GeMS validation of Peacham_GeMS.gdb

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Database path: C:\Users\peter.strand\OneDrive - State of Vermont\Documents\ArcGIS\PeachamQuadSurficial\PeachamQuad_GeMS\DigitalData\Peacham_GeMS.gdb
Output directory: C:\Users\peter.strand\OneDrive - State of Vermont\Documents\ArcGIS\PeachamQuadSurficial\PeachamQuad_GeMS\ValidateDatabase
Metadata file: C:\Users\peter.strand\OneDrive - State of Vermont\Documents\ArcGIS\PeachamQuadSurficial\PeachamQuad_GeMS\ValidateDatabase\Peacham_GeMS.gdb_metadata.xml
Check embedded metadata: True
Skip topology check: False
Refresh GeoMaterialDict: False
Delete extra rows in Glossary and DataSources: False
Compact GDB: True

This database is LEVEL 3 COMPLIANT.

The database-level FGDC metadata are formally correct although the metadata record should be reviewed to verify that it is meaningful.

This file should be accompanied by Peacham_GeMS.gdb-ValidationErrors.html and Peacham_GeMS.gdb_metadata.xml_errors.txt in the same directory.

If this database will be submitted to the NGMDB, it also needs to be accompanied by a reviewed Geologic Names report that includes identification of any suggested modifications to Geolex. Use the Geologic Names Check tool to generate that report or provide other documentation of a review.

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Contents

Compliance Criteria
Warnings
Content not specified in GeMS schema
Occurrence of MapUnits in DMU, feature datasets, or geopackage tables
Contents of Nonspatial Tables
DataSources
DescriptionOfMapUnits
Glossary
Database Inventory

Compliance Criteria

LEVEL 1

Criteria for a LEVEL 1 GeMS database are: Databases with a variety of schema may meet these criteria. This script cannot confirm LEVEL 1 compliance.

LEVEL 2--MINIMALLY COMPLIANT

A LEVEL 2 GeMS database is accompanied by a peer-reviewed Geologic Names report, including identification of suggested modifications to Geolex, and meets the following criteria:
2.1 Has required elements: nonspatial tables DataSources, DescriptionOfMapUnits, GeoMaterialDict; feature dataset GeologicMap with feature classes ContactsAndFaults and MapUnitPolys PASS
2.2 Required fields within required elements are present and correctly defined PASS
2.3 All MapUnitPolys and ContactsAndFaults based feature classes obey Level 2 topology rules: no internal gaps or overlaps in MapUnitPolys, boundaries of MapUnitPolys are covered by ContactsAndFaults PASS
2.4 All map units in MapUnitPolys have entries in DescriptionOfMapUnits table PASS
2.5 No duplicate MapUnit values in DescriptionOfMapUnit table PASS
2.6 Certain field values within required elements have entries in Glossary table PASS
2.7 No duplicate Term values in Glossary table PASS
2.8 All xxxSourceID values in required elements have entries in DataSources table PASS
2.9 No duplicate DataSources_ID values in DataSources table PASS

LEVEL 3--FULLY COMPLIANT

A LEVEL 3 GeMS database meets these additional criteria:
3.1 Table and field definitions beyond Level 2 conform to GeMS schema PASS
3.2 All MapUnitPolys and ContactsAndFaults based feature classes obey Level 3 topology rules: No ContactsAndFaults overlaps, self-overlaps, or self-intersections. PASS
3.3 No missing required values PASS
3.4 No missing terms in Glossary PASS
3.5 No unnecessary terms in Glossary PASS
3.6 No missing sources in DataSources PASS
3.7 No unnecessary sources in DataSources PASS
3.8 No map units without entries in DescriptionOfMapUnits PASS
3.9 No unnecessary map units in DescriptionOfMapUnits PASS
3.10 HierarchyKey values in DescriptionOfMapUnits are unique and well formed PASS
3.11 All values of GeoMaterial are defined in GeoMaterialDict. GeoMaterialDict is as specified in the GeMS standard PASS
3.12 No duplicate _ID values PASS
3.13 No zero-length, whitespace-only, or bad null values PASS

Warnings

There are 5 warnings

Content not specified in GeMS schema

Some of the extensions to the GeMS schema identified here may be necessary to capture geologic content and are entirely appropriate. Please document these extensions in metadata for the database, any accompanying README file, and (if applicable) any transmittal letter that accompanies the dataset. Other extensions may be intermediate datasets, fields, or files that should be deleted before distribution of the database.

Fields


Tables


GenericPoints

Occurrence of MapUnit in DMU, feature datasets, or geopackage tables

MapUnit DescriptionOfMapUnits GeologicMap
Pt X X
Ptm X X
af X X
Hat X X
Hw X X
Ha X X
Hta X X
Pie X X

Contents of Nonspatial Tables

DataSources

OBJECTIDSourceNotesURLDataSources_ID
6Springston, G., 2023Springston, G., 2023, Surficial Geologic Map of the Peacham 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Open File Report VG2023-5, 1:24,000-Scale.https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/geo/OpenFile/VG2023_5_SurfMap_Peacham.pdfDAS_105
5FGDC StandardsU.S. Geological Survey, 2006, FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization (PostScript Implementation): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 11-A2 [http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/2006/11A02/].https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/2006/11A02/FGDC-STD-013-2006
2Geologic Map SchemaU.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 2020, GeMS (Geologic Map Schema)—A standard format for the digital publication of geologic maps: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 11, chap. B10, 74 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tm11B10.https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/11b10/tm11b10.pdfGEMS_2020
3GSC, 2020Geological Survey of Canada, 2020, Cartographic symbol standard for geological map production, Open File 8572, 104 pages (2 sheets), https://doi.org/10.4095/327025.https://doi.org/10.4095/327025GSC_2020
4USGS Surficial MaterialsSoller, D.R., and Reheis, M.C., compilers, 2004, Surficial materials in the conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 03-275, scale 1:5,000,000.https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-275/USGS-OFR-03-275

DescriptionOfMapUnits

OBJECTIDMapUnitNameFullNameAgeDescriptionHierarchyKeyParagraphStyleLabelSymbolAreaFillRGBAreaFillPatternDescriptionDescriptionSourceIDGeoMaterialGeoMaterialConfidenceDescriptionOfMapUnits_ID
103NoneARTIFICIAL FILL01DMU-Heading2DMU01
104afArtificial FillArtificial FillHoloceneArtificially emplaced material along road beds, embankments and in developed areas. Material varies from natural sand, gravel, or till to various artificial waste materials. Thickness varies.01-01DMUUnit1afGSC_3.01.14.715193,139,138Unpatterned fillGSC_2020"Made" or human-engineered landHighDMU02
105NoneALLUVIAL DEPOSITS02DMU-Heading2DMU03
106HaAlluviumAlluviumHoloceneSilt, sand, and gravel deposited by modern streams. Includes stream channel, bar, and floodplain deposits. Wetland deposits are common within these areas and are not differntiated. Thickness in tributary valleys is typically less than 3 meters, although the depth may be much greater in the valleys of the larger streams.02-01DMUUnit1HaGSC_3.01.04.263255,250,194Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Alluvial sedimentHighDMU04
110HatAlluvial Terrace DepositsAlluvial Terrace DepositsHoloceneSilt, sand, and gravel deposited on terraces above the modern floodplains of streams. They are composed of a variety of channel, bar, and floodplain deposits. May include late Pleistocene alluvial sediment deposited onto freshly-drained glacial lake bottoms before the main stream and its tributaries incised down into the lacustrine deposits. Commonly less than 5 meters thick.02-03DMUUnit1HatGSC_3.01.04.269255,242,042Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Alluvial sedimentHighDMU05
114NoneWETLAND DEPOSITS04DMU-Heading2DMU06
115HwWetland DepositsWetland DepositsHoloceneAccumulations of organic matter and/or clastic sediment in low-lying areas. Includes a wide variety of wetland types. Commonly overlaying other deposits such as alluvium, lacustrine sediment, and/or till.04-01DMUUnit1HwGSC_3.01.02.012, GSC_1.01.01.024210,211,213Patterned hatches (GSC_1.01.01.024) over solid fill (GSC_3.01.02.012)GSC_2020Peat and muckHighDMU07
118NoneMASS MOVEMENT DEPOSITS06DMU-Heading2DMU08
119HtaTalusTalusHoloceneFans or aprons of fallen blocks of angular rock at the bases of bedrock cliffs. May contain colluvial (slope-wash) deposits as well. Of variable thickness.06-01DMUUnit1HtaGSC_3.01.01.097176,104,089Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Mass movement sedimentHighDMU09
141NoneICE-CONTACT DEPOSITS11DMU-Heading2DMU10
145PieEsker DepositsEsker DepositsPleistoceneElongate ridge of ice-contact stratified sand and gravel deposited by glacial meltwater streams in tunnels within or beneath the glacial ice.11-04DMUUnit1PieGSC_3.01.07.229247,144,052Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Ice-contact and ice-marginal sedimentHighDMU11
146NoneGLACIAL DEPOSITS12DMU-Heading2DMU12
147PtTillTillPleistoceneVery dense to loose, unsorted to very poorly sorted material deposited directly from glacial ice. Contains a wide range of grain sizes, from clay or silt up to large boulders. Matrix commonly dominated by the silt or sand fraction. Surface boulders are generally common. Thickness is highly variable, from less than 3 meters to greater than 30 meters.12-01DMUUnit1PtGSC_3.01.10.373200,221,189Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Glacial tillHighDMU13
148PtmMoraine DepositsMoraine DepositsPleistoceneComposed primarily of till with variable amounts of stratified sand and gravel, deposited by glacial ice.12-02DMUUnit1PtmGSC_3.01.10.377132,187,118Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Glacial tillHighDMU14

Glossary

OBJECTIDTermDefinitionDefinitionSourceIDGlossary_ID
16Abandoned ChannelA segment of stream channel that is still exposed at the Earth’s surface that has been cut off from the remainder of the stream. Includes oxbows and other abandoned channel segments on modern floodplains as well as older features preserved on alluvial terraces.DAS_105GLO01
20Bedrock OutcropA location where exposed bedrock has been observed on the ground surface.DAS_105GLO02
3CertainIdentity of a feature can be determined using relevant observations and scientific judgment; therefore, one can be reasonably confident in the credibility of this interpretation.FGDC-STD-013-2006GLO03
5ContactBoundary between major sediment classesUSGS-OFR-03-275GLO04
11Cross Section LineLine representing where geologic materials were interpreted at depth.DAS_105GLO05
7DMU-Heading2Paragraph style for formatted description of Map Unit Description second order heading. Font 12 pt, Bold, All caps, Centered; Line spacing Double, Space Before 12 ptGEMS_2020GLO06
8DMUUnit1Paragraph style for formatted description of first-rank map unit. Font: 12 pt, Indent: Left 0", Hanging 1.25"; Line spacing Double; Tab stops 0.75"GEMS_2020GLO07
33Glacial BoulderLarge boulder that has been moved far from its source by glacial ice.DAS_105GLO08
10Glacial Striation or GrooveIce flow direction from striations or grooves. Azimuth of direction of ice motion is given in degrees from true north.DAS_105GLO09
6HighThe selected term in the GeoMaterial field (and its definition) adequately characterizes the overall lithologic nature of rocks and (or) sediments in the map unitGEMS_2020GLO10
4Map BoundaryBoundary of mapped units.FGDC-STD-013-2006GLO11
12MoraineNarrow ridge of till and/or water-lain sediment deposited in the marginal zone of a glacier.DAS_105GLO12
9Recreational GPSRecreation grade Global Positioning System deviceGEMS_2020GLO13
14Sand and Gravel PitLocation where sand and gravel is or has been extracted for human use.DAS_105GLO14
26Shallow BedrockLidar-derived location point where bedrock is projected to be close to the ground surface.DAS_105GLO15
32Till SiteLocation where till has been characterized.DAS_105GLO16

Database Inventory

This summary of database content is provided as a convenience to GIS analysts, reviewers, and others. It is not part of the GeMS compliance criteria.

DataSources, nonspatial table, 5 rows
DescriptionOfMapUnits, nonspatial table, 14 rows
GeoMaterialDict, nonspatial table, 101 rows
Glossary, nonspatial table, 16 rows
GeologicMap, feature dataset
MapUnitPolys, simple polygon feature class, 51 rows
ContactsAndFaults, simple polyline feature class, 151 rows
GeologicLines, simple polyline feature class, 27 rows
CartographicLines, simple polyline feature class, 1 rows
OrientationPoints, simple point feature class, 2 rows
Stations, simple point feature class, 295 rows
GenericPoints, simple point feature class, 220 rows