NMBGMR Draft Geologic Data Model - v. 1.0.3
POLYGONS: Geomorphic Surfaces

revised: 29-Feb-2012

Feature Class: Surface_poly

This feature class represents geomorphic surfaces and is built from Surface_Contacts, contacts, and faults.

Field Name Field Alias Length
(text fields)
Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Attributes / Examples Description / Notes
FGDC_code " 16 String variable [null] TRUE 30.3.12 FGDC geologic symbol reference number.
SurfaceID " 16 String variable [null] TRUE Qtrp3 related to surface detail
Label " 16 String variable [null] TRUE Qtrp3? includes queries
Overlies " 16 String variable [null] TRUE [null] unknown, IPm unit surface overlies
SurfMod SurfaceModification 50 String variable [null] TRUE unspecified, dissected, undissected Degree of erosional modification of surface
Confidence " 16 String CVD [null] TRUE unspecified, certain, probable, uncertain

confidence regarding feature level ID

SrfIDbasis SurfaceIDbasis 50 String variable [null] TRUE unspecified, discordance, soil, position, morphology  
General_ID Generalized_ID 16 String variable [null] TRUE Qsf How to Generalize this polygon.
SourceID " 128 String variable [null]   unknown; unspecified; Smith, 2006b [variable] Feature level metadata (who mapped this); related to bibliographic detail
Descriptn Description 255 String variable [null] TRUE Description of area of polygon (feature level)