The Digital Geologic Map of Wyoming in ARC/INFO Format

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Title: The Digital Geologic Map of Wyoming in ARC/INFO Format
Abstract:
This geologic map was prepared as part of a study of digital methods and techniques as applied to complex geologic maps. The geologic map was digitized from the original scribe sheets used to prepare the published Geologic Map of Wyoming (Love and Christiansen, 1985). Consequently, the digital version is at 1:500,000 scale using the Lambert Conformal Conic map projection parameters of the State base map. Stable base contact prints of the scribe sheets were scanned on a Tektronix 4991 digital scanner. The scanner automatically converts the scanned image to an ASCII vector format. These vectors were transferred to a VAX minicomputer, where they were then loaded into ARC/INFO. Each vector and polygon was given attributes derived from the original 1985 geologic map.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Green, Gregory N., and Drouillard, Patricia H., 1994, The Digital Geologic Map of Wyoming in ARC/INFO Format: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-0425.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Some metadata in non-FGDC form. ARC/INFO files created using 5.0.2 software. Files can be downloaded online. Most files in ASCII, some EOO.
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.0
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.0
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.0
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.0
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Calendar_Date: 1994
    Currentness_Reference:
    publication date
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • entity point
      • Complete chain
      • GT-polygon composed of chains
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.
      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 33.0
      Standard_Parallel: 45.0
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -107.5
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
      False_Easting: 0
      False_Northing: 0
      Planar coordinates are encoded using Coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest unknown
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest unknown
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    CODING SCHEME FOR ATTRIBUTES:
    Item    Feature
    
    P1      Shorthand attribute
    NAME    Name
    BW      Line pattern from CARTO.LIN
    CCA     Line pattern from CCA.LIN or shade color from CCA.SHD
    DOT     Shade pattern from DOT.SHD
    PLT     Shade pattern from PLOTTER.SHD
    MAJOR1  DLG-3 (Optional) style MAJOR1 attribute
    MINOR1  DLG-3 (Optional) style MINOR1 attribute
    
    
    Polygon Types and Attributes:
    
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      14    50   0    0    520   14    Tsl
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      23    75   0    0    520   23    Tc
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     333     2   0    0    520  333    tooth
    
    Line types and attributes:
    
      P1   CCA  BW  MAJOR1  MINOR1  Name
       1    1    0    500    401  contact
       2    0    0    500    402  nonprinting contact
       3    4    0    500    403  fault
       4    0  106    500    404  dotted fault
       5    4    0    500    405  thrust fault
       6    0  106    500    406  dotted thrust fault
       7    4    0    500    407  thrust fault w/younger normal fault
       8    0  106    500    408  dotted thrust fault w/younger normal fault
       9    4    0    500    409  fault ? - based on source maps
      10    1    0    500    410  base of Shannon Sandstone Member
      11  135    0     50    200  shoreline
      12  135    0     50    103  edge of ice
      13    0  127     91     56  State Boundary
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      21  449    0    501    421  Yd intrusive
      22  449    0    501    422  YX intrusive
      23  223    0    501    423  XM intrusive
      24  331    0    501    424  ~W intrusive
      30    2    0    502    430  diatreme
      31  212    0    502    431  impact structure
      32    1    0    502    432  ball outline
      33    1    0    502    433  tooth outline
      34    1    0    502    434  bar
      35    1    0    502    435  shear zone
      40  212    0    503    440  anticline axis
      41  212    0    503    441  anticline arrow
      42  345    0    503    442  boundary region
    
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Gregory N. Green
    • Patricia H. Drouillard
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    The authors wish to thank Dave Love and Ann Coe Christiansen for providing access to the original Geologic Map of Wyoming scribe sheets and negatives. For the digital review, we also thank Pat Stamile of the USGS and Chris Arneson and Laisan Serebryakov of the University of Wyoming Water Resources Center.
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Green, Gregory N
    USGS-GEO-CRG-MRS
    Mail Stop 905, USGS
    P.O. Box 25046
    Denver, CO
    US

    303-236-5390 (voice)
    ggreen@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

The data is intended to be used as a base geologic map, and is easily accessed online.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    Love and Christiansen (1985) (source 1 of 1)
    Love, J.D., and Christiansen, A.C., 1985, Geologic map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series none.

    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000
    Source_Contribution: Original geologic map sheet that was digitized for this report.
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: unknown (process 1 of 2)
    The geologic map was digitized from the original scribe sheets used to prepare the published Geologic Map of Wyoming (Love and Christiansen, 1985). Consequently, the digital version is at 1:500,000 scale using the Lambert Conformal Conic map projection parameters of the State base map. Stable base contact prints of the scribe sheets were scanned on a Tektronix 4991 digital scanner. The scanner automatically converts the scanned image to an ASCII vector format. These vectors were transferred to a VAX minicomputer, where they were then loaded into ARC/INFO. Each vector and polygon was given attributes derived from the original 1985 geologic map.
    Date: 01-Sep-2000 (process 2 of 2)
    Creation of original metadata record Person who carried out this activity:
    Jennifer Lenz
    US Geological Survey
    12201 Surise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 918
    Reston, VA
    USA

    703-648-6974 (voice)
    703-648-6560 (FAX)
    pschweitzer@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

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

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  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?
    Complete
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    This geologic map was prepared as part of a study of digital methods and techniques as applied to complex geologic maps. The geologic map was digitized from the original scribe sheets used to prepare the published Geologic Map of Wyoming (Love and Christiansen, 1985).

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)
    USGS Information Services
    Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
    Denver, Colorado
    USA

    1-888-ASK-USGS (voice)
    1-303-202-4695 (FAX)
    infoservices@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? USGS Open-File Report 94-425
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey and have been successfully imported into data base programs, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to how successfully or accurately the data can be imported into any specific application software running on any specific hardware platform. The fact of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith.
  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 10-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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