FY 2021 Fossil, Mineral, and Map Conservation for Alabama (Priority 2)

Any digital or hardcopies utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source: The Geological Survey of Alabama Geologic Mapping and Hazards Section. The Geological Survey of Alabama should be acknowledged as the originator of the data. This dataset is to be used as a primary reference source. If the data are modified in any way by the user, the user is obligated to describe the types of modifications performed in the digital version via metadata or on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent this dataset, nor to imply that any changes made by the user were approved by the Geological Survey of Alabama. This is public information and may be interpreted by organizations or others based on needs; however, users are responsible for the appropriate application. Federal, state, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the originators any authority for decisions they make. Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater than those at which they were originally delineated can cause misrepresentation of the data. Uses of this digital geologic map should not violate the spatial resolution of the data. Although the digital form of the data removes the constraint imposed by the scale of a paper map, the detail and accuracy inherent in map scale are also present in the digital data. The fact that this database was edited for a scale of 1:126,720 means that higher resolution information is not present in the dataset. Plotting at scales larger than 1:126,720 will not yield greater real detail, although it may reveal fine-scale irregularities below the intended resolution of the database. Similarly, where this database is used in combination with other data of higher resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lower resolution of these data. Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.