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| Originator | Minnesota Geological Survey |
| Abstract | A County Geologic Atlas is a systematic study of a county's geologic and ground water resources. Geologic studies include both near-surface deposits and bedrock. Ground water studies include flow systems, aquifer capacity, and ground water chemistry. In some areas sand and gravel deposits, sinkholes, or other features are studied. Interpretation of sensitivity to pollution is also part of an atlas. The information is organized, analyzed, and displayed using geographic information technology. |
| Browse Graphic | none available |
| Time Period of Content Date | 1995 |
| Currentness Reference | Geologic Maps were derived based on information available during the period 1995-1996. |
| Access Constraints | None |
| Use Constraints | Credit given to the Minnesota Geological Survey and Stearns County for use of data in map products. Note that, for delineation purposes, the county was divided into two parts. Geology for the eastern 1/3 of the county was delineated at 1:100,000. Geology for the western 2/3 of the county was delineated at 1:200,000. |
| Distributor Organization | Minnesota Geological Survey |
| Ordering Instructions | Data is available for free online download from Minnesota Geological Survey ftp site. See online linkage. |
| Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" in Section 6 of this metadata. |
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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information
| Section 1 | Identification Information | Top of page | ||
| Originator | Minnesota Geological Survey | |||
| Title | Stearns County Geologic Atlas - Part A | |||
| Abstract | A County Geologic Atlas is a systematic study of a county's geologic and ground water resources. Geologic studies include both near-surface deposits and bedrock. Ground water studies include flow systems, aquifer capacity, and ground water chemistry. In some areas sand and gravel deposits, sinkholes, or other features are studied. Interpretation of sensitivity to pollution is also part of an atlas. The information is organized, analyzed, and displayed using geographic information technology. | |||
| Purpose | County Geologic Atlas and Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment information is used in planning and environmental protection efforts at all levels of government. Wellhead protection and well-sealing programs are examples of local programs that need geologic and ground water information. The information is also used by businesses and the general public. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 1995 | |||
| Currentness Reference | Geologic Maps were derived based on information available during the period 1995-1996. | |||
| Progress | Complete | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | None planned | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | Stearns County, Minnesota | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -95.13 -94.05 45.79 45.27 |
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| Place Keywords | Stearns County, Minnesota, Central Minnesota | |||
| Theme Keywords | geoscientificInformation, Bedrock Geology, Surficial Geology, Quaternary Stratigraphy, Bedrock Topography, Wells, Borings, Hydrogeology, Mineral Resources | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | ISO 19115 Topic Category | |||
| Access Constraints | None | |||
| Use Constraints | Credit given to the Minnesota Geological Survey and Stearns County for use of data in map products. Note that, for delineation purposes, the county was divided into two parts. Geology for the eastern 1/3 of the county was delineated at 1:100,000. Geology for the western 2/3 of the county was delineated at 1:200,000. |
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| Contact Person Information | Tim Wahl,
Minnesota Geological Survey 2642 University Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55114 Phone: 612-627-4801 FAX: E-mail: tewahl@maroon.tc.umn.edu | |||
| Browse Graphic | none available | |||
| Browse Graphic File Description | ||||
| Associated Data Sets | C-10, Part A. Geologic atlas of Stearns County, Minnesota. G.N. Meyer, project manager. 1995. Color. 7 pls. Scales 1:100,000 and 1:200,000. Plates: 1, Data-base map; 2, Bedrock geology; 3, Surfical geology; 4, Quaternary stratigraphy; 5, Depth to bedrock and thickness of Cretaceous strata; 6, Bedrock topography; 7, Geologic resources. $20.00. Map and report available from MGS Map Sales Office (2642 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55114, 612-627-4782. C-10, Part B. Geologic atlas of Stearns County, Minnesota. J. Falteisek, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, editor and project manager. 1998. Color. Scale 1:100,000. 3 pls. and insert. $12.00. Map and report available from MGS Map Sales Office. Digital files available from DNR ftp site (see http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/metadata/c10bstea.html ) . C-10, Part C. Text supplement to the Geologic Atlas of Stearns County, Minnesota. G.N. Meyer and L. Swanson, eds. 1996. 63 p. $2.50. Report available from MGS Map Sales Office. For a listing of other geologic maps go to the Minnesota Geological Survey website at http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs/ |
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
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| Lineage | Investigations begin with a review of existing information, such as earlier geologic maps, soil maps, and hydrologic reports. Drillers send water well logs to the Minnesota Geological Survey, where they are reviewed, interpreted, and entered into the County Well Index (CWI), an interactive data base of water-well information. Building on the previous data, field studies are conducted to improve the understanding of local geologic and hydrologic conditions. Linework is created based upon the field studies and base data, and digitized. Background GIS data layers such as roads, surface hydrography, township grids, etc., are obtained from various sources, as noted in the Entity/Attribute section. | |||
| Source Scale Denominator | 200000 | |||
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | Arc/INFO 7.0.2 | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | ||||
| Spatial Object Type | Vector | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | Point, Vector, Polygon | |||
| Tiling Scheme | County, and sub-county study areas | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD27 | |||
| Horizontal Units | Meters | |||
| Distance Resolution | ||||
| UTM Zone Number | 15E | |||
| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments | Y-shift of -4,700,000 | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | Below is an index of the digital data layers compiled for the Stearns County Geologic Atlas. These are the coverages used to generate the published maps prepared as part of the project. Layer-level metadata is not available for this project. ********************************************************** a. Bedrock geology plate coverage/file - - description ------------- - - ----------------------------- bgpg - - bedrock geology polygon coverage (units) bglns - - bedrock geology line coverage - structure ocpg - - outcrop polygon coverage ocpt - - outcrop points / structural measurements ocpta100 - - annotation coverage for ocpt (1:100,000) bgpt - - geologic control points (drill holes, etc.) b. Surficial geology plate coverage/file - - description ------------- - - ----------------------------- sgpg - - surficial geology polygon coverage (units) sgpgx - - sgpg chopped with net2k (ps poly problem) sgln100 - - surficial geology line coverage (1:100,000 portion (eastern 1/3)) sgln200 - - surficial geology line coverage (1:200,000 portion (western 2/3)) sgpt100 - - point features (1:100,000) sgpt200 - - point features (1:200,000) sgpgo - - surficial geology overlay poygons (loess, till, etc.) c. Quaternary stratigraphy plate coverage/file - - description ------------- - - ----------------------------- qspg - - polygon coverage qsan - - annotation cover with carto lines d. Bedrock topography and drift thickness plate(s) coverage/file - - description ------------- - - ----------------------------- btln - - bedrock topography lines (20 ft. contour int.) btln1k - - bedrock topography lines clipped eastern half btln2k - - bedrock topography lines clipped western half dtln - - depth to bedrock line coverage ktln - - thickness of Cretaceous deposits (25 ft) dtpg - - drift thickness polygon cover (50 ft contours) e. Mineral resources plate coverage/file - - description ------------- - - ----------------------------- rspgsg - - surficial geologic resources - polygons rsptsg - - surficial geologic resources - point features rslnsg - - surficial geologic resources - linear features rspgbg - - bedrock geologic resources - polygons rspg50 - - bedrock geologic subcrop within 50' of surface - - polygons rslnbg - - bedrock geologic resources - linear features ocpg - - bedrock outcrop polygons (see above) f. Database plate coverage/file - - description ------------- - - ----------------------------- wwpt - - point coverage of drill holes, primarily water wells sgpt - - point coverage of drill holes including soil borings, geophysical logging, scientific test drill holes, and textural analyses sites. c4ix_inf - - INFO data base related to wwpt by item RELATEID. Data is County Well Index 4.0 primary index file. Cartographic base coverage/file - - description -------------- - - ----------------------------- hydro - - rivers, streams (TIGER line coverage) roads1 - - major roads (TIGER line coverage) roads2 - - minor roads (TIGER line coverage) mcd - - minor civil divisions (TIGER poly coverage) county - - county boundary (TIGER poly coverage bse100 - - boundary of eastern 1/3 (1:100,000 area) bse200 - - boundary of western 2/3 (1:200,000 area) coanno - - base annotation layers blkanno - - base annotation - 100% black llbs - - lat./lon. ticks point coverage tr24k - - township/range blocks anno100 - - annotation for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) blk100 - - annotation for eastern 1/3 - 100% black hybs100 - - rivers, streams for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) llbs100 - - lat/lon tics for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) mcd100 - - mcds for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) rds100 - - roads for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) tr100 - - township/range for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) rfcttic - - registration tics for offset printing Utility files/amls coverage/file - - description ------------- ----------------------------- base.aml - - plot base layers blkbase.aml - - plot base layers 100% black bse100.aml - - plot base for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) blk100.aml - - plot base for eastern 1/3 (1:100,000) 100% black bg.aml - - plot bedrock geology map btop.aml - - plot bedrock topography map dbse100.aml - - plot data base plate, 1:100,000 portion dbse200.aml - - plot data base plate, 1:200,000 county dt.aml - - plot depth to bedrock (drift thickness) kt.aml - - plot Cretaceous thickness 1:200,000 net2k - - 2km grid coverage qs.aml - - plot Quat.strat. map qsky.aml - - q&d key for Quat.strat. rsbg.aml - - plot mineral resources - bedrock rssg.aml - - plot mineral resources - surficial sgeol.aml - - plot surficial geology sg100.aml - - plot surficial geology, 1:100,000 portion sg200.aml - - plot surficial geology, 1:200,000 portion qsky.key - - used by qsky.aml sgline.key - - used by sgkey.aml sgshd.key - - used by sgshd.key sgrscr.lut - - info lut used by rssg.aml & rsbg.aml (sgrsrc.e00) rel_dbse - - info relate table used by dbse????.amls [uses CWI relate to c4ix_inf] (rel_dbse.e00) |
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| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | Not Available | |||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Minnesota Geological Survey | |||
| Publication Date | 1996 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Tim Wahl Minnesota Geological Survey 2642 University Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55114 Phone: 612-627-4801 FAX: E-mail: tewahl@maroon.tc.umn.edu |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | c10astea | |||
| Distribution Liability | ||||
| Transfer Format Name | Arc/Info Export in dos or unix formats | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | 7.0.2 | |||
| Transfer Size | 10 MB as zipped tarfile. | |||
| Ordering Instructions | Data is available for free online download from Minnesota Geological Survey ftp site. See online linkage. | |||
| Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Metadata Date | 04/06/2007 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Susanne Maeder,
GIS Data Coordinator Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC) 300 Centennial Building; 658 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Phone: 651.201.2488 FAX: 651.296.3698 E-mail: clearing.house@state.mn.us |
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| 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 | |||
This page last updated: 04/06/2007