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Groundwater Site Identification Indexes for Washington D.C., Baltimore City, and the Counties of Maryland

Dates

Release Date
2010-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

LaMotte, A.E., 2010, Groundwater Site Identification Indexes for Washington D.C., Baltimore City, and the Counties of Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E5PNJL.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. These data sets represent 23 geographic 5-minute indexes for the counties of Maryland, one 2 1/2-minute index for Washington D.C., and 1-mile square index for Baltimore City. There are 25 vector polygon data sets covered by this metadata report.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Andrew LaMotte, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Andrew LaMotte
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Purpose

These data sets were created to establish local well names for groundwater sites within Washington D.C., Baltimore City, and the counties of Maryland. This follows the previously established well-naming procedure adopted and used by the U.S. Geological Survey from paper maps.
Groundwater Site Identification Indexes for Washington D.C., Baltimore City, and the Counties of Maryland
Groundwater Site Identification Indexes for Washington D.C., Baltimore City, and the Counties of Maryland

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9E5PNJL

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