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Abstract: Implementation of Previous HitGeographicNext Hit-Previous HitInformationNext Hit-System Technology for Use in Coal Geology Investigations at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey

Allan G. Axon, D. L. Crowell

Previous HitGeographicNext Hit Previous HitinformationNext Hit system technology is being used by the Ohio Division of Geological Survey to link project-specific databases to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort and equipment. Descriptive geologic data from measured sections, drill holes, and geochemical analyses are being computerized in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey National Coal Resource Data System. Line and area data, including coal croplines, surface mines, and underground mines, are being digitized into computer-aided mapping Previous HitsystemsNext Hit and transferred to the Previous HitgeographicNext Hit Previous HitinformationNext Hit system. Computer-generated maps of coal thickness, elevation, and quality also are being integrated into the Previous HitgeographicNext Hit Previous HitinformationNext Hit system.

The Ohio Division of Geological Survey maintains a series of 1:24,000-scale mylar maps showing the outlines of abandoned underground mines. During 1995, these maps were digitized by Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Real Estate and Land Management into a Previous HitgeographicNext Hit Previous HitinformationNext Hit system. The construction of a database containing geologic and mine Previous HitinformationNext Hit which will be linked to these digitized outlines is a priority of the Ohio Survey.

The Ohio Division of Geological Survey's Coal Availability cooperative program with the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the utility of Previous HitgeographicNext Hit Previous HitinformationNext Hit Previous HitsystemsNext Hit for performing complex analyses of the natural resources in specific areas. Regional databases (nine-quadrangle areas) were created to estimate the coal resources for eight 7.5-minute quadrangles. These databases will be the basis for additional regional coal resource estimations. Stratigraphic data computerized for Coal Availability investigations are also being used for the statewide bedrock geologic mapping program (STATEMAP).

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90950©1996 AAPG GCAGS 46th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas