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Metadata:

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

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Publication_Date:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Title: arc_geotf

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: \cover_st\arc_geotf

Description:

Abstract: see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Purpose:

see Arctic.htm

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Currentness_Reference:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Status:

Progress: see Arctic.htm

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.825087

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 178.927956

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 89.999989

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 53.791686

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Theme_Keyword:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Access_Constraints:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Use_Constraints:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 24786

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 9156

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 9156

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1012

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Stereographic_North_Pole

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.008192

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.008192

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_Clarke_1866

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: arc_geotf.aat

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FNODE#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the beginning of an arc (from-node).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TNODE#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the end of an arc (to-node).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LPOLY#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the left polygon.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RPOLY#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the right polygon.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH

Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_GEOTF#

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_GEOTF-ID

Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Type of linear geologic feature

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

Detachment fault
Facies Contact
Fault
Shore
Spreading Center
Strike-slip fault
Thrust Fault

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: G

Attribute_Definition: Working code for digitizing

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

0 - needed correction

4 - final

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POS

Attribute_Definition: Code for spatial line feature position

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

off - offshore
on - onshore
s - shoreline

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_SYM

Attribute_Definition: ArcInfo line symbol codes to draw lines in ArcEdit

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

0

2
4
5
38
92

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: arc_geotf.pat

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_GEOTF#

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_GEOTF-ID

Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGE

Attribute_Definition: Geologic Age Attribute (final)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

Q - Quaternary

N-Q - Neogene and Quaternary
N2-Q - Pliocene to Quaternary
N2-Q1 - Pliocene to lower Quaternary
N - Neogene
N2 - Pliocene
N1 - Miocene
Pg-N - Paleogene and Neogene
Pg3-Q - Oligocene to Quaternary
Pg3-N1 - Oligocene to Miocene
Pg2-N - Eocene to Neogene
Pg2-N1 - Eocene to Miocene
Pg - Paleogene
Pg3 - Oligocene
Pg23 - Eocene and Oligocene
Pg2 - Eocene
Pg12 - Paleocene and Eocene
Pg1 - Paleocene
Mz - Mesozoic
K2-Pg - Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene
K1-Pg - Lower Cretaceous to Paleogene
K2-Pg1 - Upper Cretaceous to Paleocene
K1-Pg1 - Lower Cretaceous to Paleocene
K - Cretaceous
K2 - Upper Cretaceous
K1 - Lower Cretaceous
J-K - Jurassic and Cretaceous
J-K1 - Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous
J3-K1 - Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous
J - Jurassic
J3 - Upper Jurassic
J23 - Middle and Upper Jurasssic
J2 - Middle Jurassic
J12 - Lower and Middle Jurasssic
J1 - Lower Jurassic
Tr-J - Triassic and Jurassic
Tr3-J1 - Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic
Tr - Triassic
Tr3 - Upper Triassic
Tr23 - Middle and Upper Triassic
Tr2 - Middle Triassic
Tr12 - Lower and MiddleTriassic
Tr1 - Lower Triassic
Pz-Mz - Paleozoic and Mesozoic
Pz2-Tr - Upper Paleozoic to Triassic
Pz - Paleozoic
P-J - Permian to Jurassic
P-Tr - Permian to Triassic
P2-Tr - Upper Permian to Triassic
P - Permian
P2 - Upper Permian
P1 - Lower Permian
C-P - Carboniferous and Permian
C2-P1 - Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian
C-P1 - Carboniferous to Lower Permian
C-J - Carboniferous to Jurassic
C-Tr - Carboniferous to Triassic
C - Carboniferous
C2 - Upper Carboniferous
C1 - Lower Carboniferous
D-C - Devonian and Carboniferous
D3-C - Upper Devonian to Carboniferous
D-C1 -Devonian to Lower Carboniferous
D - Devonian
D3 - Upper Devonian
D23 - Middle and Upper Devonian
D2 - Middle Devonian
D12 - Lower and Middle Devonian
D1 - Lower Devonian
Pz1 - Lower Paleozoic
S-D - Silurian and Devonian
S - Silurian
S2 - Upper Silurian
S1 - Lower Silurian
O-D - Ordovician to Devonian
O-S - Ordovician and Silurian
O - Ordovician
O23 - Middle and Upper Ordovician
O1 - Lower Ordovician
Cm-D - Cambrian to Devonian
Cm-S - Cambrian  to Silurian
Cm-O - Cambrian and Ordovician
Cm - Cambrian
Cm3 - Upper Cambrian
Cm23 - Middle and Upper Cambrian
Cm2 - Middle Cambrian
Cm12 - Lower and Middle Cambrian
Cm1 - Lower Cambrian
Pr-Pz1 - Proterozoic to lower Paleozoic
Pr3-Pz1 - Upper Proterozoic to lower Paleozoic
Pr3-S - Upper Proterozoic to Silurian
Pr-Cm - Proterozoic to Cambrian
Pr3-Cm - Upper Proterozoic to Cambrian
Pr23-Cm - Middle and Upper Proterozoic to Cambrian
Pr3 - Upper Proterozoic
Pr23 - Middle and Upper Proterozoic
Pr2 - Middle Proterozoic
Pr12 - Lower and Middle Proterozoic
Pr1 - Lower Proterozoic
Ar-Pr - Archean and Proterozoic
Ar-Pr1 - Archean and Lower Proterozoic
Ar - Archean
Ice

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGE_GEN

Attribute_Definition: Generalized Geologic Age Attribute

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

Ar - Archean

Ar-Pr - Archean and Proterozoic
C - Carboniferous
C-J- Carboniferous to Jurassic
C-P - Carboniferous and Permian
C-Tr - Carboniferous to Triassic
Cm - Cambrian
Cm-D - Cambrian to Devonian
Cm-O - Cambrian and Ordovician
Cm-S - Cambrian  to Silurian
Cz - Cenozoic
D - Devonian
D-C - Devonian and Carboniferous
Ice
J - Jurassic
J-K - Jurassic and Cretaceous
K - Cretaceous
K-T - Cretaceous and Tertiary
Mz - Mwsozoic
O - Ordovician
O-D - Ordovician to Devonian
O-S - Ordovician and Silurian
P - Permian
P-J - Permian to Jurassic
P-Tr - Permian to Triassic
Pr - Proterozoic
Pr-Cm - Proterozoic to Cambrian
Pr-Pz - Proterozoic to Paleozoic
Pr-S - Proterozoic to Silurian
Pz - Paleozoic
Pz-Mz - Paleozoic and Mesozoic
Pz-Tr - Paleozoic to Triassic
Q - Quaternary
S - Silurian
S-D - Silurian to Devonian
T - Tertiary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGE_OR

Attribute_Definition: Geologic Age Attribute (original)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

Q - Quaternary

N-Q - Neogene and Quaternary
N2-Q - Pliocene to Quaternary
N2-Q1 - Pliocene to lower Quaternary
N - Neogene
N2 - Pliocene
N1 - Miocene
Pg-N - Paleogene and Neogene
Pg3-Q - Oligocene to Quaternary
Pg3-N1 - Oligocene to Miocene
Pg2-N - Eocene to Neogene
Pg2-N1 - Eocene to Miocene
Pg - Paleogene
Pg3 - Oligocene
Pg23 - Eocene and Oligocene
Pg2 - Eocene
Pg12 - Paleocene and Eocene
Pg1 - Paleocene
Mz - Mesozoic
K2-Pg - Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene
K1-Pg - Lower Cretaceous to Paleogene
K2-Pg1 - Upper Cretaceous to Paleocene
K1-Pg1 - Lower Cretaceous to Paleocene
K - Cretaceous
K2 - Upper Cretaceous
K1 - Lower Cretaceous
J-K - Jurassic and Cretaceous
J-K1 - Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous
J3-K1 - Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous
J - Jurassic
J3 - Upper Jurassic
J23 - Middle and Upper Jurasssic
J2 - Middle Jurassic
J12 - Lower and Middle Jurasssic
J1 - Lower Jurassic
Tr-J - Triassic and Jurassic
Tr3-J1 - Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic
Tr - Triassic
Tr3 - Upper Triassic
Tr23 - Middle and Upper Triassic
Tr2 - Middle Triassic
Tr12 - Lower and MiddleTriassic
Tr1 - Lower Triassic
Pz-Mz - Paleozoic and Mesozoic
Pz2-Tr - Upper Paleozoic to Triassic
Pz - Paleozoic
P-J - Permian to Jurassic
P-Tr - Permian to Triassic
P2-Tr - Upper Permian to Triassic
P - Permian
P2 - Upper Permian
P1 - Lower Permian
C-P - Carboniferous and Permian
C2-P1 - Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian
C-P1 - Carboniferous to Lower Permian
C-J - Carboniferous to Jurassic
C-Tr - Carboniferous to Triassic
C - Carboniferous
C2 - Upper Carboniferous
C1 - Lower Carboniferous
D-C - Devonian and Carboniferous
D3-C - Upper Devonian to Carboniferous
D-C1 -Devonian to Lower Carboniferous
D - Devonian
D3 - Upper Devonian
D23 - Middle and Upper Devonian
D2 - Middle Devonian
D12 - Lower and Middle Devonian
D1 - Lower Devonian
Pz1 - Lower Paleozoic
S-D - Silurian and Devonian
S - Silurian
S2 - Upper Silurian
S1 - Lower Silurian
O-D - Ordovician to Devonian
O-S - Ordovician and Silurian
O - Ordovician
O23 - Middle and Upper Ordovician
O1 - Lower Ordovician
Cm-D - Cambrian to Devonian
Cm-S - Cambrian  to Silurian
Cm-O - Cambrian and Ordovician
Cm - Cambrian
Cm3 - Upper Cambrian
Cm23 - Middle and Upper Cambrian
Cm2 - Middle Cambrian
Cm12 - Lower and Middle Cambrian
Cm1 - Lower Cambrian
Pr-Pz1 - Proterozoic to lower Paleozoic
Pr3-Pz1 - Upper Proterozoic to lower Paleozoic
Pr3-S - Upper Proterozoic to Silurian
Pr-Cm - Proterozoic to Cambrian
Pr3-Cm - Upper Proterozoic to Cambrian
Pr23-Cm - Middle and Upper Proterozoic to Cambrian
Pr3 - Upper Proterozoic
Pr23 - Middle and Upper Proterozoic
Pr2 - Middle Proterozoic
Pr12 - Lower and Middle Proterozoic
Pr1 - Lower Proterozoic
Ar-Pr - Archean and Proterozoic
Ar-Pr1 - Archean and Lower Proterozoic
Ar - Archean

Ice

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: G

Attribute_Definition: Code for attribute completed

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

4 - done

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LI_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Lithology type

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

alkaline

basic
diorite
granite
granodiorite
sed - sedimentary
syenogranite
ultramafic
volcanic

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POS

Attribute_Definition: indicator for onshore and offshore position

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

off - offshore

on - onshore

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CHECK

Attribute_Definition: indicator for uncertainty in geologic age attribute

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

Y - geologic age uncertain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ERROR

Attribute_Definition: indicator for error in geologic age attribute on original paper map

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

Y - error in color, pattern or revealed by external source

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CAN_MAT

Attribute_Definition: rate of spatial matching of geologic age polygons on Arctic map and

                               Geological Map of Canada

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

excel - excellent
good
mult - several polygons on Geological Map of Canada match one polygon on Arctic map
none
part - partial matching
poor

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CAN_AGE

Attribute_Definition: Geologic age on Geological Map of Canada

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

Ar
Ar-Pr
Ar-Pr1
Ar-b
Ar-g
Ar-m
C
C-P
Cm
Cm-D
Cm-O
Cm-S
Cm2
Cz
D
D-C
D1
D12
D23
D3
J
J-K
K
K1
K1-Pg
K2
K2-Pg
Mz-gs
N
N1
O
O-D
O-S
O2
O3
P
P-Tr
Pg
Pg-N
Pr-Pz
Pr-b
Pr-g
Pr1
Pr12
Pr2
Pr23
Pr3
Pr3-Cm
Pr3-Pz1
Pz
Pz-Mz
Pz-d
Pz-g
S
S-D
S1
Tr
Tr-J

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CAN_LITH

Attribute_Definition: Lithology on Geological Map of Canada

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey

Enumerated_Domain:

basic
diorite
granite
metamorphic
sed - sedimentary
syenogranite
volcanic

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 12.926

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030122

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Contact_Person: see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

City: see main metadata file Arctic.htm

State_or_Province: see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Postal_Code: see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

see main metadata file Arctic.htm

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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