Coal-Bearing Regions and Structural Sedimentary Basins of China and Adjacent Seas: Energy commodities

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Coal-Bearing Regions and Structural Sedimentary Basins of China and Adjacent Seas: Energy commodities
Abstract:
This dataset is a collection of commodities (coal gas, oil shale, and quaternary peat) located in The Peoples Republic of China. Included in this dataset is the type of the commodities.
Supplemental_Information:
The commodities were digitized from the Energy Mineral Resource Map of China and Adjacent Seas, published in 1992 by the Geological Publishing House, Chinese Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources Information and Institute of Mineral Deposits of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, utilizing ARC/INFO.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    (compiler), Steven Podwysocki, 2000, Coal-Bearing Regions and Structural Sedimentary Basins of China and Adjacent Seas: Energy commodities: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-047, USGS; Eastern Energy Resources Team, Reston, VA.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.41994
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.76798
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.84727
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 14.52108
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Calendar_Date: 07-Mar-2000
    Currentness_Reference:
    publication date
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  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?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    FIELDS.PAT
    The point attribute table of FIELDS (Source: ARC/INFO)
    TYPE
    Type of commodity (character) (Source: Energy Mineral Resources Map of China and Adjacent Seas)
    ValueDefinition
    Coal gas 
    Oil shale 
    Quaternary peat 

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Steven Podwysocki (compiler)
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Steven Podwysocki
    USGS, Eastern Energy Resources Team
    MS 956 National Center
    Reston, Virginia
    USA

    703-648-6480 (voice)
    spodwyso@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

The purpose of this dataset is to give geologists and other scientists a spatial database of commodities in China. This data set will be utilized in energy research and cartographic projects.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 1992 (source 1 of 1)
    Geological Publishing House, Chinese Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources Information and Institute of Mineral Deposits of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 1992, Energy Mineral Resources Map of China and Adjacent Seas.

    Type_of_Source_Media: paper map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 5000000
    Source_Contribution: This map provided locations of other commodities in China
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 02-Mar-1999 (process 1 of 2)
    The commodities were digitized off of the Energy Mineral Resources Map of China and Adjacent Seas map. Data sources used in this process:
    • Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 1992
    Date: 09-Feb-2000 (process 2 of 2)
    Creation of original metadata record Person who carried out this activity:
    Steven Podwysocki
    USGS, Eastern Energy Resources Team
    MS 956 National Center
    Reston, Virginia
    USA

    703-648-6480 (voice)
    spodwyso@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Geological Publishing House, Chinese Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources Information and Institute of Mineral Deposits of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 1992, Energy Mineral Resources Map of China and Adjacent Seas.

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    All coal fields are labeled correctly
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    This data set is a complete coverage of coal gas, oil shale, and quaternary peat commodities in China.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No tests for accuracy were done.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    Steven Podwysocki
    USGS, Eastern Energy Resources Team
    MS 956 National Center
    Reston, Virginia
    USA

    703-648-6480 (voice)
    spodwyso@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? USGS Open-File Report 00-047, commodities
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geoloical Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for the descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 13-Jun-2016
Metadata author:
Peter N Schweitzer
USGS Midwest Area
Collection manager, USGS Geoscience Data Clearinghouse, http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/
Mail Stop 954
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston, VA
USA

703-648-6533 (voice)
703-648-6252 (FAX)
pschweitzer@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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