Digital Compilation of Landslide Overview Map of the Conterminous United States

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jonathan W. Godt
Publication_Date: 1997
Title:
Digital Compilation of Landslide Overview Map of the Conterminous United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 97-289
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0289/
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dorothy H. Radbruch-Hall
Originator: Roger B. Colton
Originator: William E. Davies
Originator: Ivo Lucchitta
Originator: Betty A. Skipp
Originator: David J. Varnes
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Landslide overview map of the conterminous United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 1193
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset consists of polygons enclosing areas of landslide incidence and susceptibility for the conterminous United States.
Purpose:
The purpose of this dataset is to give the user a general indication of areas that may be susceptible to landsliding. It is not suitable for local planning or site selection.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1997
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.75
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.95
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.40
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.50
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
The use of these data should be limited to the digitized scale 1 : 3,750,000.
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: landslides
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: 1500 - Hazards
Theme_Keyword: 1503 - Landslides
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: US01 = Alabama
Place_Keyword: US04 = Arizona
Place_Keyword: US05 = Arkansas
Place_Keyword: US06 = California
Place_Keyword: US08 = Colorado
Place_Keyword: US09 = Connecticut
Place_Keyword: US10 = Delaware
Place_Keyword: US11 = District of Columbia
Place_Keyword: US12 = Florida
Place_Keyword: US13 = Georgia
Place_Keyword: US16 = Idaho
Place_Keyword: US17 = Illinois
Place_Keyword: US18 = Indiana
Place_Keyword: US19 = Iowa
Place_Keyword: US20 = Kansas
Place_Keyword: US21 = Kentucky
Place_Keyword: US22 = Louisiana
Place_Keyword: US23 = Maine
Place_Keyword: US24 = Maryland
Place_Keyword: US25 = Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: US26 = Michigan
Place_Keyword: US27 = Minnesota
Place_Keyword: US28 = Mississippi
Place_Keyword: US29 = Missouri
Place_Keyword: US30 = Montana
Place_Keyword: US31 = Nebraska
Place_Keyword: US32 = Nevada
Place_Keyword: US33 = New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: US34 = New Jersey
Place_Keyword: US35 = New Mexico
Place_Keyword: US36 = New York
Place_Keyword: US37 = North Carolina
Place_Keyword: US38 = North Dakota
Place_Keyword: US39 = Ohio
Place_Keyword: US40 = Oklahoma
Place_Keyword: US41 = Oregon
Place_Keyword: US42 = Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword: US44 = Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: US45 = South Carolina
Place_Keyword: US46 = South Dakota
Place_Keyword: US47 = Tennessee
Place_Keyword: US48 = Texas
Place_Keyword: US49 = Utah
Place_Keyword: US50 = Vermont
Place_Keyword: US51 = Virginia
Place_Keyword: US53 = Washington
Place_Keyword: US54 = West Virginia
Place_Keyword: US55 = Wisconsin
Place_Keyword: US56 = Wyoming
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Godt, Jonathan W
Contact_Organization: USGS-GEO-CRG-GHZ
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Mail Stop 966, USGS
P.O. Box 25046
City: Lakewood
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-273-8626
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jgodt@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
The original map was compiled by the above authors. Credit should also be given to the Graphics Lab, Geologic Hazards Team, Geologic Division, Golden, Colorado. This work was supported in part by an appointment to the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Sciences Program administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ARC/INFO version 7.0.4 Solaris CDE 1.0.2 UNIX workstation
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Published data were used whenever possible for the original map. In many places, the percentage of a formation involved in landsliding, as shown on large-scale published maps, was determined by counting squares of a superimposed grid. Formations shown on the large-scale maps were then correlated with geologic units on the geologic map of the United States. Aerial photography, newspaper accounts, fieldwork, and other published data were used in other areas. For many parts of the country, however, particularly for parts of the Western United States, information on landslides and their relation to geologic conditions is sparse. Data from the relatively small number of geologic maps and reports that give detailed information on slope stability in scattered places, therefore, were extrapolated as accurately as possible into adjacent areas.
Completeness_Report: complete
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dorothy H. Radbruch-Hall
Originator: Roger B. Colton
Originator: William E. Davies
Originator: Ivo Lucchitta
Originator: Betty A. Skipp
Originator: David J. Varnes
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Landslide overview map of the conterminous United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 1193
Source_Scale_Denominator: 3750000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1982
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Radbruch-Hall and others (1982)
Source_Contribution:
The original map for which this report is based on and digitized from.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: King, P.B.
Originator: Beikman, H.M.
Publication_Date: 1974
Title:
Geologic map of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2500000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1974
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: King and Beikman (1974)
Source_Contribution:
The map was prepared by evaluating formations or groups of formations shown on the geologic map of the United States (King and Beikman, 1974) as being of high, medium, or low susceptibility to landsliding and classified the formations as having high, medium, or low landslide incidence (number of landslides).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The original 1 : 3,750,00 mylar manuscripts were digitized using ARC/INFO 7.0.4 running under Solaris CDE 1.0.2 on a UNIX workstation. The polygons were then closed at International boundaries and coastlines using a coverage derived from 1 : 1,000,000 Digital Chart of the World. Each landslide polygon was given an attribute describing the percentage of incidence and/or susceptibility. The landslide polygons are attributed with SLIDE-ATT which indicates landslide incidence and susceptibility as INC-LOW, INC- MOD, INC-HIGH, SUS-MOD, SUS-HIGH, COMBO-HIGH. The arcs are attributed with the item POLNTYPE indicating whether the arc encloses a landslide polygon, coastline, or international border.
Process_Date: unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Creation of original metadata record
Process_Date: 20000807
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jennifer Lenz
Contact_Organization: U.S. 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
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: entity point
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: complete chain
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: COASTDD.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: U.S. coastline derived from 1:100,00 USGS Digital Line Graphs
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POPYCOUN
Attribute_Definition: Country identification
Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: US
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: United States
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POPYADMIN
Attribute_Definition: 48 counterminous US states names
Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: COASTDD.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition:
Point coverage of US coastline (same attributes as polygon coverage COASTDD.PAT)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: COUNTYDD.AAT
Entity_Type_Definition:
U.S. counties derived from 1:100,00 USGS Digital line Graphs (same attributes as polygon coverage COASTDD.PAT)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: SLIDEDD.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: landslide polygons
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SLIDE-AFF
Attribute_Definition:
Landslide susceptibility
Area involved in landsliding
Incidence:
greater than 15% = high
1.5-15% = medium
less than 1.5% = low
Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: COMBO-HIGH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both incidence and susceptibility are high
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: INC-High
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High incidence of landslides
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: INC-LOW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Low incidence of landslides
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: INC-MOD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moderate incidence of landslides
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SUS-HIGH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High susceptibility of landslides
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SUS-MOD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moderate susceptibility of landslides
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: SLIDEDD.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition:
landslide points (same attributes as polygon coverage SLIDEDD.PAT)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-97-0289
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS Information Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80255-0046
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-202-4695
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-289
Distribution_Liability:
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. This work was supported in part by an appointment to the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Sciences Internship Program administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE
Format_Version_Number: 7.0.4
Format_Information_Content: Landslide polygons
Transfer_Size: 27.8
File_Decompression_Technique: gzip and tar
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20150204
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Peter N Schweitzer
Contact_Organization: USGS Midwest Area
Contact_Position:
Collection manager, USGS Geoscience Data Clearinghouse, http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
Mail Stop 954
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192-0002
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6533
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6252
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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