Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Richard D. Koch Originator: David W. Ramsey Originator: Robert L. Christiansen Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Database for the Quaternary and Pliocene Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana (Plate 3) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Data Series Issue_Identification: DS 551 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/551/ Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Robert L. Christiansen Publication_Date: 2001 Title: The Quaternary and Pliocene Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: printed report with three map plates Series_Information: Series_Name: Professional Paper Issue_Identification: PP 729-G Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: United States Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp729g/ Description: Abstract: This digital publication contains all the geologic map information used to publish U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 729-G (Christiansen, 2001). The superlative hot springs, geysers, and fumarole fields of Yellowstone National Park are vivid reminders of a recent volcanic past. Volcanism on an immense scale largely shaped the unique landscape of central and western Yellowstone Park, and intimately related tectonism and seismicity continue even now. Furthermore, the volcanism that gave rise to Yellowstone's hydrothermal displays was only part of a long history of late Cenozoic eruptions in southern and eastern Idaho, northwestern Wyoming, and southwestern Montana. The late Cenozoic volcanism of Yellowstone National Park, although long believed to have occurred in late Tertiary time, is now known to have been of latest Pliocene and Pleistocene age. The eruptions formed a complex plateau of voluminous rhyolitic ash-flow tuffs and lavas, but basaltic lavas too have erupted intermittently around the margins of the rhyolite plateau. Volcanism almost certainly will recur in the Yellowstone National Park region. Purpose: This database was constructed in order to produce geologic maps as a basis for understanding processes and volcano hazards involved in the eruptions of the Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field. Supplemental_Information: All the geologic map information used to publish U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 729-G is contained in this digital publication. The geologic map plates in Professional Paper 729-G show the distribution and relations of volcanic units in the Yellowstone National Park region. This metadata document contains information for the entire set of ArcGIS feature classes included in this database. Where relevant information for individual feature classes differs from that of the others, each feature class is documented separately in sequence in that metadata section. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2011 Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1966 Ending_Date: 2011 Currentness_Reference: The information in this report is the most up-to-date available at the time of publication. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.110529 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.710704 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.414628 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.216706 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: volcano Theme_Keyword: caldera Theme_Keyword: geology Theme_Keyword: hydrothermal Theme_Keyword: plateau Theme_Keyword: effusive eruption Theme_Keyword: explosive eruption Theme_Keyword: volcanic field Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Yellowstone National Park Place_Keyword: Yellowstone Lake Place_Keyword: Grand Teton National Park Place_Keyword: Grand Targhee National Forest Place_Keyword: United States of America Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Temporal_Keyword: Quaternary Temporal_Keyword: Pleistocene Temporal_Keyword: Holocene Temporal_Keyword: Recent Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: Uses of this digital geologic map should not violate the spatial resolution of the data. Although the digital form of the data removes the constraint imposed by the scale of a paper map, the detail and accuracy inherent in map scale are also present in the digital data. The fact that this database was edited for a scale of 1:50,000 means that higher resolution information is not present in the dataset. Plotting at scales larger than 1:50,000 will not yield greater detail, although it may reveal fine-scale irregularities below the intended resolution of the database. Similarly, where this database is used in combination with other data of higher resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lower resolution of these data. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: David W. Ramsey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Cascades Volcano Observatory Address: 1300 SE Cardinal Ct, Bldg 10, Ste 100 City: Vancouver State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 98683 Country: USA Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dramsey@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: preferred contact by e-mail Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp729g/plate1.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp729g/plate2.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp729g/plate3.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: geologic map plates Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Data_Set_Credit: The database was compiled mainly in 1995-2000 from original geologic mapping by Robert L. Christiansen (Christiansen, 2001). Richard D. Koch and David W. Ramsey provided the GIS-expertise to bring the database and metadata to completion. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Entity_Attribute_Information Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon and arc (chain-node) topology present in appropriate ArcGIS feature classes. Other feature classes are point or line exclusively and do not require topologic relationships. Completeness_Report: The report is intended to describe completely the igneous and volcanic products, volcanic vent locations, and structural features of the Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field. Geological information appropriately mapped at larger scales than those of the individual map plates has been omitted. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The general positional accuracy of each line in the database is indicated qualitatively within the LTYPE field in the attribute tables of each feature class (see Attribute_Domain_Values). Points in the database are generally well located. The position of each data item is derived from USGS 1:48,000-scale, 1:62,500-scale, 1:250,000-scale, and 1:500,000-scale topographic base maps, and therefore inaccuracies encountered are within National Map Accuracy Standards at the publication scale of each map plate. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No vertical positional data recorded Process_Step: Process_Description: Geologic linework was compiled on USGS 1:48,000-scale, 1:62,500-scale, 1:250,000-scale, and 1:500,000-scale topographic maps by Robert L. Christiansen. The linework was then scanned at 400 dpi, georeferenced, converted to vector data using the ArcInfo command GRIDLINE , and edited on-screen to repair errors visible at map scale by Richard D. Koch and Robert L. Christiansen. Polygon topology was created and each arc and polygon tagged on-screen. Plotfiles were created in ArcPlot by Richard D. Koch, with assistance from Susan Mayfield, Taryn A. Lindquist, and Kathryn Nimz. Individual map plates were then plotted with topography and checked by Robert L. Christiansen. The database was converted from ArcInfo 7.2.1 coverage format to ArcGIS 9.3.1 geodatabase format with corresponding metadata creation by David W. Ramsey. Process_Date: 1-11-2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: David W. Ramsey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Cascades Volcano Observatory Address: 1300 SE Cardinal Ct, Bldg 10, Ste 100 City: Vancouver State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 98683 Country: USA Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dramsey@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: preferred contact by email Process_Step: Process_Description: Metadata imported. 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Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: USGS Information Services Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25286 Address: Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303)202-4200 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)202-4695 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov Resource_Description: These files are integral to U.S. Geological Survey DS 551 Distribution_Liability: This database, identified as DS 551, has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. 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