Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Carson, E.C. Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Surficial-geologic map of the Kavik River area, west-central Mount Michelson Quadrangle, northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map, vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Report of Investigation Issue_Identification: RI 2009-3 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Gephysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360 Description: Abstract: During the 2006 field season, the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys conducted remote mapping as part of the Kavik River STATEMAP project.This surficial-geologic mapping was conducted to provide additional detail to the STATEMAP comprehensive geologic mapping as well as to serve as a stand-alone map publication. Purpose: This map is part of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey's Kavik River STATEMAP project in the Mount Michelson 1:250:000 Quadrangle. It provides a detailed overview of the surficial geology in the STATEMAP project area and will serve as a stand-alone publication (this publication). The resultant data will also be integrated into a subsequently released bedrock geologic map. Supplemental_Information: The coverages included in this project are digitized from a mylar compilation of geologic field observations recorded on U.S. Geological Survey topographic base maps of the area and on aerial photos.Coverages were created using ArcMap distributed by ESRI, Inc.Metadata was compiled to meet Federal Geographic Data Committee standards.Digital hydrology and topography of the map area is included with this publication release but documented in a separate matadata file.This dataset includes 3 layers.Each layer is listed and described in the metadata under the headings "Entity_Type_Label."Layers include: >kavik_Q_units polygons representing geologic units >kavik_Q_structure line symbols representing structures >kavik_Q_contacts line symbols representing contacts between geologic units Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2006 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -147.00000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -146.00000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.75000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.25000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Alluvial Deposits Theme_Keyword: Geologic Map Theme_Keyword: Glacial Deposits Theme_Keyword: Surficial Geology Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Brooks Range Place_Keyword: Canning River Place_Keyword: Mount Michelson Quadrangle Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: Itkillik Glaciation Stratum_Keyword: Sagavanirktok River Glaciation Stratum_Keyword: Anaktuvuk River Glaciation Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: Holocene Temporal_Keyword: Pleistocene Temporal_Keyword: Quaternary Access_Constraints: This report, map, and/or data set are available directly from the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Use_Constraints: Any hardcopies or published data sets utilizing these data sets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, the user is obligated to describe the types of modifications the user has made. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that changes made by the user were approved by the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. Data_Set_Credit: The author would like to thank the staff of the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, including P.R. Delaney, R.J. Gillis, A.M. Loveland, R.R. Reifenstuhl, R.F. Swenson, M.A. Wartes; and W.K. Wallace of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Technical Review by: D.S.P. Stevens (ADGGS) and D.F. Waythomas (U.S. Geological Survey); Digital Cartography by: A.M. Loveland (ADDGS); Edited by: P.K. Davis and P.R. Delaney (ADGGS) Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The attributes of this geospatial data set consist of text identifiers and numeric codes that indicate the identity of the geologic unit or type of geologic feature and determine how each feature is symbolized.To check attribute accuracy, a color check plot was visually compared to the geologist's original compilation. Discrepancies between the digital geospatial dataset and the original analog or digital compilation were corrected as needed. The geologic interpretations presented in this report have undergone two technical reviews by geologists familiar with the subject of the report or geology of the map area. Reviewers' suggestions were incorporated into the final draft when deemed appropriate by the author. Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology is present and clean on appropriate coverages. Completeness_Report: The data set includes contact locations as observed in the field and distinguishable at a scale of 1:63,360. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Contact locations and geologic unit distinctions where determined in the field using raster images of topographic base maps, aerial photos and handheld GPS units. Sources of possible error include the manual-visual proceedure used to resolve scale differences between the aerial photos and the topographic base maps and errors associated with digitization process. Inclusive of such errors, contacts are thought to be within 20-30 m of where they are mapped, with the exception of contacts which were specifically designated as "inferred." Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Hamilton, T.D. Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Surficial geology of the Dalton Highway (Itkillik-Sagavanirktok Rivers) area, southern Arctic Foothills, Alaska Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Professional Paper Issue_Identification: PR 121 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hamilton, 2003 Source_Contribution: guide for unit descriptions and terminology for glaciations Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Pinney, D.S. Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Reconnaissance surficial-geologic map of the Sagavanirktok B-1 Quadrangle, eastern North Slope, Alaska Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Report of Investigation Issue_Identification: RI 2000-1C Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 6 p., 1 sheet Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pinney, 2000 Source_Contribution: guide for unit descriptions and terminology for glaciations Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Waythomas, C.F. Publication_Date: 1991 Title: Surficial geologic maps of the Sagavanirktok A-1, A-2, and B-2 Quadrangles, northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Public Data File Issue_Identification: PDF 91-21A Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 5p., 3 sheets, scale 1:63,360 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Waythomas, 1991 Source_Contribution: guide for unit descriptions and terminology for glaciations Process_Step: Process_Description: Aerial photograph interpretation - stereo pairs of ~1:63,360-scale, non-orthorectified, false-color infrared aerial photographs were used to initially map the surficial geology.These interpretations were then ground-checked in the map area and transferred onto a mylar sheet overlay of the 1:63,360-scale U.S. Geological Survey topographic base map. The mylar was overlaid on the air photos and then frequently positioned based on prominent features visible on both air photo and map (primarily streams). In the field numerous soil excavations were conducted to verify sediment characteristics. Moraines (primarily the Itkillik I and Itkillik II moraines) were measured in the field for the following properties to aid identification: moraine crest height, moraine crest width, moraine slope angle, and depth of soil oxidation. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Hamilton, 2003 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Pinney, 2000 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Waythomas, 1991 Process_Date: 2006 Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital cartography - The mylar overlay was scanned and georeferenced using ArcMap 9.2. Map boundaries were digitized on-screen at a scale more detailed than 1:63,360, using a USGS topographic 1:63,360 map layer that was created in All Topo to verify position. Surficial geology map polygons and lines were then digitized and attributed using ArcMap 9.2. Process_Date: 2006 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 6 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.99960 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -147.0 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00001 False_Easting: 500000.0 False_Northing: 0.1 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00001 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00001 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Planar_Coordinate_Layer_Name: kavik_Q_units Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 6 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -147 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00001 False_Easting: 500000 False_Northing: 0.1 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00001 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00001 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Planar_Coordinate_Layer_Name: kavik_Q_structure Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 6 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -147 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00001 False_Easting: 500000 False_Northing: 0.1 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00001 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00001 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Planar_Coordinate_Layer_Name: kavik_Q_contacts Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722210088 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Attribute_Layer_Name: kavik_Q_units Entity_Type_Label: kavik_Q_units.shp Entity_Type_Definition: vector, represents geologic formations Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Attribute: Attribute_Label: unit_name Attribute_Definition: geologic unit Attribute_Definition_Source: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qa Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: modern stream alluvium Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qac Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: abandoned channel deposits Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qaf 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