Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
- description: This map was created as part of a worldwide series of geologic maps for the U.S. Geological Survey's World
Energy Project. These products are available on CD-ROM and the Internet. The goal of the project is to assess the undiscovered,
technically recoverable oil and gas resources of the world. Two previously published digital geologic data sets (U.S. and
Caribbean) were clipped to the map extent, while the dataset for Mexico was digitized for this project. Original attributes
for all data layers were maintained, and in some cases, graphically merged with common symbology for presentation purposes.
The world has been divided into geologic provinces that are used for allocation and prioritization of oil and gas assessments.
For the World Energy Project, a subset of those provinces is shown on this map. Each province has a set of geologic characteristics
that distinguish it from surrounding provinces. These characteristics may include dominant lithologies, the age of the strata,
and/or structural type. The World Geographic Coordinate System of 1984 is used for data storage, and the data are presented
in a Lambert Conformal Conic Projection on the OFR 97-470-L map product. Other details about the map compilation and data
sources are provided in metadata documents in the data section on this CD-ROM. Several software packages were used to create
this map including: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) ArcGIS 8.3, ArcInfo software, Adobe Photoshop CS,
Illustrator CS, and Acrobat 6.0. Tips; abstract: This map was created as part of a worldwide series of geologic maps for the
U.S. Geological Survey's World Energy Project. These products are available on CD-ROM and the Internet. The goal of the
project is to assess the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources of the world. Two previously published
digital geologic data sets (U.S. and Caribbean) were clipped to the map extent, while the dataset for Mexico was digitized
for this project. Original attributes for all data layers were maintained, and in some cases, graphically merged with common
symbology for presentation purposes. The world has been divided into geologic provinces that are used for allocation and prioritization
of oil and gas assessments. For the World Energy Project, a subset of those provinces is shown on this map. Each province
has a set of geologic characteristics that distinguish it from surrounding provinces. These characteristics may include dominant
lithologies, the age of the strata, and/or structural type. The World Geographic Coordinate System of 1984 is used for data
storage, and the data are presented in a Lambert Conformal Conic Projection on the OFR 97-470-L map product. Other details
about the map compilation and data sources are provided in metadata documents in the data section on this CD-ROM. Several
software packages were used to create this map including: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) ArcGIS 8.3,
ArcInfo software, Adobe Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, and Acrobat 6.0. Tips
Citation
- Title Map Service Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields, and Geologic Provinces of the Gulf of Mexico Region.
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- creation Date
2018-06-08T05:47:03.319142
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2018-08-06T22:33:18Z
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- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T22:33:18Z
Metadata contact
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pointOfContact
- organisation Name
CINERGI Metadata catalog
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- electronic Mail Address cinergi@sdsc.edu
Metadata language
eng
Metadata character set encoding:
utf8
Metadata standard for this record:
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
standard version:
2007
Metadata record identifier:
urn:dciso:metadataabout:43cd2ff3-77c9-4b1d-8a20-57f3b6b763e1
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)