Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: ICF Consulting, Inc. GIS Lab
Publication_Date: August 2002
Title: ur2002: Compilation Uranium Mines Shape File
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
Larger_Work_Citation:
Description:
Abstract: This is an ArcView shape file of uranium mines for the States of Arizona, California, Texas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Washington, Nevada, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.It is comprised of the following independent source databases: DB1-DB7, DB11-DB24. Please see the source database metadata for more detailed information.
Purpose: The purpose of this data set is to develop a single spatial inventory of abandoned uranium mines in the United States.
Supplemental_Information: The original mine data were collected from a variety of sources including federal, state and tribal government agencies.
Time_Period_of_Content: various
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: August 2002
Currentness_Reference: These data represent mine information collected over the past 2-3 decades.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.895685
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.878224
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.000000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -30.327519
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: uranium, mines
Theme_Keyword: uranium mines
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Colorado Plateau
Place_Keyword: Arizona
Place_Keyword: New Mexico
Place_Keyword: Colorado
Place_Keyword: Utah
Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau
Place_Keyword: North Dakota
Place_Keyword: South Dakota
Place_Keyword: Texas
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: Nevada
Place_Keyword: Wyoming
Place_Keyword: California
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ICF Consulting, Inc
Contact_Person: GIS Professional
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 9300 Lee Highway
City: Fairfax
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 22031
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-934-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-934-3974
Hours_of_Service: 9 am to 5 pm
Security_Information:
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The quality of this composite is affected by the lack of standardization across the different sources. No attempt has been made to quality assess the attribute data.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Inconsistencies between county and coordinate information exist.
Completeness_Report: The file is only complete with respect to the source files provided.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Date: August 2002
Title:
ur2002: Composite uranium mines shape file
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The ArcView shapefile ur2002.shp is a compendium of abandoned uranium mine data.
This database is an effort to pull together the disparate mine sources that exist
for the Colorado Plateau and west. The DB_Alias field indicates the source database
that contains the source-specific mine data. The ICF_ID may be used to relate the
ur2002.shp spatial records with the additional attribute data available in the original
mine data source now stored in dBase format. Source databases were collected in a
variety of electronic and non-electronic formats, including hardcopy maps, Excel
and Access spreadsheets. All spreadsheet data were converted to dBase format after
unique Ids and the DB_Alias fields were added. These are accessible in GIS to perform
relates to the spatial data set. Coordinate information available from the source
materials were utilized to generate a single composite shape file. Not infrequently,
the geographic information that attended the spatial information was in conflict
(e.g., the coordinate information would place the mine in a different county than
indicated in the geographic information detailing the mine county location. Since apart
from fieldwork, the actual location could not be verified, an effort has been made
to flag mines (QA_FLAG = "9") whose coordinates place them in a completely different
state than indicated in the attribute data.
Metadata have been generated for every source file and all source tables have been placed
in an Access database.
The attribute data are unchanged from the source files. The quality of the spatial location
of the coordinates provided is also unchanged. Spatial locations of a sample subset from
ur2002 were compared to similarly named and unnamed mines depicted on USGS 1:24,000 and 1:100,000
scale maps. This effort to quality-check the locations was only partially successful where
USGS mine coverage was decent. Many areas, where fewer mines exist, are often not depicted with
mine symbols on USGS maps.
Process_Date: August 2002
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ICF Consulting, Inc
Contact_Person: GIS Professional
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: 9300 Lee Highway
City: Fairfax
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 22031
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-934-3000
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 22809
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: North America Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 20.000000
Standard_Parallel: 60.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 40.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.032768
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.032768
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: ur2002
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ICF_ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique Identifier, this field is used to identify and join each record in the separate databases, ur2002, and in the Access database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DB_ALIAS
Attribute_Definition: A numeric reference to identify each record with its original database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db1: BRASSCAP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: URS/Techlaw
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db2: Colorado (BLM) Abandoned Mine Land Inventory
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: URS/Techlaw
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db3: Colorado (FS) Abandoned Mine Land Database
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: URS/Techlaw
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db4: Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc. and URS/Techlaw
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db5: Mines Availability System / Minerals Industry Location System (MAS/MILS)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc. and URS/Techlaw
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db6: Utah (BLM) Abandoned/inactive Mine Land Inventory
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: URS/Techlaw
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db7: Utah Abandoned Mine Reclamation (AMR) Database
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: URS/Techlaw
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db11: NAVAJO LANDS PROJECT ATLAS, 1994 - 2000
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db12: State of Arizona Mine Data
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db13: US Forest Service Mine Data for Arizona
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db14: BLM Mine Data for Arizona and New Mexico
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db15: South Dakota Abandoned Mine Lands Inventory
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db16: California (FS) Mines
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db17: Texas Department of Health
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db18: New Mexico Mines Database
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 19
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: db19: Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Db20: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Db21: Texas Mines from Adams & Smith Report
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 22
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Db22: Dakotas Mines from USAEC Map 1967
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Db23: Montana State Library (MILS)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:Db24: Inactive Mineral Production Sites – U. of Texas
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DBUNIQUE
Attribute_Definition:Unique Identifier from the source database
Attribute_Definition_Source:ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source:ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATUM
Attribute_Definition: Datum, assumed NAD83 when unavailable
Attribute_Definition_Source:ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY_NAM
Attribute_Definition:County Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTY_FIPS
Attribute_Definition: Any of the standardized systems of numeric and/or alphabetic coding issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency in the U. S. Department of Commerce, for use by the Federal Government and others. County code equivalents-three digits for the Federal Information Processing Standards Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:Census Bureau Glossary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_NAME
Attribute_Definition: State Name
Attribute_Definition_Source:ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_CODE
Attribute_Definition: State Abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MINE_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Mine Name as identified in the source database
Attribute_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QC_FLAG
Attribute_Definition: Outlier Flag – indicates coordinates place mine outside appropriate state boundary
Attribute_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Null
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not an Outlier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Outlier (State and Coordinates Disagree)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ICF Consulting, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZIPCODE
Attribute_Definition: A five-digit code assigned by the U.S. Postal Service to a section of a street, a collection of streets, an establishment, structure, or group of post office boxes, for the delivery of mail.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Census Bureau Glossary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QAQC
Attribute_Definition: Identifies mine locations that were reviewed for quality assurance, quality control, under this work effort.
Attribute_Definition_Source:URS Corporation
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MADS
Attribute_Definition: Method, accuracy and description of point location determinations.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Derived from URS/Techlaw's 7 original databases
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 5.419
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020902
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: ICF Consulting, Inc
Contact_Person: GIS Professional
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 9300 Lee Highway
City: Fairfax
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 22031
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-934-3000
Hours_of_Service: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday EST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile