Potential Sand Resources in Massachusetts Waters and Adjacent Federal Waters

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Publication_Date: 20150106
Title:
Potential Sand Resources in Massachusetts Waters and Adjacent Federal Waters
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://www.mass.gov/eea/mop>
Online_Linkage: <http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Publication_Date: 20150106
Title: 2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan
Online_Linkage: <http://www.mass.gov/eea/mop>
Description:
Abstract:
The dataset of potential sand resources in Massachusetts waters and adjacent federal waters was derived from a number of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) publications spanning 1987 to the present with one dataset originating from the Massachusetts Geological Survey. Using these maps, geologic units (a volume of rock or sediment of identifiable origin and age) representing deposits composed primarily of sand, formed by reworking of glacial deposits, were identified. These areas were then refined based on available surficial sediment data, seismic sub-bottom profiles, and sediment cores characterizing the deposits as medium- to coarse-grained sand. The age of the data are roughly equivalent to the confidence or assumed accuracy of the resource mapping (i.e., older work was reliant on acoustic data collection techniques that have now been superseded in both resolution and areal coverage).
Purpose:
These data were used in the development of the 2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan.
Supplemental_Information:
The Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan protects critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses and sets standards for new ocean-based development. In response to the Oceans Act of 2008, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) issued the original ocean plan in December 2009. The Oceans Act requires EEA to review and update the ocean plan at least once every five years. The 2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan, released on January 6, 2015, is the first formal amendment to the 2009 ocean plan. These data were produced to support the development of the 2015 ocean plan.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20150106
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.120340
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.887354
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.876140
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.289142
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: coastal zone management
Theme_Keyword: CZM
Theme_Keyword: EBM
Theme_Keyword: ecosystem-based management
Theme_Keyword: EEA
Theme_Keyword: EOEEA
Theme_Keyword: Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Theme_Keyword: marine spatial planning
Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan
Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Theme_Keyword: MSP
Theme_Keyword: ocean management
Theme_Keyword: ocean plan
Theme_Keyword: Oceans Act of 2008
Theme_Keyword: sand
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
Place_Keyword:
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Bigelow Bight
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Bay
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
Place_Keyword: Nantucket Sound
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound
Access_Constraints:
None. These data are in the public domain. GIS files are freely available for download.
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name or to suggest that CZM endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CZM cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data. NOAA mandated language per federal Data Quality Act (DQA): These environmental data and related items of information have not been formally disseminated by NOAA and do not represent and should not be construed to represent any agency determination, view, or policy.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Data_Set_Credit:
These spatial data were created by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA).
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The attribute data were checked for valid values.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All vector data are presumed to be topologically clean based on a validation of relevant topology rule(s) and visual inspection. No duplicate features exist. The data were visually inspected for missing features and misplaced features.
Completeness_Report:
These data represent the best available data for potential sand resources in Massachusetts waters and adjacent federal waters. Existing data were not available for some sections of the planning area. The older work (available in Massachusetts Bay [Oldale and Bick, 1987], Cape Cod Bay [Oldale and O'Hara, 1990], and Nantucket Sound [O'Hara and Oldale, 1987]) was reliant on acoustic data collection techniques that have now been superseded in both resolution and areal coverage. These data have not been ground truthed. Thus, surveys to collect sediment cores (which would confirm sand deposit thickness and characterize sediment grain size) would potentially result in revisions to the sand resource boundaries.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
A positional accuracy report was not conducted for these data. The older USGS data (available for Massachusetts Bay [Oldale and Bick, 1987], Cape Cod Bay [Oldale and O'Hara, 1990], and Nantucket Sound [O'Hara and Oldale, 1987]) were digitized off scanned and georeferenced maps, so the position of the potential sand resources derived from these source datasets is less reliable than the resources derived from newer source datasets (available for Salisbury to Ipswich [Hein et al., 2013], Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay [Pendleton et al., 2013], Vineyard Sound [Baldwin et al., in prep.], and Buzzards Bay [Foster et al., 2015]).
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christopher J. Hein
Originator: Duncan M. FitzGerald
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Byron D. Stone
Publication_Date: 20130101
Title:
Onshore-offshore surficial geologic map of the Newburyport East and northern half of the Ipswich Quadrangles, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Massachusetts Geological Survey Geologic Map
Issue_Identification: GM 13-01
Online_Linkage:
www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/frame_maps.htm?./Products/Surficial_Geology/Newburyport_East/index.html
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20130101
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Salisbury to Ipswich
Source_Contribution:
Mapped and refined geologic unit Qsrt (late Pleistocene-Holocene regressive-transgressive shoreline deposits) from the publication.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Robert N. Oldale
Originator: Jennifer Bick
Publication_Date: 19870101
Title:
Maps and seismic profiles showing geology of the inner continental shelf, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: MF-1923
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19870101
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Massachusetts Bay
Source_Contribution:
Mapped and refined geologic unit Qb (beach or bar deposits) shown on Figure 11 in the publication.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: William C. Schwab
Publication_Date: 20130822
Title:
Shallow geology, seafloor texture, and physiographic zones of the Inner Continental Shelf from Nahant to northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1157
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1157/>
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20130822
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay
Source_Contribution:
Mapped and refined sediment thickness of geologic units Qmn (Holocene nearshore marine sediments) and Qmd (Holocene deepwater marine sediments) from the publication.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Robert N. Oldale
Originator: Charles J. O'Hara
Publication_Date: 19900101
Title:
Maps showing the geology of the inner continental shelf, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: MF-2118
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19900101
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Cape Cod Bay
Source_Contribution:
Mapped and refined geologic units Qb (beach deposits) and Qob (older beach or bar deposits) shown on Figure 12 in the publication.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Charles J. O'Hara
Originator: Robert N. Oldale
Publication_Date: 19870101
Title:
Maps showing geology, shallow structure, and bedform morphology of Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: MF-1911
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19870101
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Nantucket Sound
Source_Contribution:
Mapped and refined geologic unit Qb (marine beach and bar deposits) shown on Figure 10 in the publication.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: William C. Schwab
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Publication_Date: unpublished material
Title:
Shallow geology, sea-floor texture, and physiographic zones of Vineyard and western Nantucket Sounds, Massachusetts [in prep.]
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: in prep.
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20140812
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Vineyard Sound
Source_Contribution:
Mapped and refined sediment thickness of geologic units Qmn (Holocene nearshore marine sediments) and Qmd (Holocene deepwater marine sediments) from the unpublished report in progress.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: William C. Schwab
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Publication_Date: 20150107
Title:
Shallow geology, sea-floor texture, and physiographic zones of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014–1220
Online_Linkage: <http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141220>
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20150107
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Buzzards Bay
Source_Contribution:
Mapped and refined sediment thickness of geologic units Qfe (Holocene fluvial and estuarine sediments) and Qmn (Holocene nearshore marine sediments) from the publication.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
1. Identified geologic units (a volume of rock or sediment of identifiable origin and age) representing deposits composed primarily of sand from a number of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) publications spanning 1987 to the present and one dataset originating from the Massachusetts Geological Survey. The following geologic units were identified and extracted from the source datasets (listed by region): a) Salisbury to Ipswich: Qsrt (late Pleistocene-Holocene regressive-transgressive shoreline deposits) from Hein et al. (2013); b) Massachusetts Bay: Qb (beach or bar deposits) shown on Figure 11 in Oldale and Bick (1987); c) Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay: Qmn (Holocene nearshore marine sediments) and Qmd (Holocene deepwater marine sediments) from Pendleton et al. (2013); d) Cape Cod Bay: Qb (beach deposits) and Qob (older beach or bar deposits) shown on Figure 12 in Oldale and O'Hara (1990); e) Nantucket Sound: Qb (marine beach and bar deposits) shown on Figure 10 in O'Hara and Oldale (1987); f) Vineyard Sound: Qmn (Holocene nearshore marine sediments) and Qmd (Holocene deepwater marine sediments) from Baldwin et al. (in prep.); g) Buzzards Bay: Qfe (Holocene fluvial and estuarine sediments) and Qmn (Holocene nearshore marine sediments) from Foster et al. (2015).
Process_Date: 20140910
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
2. For the new USGS data (available for Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay [Pendleton et al., 2013], Vineyard Sound [Baldwin et al., in prep.], and Buzzards Bay [Foster et al., 2015]), created footprints of the potential sand deposits data. First, ran the Con tool in ArcGIS with the new USGS raster data as the input raster to make all areas where Value > 0 equal to 1. Inputs: a) Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay: Holocene marine (Qmn and Qmd) sediment thickness (qmiso); b) Vineyard Sound: Holocene marine (Qmn and Qmd) sediment thickness (hptuisop); c) Buzzards Bay: Holocene fluvial and estuarine (Qfe) sediment and nearshore marine (Qmn) sediment thickness (qfeqmniso). Then, ran the Raster to Polygon tool on the Con outputs.
Process_Date: 20140910
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
3. For the Salisbury to Ipswich (Hein et al., 2013) data, erased all the data published in the report from the Qsrt (late Pleistocene-Holocene regressive-transgressive shoreline deposits) shapefile (rfm.shp). The GIS files from the report have to be layered in a particular order, with the Qsrt layer on the bottom, to see the correct extent for each dataset. Erased all the other shapefiles published in the report from the Qsrt shapefile so that it represented the correct extent.
Process_Date: 20140910
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
4. For the older USGS data (available for Massachusetts Bay [Oldale and Bick, 1987], Cape Cod Bay [Oldale and O'Hara, 1990], and Nantucket Sound [O'Hara and Oldale, 1987]), erased the footprints of the new USGS data from the older potential sand deposits data.
Process_Date: 20140910
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
5. Merged the above seven outputs to create the extent of the potential sand deposits data.
Process_Date: 20140910
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
6. Clipped the merged potential sand deposits data to the generally surficial sand (Barnhardt classes Sr [sand with rock], Sg [sand with gravel], and S [sand]) data.
Process_Date: 20140910
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 7
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Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001
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Standard_Parallel: 42.68333333333333
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.5
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 41.0
False_Easting: 200000.0
False_Northing: 750000.0
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Planar_Distance_Units: meter
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Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
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Entity_Type_Label: Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition:
Table containing attribute information associated with the dataset.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: CZM
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CITATION
Attribute_Definition: Citation of data source used to map potential sand resources.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CZM
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Description of features.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Distribution_Liability:
Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall CZM be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CZM and its employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the CZM.
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Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
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Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm>
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Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/map_ol/mass_ocean_plan.php>
Fees:
GIS and coordinate files may be downloaded at no charge by following links on the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management website (<http://www.mass.gov/czm/>).
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20150220
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2138
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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