Metadata:
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: Haeussler, P.J.
        Publication_Date: 2009
        Title: Surface rupture map of the 2002 M7.9 Denali fault 
               earthquake, Alaska: digital data 
        Edition: Version 1.0
        Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
        Series_Information:
          Series_Name: Data Series
          Issue_Identification: DS 422
        Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/422/
    Description:
      Abstract:
        The November 3, 2002, M7.9 Denali Fault earthquake produced about 340 km 
        of surface rupture along the Susitna Glacier thrust fault and the Denali 
        and Totschunda right-lateral strike-slip faults. Digital photogrammetric 
        methods were primarily used to create a 1:500-scale three-dimentional 
        surface rupture map. 1:6000-scale aerial photographs were used for three 
        dimensional digitization in ESRI's ArcMap GIS software, using Leica's 
        StereoAnalyst plug in. Points were digitized along surface breaks on 
        average 4.3 m apart for the surface rupture, where it was not through 
        glacier ice. Earthquake-induced landslides, sackungen, and unruptured     
        Holocene fault scarps on the eastern Denali fault were also digitized 
        where they lay within the limits of air photo coverage. This digital 
        three-dimensional fault trace map is superior to traditional maps in 
        terms of relative and absolute accuracy, completeness, detail, and as a 
        basis for three dimensional visualization. Fieldwork complements the air 
        photo observations in locations of dense vegetation, on bedrock, or 
        where the surface trace is weakly developed. Seventeen kilometers of the 
        fault trace, which broke through glacier ice, was not digitized in 
        detail due to time constraints, and air photos missed another 10 km of 
        fault rupture through the upper Black Rapids Glacier, so that was not 
        mapped in detail either.
      Purpose:
        Digital representation of geologic mapping facilitates the
        presentation and analysis of earth-science data.  Digital
        maps may be displayed at any scale or projection, however
        the geologic data in this coverage is not intended for use
        at a scale larger than 1:500.
    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Single_Date/Time: 
          Calendar_Date: 20021102
      Currentness_Reference: publication date
    Status:
      Progress: In work
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: -147.53
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: -142.36
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.53
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: 62.31
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Theme_Keyword: geology
        Theme_Keyword: surface rupture map
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Place_Keyword: Alaska
        Place_Keyword: Alaska Range
        Place_Keyword: Black Rapids Glacier
        Place_Keyword: Susitna Glacier
        Place_Keyword: Canwell Glacier
        Place_Keyword: Gakona Glacier
        Place_Keyword: Mentasta
        Place_Keyword: Little Tok River
        Place_Keyword: Totschunda Creek
        Place_Keyword: Augustana Creek
        Place_Keyword: Slate Creek
        Place_Keyword: Chistochena Glacier
        Place_Keyword: Slana River
        Place_Keyword: Nabesna River
        Place_Keyword: Blue Lake
        Place_Keyword: West Fork Glacier
    Access_Constraints: None
    Use_Constraints:
      Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated
      in products derived from this data.
    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Person: Peter J. Hauessler
        Contact_Position: Research Geologist
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing and physical address
          Address: 4200 University Drive
          City: Anchorage
          State_or_Province: AK
          Postal_Code: 99508-4667
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7447
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pheuslr@usgs.gov
    Data_Set_Credit:
      This digital coverage was created by Peter J. Haeussler.
    Native_Data_Set_Environment:
      Data set was created using ESRI ArcMAP version 9.1.1 on a Windows 
      platform.
  Data_Quality_Information:
    Attribute_Accuracy:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
        A simplified line was digitized along the general trace of the Denali 
        fault earthquake surface rupture. The earthquake started on the west and 
        and ruptured eastward. Thus, every kilometer along the fault is a 
        kilometer along the generalized surface-rupture trace. This distance 
        provides a useful way to mark one's position along the fault rupture. 
    Logical_Consistency_Report:
      ESRI personal geodatabase DFrupture.mdb contains three feature classes. 
      The "DFkilometers" point feature class gives distances along the 
      fault trace in kilometers east of the 2 November, 2002, earthquake
      epicenter. 
    Completeness_Report:
      This geodatabase can be used to display a map of the M7.9 2002 Denali 
      fault earthquake surface rupture.
    Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
          Users of this digital geologic map should respect the
          intentions of the original mappers and the limitations
          of the map.  This map compilation is intended
          to be used at a scale of 1:500. It is not intended to
          be used at a more detailed scale.
    Lineage:
      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
          A line was digitized along the general trace of the Denali fault 
          earthquake surface rupture. The earthquake started on the west and    
          kilometer along the generalized surface-rupture trace. This distance 
          provides a useful way to mark one's position along the fault rupture.
        Process_Date: 2003 to 2009
        Process_Contact:
          Contact_Information:
            Contact_Organization_Primary:
              Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
              Contact_Person: Peter Haeussler
            Contact_Address:
              Address_Type: mailing and physical address
              Address: 4200 University Drive
              City: Anchorage
              State_or_Province: AK
              Postal_Code: 99508-4667
              Country: USA
            Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7447
            Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pheuslr@usgs.gov
  Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
    Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Spatial_Reference_Information:
    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Planar:
        Grid_Coordinate_System:
          Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
          Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
            UTM_Zone_Number: 6
            Transverse_Mercator:
              Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
              Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -147
              Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
              False_Easting: 500000
              False_Northing: 0.0
        Planar_Coordinate_Information:
          Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
          Coordinate_Representation:
            Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000512
            Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512
          Planar_Distance_Units: meters
      Geodetic_Model:
        Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
        Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
        Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000
        Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
  Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
    Detailed_Description: 
      Entity_Type:
        Entity_Type_Label: DFkilometers
        Entity_Type_Definition:
          The DFkilometers feature class in the geodatabase DFrupture.mdb 
          contains the field Distance.
        Entity_Type_Definition_Source: This dataset
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: Distance
        Attribute_Definition:
          Distance is a numeric integer field. Distance identifies the distance, 
          in kilometers, along the Denali fault system, east of the epicenter of 
          the 2002 M7.9 Denali fault earthquake. 
        Attribute_Definition_Source: This dataset
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Range_Domain:
            Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
            Range_Domain_Maximum: 302
            Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilometers
  Distribution_Information:
    Resource_Description: Data Series 422
    Distribution_Liability:
      Although this data has been used by the USGS, no warranty,
      expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy
      of the data and related materials.  The act of distribution
      shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility
      is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data, software,
      or related materials.
    Standard_Order_Process:
      Digital_Form:
        Digital_Transfer_Information:
          Format_Name: Data Series 422
          Format_Version_Number: 1.0
          Format_Version_Date: 2009128
        Digital_Transfer_Option:
          Online_Option:
            Computer_Contact_Information:
              Network_Address:
                Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/422/
      Fees: none
  Metadata_Reference_Information:
    Metadata_Date: 2009128
    Metadata_Review_Date: 2009128
    Metadata_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          Contact_Person: Peter Haeussler
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing and physical address
          Address: 4200 University Drive
          City: Anchorage
          State_or_Province: AK
          Postal_Code: 99508-4667
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7447
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pheuslr@usgs.gov
    Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
    Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998