Onshore and Offshore Geologic Map of the Coal Oil Point Area, Southern California

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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   United States Geological Survey (USGS), 2010, Onshore and Offshore Geologic Map of the Coal Oil Point Area, Southern California:.

   Online Links:

   • <https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3124/>

   This is part of the following larger work.

   Dartnell, Peter, Conrad, James, Stanley, Richard, and Cochrane, Guy, 2010, Onshore and Offshore Geologic Map of the Coal Oil Point Area, Southern California: Data Series 3124, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Western Coastal and Marine Geology, Menlo Park, CA.

   Online Links:

   • <https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3124/>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.0000000

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.5000000

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.50000000

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.25000000

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 2006

   Ending_Date: 2010

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • United States Geological Survey (USGS)

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Why was the data set created?

These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) or other software to display geologic information and the merged topography and bathymetry digital terrain model.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); California

Who wrote the metadata?