METADATA
Geomatics Laboratory
Energy & Geoscience Institute
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of  Utah
423 Wakara Way, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Data Set Identity: Dixie Valley, Nevada
		   Quaternary Faults

Type of GIS data: ArcView Shape files (1)
Shape File Names: faults
		
Theme Key Words:  Quaternary Faults, Dixie Valley, Nevada
Geographic Area:  Dixie Valley, Nevada, USA
Spatial Object Types: Line
Intended Scale(s) of Use: ~1:250,000 or smaller 
Data Resolution:   N/A
EGI Reference: Greg Nash
Coordinate and Thematic Precision: Thematic=good in relation to the analog source map, 
				   coordinate=good in relation to analog base map,                                                                       however, no projection parameters were available.

FINAL PROJECTION INFORMATION
Projection Name:   UTM
Datum:  NAD 1927
Geoid:  Clarke 1866
Projection Units:  Meters
Other Projection Parameters:  UTM Zone 11
Map Extent:  Lower Left:  394,699.67mE; 4,387,216.64mN
	           Upper Right:  457,280.31mE; 4,442,504.69mN

SOURCE INFORMATION
Source Medium:   Analog (Paper)
Source Scale:  ~1:250,000 (1cm:2.5 km)
Source Projection:   Geographic coordinates = latitude/longitude
Source Geoid:   Unknown - assumed to be Clarke 1866
Source Datum:   Unknown - assumed to be NAD 1927
Source Units:   Km
Source Other Projection Parameters:  None
Source Reference:  Koenig, J. B., R. W. Greensfelder, and C. W. Klein, 1976, Geothermal Potential of the Quest Leasehold, 
	   	   Dixie Valley, Nevada; Aeromagnetic Map, Dixie Valley, Nevada, GeothermEx, Inc., Plate 11.

	From: Burke, D. B., 1967, Aerial photograph survey of Dixie Valley, Nevada: in Geophysical study of Basin-Range
	structure, Air Force Cambridge Research Lab., Report No. 66-848, Part IV.

TABLE ATTRIBUTES
Coverage name:         faults
  Attribute Field:       fault_type
    Attribute Type:        line attributes
    Attribute Explanation: Numeric code related to description attribute
    Attribute Definition:  integer, 3 wide
    Attribute Source:      Above referenced map
    Attribute Reference:   Above referenced map

  Attribute Field:       description
    Attribute Type:        line attributes
    Attribute Explanation: Description of each fault type.
    Attribute Definition:  character, 256 wide
    Attribute Source:      Above referenced map
    Attribute Reference:   Above referenced map


ACCESS INFORMATION
Tiling Scheme:  N/A
Native Format:  ArcInfo, Arcview
Transfer Mode: 
Native Size:  73 KB
Archives Size: 12 KB

DATA ORIGINATOR
Contact Person:  GIS Analyst, Greg Nash (801)585-9771
Alternate Contact: Geomatics Unit Leader- Greg Nash (801)585-3889
Contact Organization:  EGI
Contact E-mail:   ckesler@egi.utah.edu
Alternate E-mail:  gnash@egi.utah.edu

STATUS INFORMATION
Completion Status:  Completed
Completion Date:  October 16, 1997
Geographic Area Completed:  Dixie Valley, Nevada
Update Frequency:  Not updated since completion
Release Information:  Not proprietary

ACCURACY INFORMATION
RMS Error:  0.006
Accuracy Checked: As no projection parameter were available spatial accuracy is dubious.
Accuracy Information Source:  analog map
Spatial Accuracy: Good in relation to analog base map. As no projection parameter were 
		  available spatial accuracy is dubious. 
Thematic Accuracy:  Good - no errors found

DATA ARCHIVE INFORMATION
Digital Archive Location: www5.egi.utah.edu
Archive Data Type: pkzip file
Analog Archive: EGI