Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 1994
Title: bedgeol_2010
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
WSGS updated Geologic Unit geometry and edited attributes for spelling and/or description errors February 2010. The geologic map was digitized from original scribe sheets used to prepare the published Geologic Map of Wyoming (Love and Christiansen, 1985), consequently at a 1:500,000 scale. Stable base contact prints of the scribe sheets were scannned on a Tektronix 4991 digital scanner. The scanner automatically converts the scanned image to an ASCII vector format. These vectors were transferred to a VAX minicomputer, where they were loaded into Arc/Info. The dataset includes both linear and polygon features, with attributes derived from the original 1985 map.
ArialSG font used for labeling Special Characters using G_Sym field.
Purpose:
This geologic map was prepared as part of a study of digital methods and techniques as applied to complex geologic maps.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1985
Currentness_Reference: date of publication
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.055710
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.051910
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.006770
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.994560
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: bedrock geology
Theme_Keyword: small scale
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place:
Place_Keyword: Wyoming
Place_Keyword: State
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: scale is 1:500,000 and should not be used outside that range
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Gregory N. Green and Patricia H. Drouillard
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box 25046 Mail Stop 905
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: n/a
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: n/a
Hours_of_Service: n/a
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <URL:http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/24k/geol/wygeol.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Bedrock geology
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
David Love, Anne Coe Christiansen: original scribe sheets. Pat Stamile, USGS. Chris Arneson and Laisan Serebryakov, WWRC.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The accuracy of the attributing is unknown
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: none
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Polygon topology present and Arc/Info reports matching labels/polygons
Completeness_Report:
Unknown, but likely to be as complete in attributing as the Love and Christiansen geologic map.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The USGS does not have National Mapping Accuracy Standards for data produced at the 1:500,000-scale.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Love and Christiansen
Publication_Date: 1985
Title: geologic scribe sheets
Type_of_Source_Media: stable base contact prints
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: unknown
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: scribe sheets
Source_Contribution: source data
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The geologic map was digitized from scribe sheets used to prepare the published Geologic Map of Wyoming (Love and Christiansen, 1985), consequently at a 1:500,000 scale. Stable base contact prints of the scribe sheets were scannned on a Tektronix 4991 digital scanner. The scanner automatically converts the scanned image to an ASCII vector format. These vectors were transferred to a VAX minicomputer, where they were loaded into Arc/Info. The dataset includes both linear and polygon features, with attributes derived from the original 1985 map.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Merged all like polygon freatures which border each other.
Process_Date: 01/2010
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Edit all attributes with spelling and/or description errors.
Process_Date: 02/2010
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 17857
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 22916
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000010
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: bedgeol_2010
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RuleID
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: P1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNT_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DETAIL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CCA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DOT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PLT
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINOR1
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
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: SHAPE_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: G_Sym
Attribute_Definition: ArialSG font (WSGS)
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAJOR1
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
This dataset has both line (arc) entities and polygon attributes. P1: shorthand attribute NAME: name COUNT: number of polygons of each type (name) DETAIL: detailed description BW: Line pattern from CARTO.LIN (a linesymbol set in Arc/Info; for use in displaying the map in ArcPLOT) CCA: Line pattern from CCA.LIN or shade color from CCA.SHD; for use in displaying the map in ArcPlot DOT: Shade pattern from DOT.SHD (ArcPlot) PLT: Shade pattern from PLOTTER.SHD (ArcPlot) MINOR1: DLG3 optional style attribute MINOR2: DLG3 optional style attribute
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
More information about associated files and attributes are contained in the USGS Open-File 94-0425 accompaning the data set in a text format. These documents can be downloaded via anonymous ftp from a USGS server, greenwood.cr.usgs.gov (137.177.48.5) in a directory named /pub/open-file-reports/ofr-94-0425.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS lab coordinator
Contact_Organization: Wyoming Water Resources Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box 3067 University Station
City: Laramie
State_or_Province: Wyoming
Postal_Code: 82071
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 307-766-2735
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: n/a
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
The distributor shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of this data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate used described in this metadata document.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE (Arc/Info export)
Format_Version_Number: 7.0.4
File_Decompression_Technique: pkzip
Transfer_Size: 34.9
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: ftp.sdvc.uwyo.edu or <http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/clearinghouse>
Access_Instructions:
The data can be accessed online two different ways: by anonymous ftp or by the world wide web. The anonymous ftp server is ftp.sdvc.uwyo.edu, and the data is stored in the /pub/gis directory. The WWW page is <http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/clearinghouse>. Instructions are provided on-line for downloading and importing the data.
Online_Computer_and_Operating_System:
Both the ftp and WWW server which this data is available from is a Silicon Graphics Challenge server, running the IRIX 6.2 UNIX operating system.
Fees: none for on-line data
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100609
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Margo Herdendorf
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Contact_Person:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box 3067 University Station
City: Laramie
State_or_Province: Wyoming
Postal_Code: 82071
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 307-766-2751
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile