Cook Inlet Keeper

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Cook Inlet Basin Surficial Geology from Freethey and Scully, 1980

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Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information



IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

  Citation
    Citation_Information
      Originator:  Jason Geck's Alaska PU GIS class (digitized by Brian Winstaffer)
      Publication_Date:  June 1998
      Title: Cook Inlet Basin Surficial Geology from Freethey and Scully, 1980
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information
        Publication_Place:  
        Publisher:  US Geological Survey
      Larger_Work_Citation
        Citation_Information
          Originator:  Freethey & Scully
          Publication_Date: 1980
          Title: Water Resources of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska.
          Publication_Information
            Publication_Place: 
            Publisher:  
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Freethey and Scully, 1980.
          Water Resources of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska.
          US Geological Survey, Hydrologic Investigations
          Atlas HA-620 (sheet 1 of 4).
  Description
    Abstract:
    Purpose:
      to show the relationship between generalized locations of groundwater
      yield and surficial geology in the Cook Inlet Basin.  
  Time_Period_of_Content
    Time_Period_Information
      Range_of_Dates/Times
        Beginning_Date: 1980
        Ending_Date: 1980
    Currentness_Reference:  
  Status
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:  no updates
  Spatial_Domain
    Bounding_Coordinates
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.8572
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -146.0532
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.7843
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.4461
  Keywords
    Theme
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Quaternary
      Theme_Keyword: Geology
      Theme_Keyword: Cook Inlet
      Theme_Keyword: Surficial
    Place
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: cook inlet
      Place_Keyword: kenai peninsula
  Access_Constraints: no constraints
  Use_Constraints: user assumes all interpretation responsibility
  Point_of_Contact
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:   Cook Inlet Keeper
        Contact_Person: Mike Gracz
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: POB 3269
        City: Homer
        State_or_Province: AK
        Postal_Code: 99603
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-235-4068
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-235-4069
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mike@inletkeeper.org
      Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 AK Time
  Native_Data_Set_Environment
  ArcView version 3.0a
   d:\mikesmap\geology\surfacial geology.shp

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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

  Attribute_Accuracy
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
            Attributed by volunteer Erin Stockenberger and checked by Mike Gracz
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
  Completeness_Report:
  Positional_Accuracy
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        unknown- digitized by Brian Winstaffer in an Introduction to GIS class at Alaska Pacific University.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
  Lineage
    Source_Information
      Source_Citation
        Citation_Information
         Originator:
          Publication_Date:
          Title:
          Edition:
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information
            Publication_Place:Homer, AK
            Publisher: Cook Inlet Keeper
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1,000,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: folded paper map
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
         Time_Period_Information:
           Range_of_Dates/Times:
             Beginning_Date: april 1980
             Ending_Date: april 1980 
         Source_Currentness_Reference:  
       Source_Citation_Abbreviation:  
      Source_Contribution:
    Process_Step

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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
    SDTS_Terms_Description
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 380

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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
    Planar
      Map_Projection
        Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
          1st_Standard_Parallel: 55
          2nd_Standard_Parallel: 65
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50
          False_Easting: 0
          False_Northing: 0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: unknown
          Ordinate_Resolution: unknown
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: unknown
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 1980
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 (?)
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 (?)

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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

  Detailed_Description
    Entity_Type
      Entity_Type_Label: surfacial geology.dbf
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Area
      Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Software computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Perimeter
      Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Software computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000000
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 795213.100000
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Ciwsurfg_
      Attribute_Definition: unique polygon id number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 380
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Ciwsurfg_i
      Attribute_Definition: geological map unit symbol
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Map_unit_d
      Attribute_Definition: geological map unit description
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

  Distributor
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:  Cook Inlet Keeper
        Contact_Person:  Mike Gracz
      Contact_Position:  GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address:  POB 3269
        City: Homer
        State_or_Province: Alaska
        Postal_Code: 99603
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-235-4068
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-235-4069
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mike@inletkeeper.org
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5 AK Time
  Resource_Description:
        website
        
  Distribution_Liability:
        none assumed
        
  Standard_Order_Process
    Digital_Form
      Digital_Transfer_Information
      Digital_Transfer_Information
        Format_Name: digital
      Digital_Transfer_Option
        Offline_Option
          Offline_Media: 1 GB jaz disc
          Recording_Format:  
            Compatibility_Information:  PC- file format is cross-platform compatible
    Fees:  media and time may apply

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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Metadata_Date: 8 February 2000
  Metadata_Review_Date:  
  Metadata_Contact
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:  Cook Inlet Keeper
        Contact_Person: Mike Gracz
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: POB 3269
        City: Homer
        State_or_Province: Alaska
        Postal_Code: 99603
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-235-4068
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-235-4069
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mike@inletkeeper.org
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5 AK Time
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
  Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608

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