• Geodatabase of the datasets used to represent the two subunits of the Pennsylvanian aquifer in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

    Metadata Updated: March 22, 2021

    This geodatabase includes spatial datasets that represent the Pennsylvanian aquifers in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Included are: (1) polygon extents; datasets that represent the entire aquifer extent in the States of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia; the entire extent subdivided into subareas or subunits where data exist (Lower Peninsula of Michigan only), (2) raster datasets for the altitude of each aquifer subarea or subunit, (3) points of altitude used to generate the surface rasters The extent of the Pennsylvanian aquifer is derived from the linework of the Pennsylvanian aquifers extent maps in U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5060 (USGS SIR 2009-5060), and a digital version of the aquifer extent presented in the Groundwater Atlas of the United States (the U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas 730-J. The area with top and bottom aquifer surface data, the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, subarea 2 (SA2) of the Pennsylvanian aquifer has 2 aquifer subunits, the (A1) Upper and (A2) Lower Pennsylvania aquifers. The altitude values for each subunit available were digitized from georeferenced datasets of altitude points used in the modeling effort described in USGS SIR 2009-5060, and the resultant top and bottom altitude values were interpolated into surface rasters within a GIS using tools that create hydrologically correct surfaces from point altitude data. The primary tool was a version of "Topo to Raster" used in ArcGIS, ArcMap, Esri 2014. The raster surfaces were corrected for the areas where the altitude of an underlying layer of the aquifer exceeded altitude of an overlying layer by setting the underlying surface raster to the altitude values of the overlying surface raster.

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    Metadata Date July 13, 2015
    Metadata Created Date March 22, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2021
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2015 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

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    Harvested from USGS-Harvest

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date July 13, 2015
    Metadata Created Date March 22, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2021
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2015 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Geological Survey, Midwest Region (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
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    Access Constraints Use Constraints: The original data were intended to be used at a regional scale of 1:2,500,000. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations., Access Constraints: None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
    Bbox East Long -75.76947243
    Bbox North Lat 44.806144595
    Bbox South Lat 32.163372613
    Bbox West Long -91.644674466
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description Illustration of dataset
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    Licence Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. 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. The use of firm, trade, or brand names in this report is for identification purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey. The names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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