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Coal Fields of the Conterminous United States: National Coal Resource Assessment Updated Version, assessed basins

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Joseph A. East
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Coal Fields of the Conterminous United States: National Coal Resource Assessment Updated Version, assessed basins
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012/1205
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1205/>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset is a polygon shapefile representing the most recent update of the Coal Fields of the Conterminous United States (Tully, 1996). Scale of data is 1:5,000,000. This shapefile is based on the areas that were quantitatively assessed by the USGS as part of the National Coal Resource Assessment (NCRA). The outlines contain areas from which data was collected and processed in order to give an accurate estimation of the volume of coal in specific targeted beds and zones. The data used to create this shapefile was collected from the 4 NCRA regional assessment files produced by the USGS and from AAPG Discovery Series 14/Studies in Geology 62, all of which were conducted by USGS geologists and professional staff.
Purpose:
This dataset was compiled to update the Coal Fields Map of the Conterminous United States, OFR 96-092. This was done with new data provided by the USGS Energy Team NCRA assessments. The shapefile gives a visual display of the areas that were assessed by the NCRA.
Supplemental_Information:
Source used in the abstract and purpose include:
 Tully, J., 1996. Coal Fields of the Conterminous United States. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 96-92. Scale 1:5,000,000.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2013
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.888687
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.739523
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.999824
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.017075
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Geoscientific Information
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: coal resources
Theme_Keyword: geologic maps
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alexandria Digital Library Feature Type Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: mineral resource areas
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Coal Fields Map of North America
Theme_Keyword: Geologic Map
Theme_Keyword: Geology
Theme_Keyword: Coal
Theme_Keyword: NCRA Assessment
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Interior Province
Place_Keyword: Northern Great Plains Province
Place_Keyword: Rocky Mountain Province
Place_Keyword: Eastern Province
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Joseph A. East
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: MS 956 National Center
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6450
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6419
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jeast@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
Technical reviews for this publication were provided by Leslie Ruppert, Christopher Garrity, Susan Tewalt, Lee Osmonson, James Luppens and James Coleman.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attribute accuracy was tested by manual comparison of the NCRA Assessed Basins shapefile created for this report with the shapefile created for Provinces.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Map elements were visually checked for overshoots, undershoots, duplicates, polygon closure and proper attribution. All polygons were created from existing shapefiles or coverages that had already gone through the USGS publications process.
Completeness_Report:
Data set complete. No data were intentionally omitted from the hard copy and digital source maps.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The shapefile is based on data taken from the 4 USGS Professional Papers 1625-A, 1625-B, 1625-C, and 1625-D, and from AAPG Discovery Series 14/Studies in Geology 62. The assessment shapefiles and coverages were merged into the primary shapefile with no change in projection or transformation of a datum, so it is assumed that they are still within the tolerances necessary for FGDC standards. The shapefiles available in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-C are generalized versions of the ArcINFO coverages and are not as detailed as the coverages. The coverages were used for the Appalachian data set within this primary shapefile.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Fort Union Coal Assessment Team
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
1999 Resource Assessment of Selected Tertiary Coal Beds and Zones in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 1625-A
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1625a/>
Type_of_Source_Media: ESRI shapefiles
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Fort Union Coal Assessment Team (1999)
Source_Contribution:
Provided assessment outlines of Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kirschbaum, M
Originator: Roberts, L
Originator: Biewick, L
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Geologic Assessment of Coal in the Colorado Plateau: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 1625-B
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1625b/>
Type_of_Source_Media: ESRI shapefiles
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Kirschbaum and others (2000)
Source_Contribution:
Provided assessment outlines of Colorado Plateau: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Northern and Central Appalachian Basin Coal Regions Assessment Team
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
2000 Resource Assessment of Selected Coal Beds and Zones in the Northern and Central Appalachian Basin Coal Regions.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 1625-C
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1625c/>
Type_of_Source_Media: ESRI Coverages
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Northern and Central Appalachian Basin Coal Regions Assessment Team, 2001
Source_Contribution:
Provided assessment outlines of Northern and Central Appalachian Basin Coal Regions.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hatch, J.
Originator: Affolter, R
Publication_Date: 2002
Title:
Resource Assessment of the Springfield, Herrin, Danville, and Baker Coals in the Illinois Basin.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: 1625-D
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1625d/>
Type_of_Source_Media: ESRI shapefiles
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hatch and Affolter (2002)
Source_Contribution: Provided assessment outlines of Illinois Basin.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: AAPG
Originator: Warwick, P
Originator: Karlsen, A
Originator: Merrill, M
Originator: Valentine, B.
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Geologic assessment of coal in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, USA
Series_Information:
Series_Name: AAPG Discovery Series/Studies in Geology
Issue_Identification: DS 14/SIG 62
Online_Linkage:
<http://www.datapages.com/Services/GISUDRIL/OpenFiles/GulfCoastCoalAssessment.aspx>
Type_of_Source_Media: ESRI Shapefiles
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2011
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Warwick and others (2011)
Source_Contribution: Provided assessment outlines of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The NCRA Assessed Basins shapefile is a merge of multiple shapefiles and coverages taken from the NCRA Assessment files. Individual assessment areas were modified to delete differing attributes. The outlines were then pasted into a primary shapefile. An attribute column for Province was added to the primary shapefile. The shapefile was then placed on top of the province polygon, and was then attributed to match the provinces. All of the shapefiles were stored in a geographic NAD1983 projection, so there was no need to reproject or do a datum transformation.
Process_Date: 20101026
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Joseph A. East
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: MS 956 National Center
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6450
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6419
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jeast@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

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: NCRA_Assessed Basins
Entity_Type_Definition:
Polygons defining areas that were assessed and studied as part of the NCRA Assessment
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: text
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: Province
Attribute_Definition: Province that Coal polygon falls within
Attribute_Definition_Source: Tully, J (1996)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eastern
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eastern Province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Tully, J (1996)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Gulf Coast
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gulf Coast Province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Tully, J (1996)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Interior
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interior Province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Tully, J (1996)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Northern Great Plains
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northern Great Plains Province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Tully, J (1996)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rocky Mountain
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rocky Mountain Province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Tully, J (1996)

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS Information Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box 25286
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4693
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://store.usgs.gov/>
Resource_Description: USGS OFR 2012-1205
Distribution_Liability:
This digital 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. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data published in this Open-File Report have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS 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 USGS in the use of these data, software, or related materials. Graphical map depictions are intended to be used within the map scale limits applicable to the source 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 1.0
Format_Information_Content: Coal field polygons with associated characteristics
File_Decompression_Technique: unzip
Transfer_Size: 220 megabytes
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1205/Downloads/GIS.zip>
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites: ArcGIS Desktop 9.X is required to open the ArcMap document

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20130710
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Joseph A. East
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Address: Mail Stop 956
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: U.S.A
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6450
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6419
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jeast@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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