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Coal Geology, Land Use, and Human Health in the Peoples Republic of China: Power station locations

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Alex W. Karlsen (comp.)

Originator: Adam C. Schultz (comp.)

Originator: Peter D. Warwick (comp.)

Originator: Steven M. Podwysocki (comp.)

Originator: Vivian S. Lovern (comp.)

Publication_Date: 2001

Title:

Coal Geology, Land Use, and Human Health in the Peoples Republic of China: Power station locations

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 01-318

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Energy Resources Team

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains locations, type, and power generation capacity of powerplants/powerstations in the People's Republic of China.

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to give geologists and other scientists a spatial database of electrical power stations in China. This data set will be utilized in energy research and cartographic projects.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20010815

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 98.1806

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 131.7550

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.1179

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.0413

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Powerstation/powerplant type

Theme:

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Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

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Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0

Place_Keyword: CH = China

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Energy Resources Team, U.S Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Energy Resources Team, MS 956
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr.

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6401

Native_Data_Set_Environment: MS Windows, NT variant

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Point data was captured by hand digitizing from an 5000000 scale paper map. Point data attributes are based on the published thematic map.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The dataset is a point coverage. Each point has a class attribute classifying powerstation type and place name data.

Completeness_Report:

This data set is a complete coverage of powerstation/powerplant locations and capacity based on information present on the original 5000000 thematic map.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The original paper version of powerstation/powerplant 5000000; resolution is limited and it is not intended to be used at a more detailed scale.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: China Electric Power Information Center (ed.)

Publication_Date: unknown

Title: Electric Power Industry in China

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: People's Republic of China

Publisher: Epoch Printing Co., Ltd

Source_Scale_Denominator: 5000000 (approximate)

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: Date USGS received this publication

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: EPIC map

Source_Contribution:

The paper map provided location and power generation data of power plants in the People's Republic of China.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The locations of powerstations in the People's Republic were hand-digitized from 1:5000000 maps in the atlas "Electric Power Industry in China."

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: power_stations

Entity_Type_Definition:

Point attribute table of powerstation locations in the People's Republic of Chna

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Type

Attribute_Definition: Type of power generation facility

Attribute_Definition_Source: Electric Power Industry in China, 1998

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 220 kV AC line

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 220 kV substation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 330 kV substation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 500 kV substation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Hydropower station

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Nuclear power plant

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Planned 200 kV Substation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Planned Hydropower station

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Planned Thermal power plant

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Switchgear Station

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Thermal power plant

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Thermal Power Plant

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Name

Attribute_Definition: Name of powerplant/powerstation (text)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Electric Power Industry in China, 1998

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: pwcde

Attribute_Definition: Code for powerplant/powerstation type (integer)

Attribute_Definition_Source: user defined value

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fuel

Attribute_Definition: Fuel type used by power generation facility (text)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Electric Power Industry in China

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unknown fuel type

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: coal

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: nuclear

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: capacity_d

Attribute_Definition: Power facility design capacity in megawatts (integer)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Electric Power Industry in China

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2400

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: capacity_e

Attribute_Definition: Power facility existing capacity in megawatts (integer)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Electric Power Industry in China, 1998

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2400

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: unit_capac

Attribute_Definition:

Power facility unit installed capacity (No. X MW) (expressed as text)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Electric Power Industry in China, 1998

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 900 x 2

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Energy Resources Team, U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Energy Resources Team, MS 956
U.S Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6401

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 01-318

Distribution_Liability:

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geoloical Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for the descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcView Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 1.0

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://energy.er.usgs.gov/>

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010816

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Energy Resources Team, U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Energy Resources Team, MS 956
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6401

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998