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Digital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1- by 2-degree quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana

Metadata:

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

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Fred K. Miller

Originator: Russell F. Burmester

Originator: David M. Miller

Originator: Robert E. Powell

Originator: Pamela D. Derkey

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Digital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1- by 2-degree quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana

Edition: version 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

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

Issue_Identification: 99-144

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Spokane WA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-144/>

Description:

Abstract:

The geology of the Sandpoint 1:250,000 quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana was mapped by F.K. Miller, R.F. Burmester, D.M. Miller, and R.E. Powell between 1963 and 1995 onto a scale-stable 1:250,000 topographic map base and subsequently input into an Arc/Info geographic information system (GIS) by P.D. Derkey. The digital geologic map database can be queried in many ways to produce a variety of derivative geologic maps.

Purpose:

This dataset was developed to provide geologic map GIS of the Sandpoint 1:250,000 quadrangle for use in future spatial analysis by a variety of users.
This database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000).

Supplemental_Information:

This GIS consists of one major Arc/Info dataset: a line and polygon file (sand250k) containing geologic contacts and structures (lines) and geologic map rock units (polygons and lines).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In progress

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:

Will update with new geologic map data model, perhaps in 1999.

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: geology

Theme_Keyword: geologic map

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Idaho

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: Sandpoint

Place_Keyword: Pacific Northwest

Place_Keyword: USA

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: 16017 = Bonner

Place_Keyword: 16021 = Boundary

Place_Keyword: 53051 = Pend Oreille

Place_Keyword: 53065 = Stevens

Access_Constraints:

Use_Constraints:

This digital database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000).
Any hardcopies utilizing this data set shall clearly indicate its source. If the user has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Fred K. Miller

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm. 202

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3121

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

1-509-353-0505 (current 3/99) 1-509-368-3199 (effective mid-1999)

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fmiller@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

F.K. Miller, R.F. Burmester, D.M. Miller and R.E. Powell mapped the geology onto stable-base material; Optronics Specialty Co., Inc. scanned the geologic map and provided minimally attributed Arc/Info interchange-format files to the USGS; Pamela D. Derkey (USGS) imported the files in Arc/Info, transformed them to UTM zone 11 (with a y-shift) and attached and attributed an interim geologic map data model.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

SunOS, 5.5.1, sun4u UNIX ARC/INFO version 7.1.1

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attribute accuracy was verified by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and plots.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Polygon and chain-node topology present. Polygons intersecting the neatline are closed along the border. Segments making up the outer and inner boundaries of a polygon tie end-to-end to completely enclose the area. Line segments are a set of sequentially numbered coordinate pairs. No duplicate features exist nor duplicate points in a data string. Intersecting lines are separated into individual line segments at the point of intersection. Point data are represented by two sets of coordinate pairs, each with the same coordinate values. All nodes are represented by a single coordinate pair which indicates the beginning or end of a line segment. The neatline was generated by mathematically generating the four sides of the quadrangle, densifying the lines of latitude and projecting the file to UTM zone 11 (with a y-shift).

Completeness_Report:

All geologic units were mapped in the field at scales ranging from 1:24,000 to 1:62,500 and compiled at a scale of 1:250,000. In general, the minimum mapping unit is from 1 to 3 acres. Some small units and those obscured by dense forest cover may not be included in this dataset.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The horizontal positional accuracy for the digital data is no better than +/- 24 meters based on the transformation RMS error. It was tested by visual comparison of the source with hard copy plots.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Geologic map information was compiled from field sheets on to a stable-base copy of the USGS Sandpoint 1:250,000-scale topographic quadrangle map and manually labeled.
Stable-base map was scanned and converted from a raster to a vector format (in scanner units).
Digital files were transformed to UTM zone 11 (meters), with a RMS error (input,output) = (0.004, 24.177), and attributed using an interim geologic map data model. The data were checked for position by comparing plots of the digital data to the source.

Process_Date: 1997-1998

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6929

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 16801

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6930

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 11

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Planar_Distance_Units: METERS

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The 'Digital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1:250,000 quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana' Open-File Report 99-xxx text contains a detailed description of each attribute code and a reference to the associated map symbols on the map source materials. The GIS includes a geologic linework arc attribute table, sand250k.aat, that relates to the sand250k.con (contact look-up table), sand250k.str (structure look-up table), sand250k.lgu (linear geologic unit look-up table) and sand250k.sr1 and sand250k.sr2 (source reference look-up tables) files; a rock unit polygon attribute table, sand250k.pat, that relates to the sand250k.ru (rock unit look-up table) and the sand250k.sr1 and sand250k.sr2 (source reference look-up tables) files.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Please see the Open-File Report text for a complete description of entities and attributes.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Open-File Reports, Box 25286

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-303-202-4200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-202-4693

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 99-144

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by USGS.
This digital geologic map GIS of the Sandpoint 1:250,000 quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000).

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Pamela D. Derkey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Database Administrator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 West Riverside, Rm. 202

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3114

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pderkey@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 99-144

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by USGS.
This digital geologic map GIS of the Sandpoint 1:250,000 quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000).

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - Earth Science Information Office

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 West Riverside, Rm. 135

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3130

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-509-368-3194

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esnfic@mailmcan1.wr.usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Pacific time zone

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 99-144

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by USGS.
This digital geologic map GIS of the Sandpoint 1:250,000 quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:250,000 (e.g., 1:100,000 or 1:24,000).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19990303

Metadata_Review_Date:

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Pamela D. Derkey

Contact_Position: geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 West Riverside Avenue, Rm. 202

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3114

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pderkey@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998