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Geologic Formations, Arizona, 2000

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Geologic Formations, Arizona, 2000
Originator
Arizona. State Land Department
Publisher
Arizona State Land Department
Publication Date
2000-08-01T:00:00:00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This data set consists of general geologic formations throughout the State of Arizona.
Purpose
The data are created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analysis purposes. Use of data for Engineering work is prohibited. This datasets is made available to interested persons through the University of Arizona's instance of Open Geoportal. It has been provided to assist educators, students, researchers, and policy makers in mapping and/or analysis applications.
Temporal Extent
Time Period
Begin
2000-01-01T00:00:00
End
2000-12-31T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-115.0209
East
-108.91663
North
37.040211
South
31.2743
ISO Topic Category
environment
geoscientificInformation
Theme Keyword
Geology
Formations
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Place Keyword
State of Arizona
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Place Keyword
Arizona
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
notPlanned
Language
eng
Point of Contact
Contact
Arizona State Land Department, Arizona Land Resources Information System
Position Name
GIS Data Transfer Specialist
Delivery Point
1616 West Adams
City
Phoenix
Administrative Area
Arizona
Postal Code
85007
Country
US
Email
gisdata@lnd.state.az.us
Phone
(602) 542-4709

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
NAD83 / UTM zone 12N (EPSG:26912)
Code Space
EPSG
Version
7.9

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Digitized from 1:1,000,000 paper map.
Process Date
1992-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Dataset renamed from Geology.shp to Arizona_GeologicFormations_2000.shp by Ben Hickson with the University of Arizona Library. Metadata fields corresponding the Open Geoportal Working Group Best Practices Guide (http://opengeoportal.org/working-groups/metadata/) were also updated.
Process Date
Source
Title
Geologic map of Arizona
Publication Date
1988-01-01
Originator
Stephen J. Reynolds, AZ Geological Survey
Description
Contributed linework for subsequent digitizing.

Distribution Information

Distributor
University of Arizona Library
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
Vector Object Type
complex
Vector Object Count
3416

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
Metadata File Identifier
Dataset URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_geo_arizona_geologicformations_2000
Metadata Date Stamp
2017-08-16T16:31:28
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
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