Geology feature dataset for Maine |
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| Feature class | Description | Publication Date |
| aquifer_contacts | Contacts of significant aquifers (glacial deposits that are a significant ground water resource) for Maine mapped at 1:24,000 from Department of Conservation, ME Geological Survey. See metadata in ArcCatalog. Downloaded from MEGIS 9/2010. | 10/2011 |
| aquifer_polygons | Polygons of significant aquifers (glacial deposits that are a significant ground water resource) for Maine mapped at 1:24,000 from Department of Conservation, ME Geological Survey. See metadata in ArcCatalog. Downloaded from MEGIS 9/2010. | 10/2011 |
| bedrock | Bedrock geology units and major faults at 1:500,000 scale; arc and polygon layers. Developed by Maine Geologic Survey from the "Bedrock Geologic Map of Maine, Osberg, Hussey and Boone 1985." See metadata in ArcCatalog. Downloaded from MEGIS 9/2010. | 1995 |
| coastal_bluff_hazards | Line data describing shoreline type and relative stability of bluffs along some sections of Maine coast. Mapped at 1:24,000 scale by Maine Geologic Survey. See metadata in ArcCatalog. Downloaded from MEGIS 9/2010. | 2/2009 |
| flood_zones | Basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); available for Oxford and Kennebec counties. | 4/2012 |
| seismic_lines | Line data describing the results of 1-channel and 12-channel seismic refraction studies mapped at a scale of 1:24,000, from the Maine Geological Survey. The results include the depth to the water and depth to the bedrock. Please refer to the metadata in ArcCatalog for complete information. | 10/2011 |
| statsgo | NRCS statewide soils (State Soil Geographic Data Base). (1:250,000) See metadata in ArcCatalog. | 1994 |
| surf | Statewide surficial geology map at 1:250,000 scale. Developed from Regional Surficial Geology maps published in 1987. See metadata in ArcCatalog. Downloaded from MEGIS 9/2010. | 1991 |
| surficial_materials_points | Point data describing textures of surficial sediment sample points, independent of interpretations regarding their origin mapped at a scale of 1:24,000. See metadata in ArcCatalog. | 10/2011 |
