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Geologic and structure maps of the Wallace 1°x2° quadrangle, Montana and Idaho: A digital database

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Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Harrison, J.E.

Originator: Griggs, A.B.

Originator: Wells, J.D.

Originator: Kelley, W.N.

Originator: Derkey, P.D.

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Geologic and structure maps of the Wallace 1°x2° quadrangle, Montana and Idaho: A digital database

Edition: version 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-1509-A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Menlo Park CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i1509a/>

Description:

Abstract:: This dataset was digitized by the U.S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center and U.S. Geological Survey Spokane Field Office for input into an Arc/Info geographic information systsem (GIS) The digital geologic map database can be queried in many ways to produce a variety of derivative geologic maps.
Purpose:: This dataset was developed to provide a geologic map GIS of the Wallace 1°x2° quadrangle for use in future spatial analysis by a variety of users.
This database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000)
Supplemental_Information:: This GIS consists of two major and Arc/Info datasets: one line and polygon file (wal250k) containing geologic contacts and structures (lines) and geologic map rock units (polygons), and one point file (wal250bc) containing breccia outcrops.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: structural geology
Theme_Keyword: stratigraphy
Theme_Keyword: faulting (geologic)
Theme_Keyword: folding (geologic)
Theme_Keyword: geologic maps
Theme_Keyword: bedrock geologic units
Theme_Keyword: geologic structure
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Shoshone County
Place_Keyword: Sanders County
Place_Keyword: Flathead County
Place_Keyword: Lake County
Place_Keyword: Mineral County
Place_Keyword: Missoula County
Place_Keyword: Idaho
Place_Keyword: Montana
Place_Keyword: Wallace
Place_Keyword: Pacific Northwest
Place_Keyword: USA

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4
Place_Keyword: 16079 = Shoshone
Place_Keyword: 30089 = Sanders
Place_Keyword: 30029 = Flathead
Place_Keyword: 30047 = Lake
Place_Keyword: 30061 = Mineral
Place_Keyword: 30063 = Missoula

Use_Constraints:

This digital database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000).
Any hardcopies utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If users modify the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datsets, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Pamela D. Derkey
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm. 202
City: Spokane
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 99201
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3114

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pderkey@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Staff at EROS Data Center digitized the geologic map and prepared minimally attributed Arc/Info exchange-format files; R.J. Miller, R. Vandiver, M.C. Koenig (Eastern Washington University), and S.R. Munts (contractor) all participated in the initial edits of the dataset. William N. Kelley (contractor) completed the editing and attributing of arcs and polygons, and digitized the breccia point coverage (wal250bc).

Native_Data_Set_Environment: SunOS, 5.7, sun4u UNIX ARC/INFO version 7.2.1

Access_Constraints: none

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Attribute accuracy was verified by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and plots.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Polygon and chain-node topology present. Polygons intersecting the neatline are closed along the border. Segments making up the outer and inner boundaries of a polygon tie end-to-end to completely enclose the area. Line segments are a set of sequentially numbered coordinate pairs. No duplicate features exist nor duplicate points in a data string. Intersecting lines are separated into individual line segments at the point of intersection. Point data are represented by two sets of coordinate pairs, each with the same coordinate values. All nodes are represented by a single coordinate pair which indicates the beginning or end of a line segment. The neatline was generated by mathematically generating the four sides of the quadrangle, densifying the lines of latitude and projecting the file to Transverse projection.

Completeness_Report:

All geologic units were captured from Harrison and others (1986) at a scale of 1:250,000.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Arcs and points are probably no more accurate than 58 meters based upon measurements taken by comparing a paper plot with an original plate from the Harrison and others (1986) report.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Harrison, J.E.

Originator: Griggs, A.B.

Originator: Wells, J.D.

Publication_Date: 1986

Title:

Geology and structure maps of the Wallace 1°x2° quadrangle, Montana and Idaho

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: Map I-1509-A

Publication_Information:

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250,000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1986

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Harrison and others, 1986

Source_Contribution: This is the source for all the datasets

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Geologic map (Harrison and others, 1986) was digitized by USGS EROS Data Center and given minimal attributing. Dataset was edited and attributed by USGS Spokane Field Office staff and contractors.
Process_Date: 1999 - 2000

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Creation of original metadata record

Process_Date: 20000727

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Pamela D. Derkey

Contact_Position: geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Room 202
City: Spokane
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 99201
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3114

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pderkey@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5817

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14617

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5818

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 1.00000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -115
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 0.00000
False_Northing: 0.00000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: The "Geologic and structure maps of the Wallace 1°x2° quadrangle, Montana and Idaho: a digital database" report (wal250k.pdf) contains a detailed description of each attribute code and a reference to the associated map symbols on the map source materials. The database includes a geologic linework arc attribute table, wal250k.aat, that relates to the wal250k.con (contact look-up table), wal250k.st2 (structure look-up table), wal250k.lgu (linear geologic unit look-up table), and wal250k.ref (source reference look-up table) files; a rock unit polygon attribute table, wal250k.pat, that relates to the wal250k.ru (rock unit look-up table) and wal250k.ref (source reference look-up table) files; and a breccia point attribute table, wal250bc.pat, that relates to the wal250bc.ref (source reference look-up table) files.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:: See the wal250k.pdf file (available at <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i-map/i1509a/>) for detailed descriptions of items in the database.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Resource_Description: USGS Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1509-A

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distrubution constute or imply any such warranty.
In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by USGS.
This digital geologic map GIS of the Wallace 1 x 2 degree quadrangle, Montana and Idaho, is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20130501

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary: