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Digital mining claim density map and database for Federal lands in Idaho: 1996

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: Paul C. Hyndman

Originator: Harry W. Campbell

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Digital mining claim density map and database for Federal lands in Idaho: 1996

Edition: Version 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map and database

Series_Information:

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

Issue_Identification: 99-543

Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-543/>

Description:

Abstract:

The mining claim density data of federal lands in Idaho are combined with the digital Idaho Public Land Survey (PLS) to create a digital map of the density of mine claims in Open-File Report 99-543.
The mining claim density data of federal lands in Idaho was one of 13 western states released in Open-File Report 99-325. The database for Idaho was converted to an Arc/Info file and connected with the PLS by an Arc/Info relate.
As stated in OF 99-325, "These mining claim density databases were created from data obtained in March 1997, from the Mining Claim Recordation System (MCRS) of the Bureau of Land Management. These databases provide mining claim density information in a tabular form. They quantify the status of mining claim activity for 1996 and include information on mining claim activity since 1976. The databases contain information identifying 1) the general location of mining claims within the Public Land Survey System (PLS), 2) the number and type of claims (lode, placer, mill site, tunnel site), and 3) the status of the claims (open is held, closed is no longer held by a claimant)".
Combining the database with a digital PLS coverage of Idaho enables a User to spatially display the mine claim data as a digital map and compare it with other spatial themes.

Purpose:

The digital map was developed to document mining claim activity on federal lands in Idaho and to investigate interrelationships of mining claim activity with physical and social science concerns.
This digital map is not to be considered as a legal representation of survey lines and corners or of mining claim boundaries.

Supplemental_Information: This data is in Arc/Info 7.1 format

Data_Set_Structure:

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: Arc/Info export file

Part_Name: id_clms.e00

Part_Description:

This Arc/Info export file contains the coverage id_clms, the database id_clms.clms, and the relate id_clms.rel. The original digital PLS export file, plss.e00, came from the Idaho Department of Water Resources, State of Idaho.

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: Arc/Info database

Part_Name: id_clms.clms

Part_Description:

This database contains mine claim density information for federal lands in the state, from 1976 through 1996. It is one of several state databases from OF 99-325.

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: Arc/Info relate

Part_Name: id_clms.rel

Part_Description:

This file contains the parameters needed to relate the database, id_clms.clms to the digital map database, id_clms.pat. The structure of the relate is:

  RELATION                   = ID_CLMS
  TABLE-ID                   = id_clms.clms
  DATABASE                   = info
  ITEM                       = MTRS
  COLUMN                     = mtrs
  TYPE                       = ORDERED
  ACCESS                     = RO

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1976

Ending_Date: 1997

Currentness_Reference:

Release date of data by the Bureau of Land Management in March, 1997

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.5

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: mining claim density

Theme_Keyword: lode

Theme_Keyword: placer

Theme_Keyword: mill site

Theme_Keyword: tunnel site

Theme_Keyword: mine claim

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Idaho

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes, augmented

Theme_Keyword: 1400 - Resources

Theme_Keyword: 1401 - Metals

Theme_Keyword: 1402 - Nonmetals

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: US16 = Idaho

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Users should contact the BLM for current data. The U.S. Geological Survey makes no warranties related to the accuracy of the data and users are required to determine suitability of use for any particular purpose. This digital map is not to be construed as a legal representation of mining claim boundaries. The PLS data is from 1:100,000 scale base maps. The map should not be used at scales larger than 1:100,000.
The user must obtain current information on mining claims from the Idaho State Office of the Bureau of Land Management for the area of interest since the mining claim density data is not current. The information in the database does not provide the legal location or status of individual mining claims.
Any hardcopies utilizing this data set shall clearly indicate their 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 this data set, 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: Pamela D Derkey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, GEO-WRG-MRS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: W 904 Riverside Avenue

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3114

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pderkey@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Cheryl Laudenbach, Denver Service Center, BLM, provided the original mining claim data from the Mining Claim Recordation Database. The data was used to create the mining claim density databases in OF 99-325.
The digital PLS map of Idaho came from the Idaho Department of Water Resources, State of Idaho.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Solaris 2.5.1, Sun Ultra 1, Arc/Info 7.1.2

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

OF 99-325 reports that the attributes of the mining claim data from BLM data, claims per section, do not represent the exact number of claims in each section. Some claims overlap into adjoining sections and/or townships. In order to count each claim only once, it was necessary to choose one section for each claim to be identified with. Therefore, the first section listed in the BLM database for a particular claim was chosen as the section the claim was counted in.
The accuracy was tested by summing each category of claim in the mining claim database and comparing the sum to those from the original BLM database. The sums for each category matched.
No attempt was made to determine the accuracy of BLM's database.

Completeness_Report:

None of the data from BLM was omitted. The data is considered complete for the purpose of determining mining claim density in this State.
The digital PLS of Idaho is assumed to be complete.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The data set is a derived subset of the original BLM data. No modifications to the BLM data were made.
The PLS in this report is a derived subset of the original PLS. Only those sections containing mine claim density data are included in this report.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

A claim may be within a section or it may straddle two, three, or four sections. In order to count each claim only once, it was necessary to choose one section for each claim to be identified with. Therefore, the first section listed in the BLM database for a particular claim was chosen as the section the claim was counted in.
No attempt was made to check the positional accuracy of the digital PLS. The PLS came from 1:100,000 scale sources.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Digital databases containing mining claim density information for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming created from the BLM Mining Claim Recordation System: 1996

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular database

Series_Information:

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

Issue_Identification: 99-325

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Idaho

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Original data from the Bureau of Land Management Mine Claim Recordation Database (MCRD)

Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-325>

Type_of_Source_Media: digital file

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1976

Ending_Date: 199703

Source_Currentness_Reference:

The data were copied from BLM's MCRD database on March, 1997. The data are cumulative from 1976, when the database was created.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OF 99-325

Source_Contribution:

This database contributed the mine claim density information needed to create a spatial mine claim density map.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Idaho Department of Water Resources

Publication_Date: 1993

Title: Coverage PLSS - Public Land Survey Sections for Idaho

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boise, Idaho

Publisher: Idaho Department of Water Resources, State of Idaho

Online_Linkage: <http://www.idwr.state.id.us/gisdata>

Type_of_Source_Media: digital file

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1993

Source_Currentness_Reference: The PLS is assumed to be current with regard to section lines.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Idaho PLS

Source_Contribution:

The IDWR contributed the digital map needed for attaching the mine claim density data to make the digital mine claim density map.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The mine claim density database of Idaho was released as part of the U.S. Geological Open-File Report, OF 99-325. It was imported as an Arc/Info table, id_clms.clms, using the command, dbaseinfo. A relate, id_clms.rel, was made to connect the database to the PLS of Idaho. This report can be found at URL: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-543>

Process_Date: 1997-1998

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OF 99-325

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Idaho PLS did not contain a field, mtrs, to which the mine claim density database could be attached. The polygon attribute table, id_pls.pat was converted with the 'infodbase' command to a dBase table. Some fields were renamed by this process and also changed from binary to floating point format. Id_pls# was renamed id_pls_ and changed in format. The authors used dbase to compile the field, mtrs, from existing fields. All fields except id_pls_, the equivalent of id_pls# in the original id_pls.pat, and mtrs were then dropped from the file. The dBase file was converted back to an info file using the 'dbaseinfo' command. A field named id_pls#, in binary format, was added to match the structure of id_pls# in id_pls.pat. This field was populated with the values of id_pls_ which made it identical to the original id_pls# in id_pls.pat. The field, id_pls_ was then dropped from the file and only id_pls# and mtrs remained. The mtrs field was joined to the original id_pls.pat by using the command 'joinitem' with the common field being id_pls#. The data from id_clms.clms was linked through the use of a relate, id_clms.rel. An example of commands for using the relate in ArcEdit for selecting all claims in the Total Claims (tc) field is:

restore relate id_clms.rel
editcover id_clms
sel id_clms//tc > 0

Process_Date: 1997

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Idaho PLS

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: 21426

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 31431

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11075

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

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

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.99960

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -114

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42

False_Easting: 500000.0

False_Northing: 100000.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 10

Ordinate_Resolution: 10

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: id_clms.clms

Entity_Type_Definition:

Summary of values for number and type of mining claims in each section from OF99-325. The data is tied to an MTRS code which represents the Meridian + Township + Range + Section. This code provides a unique identifier for each Section of the PLS.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

The Bureau of Land Management is the official source for PLS designations and surveys and for the mining claim data.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MTRS

Attribute_Definition:

A concatenation of Meridian, Township, Range, and Section of the PLS

Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of Land Management

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MTRS is an 18-character field which is a concatenation of meridian (M), Township (T), township direction (D), range (R), range direction (E), and section (S). The form of the field is MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__. The last two spaces were included in the beginning of the study but were not utilized.
MM = the FIPS code for meridian. FIPS stands for the Federal Information Processing Standard. The code for the meridian is:
08 - Boise Meridian
TTT.T = BLM Township designation as 'TTT.T' may include a fraction of a Township. For example, Township 1 would be '__1.0'. Township 24.5 would be '_24.2'. The '.2' is a 1/2 township.
D = BLM Township direction may be North (N) or South (S).
RRR.R = BLM Range designation as 'RRR.R' which may include a fraction of a Range See Township (T) for example.
E = BLM Range direction may be East (E) or West (W).
SS = BLM Section number. For example, section 1 is '_1' and section 35 is '35'. Generally the highest section number is 36, but there are exceptions in several States.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOLC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Open (or recorded) Lode Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 147

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOPC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Open (or recorded) Placer Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 36

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOMC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Open (or recorded) Mill site Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 80

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOTC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Open (or recorded) Tunnel site Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOC

Attribute_Definition:

Total number of Open (or recorded) Claims of all types within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 182

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NCLC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Lode Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 908

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NCPC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Placer Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 115

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NCMC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Mill site Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 155

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NCTC

Attribute_Definition:

Number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Tunnel site Claims within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TCC

Attribute_Definition:

Total number of Closed (or terminated and closed) Claims of all types within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 991

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TC

Attribute_Definition:

Total number of all Claims of all types within a section

Attribute_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1010

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: id_clms.pat

Entity_Type_Definition:

Polygon attribute table for the digital map, id_clms. This digital map is derived from the digital map, plss, from IDWR. All fields are represented and one field, mtrs, was added by the authors. the mtrs field allows the mine claim density database to be linked to the digital map. The MTRS code represents the Meridian + Township + Range + Section. This code provides a unique identifier for each section of the PLS.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

The Bureau of Land Management is the official source for PLS designations and surveys and for the mining claim data.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: acres

Attribute_Definition: The amount of acres contained in each polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: not determined

Range_Domain_Maximum: not determined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: num

Attribute_Definition: not determined

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: not determined

Range_Domain_Maximum: not determined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: township

Attribute_Definition: township number

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 65

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: tdir

Attribute_Definition: direction from the principle baseline

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: range

Attribute_Definition: range number

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 46

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: r_partial

Attribute_Definition: refers to partial ranges

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1/2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: half-range designation

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: section

Attribute_Definition: section number

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 36

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: t

Attribute_Definition: character version of 'township' field

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 65

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: r

Attribute_Definition: character version of 'range' field

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 46

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: s

Attribute_Definition: character version of 'section' field

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 36

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: tr

Attribute_Definition: concatenation of 't' and 'r' fields

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: trs

Attribute_Definition: concatenation of 't', 'r', and 's' fields

Attribute_Definition_Source: IDWR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MTRS

Attribute_Definition:

A concatenation of Meridian, Township, Range, and Section of the PLS

Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of Land Management

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

MTRS is an 18-character field which is a concatenation of meridian (M), Township (T), township direction (D), range (R), range direction (E), and section (S). The form of the field is MMTTT.TDRRR.RESS__. The last two spaces were included in the beginning of the study but were not utilized.
MM = the FIPS code for meridian. FIPS stands for the Federal Information Processing Standard. The code for the meridian is:
08 - Boise Meridian
TTT.T = BLM Township designation as 'TTT.T' may include a fraction of a Township. For example, Township 1 would be '__1.0'. Township 24.5 would be '_24.2'. The '.2' is a 1/2 township.
D = BLM Township direction may be North (N) or South (S).
RRR.R = BLM Range designation as 'RRR.R' which may include a fraction of a Range See Township (T) for example.
E = BLM Range direction may be East (E) or West (W).
SS = BLM Section number. For example, section 1 is '_1' and section 35 is '35'. Generally the highest section number is 36, but there are exceptions in several States.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Hyndman and Campbell, 1999

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Pamela D Derkey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, GEO-WRG-MRS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: W 904 Riverside Avenue

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3114

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pderkey@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 99-543

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides this 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 this data has been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of this 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 the USGS.

Technical_Prerequisites:

The user should have GIS software capable of reading Arc/Info files

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Open-File Reports
Box 2586

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 99-543

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides this 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 this data has been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of this 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 the USGS.

Technical_Prerequisites:

The user should have software GIS software capable of reading Arc/Info files.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S.G.S. Earth Science Information Office

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 West Riverside Avenue, Rm. 135

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3130

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-353-2872

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 99-543

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides this 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 this data has been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of this 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 the USGS.

Technical_Prerequisites:

The user should have software GIS software capable of reading Arc/Info files.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19991217

Metadata_Review_Date: 19991217

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Pamela D Derkey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, GEO-WRG-MRS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: W 904 Riverside Avenue

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3114

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pderkey@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/ext/parts.ext>