Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: J. D. Causey Publication_Date: 2004 Title: metadata.txt Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Digital Series Publication_Information: Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/124/ Description: Abstract: The Public Land spatial data sets (shapefile) contains Public Land Survey section polygons that had mining claims recorded in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's LR2000 database as of January 15, 2004 for the period from 1976 to 2003 in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Purpose: This spatial database was designed to be used with the U.S Bureau of Land Management LR2000 database. It contains a field, MTRS, that allows linking information in the LR2000 case_tbl and case_land tables. However, it is only valid for data extracted from the LR2000 database on January 15, 2004, since the database is dynamic and new information may have been added after that date, or older information corrected. Supplemental_Information: Shapefile names for the individual states are: az_pls_03 (Arizona), ar_pls_03 (Arkansas), ca_pls_03 (California), co_pls_03 (Colorado), fl_pls_03 (Florida), id_pls_03 (Idaho), mt_pls_03 (Montana), ne_pls_03 (Nebraska), nm_pls_03 (New Mexico), nv_pls_03 (Nevada), or_pls_03 (Oregon), ut_pls_03 (Utah), wa_pls_03 (Washington), and wy_pls_03 (Wyoming). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2004 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Mining claim Theme_Keyword: Public Land Survey Theme_Keyword: Meridian Theme_Keyword: Township Theme_Keyword: Range Theme_Keyword: Section Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Arizona Place_Keyword: Arkansas Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Nebraska Place_Keyword: Nevada Place_Keyword: New Mexico Place_Keyword: Oregon Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Washington Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: United States Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: These spatial databases are not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:100,000 (for example, 1:24,000). Any hardcopies utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: J. D. Causey Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave, Rm 202 City: Spokane State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 99201-1087 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509.368.3116 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509.368.3199 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcausey@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: See metadata for individual shapefiles Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: None Security_Classification: Unclassified Security_Handling_Description: None Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See metadata embedded in the individual shapefiles (also exported out as statename.htm for each state). Logical_Consistency_Report: See metadata embedded in the individual shapefiles (also exported out as statename.htm for each state). Completeness_Report: See metadata embedded in the individual shapefiles (also exported out as statename.htm for each state). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: See metadata for individual shapefiles Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Various Publication_Date: various Title: See metadata for individual shapefiles (az_pls_03, ar_pls_03, ca_pls_03, co_pls_03, fl_pls_03, id_pls_03, mt_pls_03, ne_pls_03, nm_pls_03, nv_pls_03, or_pls_03, ut_pls_03, wa_pls_03, wy_pls_03). Edition: 1 Online_Linkage: See metadata for individual shapefiles Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Type_of_Source_Media: digital files Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MC_activity Source_Contribution: Base spatial databases for report "Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land for the Period 1976 through 2003", By J. D. Causey Process_Step: Process_Description: A field, MTRS, was added to the PLS databases by concatenating meridian, township, range, and section information into one 18-character string. The string is in the format MM TTTTT RRRRR SSS where MM is a 2-digit number, TTTTT is township, RRRRR is range, and SSS is section for any valid Public Land Survey values. Township and range are 5 characters of the form XXXYZ where X is a numeric, Y is 0 or 2, and Z is N or S for township and E or W for range. A Y value of 2 means that the township or range are fractional township or ranges, otherwise the value is 0. Section is a 3-digit numeric. Then all fields except MTRS were deleted. All datasets were then projected to Geographic coordinate system, NAD27 datum. The spatial database was attached to a list of unique MTRS values from the LR2000 database and all polygons that had a record in the LR2000 database were selected. This selection was saved as the present shapefile. Process_Date: 2004 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: J. D. Causey Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm 202 City: Spokane State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 99201-1087 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509.368.3116 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509.368.3199 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcausey@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 19384 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.05 Longitude_Resolution: 0.05 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 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: az_pls_03, ar_pls_03, ca_pls_03, co_pls_03, fl_pls_03, id_pls_03, mt_pls_03, ne_pls_03, nm_pls_03, nv_pls_03, or_pls_03, ut_pls_03, wa_pls_03, wy_pls_03 Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile names for spatial databases containing Public Land Survey sections with mining claims recorded in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management LR2000 database January 15, 2004 Entity_Type_Definition_Source: MC_activity 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: MTRS Attribute_Definition: A unique Public Land Survey System identifier (Meridian-Township-Range-Section concatenated value) Attribute_Definition_Source: MC_activity Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: An 18-character string of numbers and letters Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: P.O. Box 25286 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Contact_Instructions: This report is available only in electronic format either for purchase on CD-ROM or from USGS Information Services at no cost from URL = Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply such warranty. In no event shall the USGS have liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the USGS. This spatial database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:100,000 (for example, 1:24,000). Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Shapefile File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied Transfer_Size: 3.996 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Access_Instructions: Go to http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/124 and download files Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/124 Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Fees: Subject to change Technical_Prerequisites: Software capable of reading shapefile format files Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20050204 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: J. D. Causey Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave, Rm 202 City: Spokane State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 99201-1087 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509.368.3116 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509.368.3199 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcausey@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: None Metadata_Security_Information: Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile