Identification_Information:

    Citation:
        Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Publication_Date:  20081216
            Title: Geological and Geophysical data of field activity R-2-99-GC 
                   in Grand Canyon from 09/14/1999 to 09/21/1999                
            Publication_Information:
                Publisher:   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Online_Linkage:  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/r-2-99-gc.fmeta.xml
            Online_Linkage:  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/r/r299gc/html/r-2-99-gc.meta.html

    Description:
        Abstract:  Chief Scientists: Dave Rubin, David Toppings. Geological 
                  and Geophysical data (100mhzgpr, 200mhzgpr, 450mhzgpr, 
                  50mhzgpr, 50mhzgprwater) of field activity R-2-99-GC in Grand 
                  Canyon from 09/14/1999 to 09/21/1999,                         
                  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/r/r299gc/html/r-2-99-gc.meta.html.

        Purpose:  These data and information are intended for science 
                  researchers, students from elementary through 
                  college, policy makers, and general public.

        Supplemental_Information: 

                                  Equipment Used -

                                  100mhzgpr

                                  200mhzgpr

                                  450mhzgpr

                                  50mhzgpr

                                  50mhzgprwater

                                  Publications -

                                  Barnhardt, Walter, Kayen Robert, Rubin, David, and Minasian, Diane, 2001,

                                  The internal structure of sand bars on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon,

                                  as determined by ground-penetrating radar: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File 

                                  Report 01-425:

                                  <A HREF="http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-425/"><BR>

                                  geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-425</A><BR>


                                  Similar information is available for thousands
                                  of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.

                                  If known, available are Activity-specific
                                  navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry,
                                  seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and
                                  equipment information; as well as summary
                                  overviews, crew lists, and information
                                  about analog materials.  

                                  If available, access to physical samples is
                                  described in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution
                                  Policy" at:
                                  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html

                                  Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information
                                  Bank's digital data, analog data, and
                                  metadata is provided through...
                                  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/

                                  This page accomodates a variety of search
                                  approaches (e.g., by platform, by region,
                                  by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).

    Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
            Range_of_Dates/Times:
                Beginning_Date:      19990914
                Ending_Date:         19990921

        Currentness_Reference:    ground condition

    Status:
        Progress:                            Complete
        Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:    As needed

    Spatial_Domain:
        Bounding_Coordinates:
            West_Bounding_Coordinate:     -112.51340
            East_Bounding_Coordinate:     -111.65590
            North_Bounding_Coordinate:      36.77160
            South_Bounding_Coordinate:      36.05460

    Keywords:
        Theme:
            Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:      ISO 19115 Topic Category
            Theme_Keyword:                geoscientificinformation
            Theme_Keyword:                oceans
        Theme:
            Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:      USGS CMG InfoBank
            Theme_Keyword:                Marine Geology
            Theme_Keyword:                Marine Geophysics
            Theme_Keyword:                Marine Seismic

        Place:
            Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:      USGS CMG InfoBank
            Place_Keyword:                AZ
            Place_Keyword:                Arizona
            Place_Keyword:                Grand Canyon
            Place_Keyword:                USA


    Access_Constraints:    Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

                           If available, access to physical samples is described 
                           in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at:
                           http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html

    Use_Constraints:       Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as 
                           the source of this information.

                           Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

                           Some USGS information accessed through this means 
                           may be preliminary in nature and presented without 
                           the approval of the Director of the USGS.  This 
                           information is provided with the understanding 
                           that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete 
                           and conclusions drawn from such information are 
                           the responsibility of the user.

                           This information is not intended for navigational 
                           purposes.

                           Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for 
                           descriptive purposes only and does not imply 
                           endorsement by the U.S. Government.

    Point_of_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
            Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization:           U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
                Contact_Person:                 Clint Steele

            Contact_Position:                   Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

            Contact_Address:
                Address_Type:                   mailing and physical address
                Address:                        USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
                City:                           Menlo Park
                State_or_Province:              CA
                Postal_Code:                    94025-3561
                Country:                        USA

            Contact_Voice_Telephone:            (650) 329-5055
            Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:        (650) 329-5190

            Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:    csteele@usgs.gov


    Browse_Graphic:
        Browse_Graphic_File_Name:           http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/r/r299gc/html/r-2-99-gc.nav.gif
        Browse_Graphic_File_Description:    Trackline map of R-2-99-GC
        Browse_Graphic_File_Type:           GIF

    Data_Set_Credit:
                           Dave Rubin (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
                           David Topping (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
                           Rob Kayen (Geologist And Civil Engineer, USGS Western Region);
                           Walter Barnhardt (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Diane Minasian (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Robin Dornfest (Geologist, USGS Western Region);
                           Ted Mellis (Geologist, GCMRC);
                           Keith Kohl (Civil Engineer, GCMRC);
                           Jim Bennett (Hydrologist, USGS Western Region Denver);
                           Ingrid Corson (Hydrologist, USGS Western Region Denver);
                           Margie Franseen (Hydrologist, USGS Western Region Denver);
                           Hank Chezar (Photographer, USGS Western Region)

    Native_Data_Set_Environment: Digital, ASCII
    Cross_Reference:
        Citation_Information:
            Originator:              U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Publication_Date:        Unknown
            Title:                   USGS/CMG Information Bank
            Publication_Information:
                Publisher:   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Other_Citation_Details:  Updated daily
            Online_Linkage:          http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/
            Other_Citation_Details: Barnhardt, Walter, Kayen Robert, Rubin, David, and Minasian, Diane, 2001,
                                    The internal structure of sand bars on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon,
                                    as determined by ground-penetrating radar: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
                                    Report 01-425:
                                    <A HREF="http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-425/">
                                    geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-425</A>
 


Data_Quality_Information:

    Attribute_Accuracy:
        Attribute_Accuracy_Report:    Identified as best available version.

    Logical_Consistency_Report:    Unspecified

    Completeness_Report:           Start and end date/times of data
                                    >Navigation Data (r-2-99-gc.060 [GPS])
                                      >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
                                      >199909142208000    199909142225000
                                      >199909142240000    199909142240000
                                      >199909142255000    199909142255000
                                      >199909151950000    199909151950000
                                      >199909152001000    199909152030000
                                      >199909152045000    199909152055000
                                      >199909152110000    199909152124000
                                      >199909161800000    199909161840000
                                      >199909161855000    199909161855000
                                      >199909161910000    199909161910000
                                      >199909161930000    199909161940000
                                      >199909162000000    199909162010000
                                      >199909162030000    199909162030000
                                      >199909172100000    199909172100000
                                      >199909172117000    199909172150000
                                      >199909172210000    199909172215000
                                      >199909172230000    199909172250000
                                      >199909172310000    199909172310000
                                      >199909181900000    199909181950000
                                      >199909182010000    199909182030000
                                      >199909182100000    199909182100000
                                      >199909182120000    199909182120000
                                      >199909201900000    199909201900000
                                      >199909201920000    199909201920000
                                      >199909201940000    199909201940000
                                      >199909202000000    199909202000000
                                      >199909211800000    199909211800000
                                      >199909211820000    199909211900000
                                      >199909211920000    199909211955000
                                      >199909212010000    199909212040000
                                      >199909212120000    199909212120000
                                      >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST

    Positional_Accuracy:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
            Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:    Unspecified

        Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
            Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:      Unspecified

    Lineage:

        Process_Step:
            Process_Description:    Navigation Data
                                      >time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps
                                      >temporal-spatial data
                                      >data acquisition systems
                                      > 
                                      >       1         2         3
                                      >3456789012345678901234567890123456
            Process_Date:           20001101

            Process_Contact:
                Contact_Information:
                    Contact_Organization_Primary:
                        Contact_Organization:           U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
                        Contact_Person:                 Clint Steele

                    Contact_Position:                   Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

                    Contact_Address:
                        Address_Type:                   mailing and physical address
                        Address:                        USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
                        City:                           Menlo Park
                        State_or_Province:              CA
                        Postal_Code:                    94025-3561
                        Country:                        USA

                    Contact_Voice_Telephone:            (650) 329-5055
                    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:        (650) 329-5190

                    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:    csteele@usgs.gov


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

    Indirect_Spatial_Reference:     Grand Canyon
    Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:      Point

    Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
        SDTS_Terms_Description:
            SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:    Point


Spatial_Reference_Information:

    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
        Geographic:
            Latitude_Resolution:            0.00001
            Longitude_Resolution:           0.00001
            Geographic_Coordinate_Units:    Decimal degrees

        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

    Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
        Depth_System_Definition:
            Depth_Datum_Name:         Local surface
            Depth_Resolution:         0.1
            Depth_Distance_Units:     meters
            Depth_Encoding_Method:    Attribute values


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

    Overview_Description:
        Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:            Navigation with Time Stamp
        Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:     Global positioning system (GPS) data
                                                    >Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Latitude, Longitude)
                                                    >FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5)
                                                    >C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f\\n)
                                                    >Naming:         .060


Distribution_Information:

    Distributor:
        Contact_Information:
            Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization:           U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
                Contact_Person:                 Clint Steele

            Contact_Position:                   Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

            Contact_Address:
                Address_Type:                   mailing and physical address
                Address:                        USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
                City:                           Menlo Park
                State_or_Province:              CA
                Postal_Code:                    94025-3561
                Country:                        USA

            Contact_Voice_Telephone:            (650) 329-5055
            Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:        (650) 329-5190

            Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:    csteele@usgs.gov

    Resource_Description:    Downloadable Data R-2-99-GC data set

    Distribution_Liability:  Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as 
                             the source of this information.

                             Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

                             Some USGS information accessed through this means 
                             may be preliminary in nature and presented without 
                             the approval of the Director of the USGS.  This 
                             information is provided with the understanding 
                             that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete 
                             and conclusions drawn from such information are 
                             the responsibility of the user.

                             This information is not intended for navigational 
                             purposes.

                             Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for 
                             descriptive purposes only and does not imply 
                             endorsement by the U.S. Government.

    Standard_Order_Process:
        Digital_Form:
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                Format_Name:                     ASCII
                File_Decompression_Technique:    No compression applied
                Transfer_Size:                        0.1

            Digital_Transfer_Option:
                Online_Option:
                    Computer_Contact_Information:
                        Network_Address:
                            Network_Resource_Name:    http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/r/r299gc/html/r-2-99-gc.nav.html

        Fees:    None


Metadata_Reference_Information:

    Metadata_Date:       20081216

    Metadata_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
            Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization:           U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
                Contact_Person:                 Clint Steele

            Contact_Position:                   Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

            Contact_Address:
                Address_Type:                   mailing and physical address
                Address:                        USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
                City:                           Menlo Park
                State_or_Province:              CA
                Postal_Code:                    94025-3561
                Country:                        USA

            Contact_Voice_Telephone:            (650) 329-5055
            Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:        (650) 329-5190

            Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:    csteele@usgs.gov

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    Metadata_Standard_Version:    Version 1.0 (19940608)

    Metadata_Time_Convention:     universal time
    Metadata_Access_Constraints:      none
    Metadata_Use_Constraints:      none