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Bedrock Type, Wisconsin 2008

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Bedrock Type, Wisconsin 2008
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2008-06-05
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This layer consists of a polygon coverage at 1:500,000 scale with information about bedrock type used in the GCSM. Bedrock is the consolidated material that underlies the soils and surficial deposits; "bedrock type" is defined as type of the uppermost rock layer. Bedrock type is important in assessing an area's susceptibility to groundwater contamination, especially if the bedrock is located close to the land surface. The source for this layer is the set of 1:500,000- scale compilation sheets for a 1981 map of bedrock geology of Wisconsin published by the WGNHS. Because of the generalized nature of the GCSM project, bedrock types were grouped into 4 categories during automation of this data layer.
Purpose
This layer is used to determine bedrock type in the state of Wisconsin.
Supplemental Information
For additional information, please see: ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/gcsm/GCSM_data.pdf
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2008-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.963806
East
-86.708961
North
47.08567
South
42.456089
ISO Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Shields (Geology)
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
Geology, Bedrock
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/dnrlegal.txt
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University 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 University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S. Webster St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Statement
The source for this layer is the set of 1:500,000-scale compilation sheets for a 1981 map of bedrock geology of Wisconsin published by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS). Because of the generalized nature of the GCSM project, bedrock types were grouped into 4 categories during automation of this data layer.
Process Step
Description
Changed file name from brtppoly.shp to WI_BedrockType_2008.shp

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_BedrockType_2008.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
397

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
E5086F05-E885-4397-A287-7CFAA6418E30
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
metadata technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2018-05-15
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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