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Hettinger, R.D., and Roberts, L.N.R., 1997, Outcrop of the Calico sequence boundary: U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.
Biewick, L.R.H., Hettinger, R.D., and Roberts, L.N.R., 1997, Selected ARC/INFO coverages created for investigations of the distribution and resources of coal in the Kaiparowits Plateau, southern Utah: an accompaniment to Hettinger and others, 1996; version 1: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-709, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.Online Links:
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1.0
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1.0
Planar coordinates are specified in METERS
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
Area of poly/region in square coverage units Computed Positive real numbersPERIMETER
Perimeter of poly/region in coverage units Computed Positive real numbersCSB#
Internal feature number Computed Sequential unique positive integerCSB-ID
User-assigned feature number User-defined Integer
Internal number of from-node Computed Sequential unique positive integerTNODE#
Internal number of to-node Computed Sequential unique positive integerLPOLY#
Internal number of poly to left of arc Computed Sequential unique positive integerRPOLY#
Internal number of poly to right of arc Computed Sequential unique positive integerLENGTH
Length of arc in coverage units Computed Positive real numbersCSB#
Internal feature number Computed Sequential unique positive integerCSB-ID
User-assigned feature number User-defined Integer
Dale Teeters, former U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) digitized the outcrop lines in PC ARC/INFO from a paper copy of the 1:125,000-scale geologic map of the Kaiparowits Plateau (Sargent and Hansen, 1982).
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is undertaking a five year effort to identify and characterize coal beds and coal zones that could provide the fuel for the Nation's coal-derived energy during the first quarter of the 21st century. As part of this National Coal Assessment, Hettinger and others (1996) have completed an assessment of the coal deposits in the John Henry Member of the Straight Cliffs Formation, Kaiparowits Plateau of southern Utah. Their report delineates the distribution of coal and provides estimates of resources in the basin.
It also serves as a basis for future efforts to assess coal resources and determine availability and recoverability. A fundamental component of their work was the digital geologic and geographic data compiled in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Use of this GIS allowed for the spatial integration of data layers, and resulted in the ability to display, analyze, and query data and produce information that are useful for land-use planning and to answer complex geo-spatial questions concerning coal resource occurrence.
This coverage is intended as a basemap layer for GIS applications at a scale of 1:125,000 or less.
Hettinger, R.D., Roberts, L.N.R., Biewick, L.R.H., and Kirschbaum, M.A., 1996, Preliminary investigations of the distribution and resources of coal in the Kaiparowits Plateau, southern Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-539.
Sargent, K.A., and Hansen, D.E., 1982, Bedrock geologic map of the Kaiparowits coal-basin area, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map Map I-1033-I.
Units METERS Spheroid CLARKE1866 Parameters: 1st standard parallel 33 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 45 0 0.000 central meridian -111 30 0.00 latitude of projection's origin 0 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 0.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000The data were later projected to UTM 12, the projection used in the coal resource calculations.
Hettinger, R.D., Roberts, L.N.R., Biewick, L.R.H., and Kirschbaum, M.A., 1996, Preliminary investigations of the distribution and resources of coal in the Kaiparowits Plateau, southern Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-539, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.Online Links:
captured at 1:125,000 scale
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- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: accurate at 1:125,000 scale or less
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Biewick and others, 1997
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Data format: | ARC/INFO coverages, export files, and ArcView project (version ARC/INFO 7.0.4, ArcView 2.1) Size: 5.5 |
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Network links: |
<http://energy.cr.usgs.gov:8080/coal/kaip_arc1.html> /kaip/coverages/scale125k/csb in 'kaip.tar' |
need ARC/INFO 7.0.4 or greater and/or ArcView 2.1 or greater and/or ArcExplorer (which can be downloaded free from <http://www.esri.com>) and/or other software that can read ARC/INFO coverages or ARC/INFO export files
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