US_GeologyDetail_USGS

File Geodatabase Feature Class

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Tags
US, Geology


Summary

This layer contains a detailed surface geology profile for the US. This polygon file was designed for small scale thematic mapping and analysis.

Description

            

The spatial data were obtained from the United States Geological Survey. The layer originates from the US surface geology dataset. Attributes were modified to include area, rock description, order, unit, and geologic information. The coordinate system of this data is WGS 1984.

Credits

Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University
United States Geological Survey 

Use limitations

Extent

West  -124.762168    East  -66.957215
North  49.371746    South  24.545222

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

*Content type  Downloadable Data


Citation 

*Title US_GeologyDetail_USGS


Presentation formats* digital map


Resource Details 

Dataset languages* English (UNITED STATES)


Spatial representation type* vector


*Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552


Credits
Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University
United States Geological Survey 

ArcGIS item properties
*Name US_GeologyDetail_USGS
*Location file://\\cgstdb\CGSTGeognet\Geognet\Geognet2014\USLayers2014\US_Geology\USGeology.gdb
*Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -124.762168
*East longitude -66.957215
*North latitude 49.371746
*South latitude 24.545222
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude -124.762168
*East longitude -66.957215
*South latitude 24.545222
*North latitude 49.371746
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Geographic
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_WGS_1984
*Coordinate reference details
Geographic coordinate system
Well-known identifier 4326
X origin -400
Y origin -400
XY scale 999999999.99999988
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 8.983152841195215e-009
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Left longitude -180
Latest well-known identifier 4326
Well-known text GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],METADATA["World",-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0,0.0,0.0174532925199433,0.0,1262],AUTHORITY["EPSG",4326]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 4326
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 8.2.6


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name US_GeologyDetail_USGS
*Object type  composite
*Object count 12934



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name US_GeologyDetail_USGS
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Polygon
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 12934
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Distribution 

Distribution format
*Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Fields 

Details for object US_GeologyDetail_USGS 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 12934


Field OBJECTID
 
*Alias OBJECTID
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape
 
*Alias Shape
*Data type Geometry
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field KB_GEOLOGY
 
*Alias KB_GEOLOGY
*Data type Integer
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field KB_GEOLO_1
 
*Alias KB_GEOLO_1
*Data type Integer
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field ORDER_
 
*Alias ORDER_
*Data type SmallInteger
*Width 2
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field UNIT
 
*Alias UNIT
*Data type String
*Width 5
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field ROCKDESC
 
*Alias ROCKDESC
*Data type String
*Width 50
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field METAMOR
 
*Alias METAMOR
*Data type String
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field ROCK
 
*Alias ROCK
*Data type String
*Width 60
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field Shape_Length
 
*Alias Shape_Length
*Data type Double
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Length of feature in internal units.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape_Area
 
*Alias Shape_Area
*Data type Double
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Area of feature in internal units squared.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.







Metadata Details 

*Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)


Scope of the data described by the metadata* dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2015-01-05


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata ItemDescription


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2014-08-20 15:09:57
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2015-01-05 10:42:59


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2015-01-05 10:42:17


FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes