Chuuk General Geology

Type  Shapefile

Tags

Summary

To show the general geology of Chuuk.

Description

This dataset shows the general geology of the islands in Chuuk Lagoon. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2020) by scanning, georeferencing, and digitizing a set of paper maps prepared under the direction of the Engineer, Hq AFFE/8A, by the US Army Map Service, Far East; based on field investigations by the Military Geology Branch, Intelligence Division, Office of the Engineer, Hq, US Army Japan. Fieldwork conducted in 1954-1955 by JT Stark, RL Hay, HG May, and ED Patterson; maps are titled "Geology, Truk Islands" and were compiled in 1957 by photogrammetric (multiplex) methods.

Credits

Original hardcopy map by U.S. Geological Survey 
GIS dataset by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Use limitations

There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.

Extent

Scale Range

Topics and Keywords 

Theme keywords general geology, natural feature, rock, environment

Place keywords Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Ocean

Citation 

Title Chuuk General Geology
Publication date 2020-08

Presentation formats digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format vector digital data

Citation Contacts 

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Contact information 
Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box PS 303
City Palikir
Administrative area Chuuk
Postal code 96941
Country FM
e-mail addressirei@islandresearch.org
Online resource
Online location (URL)https://www.islandresearch.org/

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name U.S. Geological Survey

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army

Responsible party - distributor
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Resource Details 

Dataset languages English (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Spatial representation type vector

Supplemental information
The dataset is included in the Digital Atlas of Micronesia, module Chuuk, by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) in collaboration with Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) at the University of Guam and funding from United States Geological Survey (USGS) under WRRI 104-B Program and FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM).

Processing environment  Esri ArcGIS 10.6

Credits
Original hardcopy map by U.S. Geological Survey 
GIS dataset by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Extents 

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact - point of contact
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Contact information 
Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box PS 303
City Palikir
Administrative area Chuuk
Postal code 96941
Country FM
e-mail addressirei@islandresearch.org

Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency not planned

Resource Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use

There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.


Spatial Reference 

Reference system identifier
Value 32656
Codespace EPSG
Version 8.2.6


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector 
Level of topology for this dataset geometry only

Geometric objects
Object type composite
Object count 15

Data Quality 

Scope of quality information 
Resource level dataset

Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy 
Data quality measure reference
Measure description
The positional accuracy of the original data is not known. This dataset is very general.

Lineage 

Process step 
When the process occurred 2017-02-04 00:00:00
Description
a. Scanned and georeferenced map to updated 2016 shoreline; 
b. Copied base layer and divided land polygon into varios sections based on paper map;
c. Added attributes shown on the map and additional attributes such as source, area etc.

Rationale
To create a digital file in GIS format. 

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Maria Kottermair
Contact's position GIS Specialist

Contact information 
Address
e-mail addressmariakottermair@gmail.com
Source data 
Description
The map was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (1944) for the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. A photocopy of the map was found in the library collection at the national campus of the College of Micronesia (COM). 

Source medium name hardcopy—printing on paper

Source citation 
Title Ponape including Pakin and Ant Islands (Carolines) Terrain Intelligence
Alternate titles Strategic Engineering Study No. 109
Publication date 1944-01-01 00:00:00

Distribution 

Distributor 
Contact information - distributor
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Contact information 
Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box PS 303
City Palikir
Administrative area Pohnpei
Postal code 96941
Country FM
e-mail addressirei@islandresearch.org
Online resource
Online location (URL) www.islandresearch.org

Distribution format
Name Shapefile

Transfer options
Transfer size 0.462

Online source
Online location (URL)http://islandatlas.org
Name Digital Atlas of Micronesia – module Chuuk

Fields 

Details for object chk_geology 
Field Type 
Field description
Original paper map

Field Shape 
Field description
Feature geometry.

Description source
Esri

Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.

Field FID 
Field description
Internal feature number.

Description source
Esri

Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Field Unit 

Field Source 
Field description
Original data

Field Area_m2 
Field description
Area in square meters

Field Area_ha 
Field description
Area in hectares

Field Area_km2 
Field description
Area in square kilometers

Field Area_ac 
Field description
Area in acres

Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name dataset

Last update 2020-08-28 

ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ESRI-ISO

Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact - point of contact
Individual's name Maria Kottermair
Contact's position GIS Specialist
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Contact information 
Address
Type
e-mail addressmariakottermair@gmail.com