Bedrock Geologic Map of the Windham Quadrangle, Rockingham and Hillsborough Counties, New Hampshire: General description

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   Walsh, Gregory J., and Stewart F. Clark, Jr., 1999, Bedrock Geologic Map of the Windham Quadrangle, Rockingham and Hillsborough Counties, New Hampshire: General description: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-8, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

   Online Links:

   • http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/of99-8/

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.375
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.25
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.875
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.75
   

3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Currentness_Reference:

   The geology of the quadrangle was mapped in 1998

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Original Map data Postscript
   

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      The map projection used is SPCS_Zone_Identifier 4676.
      

      Projection parameters:

      Planar coordinates are specified in feet
      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Gregory J. Walsh
   • Stewart F. Clark, Jr.
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Why was the data set created?

The map was published as part of a study of the fractured bedrock aquifers in the state of New Hampshire. The digital data are intended for use by all government, academic, commercial, or other agencies in need of digital geologic map information.

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4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:
     Network links:	http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/of99-8/of998.tar.gz

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 14-Jun-2016

Metadata author:

Peter N Schweitzer

USGS Midwest Area

Collection manager, USGS Geoscience Data Clearinghouse, http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/

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Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)