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The Surficial Sediment Footprints (polygon) feature class contains a collection of footprints which outline the geographic areas where surficial sediment data has been gathered. To eliminate the potential of misrepresenting a very diverse field of information in a single feature class, the data itself is not presented here. Rather, this feature class is intended to assist users in understanding what data is available. A citation is provided so that users may source the complete datasets if desired. The studies represented herein were fully or partially funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) or former Minerals Management Service (MMS). Attribution consists of study ID, description/classification method, qualitative scale, thumbnail image of the entire dataset, data source file name, study report citation, and link to the study report and/or complete dataset (if available). Original study reports can be accessed via the related Link Documents table within the Marine Minerals Information System (MMIS) geodatabase. This dataset will be updated as new and existing data are received and incorporated in to the Marine Minerals Information System (MMIS) geodatabase. |