U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-049


METADATA:
  IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION:
 
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: United States Geological Survey, Eastern Earth Surface Processes Team 
        Publication_Date:  March, 2000
        Title:  Preliminary Stratigraphic Database for the Subsurface Tertiary and Uppermost
		Cretaceous Sediments of Dorchester County, South Carolina:  USGS Open-File 
		Report 00-049
 
    Description:  

      Abstract: 
	This metadata file contains information regarding the point data of
	coreholes drilled in Dorchester County, South Carolina.  The geographically
	referenced corehole point locations form the backbone of the geological
 	information presented in the dorchest.apr ArcView project.  The point
	location database is a simple latitude and longitude point file combined with a
	variety of database and graphic information files that are hotlinked to the 
	point locations through the ArcView interface.
           
      Purpose:
	This report presents subsurface geologic information for Dorchester County, South 
	Carolina that is needed by state and federal agencies for groundwater investigations 
	in the Dorchester County area.
         
      Supplemental_Information: Data is stored in one point data file called cores_dor.shp.
	Four additional shape files define the basemap for this database: bnd_dor.shp, 
	hyd_dor.shp, rds_dor.shp, topo_dor.shp.
          
    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Range_of_Dates/Times:
          Beginning_Date: 1999
          Ending_Date: 2000
      Currentness_Reference: Publication date
 
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: 
	This data set is preliminary and may be updated via subsequent publications
	on the Subsurface Sediments of Dorchester County or the Coastal Plain of
	South Carolina.
 
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: 81.00 W
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: 80.00 W
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.50 N
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.75 N
 
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
        Theme_Keyword:Geology
        Theme_Keyword:Stratigraphy
        Theme_Keyword:Coastal Plain
        Theme_Keyword:Subsurface
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
        Place_Keyword:Dorchester County
        Place_Keyword:South Carolina
        Place_Keyword:
        Place_Keyword:

    Access_Constraints: NONE
      
 
    Use_Constraints:
	Although all data and software released on this CD-ROM have been used by 
        the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the
        accuracy of the data and related materials and (or) the functioning of the 
        software. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive 
        purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
       
 
  METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION:
 
    Metadata_Date:20000308
    Metadata_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:  U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Organization: Eastern Earth Surface Processes Team 
        Contact_Position: Gregory Gohn
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
          Address: 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: VA
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: U.S.A.
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
        Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ggohn@usgs.gov
        Hours_of_Service:  Normal business hours
 
    Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC contact standards for digital geospatial metadata
    Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
 
  DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION:
 
    Logical_Consistency_Report:
      Point data topology present
       
    Completeness_Report:
          
    Lineage:
      Source_Information:
        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
            Publication_Date: 
            Title: 
        Source_Scale_Denominator:100,000
        Type_of_Source_Media: MS Access database containing Latitude and Longitude coordinates
        Source_Time_Period_of_Content: 
          Time_Period_Information: 
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 
          Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
        Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 
        Source_Contribution: 
      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
		The source data for the point locations were compiled from 
		various reports and geophysical logs which were subsequently
		entered into a database. The database was imported into
		ArcInfo to derive a coverage containing point locations.
		This ArcInfo coverage was then exported as an ArcView
		shapefile.
          
        Process_Date: 19990000
 
  Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
    Overview_Description: 
      Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: 
        Data corresponding to these point locations are contained in a variety of different
	formats on this CD-ROM.  The geophysical logs and database files contained on this
	CD-ROM can be hotlinked or joined to the point data through the use of ArcView or
	other geographic information system (GIS) software.

      Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
        The fields contained in the corehole point file are as follows:
	NAME, STATE, COUNTY, AGENCY, YEAR, USE, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, TOPELEV_FT, DEPTH_FT, 
	GEOPHYSLOGS, CORE, BASE, PALEONTOL, and GEOL

  SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION:  
    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Geographic:
        Geographic_Coordinate_Units:
      Planar:
        Grid_Coordinate_System:
          Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:  Universal Transverse Mercator
          Universal_Transverse_Mercator:  
            Transverse_Mercator:
              Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian:
              Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
              Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
              False_Easting:
              False_Northing
            UTM_Zone_Number: 17
        Planar_Coordinate_Information:
          Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
          Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:
          Coordinate_Representation:
            Abscissa_Resolution:
            Ordinate_Resolution:
      Geodetic_Model:  
        Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD 27
        Ellipsoid_Name:  Clarke 1866
        Semi-major_Axis:  
        Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:

    Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:    
      Altitude_System_Definition:
        Altitude_Encoding_Method:
        Altitude_Datum_Name:
        Altitude_Resolution:
        Altitude_Distance_Units:

  DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION:
 
    Distributor:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:  U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Organization: Eastern Earth Surface Processes Team
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
          Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, National Center MS926A
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: Virginia
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: U.S.A.
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
        Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ggohn@usgs.gov
        Hours_of_Service: 
          
 
    Distribution_Liability: 
      This data were prepared by an agency of the United States
      Government. Neither the United States Government nor any
      agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty,
      expressed or implied, or assume any legal liability or responsibility
      for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information,
      apparatus, product or process disclosed in this report, and represents
      that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. The act
      of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and
      no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of this data
      or related materials. Reference therein to any specific 
      commercial product, process, or related service by trade name,
      trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily
      constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring
      by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
 
    Standard_Order_Process:
      Digital_Form:
        Digital_Transfer_Information:
          Format_Name: Internet
        Digital_Transfer_Option: 
          Offline_Option: 
            Offline_Media: CD-ROM
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