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Identification
CITATION 
CITATION INFORMATION 
ORIGINATOR Robert A. Scott, IDNR Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section 
PUBLICATION DATE 2012-09-15 
PUBLICATION TIME 000000 
TITLE 
Potentiometric Surface Map of the Unconsolidated Aquifers of Shelby County, Indiana 
EDITION 1 
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM vector digital data 
SERIES INFORMATION 
SERIES NAME Unconsolidated Potentiometric Surface Map 
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION PSM 16-A
PUBLICATION INFORMATION 
PUBLICATION PLACE Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 
PUBLISHER Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
OTHER CITATION DETAILS 
This map was compiled from multiple unpublished work maps based on USGS quadrangles at 1:24,000 scale: Acton, Boggstown, Edinburgh, Fountaintown, Hartsville, Hope, Lewis Creek, Marietta, Morristown, Rays Crossing, Shelbyville, and Waldron. 
ONLINE LINKAGE none 

DESCRIPTION 
ABSTRACT 
This file is a digital geospatial polyline coverage of unconsolidated potentiometric surface elevations mapped for Shelby County in Indiana.
PURPOSE 
Display and/or analyses requiring spatial distribution of potentimetric surface elevations in Shelby County.
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT 
TIME PERIOD INFORMATION 
SINGLE DATE/TIME 
CALENDAR DATE 2012-09-15
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE 
publication date
STATUS 
PROGRESS Complete 
MAINTENANCE AND UPDATE FREQUENCY None planned

SPATIAL DOMAIN 
BOUNDING COORDINATES 
WEST BOUNDING COORDINATE 589879.719856
EAST BOUNDING COORDINATE 617658.485173
NORTH BOUNDING COORDINATE 4395161.454607
SOUTH BOUNDING COORDINATE 4355866.325864

KEYWORDS 
THEME 
THEME KEYWORD THESAURUS None 
THEME KEYWORD unconsolidated potentiometric surface

PLACE 
PLACE KEYWORD THESAURUS None 
PLACE KEYWORD Shelby 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 map 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 estimate of static water level elevations. Site specific conditions may vary considerably from mapped estimates.
POINT OF 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 402 W. Washington Street W264 
CITY Indianapolis 
STATE OR PROVINCE Indiana 
POSTAL CODE 46204 
COUNTRY UNITED STATES

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 3; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.3.3600

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Data Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY 
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT 
The mapping was conducted after a thorough documentation of well locations and water well record details.
COMPLETENESS REPORT 
In conducting the mapping, the author(s) evaluated hundreds of water well records, especially those having relatively complete information on well location, static water level, well depth, ground elevation, and lithology. There were areas in the county with sparse information because of lack of well records or incomplete records.
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.
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SOURCE INFORMATION 
SOURCE CITATION 
CITATION INFORMATION 
ORIGINATOR Robert A. Scott, IDNR Division of Water, Resource Assessment Section 
PUBLICATION DATE 2012-09-15 
TITLE 
Potentiometric Surface Map of Shelby County, Indiana 
EDITION 1 
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM map, vector digital data 
SERIES INFORMATION 
SERIES NAME Unconsolidated Potentiometric Surface Map Map 
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION PSM 16-A
PUBLICATION INFORMATION 
PUBLICATION PLACE Indianapolis, IN 
PUBLISHER Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water

SOURCE SCALE DENOMINATOR 0 
TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA hardcopyPaper 
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT 
TIME PERIOD INFORMATION 
SINGLE DATE/TIME 
CALENDAR DATE 2012-09-15
SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE 
publication date
SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION 
Potentiometric Surface Map of Shelby County, Indiana 
SOURCE CONTRIBUTION 
Water well records from the IDNR-DOW well record database; USGS topography maps; various consultant geotechnical reports
PROCESS STEP 
PROCESS DESCRIPTION 
After the maps were joined, a polyline coverage was created and attributed by Robeert A. Scott. Attribute definitions are described below.
PROCESS DATE 2012-09-15 
PROCESS TIME 000000
PROCESS 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 402 West Washington Street, W264 
CITY Indianapolis 
STATE OR PROVINCE Indiana 
POSTAL CODE 46204 
COUNTRY UNITED STATES

CONTACT VOICE TELEPHONE 317-232-4160 
CONTACT FACSIMILE TELEPHONE 317-233-4579 
CONTACT ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS tscott@dnr.IN.gov 
HOURS OF SERVICE 8:15 am - 4:15 pm M-F except Government Holidays

PROCESS STEP 
PROCESS DESCRIPTION 
The hand-drawn work maps (scale 1:24,000) showing lines of equal potentiometric surface elevation were digitized and edge matched in ESRI ArcEdit (ArcScan) by Scott H. Dean. The maps were individually georeferenced using a minimum of 4 tics per map. Projection was UTM, Zone 16, NAD83.
PROCESS DATE 2012-09-15 
PROCESS TIME 000000
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.
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION 
IDNR-DOW records for domestic and other supply wells submitted by water well drillers from 1959-2012 
PROCESS DATE 2012-09-15 
PROCESS TIME 000000
PROCESS STEP 
PROCESS DESCRIPTION 
After selection of water well records was complete, specific well data and other maps and reports were considered in the mapping process. For example, ground elevation, static water level, well depth, aquifer top and bottom elevation and lithology were obtained from well records. Other maps and reports included regional potentiometric surface elevations, hydrogeologic settings, groundwater availability, bedrock topography, and surface topography.
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION 
IDNR-DOW water well records for domestic and other supply wells submitted by water well drillers from 1959-2012
PROCESS DATE 2012-09-15 
PROCESS TIME 000000
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Spatial Data Organization
DIRECT SPATIAL REFERENCE METHOD Vector
POINT AND VECTOR OBJECT INFORMATION 
SDTS TERMS DESCRIPTION 
SDTS POINT AND VECTOR OBJECT TYPE String 
POINT AND VECTOR OBJECT COUNT 34

Spatial Reference
HORIZONTAL COORDINATE SYSTEM DEFINITION 
PLANAR 
MAP PROJECTION 
MAP PROJECTION NAME NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N 
TRANSVERSE MERCATOR 
SCALE FACTOR AT CENTRAL MERIDIAN 0.9996 
LONGITUDE OF CENTRAL MERIDIAN -87.0 
LATITUDE OF PROJECTION ORIGIN 0.0 
FALSE EASTING 500000.0 
FALSE NORTHING 0.0

PLANAR COORDINATE INFORMATION 
PLANAR COORDINATE ENCODING METHOD coordinate pair 
COORDINATE REPRESENTATION 
ABSCISSA RESOLUTION 0.000000002220024164500956 
ORDINATE RESOLUTION 0.000000002220024164500956
PLANAR DISTANCE UNITS Meter

GEODETIC MODEL 
HORIZONTAL DATUM NAME D North American 1983 
ELLIPSOID NAME GRS 1980 
SEMI-MAJOR AXIS 6378137.0 
DENOMINATOR OF FLATTENING RATIO 298.257222101

Entities and Attributes
DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
ENTITY TYPE 
ENTITY TYPE LABEL Potentiometric_Surface_Contour_Shelby

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 STATIC_E 
ATTRIBUTE DEFINITION 
Line of equal potentiometric surface elevation

Distribution Information
DISTRIBUTOR 
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 402 W. Washington Street W264 
CITY Indianapolis 
STATE OR PROVINCE Indiana 
POSTAL CODE 46204 
COUNTRY UNITED STATES

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

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 2012, 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 
FORMAT NAME VPF 
FILE DECOMPRESSION TECHNIQUE no compression applied

DIGITAL TRANSFER OPTION 
ONLINE OPTION 
COMPUTER CONTACT INFORMATION 
NETWORK ADDRESS 
NETWORK RESOURCE NAME http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/7256.htm

AVAILABLE TIME PERIOD 
TIME PERIOD INFORMATION 
SINGLE DATE/TIME 
CALENDAR DATE 2012-09-15

Metadata Reference
METADATA DATE 2012-09-15 
METADATA CONTACT 
CONTACT INFORMATION 
CONTACT ORGANIZATION PRIMARY 
CONTACT ORGANIZATION Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water 
CONTACT PERSON Robert A. Scott
CONTACT ADDRESS 
ADDRESS TYPE mailing and physical 
ADDRESS 402 W. Washington Street W264 
CITY Indianapolis 
STATE OR PROVINCE Indiana 
POSTAL CODE 46204 
COUNTRY UNITED STATES

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

METADATA STANDARD NAME FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata 
METADATA STANDARD VERSION FGDC-STD-001-1998 
METADATA TIME CONVENTION local time

