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Bedrock geology of the Arabian Peninsula and selected adjacent areas (GEO_2A)

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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: Richard M. Pollastro

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Bedrock geology of the Arabian Peninsula and selected adjacent areas (GEO_2A)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 97-470B

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Richard M. Pollastro

Originator: Amy S. Karshbaum

Originator: Roland J. Viger

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

Maps showing geology, oil and gas fields and geologic provinces of the Arabian Peninsula

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 97-470B

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: World energy data on CD-ROM

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 97-470

Online_Linkage: <http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/energy/WorldEnergy/WEnergy.html>

Description:

Abstract:: The data set for this coverage includes arcs, polygons, and polygon labels that outline and describe the general geologic age and type of bedrock of the Arabian Peninsula and selected adjacent areas. It also includes shoreline and inland water bodies.
Purpose:: Although a geologic map displays the geographic distribution of the different geologic units and rock types for numerous purposes, this data set was compiled primarily for the World Energy Project as part of a required strategic base for assessing the petroleum potential of this region. For this purpose, the map provides an outline of the general geographic distribution of both known or hypothetical petroleum-potential formations and units, that is, sedimentary rocks and basins, and areas containing igneous and metamorphic rocks which have virtually little or no potential. The map was also compiled, in part, to provide a basis for outlining the geographic and petroleum provinces of coverage PROV_2A. This basic geologic data set, combined with numerous others, such as tectonic and burial histories, distribution of known oil and gas fields, distribution and quality of reservoir rocks, organic geochemistry, etc., will ultimately define the basis for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas in the Arabian Peninsula.
Supplemental_Information:: This data set is a modified compilation of two source maps; the 1:2,000,000 scale U.S. Geological Survey-Arabian American Oil Company, 1963, Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula, and UNESCO- AGSU, 1:5,000,000 scale Geologic Map of Europe, eastern sheet (see Selected References). The geology attribute data was assigned using standardized geologic symbols for the World Energy project. Although all polygons from the source maps are in- cluded in the data, geology was simplified from its original version, and attributed only by overall age; no technical division was made of geologic ages into upper, lower, early, late, etc., nor were geologic units differentiated within any particular geologic age or region as they appear on the source maps. This is particularily true for Precambrian units.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 199712

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.3
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.5
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.3
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 11.3

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Geology
Theme_Keyword: Geologic map

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Arabian Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Middle East
Place_Keyword: Bahrain
Place_Keyword: Iraq
Place_Keyword: Israel
Place_Keyword: Jordan
Place_Keyword: Kuwait
Place_Keyword: Lebanon
Place_Keyword: Oman
Place_Keyword: Qatar
Place_Keyword: Saudi Arabia
Place_Keyword: South Yemen
Place_Keyword: Syria
Place_Keyword: United Arab Emirates
Place_Keyword: Yemen

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes, augmented
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, version 1.0
Place_Keyword: BA = Bahrain
Place_Keyword: GZ = Gaza Strip
Place_Keyword: IS = Israel
Place_Keyword: IZ = Iraq
Place_Keyword: JO = Jordan
Place_Keyword: KU = Kuwait
Place_Keyword: LE = Lebanon
Place_Keyword: MU = Oman
Place_Keyword: QA = Qatar
Place_Keyword: SA = Saudi Arabia
Place_Keyword: SY = Syria
Place_Keyword: AE = United Arab Emirates
Place_Keyword: WE = West Bank
Place_Keyword: YM = Yemen

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Richard M. Pollastro

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: Mail Stop 939
Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5750

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-8822

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pollastro@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. local time U.S. Rocky Mountain Time Zone

Data_Set_Credit:

Digital Map Compilation - Richard M. Pollastro, Amy S. Karshbaum Geologic Attribution - Richard M. Pollastro, Amy S. Karshbaum

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Hardware : Sun Sparc Server 1000 with Solaris 2.5.1 GIS Software : Workstation ARC/INFO ver. 7.0.4, ArcView 3.0

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: United States Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: Geology of the Arabian Peninsula

Edition: first

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-270A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Overall accuracy is based on the accuracy of the general geology coverage. Two original geologic maps were inked onto mylar and scanned at a resolution of 300 dpi. These scanned Tiff images were converted to Arc GRID files, the to Arc Vector coverages and transformed to Lambert Conformal Conic projection with RMS error no greater than 0.5 mm. The two coverages were then merged.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The Data set is a collection of ARC/INFO coverages that are topologically consistent. The fuzzy tolerance has been consistent through each processing step. A comparison between color hard copy and original paper map was carried out by visual comparison. Color plot in 1:2,000,000 scale was superimposed on original map in 1:2,000,000 scale and any detected errors were corrected in ARC/INFO.

Completeness_Report:

The data set is a modified compilation of two source maps. The geology attribute data is assigned using standardized geologic symbols for the World Energy project. Although all polygons from the source maps are included in the data set, geology is simplified from its original version, and attributed only by overall geologic age; no technical division is made of geologic ages into upper, lower, early, late, etc., nor are geologic units differentiated within any particular geologic age or region as they appear on the source maps.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Average positional accuracy tests is performed using a visual comparison to the source map. A 1:2,000,000 scale plot is superimposed onto the original 1:2,000,000 scale geologic map. The original geologic map and final geologic plot are both in Lambert Conformal Conic projection. The Iraq portion of the Arabian Peninsula is derived from a separate source at the scale of 1:5,000,000, so a separate 1:5,000,000 scale plot of the Iraq portion is superimposed onto the original geologic map of Iraq. Both maps are in Lambert Conformal Conic projection.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey - Arabian American Oil Company

Publication_Date: 1963

Title: Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-270A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1963

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS 1963

Source_Contribution:

One of the two paper map sheets are used as the sources for creation of the corresponding ARC/INFO geology coverage.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Mylar is placed over original paper source map and geology polygons and inland water bodies are traced using a 00 rapidiograph pen. Latitude and longitude tics are carefully transferred from the source maps to the mylar tracing and recorded. The mylar tracing is then scanned using a large-scale Anatech scanner at a resolution of 300 dpi to create a TIFF image file. The scanned TIFF image is then transferred to ARC/INFO, converted to an Arc GRID, then to an Arc Vector coverage, and transformed to Lambert Conformal Conic projection. The geological attributes are then assigned to each polygon using the original source maps, in ARCEDIT. A modified or abbreviated geologic character designation, standardized by the USGS World Energy Project, and used for labeling.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS 1963

Process_Date: 1997

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GEOL 1997

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Richard M. Pollastro

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: Mail Stop 939
Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5750

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-8822

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pollastro@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. local time U.S. Rocky Mountain Time Zone

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Commission for the Geologic Map of the World/UNESCO-ASGU

Publication_Date: 1971

Title:

Carte geologique de l'Europe et des regions riveraines de la Mediterranee

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Issue_Identification: Eastern sheet

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Hanover, Germany
Publisher: UNESCO

Source_Scale_Denominator: 5000000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1971

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: UNESCO 1971

Source_Contribution:

One of the two paper map sheets are used as the sources for creation of the corresponding ARC/INFO geology coverage.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Mylar is placed over the original paper source map and geology polygons and inland water bodies are traced using a 00 rapidiograph pen. Latitude and longitude tics are carefully transferred from the source map to the mylar and recorded. The mylar tracing is then scanned on a large-scale Anatech scanner at a resolution of 300 dpi to a create a TIFF image file. The TIFF image is then transferred to ARC/INFO, converted to an Arc GRID, then to an Arc Vector coverage, and transformed to Lambert Conformal Conic projection. The geological attributes are assigned to each polygon using the geology of the original source maps, in ARCEDIT. A modified or abbreviated geologic character designation, standardized by the USGS World Energy Project, and used for labeling.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: UNESCO 1971

Process_Date: Unknown

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GEOL 1997

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Richard M. Pollastro

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: Mail Stop 939
Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5750

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-8822

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pollastro@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. local time U.S. Rocky Mountain Time Zone

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, Bahrain, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, South Yemen, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Gaza Strip, and West Bank.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 17.0
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 47.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 22.0
False_Easting: 0.0
False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 1000
Ordinate_Resolution: 1000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: Unknown
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6370997
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Surficial geology
Entity_Type_Definition:: The geologic age of the rock formations as they occur on the surface. Some attribute data also indicates rock type, i.e., sedimentary, igneous, volcanic, metamorphic, etc., or facies, i.e., eolian, fluvial, salt, etc.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geologic Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GLG

Attribute_Definition: The abbreviated geologic age of the surficial rock formation.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geologic Survey