Metadata: 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: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0289/slide.tar.gz 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