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| Section 1 | Identification Information - - - - - - top |
| Originator | Minnesota DNR Waters - County Geologic Atlas and Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program |
| Title | SHPROBPY |
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| Abstract | Distribution of known sinkholes and related karst features and interpretation of likelihood of additional sinkholes forming in one of six classification zones. |
| Purpose | County Geologic Atlas and Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program,
Goodhue County Geologic Atlas, Part B - CGA-12 |
| Time Period of Content Date | 1998-2001 |
| Currentness Reference | Current |
| Progress | Complete |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | None Planned |
| Spatial Extent of Data | Goodhue County, Minnesota |
| Bounding Coordinates | | East | 560,305 | | West | 496,709 | | North | 4,951,185 | | South | 4,893,615 |
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| Place Keywords | Minnesota, Goodhue County |
| Theme Keywords | Karst, sinkhole probability, sinkhole, spring, seep |
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None |
| Access Constraints | None |
| Use Constraints | 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. |
| Contact Person Information | See Metadata Reference Information section, below |
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| Associated Data Sets | None |
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information - - - - - - top |
| Attribute Accuracy | |
| Logical Consistency | Data are topologically correct using ArcInfo 7.1.1 |
| Completeness | Complete |
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | unknown |
| Vertical Positional Accuracy | not applicable |
| Lineage | The karst features were primarily identified by fieldwork. Six probability class areas were defined based on known occurrences of features, depth to bedrock, bedrock geology, and landscape position and the layer was built as a polygon coverage.
For more information consult Goodhue County Geologic Atlas, Part B, Plate 10, Sinkholes, Sinkhole Probability, and Springs and Seeps ; Gao, Y., 2002, Karst feature distribution in southeastern Minnesota: extending GIS-based data base for spatial analysis and resource management: Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, Ph.D. thesis, 210 p.; or Minnesota Karst Features Database. |
| Source Scale Denominator | 100,000 |
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| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information - - - - - - top |
| Native Data Set Environment | ARC/INFO 7.1.1 |
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | Not Applicable |
| Spatial Object Type | Vector |
| Vendor Specific Object Types | Polygon |
| Tiling Scheme | County |
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| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information - - - - - - top |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM |
| Ellipsoid | GRS1980 |
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 |
| Horizontal Units | meters |
| Distance Resolution | meters |
| Altitude Datum | n/a |
| Altitude Units | n/a |
| Depth Datum | n/a |
| Depth Units | n/a |
| Cell Width | 0 |
| Cell Height | 0 |
| Latitude Resolution | 0 |
| Longitude Resolution | 0 |
| UTM Zone Number | 15 |
| SPCS Zone Identifier | 0 |
| County Coordinate Zone Identifier | 0 |
| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments | n/a |
| Map Projection Name | n/a |
| Map Projection Parameters | n/a |
| Other Coordinate System's Definition | n/a |
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| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information - - - - - - top |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | |
| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation HTML Table (Not Available) | | File Name | Field name | Field Definition | Valid Values | Value Description | | shprobpy.dbf | | | | | | | probcode | sinkhole probability code | | | | | | | 0 | not rated | | | | | 1 | No probability | | | | | 2 | Low probability | | | | | 3 | Low to Moderate probability | | | | | 4 | Moderate to High probability | | | | | 5 | High probability | | | | | 6 | Sinkhole Plain |
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| Section 6 | Distribution Information - - - - - - top |
| Publisher | Minnesota DNR Waters |
| Publication Date | 2000 |
| Contact Person Information | See Metadata Reference Information section, below |
| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | SHPROBPY |
| 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 | Shapefile |
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| Ordering Instructions | Download ARCVIEW shape files from:
Goodhue County Geologic Atlas, Part B: Metadata for GIS and Digital Data |
| Online Linkage | Goodhue County Geologic Atlas, Part B: Metadata for GIS and Digital Data |
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| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information - - - - - - top |
| Metadata Date | 2004-04-08 |
| Contact Person Information | GIS Specialist, Ground Water Mapping Program
Minnesota DNR - Division of Waters
500 Lafayette Road
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5693
FAX: (651) 296-0445
E-mail: |
| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines |
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 |
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm |
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