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Landforms color shaded relief image of the Yampa coal field

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resource Team

Originator: Johnson, E.A.

Originator: Roberts, L.N.R.

Originator: Brownfield, M.E.

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: Landforms color shaded relief image of the Yampa coal field

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, CO

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

in subdir 250k (defines appropriate maximum scale for data use)
chap. P, Geology and resource assessment of the middle and upper coal groups in the Yampa coal field, northwestern Colorado

Online_Linkage: <http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/coal/nca/cpgis.htm>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kirschbaum, M.A.

Originator: Roberts, L.N.R.

Originator: Biewick, L.R.H.

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Geologic Assessment of Coal in the Colorado Plateau

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper

Issue_Identification: 1625-B

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, CO

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Description:

Abstract:

This is a color shaded relief image (TIFF file) of the Yampa coal field.

Purpose:

The Nation's coal resources are being reassessed by the USGS. This assessment identifies and characterizes the coal beds and coal zones that will provide the bulk of the nation's coal-derived energy during the next century. This assessment is different from previous large-scale USGS assessments because files and databases are being stored in a digital format and are being analyzed using a Geographic Information System (GIS).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.0000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.8644

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.7556

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.1196

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: landforms

Theme_Keyword: image

Theme_Keyword: color shaded relief

Theme_Keyword: shaded relief

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Yampa coal field

Place_Keyword: Sandwash Basin

Place_Keyword: Green River Basin

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0

Place_Keyword: 08107 = Routt

Place_Keyword: 08081 = Moffat

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: 1:250000 scale

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 25046 MS 939 Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.236.4608

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.236.0459

Native_Data_Set_Environment: solaris 2.5.1, ARC/INFO v. 7.0.4

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

1:250000 scale 3 arc-second Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data. Some elevation data at the edges of individual tiles were processed for edge-matching purposes.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No topology present in raster image.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

same accuracy as USGS 3 arc-second DEMs.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS

Publication_Date: Unknown

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: 1:250000 Digital Elevation Models

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Elevation Model

Issue_Identification:

All tiles necessary for coverage of Yampa coal field.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: Unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DEM

Source_Contribution: elevation data

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ultimate source of the data used to create this TIFF image is 1:250,000 scale 3 arc-second Digtital Elevation Model (DEM) data. The individual DEMs were converted to ARC/INFO lattices with the DEMLATTICE command and then mosaiced using GRID's MOSAIC command. This lattice was then projected (PROJECT) to specific Lambert parameters. Further processing in ARC/INFO using the GRIDIMAGE command and manipulation in Adobe Photoshop created the shaded-relief image.

Process_Date: 1998

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Pixel

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 33

Standard_Parallel: 45

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -108

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 0

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 92.018

Ordinate_Resolution: 92.018

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: yam_lf.tfw

Entity_Type_Definition: georeferencing file

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: none

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Energy

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 25046, MS 939 Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.236.4608

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.236.0459

Distribution_Liability:

Any use of trade, product, or company names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This data is not a legal document and is not intended to be used as such.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19981015

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, GD, Central Energy

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Box 25046 MS 939 Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.236.4608

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.236.0459

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998