Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Michael H. Trippi Publication_Date: 2011 Title: IndiaCoalfields Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: tba Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Michael H. Trippi and Susan J. Tewalt Originator: Michael H. Trippi Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Coalfields of India Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1296 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Description: Abstract: Shapefile includes polygon features representing coalfields of India. Shapefile format can be viewed using ArcGIS or any software package that supports this data format. Purpose: Shapefile is intended for use in a GIS project to display the locations, areal extent, and name of coalfields in India. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2011 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.745574 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 96.215049 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.268320 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 9.192901 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: Energy Resources Program Theme_Keyword: coal Theme_Keyword: coalfield Theme_Keyword: bituminous Theme_Keyword: subbituminous Theme_Keyword: lignite Theme_Keyword: Tewalt, S.J. Theme_Keyword: Trippi, M.H. Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: India Place_Keyword: Andhra Pradesh Place_Keyword: Arunachal Pradesh Place_Keyword: Assam Place_Keyword: Chhattisgarh Place_Keyword: Gujarat Place_Keyword: Jammu and Kashmir Place_Keyword: Jharkhand Place_Keyword: Kerala Place_Keyword: Madhya Pradesh Place_Keyword: Meghalaya Place_Keyword: Nagaland Place_Keyword: Orissa Place_Keyword: Puducherry Place_Keyword: Rajasthan Place_Keyword: Sikkim Place_Keyword: Tamil Nadu Place_Keyword: West Bengal Place_Keyword: Auranga coalfield Place_Keyword: Bandar coalfield Place_Keyword: Bapung coalfield Place_Keyword: Barjora coalfield Place_Keyword: Birbhum coalfield Place_Keyword: Borjan coalfield Place_Keyword: Chakkar coalfield Place_Keyword: Cherrapunji Plateau coalfield Place_Keyword: Chinkah coalfield Place_Keyword: Chirimiri coalfield Place_Keyword: Chope coalfield Place_Keyword: Chuperbhita coalfield Place_Keyword: Daltonganj coalfield Place_Keyword: Damhamunda coalfield Place_Keyword: Darjeeling coalfield Place_Keyword: Deogarh coalfield Place_Keyword: Dilli-Jaipore coalfield Place_Keyword: East Bokaro coalfield Place_Keyword: Giridih coalfield Place_Keyword: Hasdo-Arand coalfield Place_Keyword: Holwang coalfield Place_Keyword: Hura coalfield Place_Keyword: Hutar coalfield Place_Keyword: Ib River coalfield Place_Keyword: Itkhori coalfield Place_Keyword: Jangalgali coalfield Place_Keyword: Janzi-Disai coal belt Place_Keyword: Jharia coalfield Place_Keyword: Jhilimili coalfield Place_Keyword: Johillia coalfield Place_Keyword: Kalakot coalfield Place_Keyword: Kamptee coalfield Place_Keyword: Kanhan coalfield Place_Keyword: Korar coalfield Place_Keyword: Korba coalfield Place_Keyword: Ladda coalfield Place_Keyword: Lakhanpur coalfield Place_Keyword: Lodhra coalfield Place_Keyword: Mahogala coalfield Place_Keyword: Mahuagarhi-Brahmani coalfield Place_Keyword: Makum coalfield Place_Keyword: Mand-Raigarh coalfield Place_Keyword: Mawlong-Shella coalfield Place_Keyword: Mawsynram coalfield Place_Keyword: Metka coalfield Place_Keyword: Mikir Hills coalfield Place_Keyword: Mohpani coalfield Place_Keyword: Nabru coalfield Place_Keyword: North Karanpura coalfield Place_Keyword: Pachwara coalfield Place_Keyword: Panchbhaini coalfield Place_Keyword: Pench Valley coalfield Place_Keyword: Pendengru-Balphakram coalfield Place_Keyword: Panhita-Godavari coalfield Place_Keyword: Pynursla coalfield Place_Keyword: Ramgarh coalfield Place_Keyword: Rangit Valley coalfield Place_Keyword: Raniganj coalfield Place_Keyword: Rongrenggiri coalfield Place_Keyword: Sendurgarh coalfield Place_Keyword: Siju coalfield Place_Keyword: Singrauli coalfield Place_Keyword: Singrimari coalfield Place_Keyword: Sohagpur coalfield Place_Keyword: Sonhat coalfield Place_Keyword: South Karanpura coalfield Place_Keyword: Talchir coalfield Place_Keyword: Tatapani-Ramkola coalfield Place_Keyword: Tawa Valley coalfield Place_Keyword: Um Rileng coalfield Place_Keyword: Umaria coalfield Place_Keyword: Umrer coalfield Place_Keyword: Wardha Valley coalfield Place_Keyword: West Bokaro coalfield Place_Keyword: West Daranggiri coalfield Place_Keyword: Zigrik coalfield Place_Keyword: Akhrimota Place_Keyword: Bahur Place_Keyword: Bar Singhsar Place_Keyword: Bharka Place_Keyword: Bhubangiri Place_Keyword: Bhuri Place_Keyword: Bithnok Place_Keyword: Botiya Place_Keyword: Butati Place_Keyword: Chaneri Place_Keyword: Dhedadi Place_Keyword: Eluru-Rajamundri Place_Keyword: Firozpur Shaliganga Place_Keyword: Fulradam Place_Keyword: Gangarda Place_Keyword: Gangashahr Place_Keyword: Gura Place_Keyword: Hamir Ji Ki Dhani Place_Keyword: Hamla Place_Keyword: Hansiyas Place_Keyword: Hira Ki Dhani Place_Keyword: Indawar Place_Keyword: Jalipa Place_Keyword: Jayamkonda Cholapuram Place_Keyword: Jularai Place_Keyword: Kaiyari Place_Keyword: Kapurdi Place_Keyword: Kasnau Place_Keyword: Khari Place_Keyword: Kolayat Place_Keyword: Kuchera Place_Keyword: Lakhanka Kharsalia Place_Keyword: Lakhpat Place_Keyword: Lalamdesar Place_Keyword: Lalpettai Place_Keyword: Lamba Jatan Place_Keyword: Lefri Place_Keyword: Madayi Place_Keyword: Mandal Charnan Place_Keyword: Mannargudi Place_Keyword: Marwar Chapri Place_Keyword: Mata No Madh Place_Keyword: Merta Road Place_Keyword: Mokala Place_Keyword: Mudh Place_Keyword: Mudia Place_Keyword: Nagarda Place_Keyword: Nagbal Place_Keyword: Nanaratadia Place_Keyword: Neyveli East Place_Keyword: Neyveli South Place_Keyword: Nichahom Baramula Place_Keyword: Nileswaram Place_Keyword: Nimbri Place_Keyword: Nimla Place_Keyword: Palana Place_Keyword: Panandhro Place_Keyword: Pranpur Place_Keyword: Raneri Place_Keyword: Ratnagiri Place_Keyword: Sarup Desar Place_Keyword: Shah Vastan Place_Keyword: Srimushnam Place_Keyword: Umarsar Place_Keyword: Waghapadar Place_Keyword: Warkala Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Stratum_Keyword: Barakar Formation Stratum_Keyword: Damudas Group Stratum_Keyword: Kamthi Formation Stratum_Keyword: Karharbari Formation Stratum_Keyword: Lakadong Sandstone Formation Stratum_Keyword: Lakadong Sandstone Member of the Sylhet Limestone Formation Stratum_Keyword: Raniganj Formation Stratum_Keyword: Subathu Group Stratum_Keyword: Sylhet Limestone Formation Stratum_Keyword: Therria Sandstone Formation Stratum_Keyword: Tikak Parbat Sandstone Formation Stratum_Keyword: Tura Formation Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Temporal_Keyword: Eocene Temporal_Keyword: Paleocene Temporal_Keyword: Permian Temporal_Keyword: Tertiary Temporal_Keyword: Cenozoic Temporal_Keyword: Paleozoic Temporal_Keyword: Phanerozoic Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: none; interpretations using this shapefile must acknowledge USGS as source Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael H. Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop: 956 City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-4597 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6419 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mtrippi@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Data_Set_Credit: Original paper and online maps used to create digital representations of coalfields were published by the Geological Survey of India. Digital shapefiles were created by Michael H. Trippi of U.S. Geological Survey. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: This dataset has not been tested for logical consistency. Completeness_Report: Completeness has not been tested for this dataset. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The horizontal positional accuracy of the data included in this shapefile is unknown. The data in this shapefile were based on paper and online maps created by other organizations, and their accuracy could not be determined by the creators of this shapefile. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy of the data published in this shapefile. Although all data published in this report have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. Although software enables the user to view data at various scales, the user is cautioned to refer to the source documentation for the appropriate map scale limitations. Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 1981 Title: Coalfields of India, I, Coal Resources of North Eastern India Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Bulletins of the Geological Survey of India, Series A: Economic Geology, No. 45 Issue_Identification: Vol. I Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Delhi, India Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Used plate 1 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Series_Information: Publication_Information: Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol1 Source_Contribution: Geometry of this dataset, field names Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 1982 Title: Coalfields of India, II, Coal Resources of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Maharashtra Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Bulletins of the Geological Survey of India, Series A: Economic Geology, No. 45 Issue_Identification: Vol. II Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Delhi, India Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Used plates 2, 3, and 8 through 13 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol2 Source_Contribution: Geometry of this dataset, field names Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 1983 Title: Coalfields of India, III, Coal Resources of Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Bulletins of the Geological Survey of India, Series A: Economic Geology, No. 45 Issue_Identification: Vol. III Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Delhi, India Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Used plates 2 through 14, and 16 through 18 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol3 Source_Contribution: Geometry of this dataset, field names Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 1985 Title: Coalfields of India, IV, Coal Resources of Bihar (Excluding Dhanbad District) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Bulletins of the Geological Survey of India, Series A, Economic Geology, No. 45 Issue_Identification: Vol. 4 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Delhi, India Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Used plates 7 through 18 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol4 Source_Contribution: Geometry of this dataset, field names Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 1987 Title: Coalfields of India, V, Coal Resources of West Bengal Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Bulletins of the Geological Survey of India. Series A, Economic Geology, No. 45 Issue_Identification: Vol. V Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Delhi, India Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Used plate 4 and descriptions from text Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol5 Source_Contribution: Geometry of this dataset, field names Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Coal India Limited Publication_Date: 1993 Title: Coal Atlas of India Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Calcutta, India Publisher: Coal India Limited Other_Citation_Details: Used Jharia coalfield map on page 85 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalAtlasOfIndia Source_Contribution: Geometry of this dataset, field names Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Geology of India Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Miscellaneous Publication Issue_Identification: 30 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Kolkata, India Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Accessed online on April 1, 2011 Online_Linkage: http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/misc_pub30_pt_xxii_geology_india.pdf Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Geology and Mineral Resources of India Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Miscellaneous Publication Issue_Identification: 30 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Kolkata, India Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Accessed online on April 1, 2011 Online_Linkage: http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/misc_pub30_pt_xxii_cover.pdf Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GSIMiscPub30Pt12 Source_Contribution: Textual description of coalfield location Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of India Publication_Date: 2006 Title: Coal Resource Position in India Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publisher: Geological Survey of India Other_Citation_Details: Lignite occurrences maps on page 21 of original Powerpoint presentation from the Underground Coal Gasification Workshop, November 12-15, 2006, Kolkata, India (http://www.fossil.energy.gov/international/International_Partners/November_2006_UCG_Meeting.html) Online_Linkage: http://fossil.energy.gov/international/Publications/ucg_1106_gsi.pdf Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalResourcePositionInIndia Source_Contribution: Geometry of this dataset, field names Process_Step: Process_Description: Paper maps were scanned and images were saved in TIF format. Online PDF maps were downloaded from website and saved in JPEG format. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol1 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol2 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol3 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol4 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalfieldsOfIndiaVol5 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalAtlasOfIndia Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoalResourcePositionInIndia Process_Date: December 2010 through March 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael H. Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Process_Step: Process_Description: JPEG and TIF images were opened in Adobe Illustrator and lines of latitude and longitude were drawn connecting tick marks on map edges. Images with latitude and longitude lines were then exported as JPEG images. Process_Date: December 2010 through March 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael H. Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Process_Step: Process_Description: JPEG images were georeferenced at points of intersection of latitude and longitude lines using ArcMap georeferencing software. (For maps with less than four points of intersection additional points at known distances north or south of the available points of intersection were used for georeferencing images.) Process_Date: December 2010 through March 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael H. Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Process_Step: Process_Description: Georeferenced JPEG images were added to ArcMap project and polygon features representing coal-bearing formations and coalfields were created and added to the CoalfieldsOfIndia shapefile. Process_Date: December 2010 through March 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael H. Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Process_Step: Process_Description: Polygon features were assigned values for ID, Coalfield, State, DataSource in the shapefile's attribute table. Unique ID values were assigned to each feature. Process_Date: December 2010 through March 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael H. Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Process_Step: Process_Description: For coalfields for which no maps could be found (Barjora, Darjeeling, and Rangit Valley) a small oval-shaped polygon was placed in the approximate location described in the text of the report. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GSIMiscPub30Pt12 Process_Date: March 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael H. Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey 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: 305 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_Indian_1975 Ellipsoid_Name: Everest_Adjustment_1937 Semi-major_Axis: 6377276.344999999700000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 300.801699999999980000 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: IndiaCoalfields 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: ID Attribute_Definition: Unique identification number assigned to each feature in the dataset. Attribute_Definition_Source: Michael H. Trippi Attribute: Attribute_Label: Coalfield Attribute_Definition: Name of coalfield given by original source. Attribute_Definition_Source: Michael H. Trippi Attribute: Attribute_Label: State Attribute_Definition: Name of Indian state. Modern state names do not always match state names found on original sources (e.g. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh did not exist when the original source maps were published in the 1980s.) Attribute_Definition_Source: Michael H. Trippi Attribute: Attribute_Label: DataSource Attribute_Definition: Abbreviated name of original source map or report used to create feature. Attribute_Definition_Source: Michael H. Trippi Attribute: Attribute_Label: Label Attribute_Definition: Number used to label feature on map. Attribute_Definition_Source: Michael H. Trippi Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS Information Services Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ask@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data and software published are used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data and related materials and (or) the functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data, software, or related materials. 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Trippi Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop: 956 City: Reston State_or_Province: Virginia Postal_Code: 20192 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-4597 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6419 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mtrippi@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_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile