Astroblemes (Impact Structures) in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, CSRS NAD83 Zone 13, Saskatchewan Geological Survey 2018

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Ryan Morelli, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Assistant Chief Geologist
Publication_Date: 20100901
Title:
Astroblemes (Impact Structures) in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, CSRS NAD83 Zone 13, Saskatchewan Geological Survey 2018
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset illustrates meteorite impact structures in the Province of Saskatchewan. This dataset was compiled through bedrock geology mapping projects, noting unique impact areas. The data was created as a file geodatabase feature class and made available for public distribution.
Purpose:
This dataset represents the locations of postulated astroblemes (impact structures) in the Province of Saskatchewan Canada.
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.454033
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.590717
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.517565
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.821372
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Astroblemes, Impact Structures
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Saskatchewan, Canada
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Although the Government of Saskatchewan has exercised all reasonable care in the compilation, interpretation, and production of this item, it is not possible to ensure total accuracy, and all persons who rely on the information contained herein do so at their own risk. The Government of Saskatchewan does not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies that may be included in or derived from, this item. This product contains information licensed under the Government of Saskatchewan Standard Unrestricted Use Data License (Version 2.0).
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Saskatchewan Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Ryan Morelli
Contact_Position: Assistant Chief Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: 1000-2013 11th Ave
City: Regina
State_or_Province: Saskatchewan
Postal_Code: S4P3Z8
Country: CA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 306-787-9181
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ryan.morelli@gov.sk.ca
Data_Set_Credit:
Carswell: Harper, C.T. (1983): The geology and uranium deposits of the central part of the Carswell Structure, northern Saskatchewan; unpubl. Ph.D. thesis, Colo. Sch. Mines, 605p.
Gow Lake: Thomas, M.D. and Innes, M.J.S. (1977): The Gow Lake impact structure, northern Saskatchewan; Can. J. Earth Sci., v14, p1788-1795.
Deep Bay: Innes, M.J.S. (1957): A possible meteorite crater at Deep Bay, Saskatchewan; J. R. Astron. Soc. Can., v51, no4, p235-240.
Maple Creek: Gent, M.R., Kreis, L.K. and Gendzwill, D. (1992): The Maple Creek Structure, southwestern Saskatchewan; in Summary of Investigations 1992, Saskatchewan Geological Survey; Sask. Energy and Mines, Misc. Rep. 92-4, p204-209.
Viewfield: Sawatzky, H.B. (1974): Astroblemes in the Williston Basin; in Parslow, G.R. (ed.), Fuels: A Geological Appraisal; Sask. Geol. Soc., Spec. Publ. 2, p95-117. Elbow: Grieve, R. A. F., Kreis, K., Therriault,A.M.and P.B.Robertson., Impact structures in the Williston Basin. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, v 33, n 4, p A63-A64. 1998.
Kercher Lake: Interpreted from SRTM DEM image and drillhole data.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Windows 10 ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Not all data has been validated. Some polygons, points or polylines may have errors, inconsistencies or issues that have not yet been corrected.
Completeness_Report: None.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 CSRS UTM Zone 13N
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.0
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: 0.0001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001
Planar_Distance_Units: meter
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 CSRS
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: DBO.astroblemes
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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: ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20211204
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Saskatchewan Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Thomas Love
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: 1000-2103 11th Ave
City: Regina
State_or_Province: Saskatchewan
Postal_Code: S4P 3Z8
Country: CA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 306-787-8639
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: thomas.love@gov.sk.ca
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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