# Aquifer Characteristics of Glacial Drift

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Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Groundwater Inventory and Mapping Project, a cooperative effort between the Water Bureau - Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, USGS - Michigan Water Science Center and Michigan State University - Institute of Water Research, RS&GIS and Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. This project was mandated by P.A. 148 (Michigan Acts of 2003). Major funding was provided by MDEQ, supplemented with additional funds from the USGS Cooperative Water Program.
      Publication_Date: June 1st, 2004
      Title: Aquifer Characteristics of Glacial Drift
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
      Online_Linkage: <http://gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu/>
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This shape file was derived from the 1981 publication of the Hydrological Atlas of Michigan plate 26. Three plates of the Aquifer Characteristics of Glacial Drift map were scanned, geo-rectified and used as a backdrop in the digitizing of this polgon vector file.
    Purpose:
      The purpose of this shape file was to convert Plate 26 from the 1981 publication of the Hydrological Atlas of Michigan into a GIS layer that could be used in the Groundwater Mapping and Inventory Project. The original atlas was produced at Western Michigan University Department of Geology in 1981.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: June 1st, 2004
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.556669
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.064868
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.284139
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.632056
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Western Glacial Map
      Theme_Keyword: Glacial Drift
      Theme_Keyword: Drift
      Theme_Keyword: Hydrogeologic Atlas of Michigan
      Theme_Keyword: Aquifer
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Michigan
      Place_Keyword: Great Lakes
      Place_Keyword: Western Michigan University
  Access_Constraints: No restrictions on access
  Use_Constraints: No restrictions on use
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS)
        Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
      Contact_Position: Info Tech Professional
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Geography Building, Michigan State University
        City: East Lansing
        State_or_Province: Michigan
        Postal_Code: 48824
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 517/353-7195
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 517/353-1821
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: boothj@msu.edu
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5
  Data_Set_Credit:
    Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services(RS&GIS), Michigan State University
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Windows 2000, Windows XP, ESRI ArcGIS 8.3
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Western Michigan University, Department of Geology College of Arts and Sciences
      Publication_Date: 1981
      Title: Hydrogeological Atlas of Michigan
      Other_Citation_Details:
        PLATE 26 Scale 1:500,000
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Center for Geographic Information, Department of Informatioin Technology, State of Michigan
      Title: Michigan Geographic Data Library
      Edition: Version 4b
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Other_Citation_Details: Statewide County boundary file
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/>

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present
  Completeness_Report:
    Shape file has been visually inspected for completeness to ensure that there is no missing information.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Center for Geographic Information, Department of Informatioin Technology, State of Michigan
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title: Michigan Geographic Data Library
          Edition: Version 3b
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Lansing, Michigan
            Publisher:
              Center for Geographic Information, Department of Information Technology
          Online_Linkage: <http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/>
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Time_of_Day: unknown
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Framework v4b
      Source_Contribution:
        Version 4b Mi Geographic Framework State County boundaries was used to georeference the scanned map. The outline of the Framework State county file was used as the outer boundary for the resulting shapefile.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Western Michigan University, Department of Geology College of Arts and Sciences
          Publication_Date: 1981
          Title:
            Hydrologic Atlas of Michigan, Aquifer Characteristics of Glacial Dift - Plate 26
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hydrologic Atlas of Michigan, Plate 26
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        From the Hydrologic Atlas of Michigan, the three sheets from Plate 26 were scanned into TIF images at 300dbi.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Hydrologic Atlas of Michigan, Plate 26
      Process_Date: April 2004
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
            Contact_Organization:
              Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
          Contact_Position: Info Tech Professional
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The sheets were georeferenced in ArcGIS using the Michigan GeoRef UTM Nad83 meters projection. The images were snapped to a Michigan Framework State County file. Once the images were georeferenced within national mapping standards the images were mosaicked together and combined into one statewide image.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Framework v4b
      Process_Date: June 2004
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
            Contact_Organization:
              Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
          Contact_Position: Info Tech Professional
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Framework State outline and imported into a geodatabase. This polygon was used to map the boundaries of the aquifer characteristics off the scanned image.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Framework v4b
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
            Contact_Organization:
              Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        All attributes were derived from the original Western Glacial Drift map. All effort was made to follow the exact boundaries created in that original map.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Hydrologic Atlas of Michigan, Plate 26
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
            Contact_Organization:
              Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Once the digitizing was completed the feature class was exported from the geodatabase into a shape file.
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
            Contact_Organization:
              Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
  Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1388

Spatial_Reference_Information:
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      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Oblique Mercator
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          Scale_Factor_at_Center_Line: 0.999600
          Oblique_Line_Azimuth:
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            Azimuth_Measure_Point_Longitude: -86.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.309167
          False_Easting: 2546731.496000
          False_Northing: -4354009.816000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and Column
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 1
          Ordinate_Resolution: 1
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Aquifer_Char_of_Glacial_drift
    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: AQU_UNIT
      Attribute_Definition: Code given to auqifer characteristic
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RSGIS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AQU_CHAR
      Attribute_Definition: Full auqifer characteristic as seen on original Western Map
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Western Michigan University: Dept of Geology

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS)
        Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
      Contact_Position: Info Tech Professional
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address:
          Michigan State University 1405 South Harrison Road - Rm 308
        City: East Lansing
        State_or_Province: Michigan
        Postal_Code: 48823
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 517/353-7195
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 517/353-1821
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: boothj@msu.edu
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability:
    The State of Michigan or the Ground Water Inventory and Mapping Project partnership assumes no liability for results or conclusions drawn from use of this data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
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        Format_Name: Shape file
        Transfer_Size: 3.669
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/>
    Fees: Free
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Remote Sensing & GIS, Michigan State University Room 308 Manly Miles Building 1405 South Harrison Road East Lansing, MI 48823 Email - Boothj@msu.edu
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: unknown

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Michigan Center for Geographic Information
      Contact_Address:
        Address: <http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/>
        Address: <http://www.mi.gov/cgi/>
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    Digital_Form:
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        Transfer_Size: 3.669

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20041014
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20041015
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS)
        Contact_Person: Justin M Booth
      Contact_Position: Info Tech Professional
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Geography Building, Michigan State University
        City: East Lansing
        State_or_Province: Michigan
        Postal_Code: 48824
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 517/353-7195
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 517/353-1821
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: boothj@msu.edu
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5
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  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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