Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Maryland Geological Survey
      Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
      Title: Bedding
      Edition: MASON2013.1
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
  Description:
    Abstract: Contains representation class for point symbols from Section 6 of FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization (FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006).
    Purpose: This is the primary planar orientation of a map unit with respect to a horizontal plane.  Planar-feature geologic point data consist of quantitative information about the character and the orientation of a geologic surface, which may be a physical surface (for example, a fault plane or bedded strata) or a hypothetical surface (for example, an axial surface of a fold or a plane of foliation). The geologic surface may be horizontal, inclined, vertical, or overturned. Two measurements, the strike and the dip, define the orientation of a geologic surface in three-dimensional space: 1) the strike of a surface is the azimuthal direction of a hypothetical line formed by the intersection of the surface with an imaginary horizontal surface, as measured in the direction that the observer is facing when the surface dips down to the right (this method of directional measurement follows the right-hand rule convention); 2) the dip of a surface is the angle of departure of that surface downward from horizontal, as measured perpendicular to the line of strike. Information about the type of observation, as well as the values of strike and dip, is specified as feature attributes in the geologic map database. Such information also is represented on the geologic map by specialized point symbols and associated annotation: the strike value and the direction of dip are implicit in the orientation of the point symbol; the dip value is added as annotation.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 2011
        Beginning_Time: unknown
        Ending_Date: 2013
        Ending_Time: unknown
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.875385
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.749958
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.720880
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.624724
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: bedding, structure
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: Mason and Dixon quadrangle, Hagerstown Valley, Maryland
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: These data represent the results of data collection/processing for a specific Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Geological Survey activity and indicate general existing conditions.  As such, they are only valid for the intended use, content, time, and accuracy specification.  The user is responsible for the results of any application of the data for other than their intended purpose.  The Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Geological Survey makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the use or appropriateness of the data, and there are no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of use.  The Maryland Geological Survey makes no representation to the accuracy or completeness of the data and may not be held liable for human error or defect.  Data are only valid at 1:24,000 scale.  Data should not be used at a scale greater than that.  By using the data, you signify that you have read the use constraints and accept its terms.  Acknowledgement of the Maryland Geological Survey and credit to the originator(s)/author(s) are expected in products derived from this data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: David K. Brezinski
        Contact_Organization: Maryland Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Stratigrapher
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 2300 St. Paul St.
        City: Baltimore
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 21218
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410 554-5526
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dbrezinski@dnr.state.md.us
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00am -4:30pm EST
  Data_Set_Credit: Production of this digital geologic map was funded in part by the Maryland State Highway Administration and USGS STATEMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The geologic map, including the spot measurements of structural features, was compiled manually on mylar at a scale of 1:24,000 by the principal geologist based on standard geologic mapping techniques, which involve the integration and interpretation of field observations and, as appropriate, other available geologic information such subsurface data (e.g., drilling logs and cores).  The original mylar includes symbolized measurements of geologic structural features such as attitude of beds and is the source of spatial and some attribute information.  Digital attributes were captured from this mylar or developed separately during the creation of the structural layer in ArcInfo (see Process_Step).  Additional structural point attributes in the attribute table were developed by the MGS GIS project coordinator with input from principal geologist.	To properly orient digital structure symbols on map, the strike-dip symbol for inclined bedding started with strike segment aligned north-south (0-180 degrees) and dip perpendicular at 90 degrees and then the symbol was rotated based on azimuth; similarly the other symbols start with the long segment, representing the trend, pointing  to the north (0 degrees) and then each symbol was rotated based on azimuth  (see also Positional_Accuracy).	Maryland Geological Survey performs quality assurance on the digital vector file by comparison of the digital data files and map (symbolized display) to the original map and mylars.  Selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or on screen are interactively queried and verified on screen by the GIS project coordinator.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Map elements were visually checked for missing and duplicate features and feature attributes and other errors by the map author(s), GIS project coordinator and GIS specialist(s) who created the digital database. Hard copy prints of the map were reviewed by the MGS geologists for consistency with basic geologic principles and general conformity to mapping standards. The graphic data has been tested for consistency through the application of ArcGIS topologic testing.  Polylines were tested to a 0.001 tolerance for overlap or gaps between line features and adjacent geologic formation polygons.
  Completeness_Report: Updates may occur as needed or as additional data become available. Check MGS website for version number or contact MGS Publications Office (see Distribution_Information).  Data are complete based on compilation at 1:24,000 scale.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal accuracy of the digital vector file was tested by comparing proof plots with original stable-base film(s) of the map prepared by the principal geologist(s) at a scale of 1:24,000. The comparison was done visually by MGS geologists and the GIS team.  For a single measurements of planar features, the point of observation is at the midpoint (center) of the symbol. For linear features, the point of observation is at the tail end of the symbol.  For multiple measurements at one location (where symbols are combined), the point of observation is at the tail-end junction point common to all symbols.  For digital symbol orientation/rotation, see Attribute_Accuracy.  The difference in the positional accuracy between a structural point as drawn and digitized and the location in the field is difficult to quantify in geologic mapping of this type.  In general, the locations are considered approximate.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2010
            Ending_Date: 2012
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Mason and Dixon quadrangle geologic map, drafted mylars (Brezinski, unpublished)
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Field measurements and observations of geologic structural features were recorded by David Brezinski.  These data were compiled onto a base topographic map (USGS 7.5-minute 1:24,000 topographic series).  The final geologic compilation was drawn by David Brezinski on a stable-base material (mylar), using the USGS 0.007-inch-thick film positive of the corresponding 7.5-minute topographic map as an underlying stable base.  Spatial reference points were added to the geology mylar for georeferencing purposes.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Mason and Dixon quadrangle geologic map, drafted mylars (Brezinski, unpublished)
      Process_Date: 20130213
      Process_Time: 10240500
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The geology mylar separate was scanned at 300 dpi in TIFF format.
      Process_Date: Unknown
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The scanned TIFF image was brought into ESRI ArcMap software and georeferenced (or registered and rectified) to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System (North American Datum (NAD) 1983 meters).  The above-mentioned spatial reference points were used as linking points.  When rectifying, nearest neighbor interpolation at a polynomial of 3 was used and attempts were made to achieve the lowest root mean square (RMS) error possible, which for the structural point layer was approximately 0.00007.  NOTE: this RMS error is reported in geospatial units of the projection, which at this point are meters.  (RMS error is not reported in digitizer inches or physical map inches or millimeters.)
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Hagerstown quadrangle geologic map, drafted mylars (Brezinski, unpublished)
      Process_Date: Unknown
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: 178
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System
        State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
          SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 1900
          Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
            Standard_Parallel: 38.300000
            Standard_Parallel: 39.450000
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -77.000000
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 37.666667
            False_Easting: 400000.000000
            False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000100
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Resolution: 0.000010
      Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Bedding
      Entity_Type_Definition: The primary planar orientation of a map unit with respect to a horizontal plane.  Planar-feature geologic point data consist of quantitative information about the character and the orientation of a geologic surface, which may be a physical surface (for example, a fault plane or bedded strata) or a hypothetical surface (for example, an axial surface of a fold or a plane of foliation). The geologic surface may be horizontal, inclined, vertical, or overturned. Two measurements, the strike and the dip, define the orientation of a geologic surface in three-dimensional space: 1) the strike of a surface is the azimuthal direction of a hypothetical line formed by the intersection of the surface with an imaginary horizontal surface, as measured in the direction that the observer is facing when the surface dips down to the right (this method of directional measurement follows the right-hand rule convention); 2) the dip of a surface is the angle of departure of that surface downward from horizontal, as measured perpendicular to the line of strike. Information about the type of observation, as well as the values of strike and dip, is specified as feature attributes in the geologic map database. Such information also is represented on the geologic map by specialized point symbols and associated annotation: the strike value and the direction of dip are implicit in the orientation of the point symbol; the dip value is added as annotation.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization (FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Imp_FType
      Attribute_Definition: Imported feature type (not used)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Azimuth
      Attribute_Definition: Also referred to as "strike", the azimuthal direction of a hypothetical line formed by the intersection of the surface with an imaginary horizontal surface, as measured in the direction that the observer is facing when the surface dips down to the right (this method of directional measurement follows the right-hand rule convention).
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 360
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree from north
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2010
      Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2011
      Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 1 degree
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: Field-measured by stratigrapher with Brunton compass
      Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: As needed
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Inclination
      Attribute_Definition: Also referred to as "dip", the dip of a surface is the angle of departure of that surface downward from horizontal, as measured perpendicular to the line of strike.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree from horizontal
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2010
      Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2012
      Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 1 degree
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: Field-measured by stratigrapher with Brunton compass
      Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: As needed
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SymbolRotation
      Attribute_Definition: Orientation point features require that the symbol be rotated on the map by the azimuth/strike angle to accurately represent the orientation of geologic features. Where geologists measure and record the strike as an azimuth, with north as 0, measured in a clockwise direction, representations use graphic rotation, with 0 at the top, measured in a counterclockwise direction. A simple calculation is required to properly plot representation symbols: Symbol rotation value = 360 - strike (or azimuth) value.  This calculation is performed using the Field Calculator in the ArcGIS geodatabase.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 360
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree from north
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
      Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 1 degree
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: Inherited from field measurement
      Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: As needed
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LabelRotation
      Attribute_Definition: Label rotation calculations are determined by the symbol’s rotational axis. The following list gives the label rotation calculations. The number in parenthesis under rotation type corresponds to the SymbolRotationType domain value:  No rotation (0) = n/a; Center rotation (1) = 90 + azimuth; Tail rotation (2) = azimuth.  Rotation is calculated in the geodatabase Field Calculator.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: n/a
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Label rotation value = n/a for no rotation, where SymbolRotatoinType attribute = 0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0-90
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Label rotation value = 90 + dip, where SymbolRotatoinType attribute = 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0-90
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Label rotation value = dip, where SymbolRotatoinType attribute = 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2013
      Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 1 degree
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: c
      Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: As needed
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Label
      Attribute_Definition: The field-measured dip
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Maryland Geological Survey
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: null
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degree from horizontal
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2013
      Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 1 degree
        Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: Inherited from field measurement
      Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: As needed
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LocationConfidenceMeters
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: IDConf
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Stations_ID
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LocationSource_ID
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DataSources_ID
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OrientationConfidenceDegrees
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MapUnit
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Notes
      Attribute_Definition: not used
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RuleID
      Attribute_Definition: Map symbol code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: RuleID, which is derived from FGDC reference number in Section 6: Bedding
          Codeset_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2013
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Override
      Attribute_Definition: Symbolization override to Rule ID symbol rules
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI ArcGIS geodatabase
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: BLOB field containing exceptions to symbolizations ruled in RuleID attribute
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2013
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FGDCRefNo
      Attribute_Definition: Geologic symbol set ID number, Section 6
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Symbol reference number, which is derived from FGDC reference number in Section 6: Bedding
          Codeset_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2013
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FGDCDesc
      Attribute_Definition: Text description of symbol
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Symbol reference number, which is derived from FGDC reference number in Section 6: Bedding
          Codeset_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2013
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SymbolRotationType
      Attribute_Definition: Code determining type of symbol rotation:   No rotation (0) = n/a; Center rotation (1) = 90 + azimuth; Tail rotation (2) = azimuth.  Rotation is calculated in the geodatabase Field Calculator.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no symbol rotation
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Center rotation: 90 + [Azimuth]
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tail rotation: = [Azimuth]
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2013
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FC_ID
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Entity and attributes are based on definitions and standards put forth in Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006 (FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization)
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Robert D. Conkwright
        Contact_Organization: Maryland Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 2300 St. Paul St.
        City: Baltimore
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 21218
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410 554-5545
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bconkwright@dnr.state.md.us
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm, EST
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability: Where data have been translated from one format to another or initially developed from maps or other sources, reasonable effort has been made to preserve the data quality as originally developed, however, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the Maryland Geological Survey as to the completeness or accuracy of these data and related materials. Although all data and software published products have been used by the Maryland Geological Survey of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by that agency as to the accuracy of the data and the related materials and/or the functioning software.  The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the Maryland Geological Survey (or Department of Natural Resources) in the use of these data, software or related materials. The Department of Natural Resources shall not be subject to liability for human error, error due to software conversion, defect, or failure of machines, or any material used in the connection with the machines, including tapes, disks, CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs and energy.  The Maryland Department of Natural Resources shall not be liable for any lost profits, consequential damages, or claims against the Department of Natural Resources by third parties.  The liability of the Department of Natural Resources for damage, regardless of the form of the action, shall not exceed any distribution fees that may have been paid in obtaining spatial data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ArcgGIS geodatabase
        Format_Version_Number: 9.3.1
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.mgs.md.gov
    Fees: none
  Custom_Order_Process: contact Maryland Geological Survey
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20130806
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20130809
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Maryland Geological Survey
        Contact_Person: Robert D. Conkwright
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 2300 St. Paul St.
        City: Baltimore
        State_or_Province: MS
        Postal_Code: 21218
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410 554-5545
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bconkwright@dnr.state.md.us
      Hours_of_Service: 8:30am - 4:30pm, EST
  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: none
  Metadata_Use_Constraints:
    The metadata must always accompany this data set. The metadata may never be edited or removed from its association with the data set. Only staff from the Maryland Geological Survey may 

    modify the metadata of this data set.
  Metadata_Security_Information:
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