines monitoring data collected by a survey vessel as part of a research cruise.
Attribute Definition SourceMARCO