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Digital representation of the Idaho state geologic map: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project

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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: Bruce R. Johnson

Originator: Gary L. Raines

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

Digital representation of the Idaho state geologic map: a contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 95-0690

Other_Citation_Details: ARC/INFO export format (4MB for all files).

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/of95-690/>

Description:

Abstract:: This report provides digital representation of the Idaho state geologic map (Bond and Wood, 1978). This report is one in a series of digital maps, data files, and reports generated by the US Geological Survey to provide geologic process and mineral resource information to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management (ICBEMP). The various digital maps and data files are being used in a GIS-based ecosystem assessment including an analysis of diverse questions relating to past, present, and future conditions within the general area of the Columbia River Basin east of the Cascase Mountains.
Purpose:: To provide a digital geologic map database of Idaho state to the public.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Johnson, Bruce R
Contact_Organization: USGS-GEO-ERG-MRS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: Mail Stop 954, USGS
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6051

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bjohnson@usgs.gov

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: geologic maps
Theme_Keyword: geologic structure
Theme_Keyword: bedrock geologic units
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes, augmented
Theme_Keyword: 3100 - Vector
Theme_Keyword: 3110 - ESRI
Theme_Keyword: 3112 - export
Theme_Keyword: 1100 - Geology
Theme_Keyword: 1101 - General

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4
Place_Keyword: US16 = Idaho

Data_Set_Credit:

Digital products such as this map would not exist without the geologic mapping of generations of geologists whose work contributed to the small-scale state geologic maps that have been published by most states. We gratefully acknowledge the work of the geologists and agencies that supported compilation of this map. Those agencies include the US Geological Survey and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. USGS geologists, Thor Kiilsgaard and Fred Miller, provided useful advice about regional geology and the identification of unlabeled features on the published state geologic maps. We particularly wish to acknowledge Patrick Geehan, the Bureau of Land Management Project coordinator for the Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project, for recognizing the importance of geology to ecosystem management and for supplying funds to digitize the Washington map.

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The USGS provided basin-wide, integrated, digital inmornation about bedrock lithology, compositional classifications of lithology, potential animal habitat, stream sediment geochemistry, volcanic and earthquake hazards, and mineral resources.

Completeness_Report: Complete

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 720 meters

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bond, J.G.
Originator: Wood, C.H.
Publication_Date: 1978
Title:: Geologic map of Idaho: Idaho department of lands, Bureau of Mines and Geology
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1978

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Bond and Wood (1978)

Source_Contribution: Preliminary geologic map of Idaho

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: The map was processed digitally, as follows: the source material was scanned, the scanned image was vectorized and topologically structured, the lines and polygons were edited and proofed, attributes were added and proofed, the map was transformed from scanner units to geographic coordinate, and finally, map distortions were removed by rubber-sheeting. The initial objective was to obtain a digital representation that, when plotted, would overlay the source material within a line width; the digital version of the map meets this test.
Process_Date: unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Creation of original metadata record

Process_Date: 20000818

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jennifer Lenz
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing
Address: 12201 Surise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 918
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6974

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6560

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 33.0
Standard_Parallel: 45.0
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -114.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 0.0
False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: unknown
Ordinate_Resolution: unknown

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: IDFAULTS.AAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Idaho faults
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FAULT_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Fault type

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: caldera
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fault associated with a caldera

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: normal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Normal fault

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: thrust
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Thrust fault

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACCURACY

Attribute_Definition: Positional accuracy

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: certain
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Observed fault

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: concealed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concealed fault whose position is inferred

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: inferred
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fault whose position is inferred

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUM
Attribute_Definition: Combination of FAULT_TYPE and ACCURACY
Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: IDGEOL.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Geologic map of Idaho (no explaination of map units found)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: IDGEOL.AAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Linear features on geologic map
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Short name of line type

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CON
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Certain contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FLTC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Certain fault and geologic contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FLTCNCLC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concealed fault at the same location as a geologic contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FLTINFC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inferred fault with a geologic contact at the same position

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FLTTHRC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Certain thrust fault with a geologic contact at the same position

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FOLDANTC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Certain anticlinal fold axis that has the same position as a geologic contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FOLDOAC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Certain overturned anticlinal fold axis that shares the same position as a geologic contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FOLDSYNC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Certain synclinal fold axis whose position is the same as a geologic contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: LINEARC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Linear feature

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: POLYBRK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location of a polygon break

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LTYPE

Attribute_Definition: Line type

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: contact
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location of a geologic contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: fault
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location of a fault

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: fold
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location of a fold axis

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: linear
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location of a linear feature

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: polybrk
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location of a polygon break

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODIFIER

Attribute_Definition: Type of contact, fold, fault or other

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N/A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not applicable

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: anticline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Anticlinal fold axis

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: normal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Normal fault or contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: overturned anticline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Overturned anticlinal fold axis

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: syncline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Synclinal fold axis

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: thrust
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Thrust fault

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACCURACY

Attribute_Definition: Positional Accuracy

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N/A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not applicable

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: certain
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Observed feature

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: concealed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concealed feature

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: inferred
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inferred feature

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FAULT_CONT

Attribute_Definition: Dnotes that arc is both a fault and a contact

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Arc is both fault and contact

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: no
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Arc is either fault or contact or none of the above

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_DESC
Attribute_Definition: LTYPE, MODIFIER, and ACCURACY combined as one attribute
Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: IDGEOL.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition:: Geologic map of Idaho at specific locations (no explaination of map units found)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-95-0690

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Cindy Dean
Contact_Organization: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 112 E. Poplar Street
City: Walla Walla
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 99362
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (509) 522-4030

Resource_Description: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-0690

Distribution_Liability:

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with US Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for desciptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government.

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