ROCK PILES
DODGE COUNTY,
MINNESOTA
Field |
Description |
Main ID Information |
Metadata Updated 2007 |
Title |
Dodge County Aggregate
Resource Evaluation – Rock Piles |
Filename |
Rx_pile (ArcView Shapefile) |
Abstract |
This dataset includes
information about field observations of rock piles. Field work was completed in the fall of 2001. Rock piles can be a source for crushed
stone or rip rap. |
Place Keywords |
Dodge County, Minnesota |
Theme Keywords |
Field Observations,
Aggregate Resources, Surficial Geology, Rock Piles |
Time Period of
Content |
Fall 2001 and spring
2002 |
Parent Theme |
NA |
Spatial Extent of
the Data |
Dodge County, Minnesota |
Contact Person |
Aggregate Resources
Mapping Program |
Contact Person
Organization/Division |
Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Lands and Minerals |
Contact Person
Position |
Geologist or GIS
Specialist |
Contact Address |
500 Lafayette Road, Box
45 |
Contact City |
St. Paul |
Contact Zip Code |
55155-4045 |
Contact Voice Phone |
651-259-5959 |
Contact Fax Phone |
651-296-5939 |
Additional ID
Information |
|
Originator |
Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Lands and Minerals, Mineral Potential Section |
Purpose |
To summarize the
observed rock pile locations. |
Progress |
Complete |
Currentness
Reference |
All field observations
were completed in the fall of 2001 and spring 2002 |
Maintenance
Frequency |
None Planned |
Access Constraints |
NA |
Use Constraints |
NA |
Associated Data Sets |
County Aggregate
Mapping Program datasets for Dodge County, including data on sand and gravel potential,
crushed stone potential, field observations, rock piles, and test pit quality
data. |
Data Quality |
|
Attribute Accuracy |
|
Logical Consistency |
NA |
Completeness |
The data points were located
on topographic maps and aerial photographs.
The topographic maps are 1:24000 and the aerial photographs are
1:40000. These points represent the
location of where the individual rock piles were observed. |
Horizontal
Positional Accuracy |
1:24:000 |
Vertical Positional
Accuracy |
NA |
Lineage |
The data points were
located on 1:24000 USGS topographic maps and 1:40000 aerial photographs. |
Source Scale
Denominator |
1:24:000 |
Spatial Reference |
|
Horizontal
Coordinate Scheme |
UTM |
Ellipsoid |
GRS80 |
Horizontal Datum |
NAD83 |
Horizontal Units |
Meters |
Distance Resolution |
NA |
Altitude Datum |
NA |
Altitude Units |
NA |
Depth Datum |
NA |
Depth Units |
NA |
UTM Zone Number |
15 Extended |
Raster only |
|
Cell Width |
NA |
Cell Height |
NA |
Spatial Data
Organization |
|
Geographic Reference
for Tabular Data |
NA |
Native Dataset
Environment |
ArcView 3.1 and ArcInfo
8.0.2 |
Vendor Specific
Object Type |
Point |
Tiling Scheme |
County |
Spatial Object Type |
Point |
Transfer Size |
|
Entities --
Attributes |
|
Entity-Attribute
Overview |
A description of
located rock piles. |
Entity-Attribute
Detailed Citation |
ArcView specific fields include shape (i.e., feature type = point), and field_id (unique id for point, assigned as digitizing)> The rock pile specific
attributes are described in the table below. |
Table Name |
Field Name |
Begin Column |
Definition |
Valid Values |
Descriptions |
Rx_pile.dbf |
Field_id |
|
Text, 16 |
Ex: X-1,X-2, X-3, etc… |
Unique Identifiers used
in the field, letters have no significance.
|
|
Field_desc |
|
Text, 70 |
Rock Pile |
Observed rock piles located
in county. |