Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
      Publication_Date: 20251208
      Title: GIS Date for Quaternary Geology of Richland County, Wisconsin [dataset 1] (revised 2025)
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
        Publisher: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
      Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.54915/ptqi5841
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Carson, Eric C.
          Originator: Christensen, Aaron M.
          Originator: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
          Publication_Date: 20251024
          Title: Quaternary Geology of Richland County, Wisconsin
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Map
            Issue_Identification: 515
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
            Publisher: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
          Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: Carson, E.C., and Christensen, A.M., 2025, Quaternary geology of Richland County, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Map 515, 1 pl., scale 1:100,000, https://doi.org/10.54915/ptqi5841.
          Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.54915/ptqi5841
  Description:
    Abstract: This dataset (M515-dataset01-rev2025) provides GIS data for the map "Quaternary Geology of Richland County, Wisconsin" in the Geologic Map Schema (GeMS) Level 3 structure. It consists of point, line, and polygon feature classes and supporting tables in file geodatabase (RichlandCo_Quat_M515_2025_rev2025.gdb) file format. Please see the accompanying metadata and map for more information. Dataset revised in December 2025 to correct a minor error in two unit descriptions.
    Purpose: The topography of the Driftless Area, which was never glaciated during the Quaternary Period, is dominated by fluvial incision into flat-lying Paleozoic bedrock, resulting in deep, dendritic valleys. Local relief reaches 115 meters. Sediment coring across the region reveals that the geology of unconsolidated surficial materials is often controlled by the geomorphology. Uplands are capped by loess, colluvium blankets the slopes, and floodplains are marked by substantial filling with alluvial sediments. Three separate county maps are available for Vernon, Crawford, and Richland Counties. A single accompanying report describes map units across these geomorphically-similar counties and is published with the Vernon County map (https://wgnhs.wisc.edu/catalog/publication/001019).
    Supplemental_Information: For additional information, please see the supplemental report accompanying this dataset.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20251208
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.6717
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.1908
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.5550
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.1622
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: These data are provided by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) on an "as is" basis. WGNHS will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of these data, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, punitive, and consequential. WGNHS makes no warranties on these data, express, implied, statutory, or in any other provision of any agreement or communication, and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
      Contact_Position: Information Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: 3817 Mineral Point Road
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: Wisconsin
        Postal_Code: 53705
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-262-1705
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: data@wgnhs.wisc.edu
  Data_Set_Credit: This work was funded in part by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program under Statemap award numbers G12AC20121, G14AC00142, and G15AC00161 and also by the Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition under award numbers G13AC00296 and G14AC00365.
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
      Contact_Position: Information Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 3817 Mineral Point Road
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: WI
        Postal_Code: 53705
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-262-1705
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: data@wgnhs.wisc.edu
  Distribution_Liability: These data are provided by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) on an "as is" basis. WGNHS will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of these data, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, punitive, and consequential. WGNHS makes no warranties on these data, express, implied, statutory, or in any other provision of any agreement or communication, and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: Digital Data
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.54915/ptqi5841
    Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20251208
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
      Contact_Position: Information Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical
        Address: 3817 Mineral Point Road
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: Wisconsin
        Postal_Code: 53705
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-262-1705
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: data@wgnhs.wisc.edu
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
