Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Robert A. Scott, IDNR Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section
      Publication_Date: 200807
      Title: Bedrock Aquifer Systems of Howard County, Indiana
      Edition: 1
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Aquifer Systems Map
        Issue_Identification: 47-B
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
        Publisher: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
      Other_Citation_Details: This shape file was clipped to the Howard County Boundary from the shapefile BEDROCK_GEOL_MM48: Bedrock Geology Indiana (Indiana Geological Survey, 1:500,000, Polygon Shapefile).
      Online_Linkage: none
  Description:
    Abstract: This file is a digital geospatial polygon coverage of bedrock aquifer systems mapped for Howard County in Indiana.
    Purpose: Display and/or analyses requiring spatial distribution of bedrock aquifer systems in Howard County.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 200807
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.376457
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.859532
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.569405
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.370299
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: bedrock aquifer systems
    Place:
      Place_Keyword: Howard County, Indiana, USA
  Access_Constraints: This file is available to anyone, but access may be contingent on written request, specific terms relevant to the agency or person making the request, and/or current freedom of information statutes in the State of Indiana.
  Use_Constraints:
    Acknowledgement of the following agency in products derived from these data: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water.

    This product was compiled by staff of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water using data believed to be reasonably accurate. However, a degree of error is inherent in all maps. This product is distributed "as-is" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. The maps are intended for use only at the published scale.

    The information on these media is proprietary to the State of Indiana, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water. Any copying, adaptation, or distribution of these data without the express written consent of IDNR-DOW is discouraged.

    It is not recommended that these data be used for purposes other than general estimates of aquifer characteristics and ground-water availability. Aquifer conditions at a specific site may vary considerably from typical conditions described for the aquifer system.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Robert A. Scott
        Contact_Organization: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
      Contact_Position: Resource Assessment Section
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 402 W. Washington Street W264
        City: Indianapolis
        State_or_Province: Indiana
        Postal_Code: 46204
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 317-232-4160
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 317-233-4579
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tscott@dnr.IN.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:15am - 4:15pm M-F except Government Holidays
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The product was completed after a thorough documentation of well characteristics and recording of pump test details to determine the bedrock aquifer characteristics.
  Completeness_Report: In conducting the analysis, the author evaluated hundreds of water well records, especially those having relatively complete information on well location, construction, pump test, and lithology. There were many areas in the county with sparse information because of lack of well records or incomplete records. Few wells are being drilled in parts of the county served by a public water system.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The locations of many wells were field checked and the locations posted on 7.5 minute topographic maps.  Visual confirmation of wells was not always possible. Many locations were based only on the street address, driving directions, or other location information provided on the well record.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Robert A. Scott, IDNR Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section
          Publication_Date: 200807
          Title: Bedrock Aquifer Systems of Howard County, Indiana
          Edition: 1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map, vector digital data
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Aquifer Systems Map
            Issue_Identification: 47-B
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Indianapolis, IN
            Publisher: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:48,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: digital and paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 200807
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Contribution: IGS Bedrock Geology; water well records from the IDNR-DOW well record database; IDNR-DOG oil and gas well records; Soil survey of Howard County, Indiana; USGS topography maps
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Data were selected by careful evaluation of water well records to determine if the wells were field located and if they contained complete and reasonable information.
      Process_Date: 2008
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: IDNR-DOW records for domestic and other supply wells submitted by water well drillers from 1959-2008
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: After water well records selection was complete, specific well data and other maps and reports were considered in the mapping process. For example, aquifer thickness, pump rates, well depths, lithology, and depth to bedrock were obtained from well records. Other maps and reports included surficial/glacial geology, hydrogeologic settings, ground-water availability, bedrock topography, and surface topography. These sources were used to assist in defining the characteristics for each aquifer system.
      Process_Date: 2008
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: IDNR-DOW water well records for domestic and other supply wells submitted by water well drillers from 1959-2008
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: After BEDROCK_GEOL_MM48 shapefile was clipped several units were merged and the lines separating the units were removed.  The maps were then attributed by Jennifer K. McMillan. Attribute definitions are described below.
      Process_Date: 2003
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Robert A. Scott
            Contact_Organization: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
          Contact_Position: Resource Assessment Section
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 402 W. Washington Street W264
            City: Indianapolis
            State_or_Province: Indiana
            Postal_Code: 46204
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 317-232-4160
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 317-233-4579
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tscott@dnr.IN.gov
          Hours_of_Service: 8:15am - 4:15pm M-F except Government Holidays
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 16
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
            False_Easting: 500000.000000
            False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: BED_AQSYS_Howard_CO_IN
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STRATA
      Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation for formation, group, or other stratigraphic unit as listed in the field named "System."
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey Miscellaneous Map 48
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: D, S3
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SYSTEM
      Attribute_Definition: Name of stratigraphic system unit
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey Miscellaneous Map 48
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Devonian, Silurian
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ROCK_UNITS
      Attribute_Definition: Name of formation, group, or other stratigraphic unit
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Indiana Geological Survey Miscellaneous Map 48
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Muscatatuck Group, Wabash Formation
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NUM
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 180
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Silurian and Devonian Carbonates
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AQ_SYSTEM
      Attribute_Definition: see list provided under attribute NUM
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Robert A. Scott
        Contact_Organization: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
      Contact_Position: Resource Assessment Section
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 402 W. Washington Street W264
        City: Indianapolis
        State_or_Province: Indiana
        Postal_Code: 46204
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 317-232-4160
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 317-233-4579
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tscott@dnr.IN.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:15am - 4:15pm
  Resource_Description: Data and Map
  Distribution_Liability:
    The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water has compiled this data set using data believed to be reasonably accurate. However, the Division makes no representation as to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the data or data set. A degree of error is inherent in all maps. This map is intended for use only at the published scale. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Division.

    Copyright 2008, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water All Rights Reserved.

    Any copying, adaptation, or distribution of these data without the express written consent of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water is discouraged.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Transfer_Size: 0.030 MB
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/7685.htm
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 200807
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20080718
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
        Contact_Person: Robert A. Scott
      Contact_Position: Resource Assessment Section
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 402 W. Washington Street W264
        City: Indianapolis
        State_or_Province: Indiana
        Postal_Code: 46204
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 317-232-4160
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 317-233-4579
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tscott@dnr.IN.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: This metadata file is intended to accompany the subject geospatial data set.  This file may be updated, and the most recent version is available by contacting the IDNR Division of Water.
  Metadata_Extensions:
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    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
