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Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
| Originator | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, Ground Water Mapping Program |
| Abstract | Export files and shapefiles of Arc/INFO coverages depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground-water system of Stearns County, Minnesota. |
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. |
| Time Period of Content Date | 1995 |
| Currentness Reference | 1995-1996 |
| 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. |
| Distributor Organization | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| Ordering Instructions | This online linkage is to the DNR Ground Water Mapping GIS Web site. Each individual data layer, as listed in the Entity and Attribute section, is posted, with links to layer-level metadata, arc export files, and ArcView shapefiles. Alternatively, download a zipfile containing all arc export files or all shapefiles. |
| 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. |
Go to Section:
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 Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, Ground Water Mapping Program | |||
| Title | Stearns County Geologic Atlas, Part B | |||
| Abstract | Export files and shapefiles of Arc/INFO coverages depicting a variety of characteristics of the ground-water system of Stearns County, Minnesota. | |||
| Purpose | Geographic information systems (GIS) layers were created to cartographically depict and spatially analyze data used in the production of the Stearns County Geologic Atlas, Part B. A County Geologic Atlas (CGA) 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, ground-water chemistry, and sand and gravel deposits. Interpretation of sensitivity to pollution is also part of a CGA. The information is organized, analyzed, and displayed using GIS technology. |
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| Time Period of Content Date | 1995 | |||
| Currentness Reference | 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, Water Chemistry, Wells, Ground Water, Surface Water, Geology, Pollution Sensitivity, Aquifer Yield, Potentiometric Surface, Water Table, Hydrogeology | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | ISO 19115 Topic Category | |||
| 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 | Randy McGregor,
GIS Specialist Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-4032 Phone: 651-297-4591 FAX: 651-296-0445 E-mail: randy.mcgregor@dnr.state.mn.us | |||
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. | |||
| Browse Graphic File Description | .pdf files representing one of the map plates from the county atlas | |||
| Associated Data Sets | County Geologic Atlas program: C-10 Part A, Produced by the Minnesota Geological Survey. Map and report available from MGS Map Store (612-627-4782). Digital data directly downloadable from Minnesota Geological Survey's ftp site. (See http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/metadata/c10astea.html ). County Geologic Atlas progrm: C10 Part B - paper map and report available from the Minnesota Geological Survey Map Sales Office (612-627-4782). For additional information on the DNR Ground Water Mapping Program, visit http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/groundwater_section/mapping/index.html |
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Attribute Accuracy | ||||
| Logical Consistency | Data are topologically correct using ARC/INFO 7.1.1 | |||
| Completeness | Complete | |||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | ||||
| Lineage | Review of available data: Investigations begin with a review of existing information, such as earlier geologic maps, soil maps, hydrologic reports, and information provided by well drillers. 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. Collection of data from the field: Field studies are conducted to measure static water level elevations and chemistry of selected wells. These studies, combined with pre-existing data, are used to create models of water-table and bedrock hydrogeology (elevation, potentiometric surface, potential yield, flow direction), and sensitivity of ground water system to pollution. Creation of GIS layers: Using a variety of techniques, data is converted into Arc/INFO coverages or ARCVIEW shapefiles for cartographic display and spatial analysis. |
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| Source Scale Denominator | 100000 | |||
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | Arc/INFO | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | ||||
| Spatial Object Type | Vector | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | Point, Line, Polygon | |||
| Tiling Scheme | Stearns County | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | GRS80 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 | |||
| Horizontal Units | Meters | |||
| Distance Resolution | ||||
| UTM Zone Number | 15E | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | The Stearns County Geologic Atlas, Part B consists of 20 separate GIS data layers divided into three plates: Plate 8 - Hydrogeology of the Water Table Plate 9 - Hydrogeology of Bedrock and Buried Aquifers Plate 10 - Sensitivity of Ground-Water System to Pollution. Both Arc/INFO coverages (as export files), and ARCVIEW shapefiles are available. COVERAGES USED IN MORE THAN ONE PLATE: 1. Wells sampled by DNR staff for chemistry 2. County Well Index data points 3. Wells field-measured by by DNR Staff for static water level elevation 4. Observation well data points COVERAGES USED IN PLATE 8: Hydrogeology of the Water-Table 1. Minnesota Dept. of Transportation soil boring locations 2. Flow direction of the water table 3. Seismic sounding locations 4. United Power Association soil boring locations 5. Water table elevation contours 6. Potential yield of the water table COVERAGES USED IN PLATE 9: Hydrogeology of Bedrock Aquifers 1. Buried sand and gravel deposits 2. Cretaceous aquifer 3. Flow direction of Cretaceous aquifer 4. Flow direction of Precambrian aquifer 5. Flow direction of Quaternary buried aquifers 6. Potentiometric surface of the Cretaceous aquifer 7. Potentiometric surface of the Precambrian aquifer 8. Potentiometric surface of the Quaternary buried aquifers COVERAGES USED IN PLATE 10: Pollution Sensitivity 1. Sensitivity of bedrock and confined aquifers to pollution 2. Bedrock within 50 feet of the land surface |
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| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | Metadata for each individual GIS data layer can be accessed at the DNR Web site via the 'Online Linkage' field. | |||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | |||
| Publication Date | 1999 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Randy McGregor GIS Specialist Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-4032 Phone: 651-297-4591 FAX: 651-296-0445 E-mail: randy.mcgregor@dnr.state.mn.us |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | c10bstea | |||
| 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. |
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| Transfer Format Name | Arc/INFO export, ArcView shapefile | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | 7.1.1 | |||
| Transfer Size | 7 MB for zipped arc export file set; 11 MB for zipped shapefile set. | |||
| Ordering Instructions | This online linkage is to the DNR Ground Water Mapping GIS Web site. Each individual data layer, as listed in the Entity and Attribute section, is posted, with links to layer-level metadata, arc export files, and ArcView shapefiles. Alternatively, download a zipfile containing all arc export files or all shapefiles. | |||
| 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 | Randy McGregor,
GIS Specialist Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-4032 Phone: 651-297-4591 FAX: 651-296-0445 E-mail: randy.mcgregor@dnr.state.mn.us |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.0.4 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm | |||
This page last updated: 04/06/2007