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A GIS Sinkhole Coverage for the Karst Areas of Kentucky
Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Kentucky Geological Survey and Kentucky Speleological Survey
Publication Date:
20030101
Title:
A GIS Sinkhole Coverage for the Karst Areas of Kentucky
Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name:
Downloadable data
Issue Identification:
12
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506-0107, US
Publisher:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Online Linkage:
http://kgs.uky.edu/kgsweb/download/karst/kysinks.zip
Description:
Abstract:
These data represent digital GIS sinkhole coverage for all of Kentucky. The highest elevation, closed, topographic contour of each mapped sinkhole was digitized as a GIS polygon. The second highest elevation contour was also digitized where very large, shallow, karst valleys were so expansive that the area covered by the polygon obscured patterns in sinkhole distribution. These karst valleys are mostly confined to the Western Pennyroyal. The spacing of contour intervals on the topographic maps of the state vary in from 40 foot to 10 foot. No attempt was made to use a constant elevation, standardize the outline to a uniform contour interval, or record the elevation of the digitized contour. Digitization was done onscreen using digital raster graphic files of the 7 ½ minute topographic contours, registered and projected to the Kentucky State Plane coordinate system.
Purpose:
To spatially locate and delineate the aerial extent of the upper-most closed contour of topographically mapped depressions resulting from karst process, that is, sinkholes. These data do not indicate the probability of future cover-collapse or bedrock collapse in the designated areas.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date:
20030101
Time of Day:
120000
Currentness Reference:
publication data
Status:
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate:
-89.336565
East Bounding Coordinate:
-82.242236
North Bounding Coordinate:
39.128326
South Bounding Coordinate:
36.477173
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
ArcIMS Metadata Server Theme Codes
Theme Keyword:
topographic depression
Theme Keyword:
closed contour
Theme Keyword:
karst
Theme Keyword:
gis polygon
Theme Keyword:
geoscientificInformation
Theme Keyword:
sinkhole
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword:
geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus:
None
Place Keyword:
Kentucky
Place Keyword:
KGS
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
Not recommended for predicting future subsidence. Acknowledgement of the Kentucky Geological Survey would be expected in products derived from this data.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Contact Person:
Jim Currens
Contact Position:
Hydrogeologist
Contact Address:
Address Type:
mailing
Address:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Address:
228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building
Address:
University of Kentucky
City:
Lexington
State or Province:
Kentucky
Postal Code:
40506-0107
Contact Voice Telephone:
859-323-0526
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
currens@uky.edu
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Contact Person:
Doug Curl
Contact Position:
Head, Geoscience Information Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type:
mailing
Address:
228 MMRB, University of Kentucky
City:
Lexington
State or Province:
KY
Postal Code:
40506-0107
Country:
US
Contact Voice Telephone:
859-323-0519
Contact Facsimile Telephone:
859-257-1147
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
doug@uky.edu
Data Set Credit:
Randall L. Paylor (1), Lee Florea (2), Michael Caudill (1), and James C. Currens(1) 1, Kentucky Geological Survey, 228 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, 2, Kentucky Speleological Survey, Inc., 228 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, Publication Date: 2003
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Publication Date:
20030101
Title:
A GIS Sinkhole Coverage for the Karst Areas of Kentucky
Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Lexington, KY
Publisher:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Other Citation Details:
County Search
Online Linkage:
http://www.uky.edu/KGS/gis/sinkpick.htm
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method:
Vector
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Contact Person:
Public Information Center
Contact Position:
manager
Contact Address:
Address Type:
mailing
Address:
228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building
Address:
University of Kentucky
City:
Lexington
State or Province:
KY
Postal Code:
40506-0107
Country:
US
Contact Voice Telephone:
859-257-5500
Contact Voice Telephone:
877-778-7827
Contact Facsimile Telephone:
859-257-1147
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
KGS-Pub@lsv.uky.edu
Resource Description:
Downloadable Data
Distribution Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the KGS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20160212
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Contact Person:
Tom Sparks
Contact Position:
metadata originator
Contact Address:
Address Type:
mailing
Address:
228 MMRB, University of Kentucky
City:
Lexington
State or Province:
KY
Postal Code:
40506-0107
Country:
US
Contact Voice Telephone:
859-323-0552
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
sparks@uky.edu
Metadata Standard Name:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version:
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention:
local time
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