Rice County Geologic Atlas, Part B
Metadata Entry Template
Version 1.0.4 - July 1, 1997
A State Version of the FGDC Content Standards for Geospatial Metadata
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Description of data that was created for
The Rice County Geologic Atlas
by
DNR Waters
County Geologic Atlas and
Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program
Metadata Entered By: Randy McGregor
Date: 6/26/98
| Section 1 | Identification Information | |
| Originator | Moira Campion | |
| Title | UNCPY | |
| Minnesota Clearinghouse ID | ||
| Abstract | Area where the aquifer is unconfined. | |
| Purpose | County Geologic Atlas Program: Atlas C-9 Part B, Plate 8 Bedrock Hydrogeology | |
| Time Period of Content Date | ||
| Currentness Reference | ||
| Progress | Complete | |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | None planned | |
| Spatial Extent of Data | Rice County, Minnesota | |
| West Bounding Coordinate | 477.789 | |
| East Bounding Coordinate | 496,870 | |
| North Bounding Coordinate | 4,924,291 | |
| South Bounding Coordinate | 4,893,720 | |
| Place Keywords | Rice County, Minnesota St. Peter / Prairie du Chien / Jordan aquifer | |
| Theme Keywords | Unconfined aquifer | |
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | ||
| Access Constraints | None | |
| Use Constraints | None | |
| Contact Person | Moira Campion | |
| Contact Organization | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters | |
| Contact Person Position | Hydrogeologist | |
| Contact Address | 500 Lafayette Road | |
| Contact City | St. Paul | |
| Contact State or Province | Minnesota | |
| Contact Postal Code | 55155 - 4032 | |
| Contact Voice Phone | (651) 259-5661 | |
| Contact Fax Phone | (651) 296-0445 | |
| Contact E-mail Address | moira.campion@dnr.state.mn.us | |
| Browse Graphic File Name | ||
| Browse Graphic File Description | ||
| Associated Data Sets | Atlas C-9 Part A, produced by the Minnesota Geological Survey | |
| Section 2 | Data Quality Information |
| Attribute Accuracy | |
| Logical Consistency | Data are topologically correct using ARC/INFO 7.1.1. |
| Completeness | Completeness |
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | N.A. |
| Vertical Positional Accuracy | N.A. |
| Lineage | This polygon coverage is a copy of the coverage, CONFINED to which was added (arcedit: get) that portion of the Rice County boundary that falls within the unconfined condition area. This was done to create an enclosed polygon representing the area unconfined conditions within Rice County |
| Source Scale Denominator | 100,000 |
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information |
| Native Data Set Environment | ARC/INFO |
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | UTM Coordinates |
| Spatial Object Type | vector |
| Vendor Specific Object Types | Polygon and Arc - NET |
| Tiling Scheme | Rice County |
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 |
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 |
| Horizontal Units | N.A. |
| Altitude Datum | N.A. |
| Altitude Units | N.A. |
| Depth Datum | N.A. |
| Depth Units | N.A. |
| Cell Width | N.A. |
| Cell Height | N.A. |
| If UTM | |
| UTM Zone Number | 15 |
| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments | None |
| Distance Resolution |
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | ||||
| Entity and Attribute Overview |
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| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation |
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| Table Name | Field Name | Begin Column | Definition | Valid Values | Description |
| uncpy.pat | Default items only | Polygon Attribute Table | |||
| uncpy.aat | Arc Attribute Table | ||||
| ctybord | County border line type, an attribute from the aat of the coverage from which the county border was extracted. | ||||
| 0 | The arc separating the confined from unconfined condition | ||||
| 11 | Coincident with PLS section lines, but not with township lines | ||||
| 19 | Coincident with PLS Township line (making them coincident with the associated section lines as well). | ||||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information |
| Publisher | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters |
| Publication Date | 1997 |
| Online Linkage | |
| Distributor Contact Person | |
| Distributor Organization | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters |
| Distributor Position | |
| Distributor Address | 500 Lafayette Rd. |
| Distributor City | St. Paul |
| Distributor State or Province | MN |
| Distributor Postal Code | 55155 |
| Distributor Voice Phone | (651) 296 - 4800 |
| Distributor Fax Phone | (651) 296 - 0445 |
| Distributor
E-mail Address | |
| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | |
| Distribution Liability | This map was prepared from publicly available information only. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the factual data on which this map is based. However, the Department of Natural Resources does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or any implied uses of these data. Users may wish to verify critical information; sources include both the references here and information on file in the offices of the Minnesota Geological Survey and the Department of Natural Resources. Every effort has been made to ensure the interpretation shown conforms to sound geologic and cartographic principles. This map should not be used to establish legal title, boundaries, or locations of improvements. |
| Transfer Format Name | ARC/INFO, ArcExport, INFO |
| Transfer Format Version Number | 7.1.1 |
| Transfer Size | |
| Ordering Instructions | Downloadable data are accessible through Rice County Geologic Atlas, Part B: Metadata for GIS and Digital Data |
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information |
| Metadata Date | December 1998 |
| Metadata Contact Person | |
| Metadata Contact Organization | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters |
| Metadata Contact Position | |
| Metadata Contact Address | 500 Lafayette Road |
| Metadata Contact City | St. Paul |
| Metadata Contact State or Province | MN |
| Metadata Contact Postal Code | 55155 - 4032 |
| Metadata Contact Voice Phone | (651) 296 - 4800 |
| Metadata Contact Fax Phone | (651) 296 - 0445 |
| Metadata Contact
E-mail Address | |
| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines |
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.0.4 |
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage |
