GeMS validation of SuttonQuad_GeMS.gdb

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Database path: C:\Users\peter.strand\OneDrive - State of Vermont\Documents\ArcGIS\SuttonQuad_Surficial\VT_2023_Sutton_1-submittal\VT_2023_Sutton_1\VT_2023_Sutton_1-database\SuttonQuad_GeMS.gdb
Output directory: C:\Users\peter.strand\OneDrive - State of Vermont\Documents\ArcGIS\SuttonQuad_Surficial\VT_2023_Sutton_1-submittal\VT_2023_Sutton_1\VT_2023_Sutton_1-database\validate
Metadata file: C:\Users\peter.strand\OneDrive - State of Vermont\Documents\ArcGIS\SuttonQuad_Surficial\VT_2023_Sutton_1-submittal\VT_2023_Sutton_1\SuttonQuad_GeMS.gdb_metadata.xml
Check embedded metadata: False
Skip topology check: False
Refresh GeoMaterialDict: False
Delete extra rows in Glossary and DataSources: False
Compact GDB: False

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 SuttonQuad_GeMS.gdb-ValidationErrors.html and SuttonQuad_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 0 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
Pie X X
Plo X X
Hc X X
Ha X X
Po X X
Ptm X X
af X X
Haf X X
Hw X X
Pi X X
Hld X X
Hat X X
Pik X X
w X X
Plf X X
Pld X X

Contents of Nonspatial Tables

DataSources

OBJECTIDSourceNotesURLDataSources_ID
5Wright, S.F., 2025Wright, S.F., 2025, Surficial Geologic Map and Cross-Sections of the Sutton 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey Open File Report VG2025-1, 1:24,000-Scalehttps://dec.vermont.gov/geological-survey/publications-gis/open-file-reportsDAS01
4FGDC 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
6GSC, 2020Geological Survey of Canada, 2020, Cartographic symbol standard for geological map production, Open File 8572, 104 pages (2 sheets)https://doi.org/10.4095/327025GSC_2020
3USGS 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
1NoneARTIFICIAL FILL01DMU-Heading2DMU01
2afArtificial 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_3.01.14.715255,190,232Unpatterned fillGSC_2020"Made" or human-engineered landHighDMU02
3NoneALLUVIAL DEPOSITS02DMU-Heading2DMU03
4HaAlluviumAlluviumHoloceneSilt, 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
5HafAlluvial Fan DepositsAlluvial Fan 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.02-02-01DMUUnit1HafGSC_3.01.04.257245,122,122Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Alluvial sedimentHighDMU05
8HatAlluvial 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_3.01.04.269245,245,122Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Alluvial sedimentHighDMU06
9NoneMODERN LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS03DMU-Heading2DMU07
11HldLacustrine Deposits, DeltaLacustrine Deposits, DeltaHoloceneWell-sorted sand and gravel deposited in a present-day lake at the mouth of a tributary stream. Includes topset and foreset beds. May also include proximal bottomset beds if exposures permit.03-02DMUUnit1HldGSC_3.01.05.585168,112,000Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Lacustrine sedimentHighDMU08
12NoneWETLAND DEPOSITS04DMU-Heading2DMU09
13HwWetland 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_1.01.01.024056,190,000Patterned dots (GSC_1.02.01.013) over solid fillGSC_2020Peat and muckHighDMU10
16NoneMASS MOVEMENT DEPOSITS06DMU-Heading2DMU11
18HcColluviumColluviumHoloceneFans or aprons of slope-wash sediment that have accumulated at the base of steep slope segments. Thickness is highly variable, although usually less than 3 meters.06-02DMUUnit1HcGSC_3.01.01.107240,207,192Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Mass movement sedimentHighDMU12
28NoneGLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSITS09DMU-Heading2DMU13
31PlfLacustrine Deposits, Fine-grainedLacustrine Deposits, Fine-grainedPleistoceneClay, silt, and very fine to fine sand deposited in deeper waters or in distal lake bottom environment of a glacial lake. Oftentimes laminated.09-03DMUUnit1PlfGSC_3.01.08.637068,101,137Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Lacustrine sediment, mostly fine-grainedHighDMU14
33PldLacustrine Deposits, DeltaLacustrine Deposits, DeltaPleistoceneWell-sorted sand and gravel deposited in a glacial lake at the mouth of a tributary stream. Includes topset and foreset beds. May also include proximal bottomset beds if exposures permit. Although foresets are commonly steep, delta foresets in shoaling lakes may have considerably lower dips.09-05DMUUnit1PldGSC_3.01.08.613150,134,135Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Lacustrine sedimentHighDMU15
35PloLacustrine Deposits, Suaqueous OutwashLacustrine Deposits, Suaqueous OutwashPleistoceneWell-sorted sand and gravel deposited as subaqueous fans within glacial lakes at and near esker tunnel mouths. Sediment deposited close to tunnel mouth is coarse-grained, distal sediments finer-grained. As the glacial margin retreats the subaqueous outwash is blanketed with finer-grained lacustrine material.09-07DMUUnit1PloGSC_3.01.08.615214,157,188Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Lacustrine sedimentHighDMU16
36NoneGLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSITS10DMU-Heading2DMU17
38PoOutwash DepositsOutwash DepositsPleistoceneGlacial meltwater deposits composed of stratified sand and gravel deposited beyond the glacial margin. Includes relatively narrow valley train deposits in confined mountain valleys and broad sheets of outwash deposited in the broad lowlands. Kettle holes may be common in proximal outwash deposits.10-02DMUUnit1PoGSC_3.01.07.249254,200,048Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Ice-contact and ice-marginal sedimentHighDMU18
39NoneICE-CONTACT DEPOSITS11DMU-Heading2DMU19
40PiIce-Contact DepositsIce-Contact Deposits, UndifferentiatedPleistoceneUnsorted to poorly-sorted stratified sand, gravel, and silt deposited in contact with glacial ice. Surface may contain scattered kettle holes formed by melting of buried ice blocks or be a highly complex kame and kettle.11-01DMUUnit1PiGSC_3.01.07.217254,207,140Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Ice-contact and ice-marginal sedimentHighDMU20
42PikKame Terrace DepositsKame Terrace DepositsPleistoceneComposed primarily of stratified sand and gravel, deposited between an ice-sheet and the adjacent side of the valley. Sediment is derived primarily from meltwater, with variable contributions from the valley sides. May include subaqueous grain flows and debris flows. Materials may be some combination of lacustrine and fluvial deposits.11-03DMUUnit1PikGSC_3.01.07.219244,116,052Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Ice-contact and ice-marginal sedimentHighDMU21
43PieEsker 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 sedimentHighDMU22
44NoneGLACIAL DEPOSITS12DMU-Heading2DMU23
45PtTillTillPleistoceneVery 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 tillHighDMU24
46PtmMoraine DepositsMoraine DepositsPleistoceneComposed primarily of till with variable amounts of stratified sand and gravel, deposited by glacial ice.12-02DMUUnit1PtmGSC_3.01.10.377162,212,157Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Glacial tillHighDMU25
50NoneWATER14DMU-Heading2DMU26
51wWaterWaterHoloceneLarge water bodies.14-01DMUUnit1wGSC_2.05.04.008000,092,230Unpatterned fillGSC_2020Water or iceHighDMU27

Glossary

OBJECTIDTermDefinitionDefinitionSourceIDGlossary_ID
51Abandoned 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.DAS01GLO01
38CertainIdentity 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-013-2006GLO02
40ContactBoundary between major sediment classesUSGS-OFR-03-275GLO03
46Cross Section LineLine representing where geologic materials were interpreted at depth.DAS01GLO04
42DMU-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_2020GLO05
43DMUUnit1Paragraph 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_2020GLO06
73Esker Ridge LineCrest of esker ridge deposited by glacial meltwater streams in tunnels beneath the iceDAS01GLO07
45Glacial Striation or GrooveIce flow direction from striations or grooves. Azimuth of direction of ice motion is given in degrees from true north.DAS01GLO08
41HighThe selected term in the GeoMaterial field (and its definition) adequately characterizes the overall lithologic nature of rocks and (or) sediments in the map unitGEMS_2020GLO09
52Ice Marginal ChannelDelineation of an accurate ice margin position based on features such as ice-marginal channels, moraines, and heads of outwash deposits. Dashed lines where inferred.DAS01GLO10
57KettleClosed depressions formed in ice-contact, outwash, or lacustrine sediment by the melting of buried ice blocks.DAS01GLO11
74Lake Outlet ChannelAn outlet channel for a proglacial lake.DAS01GLO12
50Landslide ScarpSite where there has been a movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.DAS01GLO13
77Map BoundaryBoundary of mapped units.FGDC-STD-013-2006GLO20
44Recreational GPSRecreation grade Global Positioning System deviceGEMS_2020GLO14
75Rock QuarrySite where rock is/was extracted.DAS01GLO15
49Sand and Gravel PitLocation where sand and gravel is or has been extracted for human use.DAS01GLO16
76Streamlined Till RidgeLocation where till has been streamlined by glacial activity.DAS01GLO17
66Tromino SiteLocation of passive seismic horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) Tromino surveying.DAS01GLO18
58Water WellLocation of drilled well.DAS01GLO19

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, 27 rows
GeoMaterialDict, nonspatial table, 101 rows
Glossary, nonspatial table, 20 rows
GeologicMap, feature dataset
MapUnitPolys, simple polygon feature class, 427 rows
ContactsAndFaults, simple polyline feature class, 1254 rows
GeologicLines, simple polyline feature class, 226 rows
CartographicLines, simple polyline feature class, 4 rows
OrientationPoints, simple point feature class, 7 rows
Stations, simple point feature class, 1936 rows
GenericPoints, simple point feature class, 64 rows