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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
        <pubdate>20150304</pubdate>
        <title>DS926 Digital surfaces and thicknesses of selected hydrogeologic units of the Floridan aquifer system in Florida and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina -- Extent of the low-permeable areas of the Floridan aquifer system in the Gulf Trough</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?ds926_fas_low_perm_areas_gulf_trough</onlink>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
            <pubdate>20150304</pubdate>
            <title>Digital Surfaces and Thicknesses of Selected Hydrogeologic Units of the Floridan Aquifer System in Florida and Parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina</title>
            <geoform>Publication</geoform>
            <serinfo>
              <sername>U.S. Geological Survey Data Series</sername>
              <issue>926</issue>
            </serinfo>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Reston, Virginia</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <onlink>https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0926/</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </lworkcit>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>Digital surfaces and thicknesses of selected hydrogeologic units of the Floridan aquifer system 
were developed to define an updated hydrogeologic framework as part of the U.S. Geological 
Survey Groundwater Resources Program. This feature class contains low permeability areas 
of the Gulf Trough determined from well data provided by the Georgia Environmental Protection 
Division Agricultural Permitting Unit</abstract>
      <purpose>The dataset contains structural surfaces depicting the top and base of the aquifer system, 
its major and minor hydrogeologic units and zones, geophysical marker horizons, and the 
altitude of the 10,000-milligram-per-liter total dissolved solids boundary that defines the 
approximate fresh and saline parts of the aquifer system. 
		
The thicknesses of selected major and minor units or zones were determined by interpolating 
points of known thickness or from raster surface subtraction of the structural surfaces. 
		
Additional data contained include clipping polygons; regional polygon features that represent 
geologic or hydrogeologic aspects of the aquifers and the minor units or zones; data points 
used in the interpolation; and polygon and line features that represent faults, boundaries, 
and other features in the aquifer system.
      
Shows the approximate extent of the lower permeable areas of the Floridan aquifer system 
within the Gulf Trough.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>19400101</begdate>
          <begtime>010000</begtime>
          <enddate>20130101</enddate>
          <endtime>010000</endtime>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>Temporal Period Extent: 1940-2013</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-84.380933</westbc>
        <eastbc>-81.763066</eastbc>
        <northbc>32.461154</northbc>
        <southbc>30.782592</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>Hydrogeology</themekey>
        <themekey>Stratigraphy</themekey>
        <themekey>Floridan aquifer system</themekey>
        <themekey>Geology</themekey>
        <themekey>Regional Groundwater Availability Study</themekey>
        <themekey>USGS</themekey>
        <themekey>United States Geological Survey</themekey>
        <themekey>contour</themekey>
        <themekey>thickness</themekey>
        <themekey>FAS</themekey>
        <themekey>inlandWaters</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
        <themekey>environment</themekey>
        <themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
        <themekey>inlandWaters</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
        <themekey>USGS:1226f045-f846-4583-bcbd-4dddbf9d639c</themekey>
      </theme>
       <place>
        <placekt>Geographic Names Information System</placekt>
        <placekey>Florida</placekey>
        <placekey>Georgia</placekey>
        <placekey>Alabama</placekey>
        <placekey>South Carolina</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>None. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
          <cntper>Joann Dixon</cntper>
				</cntorgp>
				<cntpos>IT Specialist</cntpos>
				<cntaddr>
					<addrtype>mailing address</addrtype>
					<address>4446 Pet Lane, Suite 108</address>
					<city>Lutz</city>
					<state>FL</state>
					<postal>33559</postal>
					<country>USA</country>
				</cntaddr>
				<cntvoice>407-803-5533</cntvoice>
                                                                <cntemail>jdixon@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
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      <browsed>fas_low_perm_areas_gulf_trough</browsed>
      <browset>jpg</browset>
    </browse>
    <datacred>Williams, L.J. and Kuniansky, E.L., 2015, Revised Hydrogeologic Framework of the Floridan aquifer system in Florida and Parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1807. Report available from: https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1807/ or http://doi.org/10.3133/pp1807</datacred>
    <secinfo>
      <secsys>None</secsys>
      <secclass>Unclassified</secclass>
      <sechandl>None</sechandl>
    </secinfo>
    <native>Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552</native>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
        <pubdate>1999</pubdate>
        <title>Principal Aquifers map</title>
        <geoform>map</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>Principal aquifers of the United States (modified from Principal Aquifers, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003).</sername>
          <issue>National Atlas product</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/USAaquiferMAP11_17.pdf</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
        <pubdate>1989</pubdate>
        <title>Ground Water Atlas of the United States</title>
        <geoform>map</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>Hydrologic Investigations Atlas</sername>
          <issue>HA 730</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://pubs.usgs.gov/ha/ha730/index.html</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
  </idinfo>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>Vector</direct>
    <ptvctinf>
      <sdtsterm>
        <sdtstype>GT-polygon composed of chains</sdtstype>
        <ptvctcnt>29</ptvctcnt>
      </sdtsterm>
    </ptvctinf>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <mapproj>
          <mapprojn>NAD 1983 Albers</mapprojn>
          <albers>
            <stdparll>29.5</stdparll>
            <stdparll>45.5</stdparll>
            <longcm>-84.0</longcm>
            <latprjo>23.0</latprjo>
            <feast>0.0</feast>
            <fnorth>0.0</fnorth>
          </albers>
        </mapproj>
        <planci>
          <plance>coordinate pair</plance>
          <coordrep>
            <absres>0.0001</absres>
            <ordres>0.0001</ordres>
          </coordrep>
          <plandu>meter</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D North American 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>GRS 1980</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222101</denflat>
      </geodetic>
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    <detailed>
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        <enttypd>Extent of the low-permeable areas of the Floridan aquifer system in the Gulf Trough</enttypd>
        <enttypds>USGS</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
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        <attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape_Length</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Length of feature in internal units.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape_Area</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of feature in internal units squared.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
            <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
          <cntper>Michael Ierardi</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>IT Specialist</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
          <address>445 National Center</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>Virginia</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS)</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>mierardi@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, 
U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is 
made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. 
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no 
responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use 
of these data, software, or related materials. 
		
The use of firm, trade, or brand names in this report is for identification 
purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Geological 
Survey. The names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or 
registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>File Geodatabase Feature Class</formname>
          <formcont>Online accessible data</formcont>
          <filedec>downloadable data zipped</filedec>
          <transize>68800</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/ds926_gdb.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>Shape File</formname>
          <formcont>Online accessible data</formcont>
          <filedec>downloadable data zipped</filedec>
          <transize>84500</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/ds926_shapefiles.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>ARC export</formname>
          <formcont>Online accessible data</formcont>
          <filedec>WinZip compressed file</filedec>
          <transize>21600</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/dsdl/ds926_ASCII_rasters.zip</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the data set.</fees>
    </stdorder>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20201117</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>Ask USGS -- Water Webserver Team</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
          <address>445 National Center</address>
          <city>Reston</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>20192</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS)</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>mierardi@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
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