Maine Geological Survey
20150413
east-pittston_bedrock_locality_points
vector digital data
Source of individual data points listed in the data_src field in associated attribute table.
EAST_PITTSTON_LOCALITY_POINTS contains bedrock geology point data for the quadrangle mapped at a scale of 1:24,000, from the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Printed maps published by the Maine Geological Survey on USGS 7.5' quadrangle bases. Bedrock geology points delineated and digitized by the Maine Geological Survey from data compiled on USGS 7.5' quadrangle bases (Full description of each point type is contained in the associated attribute table).
Description provided by the geologist of general features of an outcrop and nature of the site and its surroundings. May include the geologist's field station ID number. Includes miscellaneous observations about the size, shape, or character of the outcrop, distance from the road or relationship to other outcrops, etc., helpful in relocating or identifying the outcrop in the field. Also, if there is more than one rock type in the outcrop, such as a contact or a dike, their geometric and geographic relationships is included in the Locality description. This information has a wide variety of uses by environmental or geotechnical consultants, hydrogeologists, mineral prospectors, rock and stone producers, soil scientists, ecologists, and geologists.
20150413
publication date
Irregular
-69.743315
-69.624169
44.187579
44.125116
Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
geology, bedrock
ISO Keyword Thesaurus
geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
geoscientificInformation
Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place
Maine, United States
GCMD Parameter Keyword
solid earth
None
Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. User must include full citation (author, pubdate, title, and source fields in associated attribute table) for the bedrock geology points when using the data in printed or digital form.
Maine Geological Survey (MGS)
mailing
93 State House Station
Augusta
Maine
04333
USA
207-287-2801
mgs@maine.gov
Credit should be given to the data source and/or originator when data is transferred or printed. Source should be cited as: Maine Geological Survey, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 93 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0093.
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143
24000
hardcopy
USGS 1:24,000 7.5' quadrangles used as mapping base
Vector
Entity point
161
NAD 1983 UTM Zone 19N
0.9996
-69.0
0.0
500000.0
0.0
coordinate pair
0.000000002220024164500956
0.000000002220024164500956
meter
D North American 1983
GRS 1980
6378137.0
298.257222101
east-pittston_bedrock_locality_points
Point feature class
ESRI
FID
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
state_id
Unique state-wide point identification number for bedrock data location.
MGS
Unique assigned number
quadname
Name of 7.5-minute USGS quadrangle.
MGS
Quadname
descript
The Locality description is a text field that allows the geologist to describe general features of an outcrop and nature of the site and its surroundings. For example, the Locality description could report the size, shape, or character of the outcrop, distance from the road or relationship to other outcrops
MGS
see associated attribute table
data_src
Formal citation of the data source. In most cases, the source of the data will be original field work by the geologist submitting the file.
Example 1: Henry N. Berry IV, Maine Geological Survey, 2007-2008, original data.
In some cases, however, data may have been compiled from existing sources such as published maps, unpublished thesis maps, well logs, etc. This is allowable as long as the data source is properly acknowledged.
Example 2: Arthur M. Hussey II, 1971, Geologic Map of the Portland Quadrangle, Maine. Maine Geological Survey map GM-1, 1:62,500.
Listing the source of data separately from the “person submitting this file”, allows someone to submit data collected by someone else, but the person submitting the file is responsible for any errors that may occur. Citing the original source allows questions to be investigated and errors to be corrected. Each data file must contain data from only one source. If data are being submitted from more than one source, they must be submitted in separate data files.
MGS
from associated open-file map
submit_by
Name of the person who actually delivered the file to MGS. (This might not be the person who collected the data, or the person who created the file.) This is the one person responsible for the data file.
MGS
from associated open-file map
submit_dat
Date when the file was actually delivered to MGS. (This is not the date when the data were collected, and probably not the date the data file was created.)
MGS
from associated open-file map
method
This field describes how the data were collected. If they are original data, then they were collected by field work. If they are pre-existing data, then they may have been transcribed from existing maps or copied from data tables or log sheets. This may be a lengthy comment, if it was a complex procedure.
Example 1: Field work.
Example 2: Data recovered by digitizing symbols from existing paper map.
Example 3: Data transcribed from Table 12, p. 134-138 of thesis.
MGS
from geologist field data
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
field_id
Geologist's field station ID number
MGS
from geologist's field data
Attribute table for bedrock geology data points.
20150413
Maine Geological Survey (MGS)
mailing
93 State House Station
Augusta
Maine
04333
USA
207-287-2801
mgs@maine.gov
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. User must include full citation (author, pubdate, title, and source fields in associated attribute table) for the bedrock geology points when using the data in printed or digital form.