Physiographic Regions of Michigan

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physiography, physiographic, soils, landform, terrain, Michigan


Summary

We present a new physiographic map of Michigan, consisting of 91 minor and 10 major physiographic units, to visualize and delineate the landscape in more detail than has been available previously.

Description

Physiographic maps delineate areas that are relatively uniform with respect to key physical attributes. Our mapping project made use of a wide variety of spatial data, in a GIS environment, to visualize and delineate the physical landscape in more detail than has been done previously. Many of the unit boundaries are based on data derived from 10 m raster elevation data and NRCS soils data, e.g., relief, soil wetness, escarpments, landscape fabric, and parent material characteristics. Data gleaned from NRCS SSURGO county-scale soil maps were a strength of the project. We also examined and verified many of the unit boundaries in the field, using a GIS running on a GPS-enabled laptop.

Credits

Randall J. Schaetzl, Helen Enander, Michael D. Luehmann, David P. Lusch, Carolyn Fish, Michael Bigsby, Mark Steigmeyer, Jennifer Guasco, Claire Forgacs, and Aaron Pollyea. Michigan State University Geography Department.

Use limitations

Data do not support geospatial analysis at scales larger than 1:100,000.

Extent

West  -90.549604    East  -82.078030
North  48.215614    South  41.629823

Scale Range

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Topics and Keywords  ▼►

* Content type  Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords  Michigan

Theme keywords  physiographic, physiography, landform, soils, sediments, terrain

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Citation  ▼►

Title Physiographic Regions of Michigan
Publication date 2013-02-18 00:00:00


Presentation formats  * digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Collection title Mapping the Physiography of Michigan with GIS


Other citation details Schaetzl et al. 2013. Mapping the Physiography of Michigan with GIS. Physical Geography. 34(1), p xx-xx.


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Responsible party 
Individual's name Randall Schaetzl
Organization's name Michigan State University Geography Department
Contact's position Professor
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-353-7726
Fax 517-432-1671

Address 
Type physical
Delivery point 673 Auditorium Rd, Rm 128
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824-1117
Country US
e-mail address soils@msu.edu

Online resource 
Location http://www.physiomap.msu.edu/
Name Michigan Physiographic Map website
Function performed  information

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Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status  completed
Spatial representation type  * vector


Spatial resolution 
Dataset's scale 
Scale denominator 24000

* Processing environment Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143


Credits 
Randall J. Schaetzl, Helen Enander, Michael D. Luehmann, David P. Lusch, Carolyn Fish, Michael Bigsby, Mark Steigmeyer, Jennifer Guasco, Claire Forgacs, and Aaron Pollyea.  Michigan State University Geography Department.
ArcGIS item properties 
* Name Physiographic_Regions_of_MI
* Size 3.635
Location withheld
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents  ▼►

Extent 
Description 
The physiographic region polygons cover the State of Michigan.
Geographic extent 
Bounding rectangle 
Extent type  Extent used for searching
* West longitude -90.549604
* East longitude -82.078030
* North latitude 48.215614
* South latitude 41.629823
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Temporal extent 
Date and time 2013-02-18 00:00:00

Extent in the item's coordinate system 
* West longitude 161404.281203
* East longitude 791649.687504
* South latitude 127814.398411
* North latitude 851589.750011
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Point of contact 
Individual's name Randall Schaetzl
Organization's name Michigan State University Geography Department
Contact's position Professor
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-353-7726
Fax 517-432-1671

Address 
Type physical
Delivery point 673 Auditorium Rd, Rm 128
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824-1117
Country US
e-mail address soils@msu.edu

Online resource 
Location http://www.physiomap.msu.edu/
Name Michigan Physiographic Map website
Function performed  information

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Resource Maintenance  ▼►

Resource maintenance 
Update frequency  not planned


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Resource Constraints  ▼►

Constraints 
Limitations of use 
Data do not support geospatial analysis at scales larger than 1:100,000.
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Spatial Reference  ▼►

ArcGIS coordinate system 
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection NAD_1983_Michigan_GeoRef_Meters
* Coordinate reference details 
Projected coordinate system 
Well-known identifier 102123
X origin -28810000
Y origin -30359300
XY scale 140069313.95609677
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3078
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_Michigan_GeoRef_Meters",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Natural_Origin"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2546731.496],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-4354009.816],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Azimuth",337.25556],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",-86.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",45.30916666666666],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3078]]

Reference system identifier 
* Value 3078
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 7.11.2


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Spatial Data Properties  ▼►

Vector  ▼►
* Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects 
Feature class name Physiographic_Regions_of_MI
* Object type  composite
* Object count 91

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties 
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Feature class name Physiographic_Regions_of_MI
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polygon
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 91
* Spatial index FALSE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Data Quality  ▼►

Scope of quality information  ▼►
Resource level  dataset


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Data quality report - Conceptual consistency  ▼►
Dimension horizontal


Test date 2009-12-11 00:00:00


Measure name Boundary line QC
Measure description Physiographic region boundaries were digitized over a variety of GIS layers, most often 10 meter DEMs or 1:15840 soils. Boundary lines were visually quality checked both on computer and during field trips while running a GPS-enabled laptop.


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Data quality report - Completeness omission  ▼►
Dimension horizontal


Test date 2009-12-11 00:00:00


Measure name Dataset completeness
Measure description The region polygons cover the entire State of Michigan.


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Lineage  ▼►

Lineage statement 
Our mapping effort used the most recent physiographic map of the state (Schaetzl et al. 2009; Plate 8) as a guide, and the various data sources in a GIS to iteratively draw and refine the region boundary lines.  A detailed explaination of the mapping process is available in Schaetzl et al. 2013, Mapping the Physiography of Michigan with GIS, Physical Geography, 34(1) p. xx-xx.
Process step 
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When the process occurred 2009-12-11 00:00:00
Description After the region lines were finalized, vertices were weeded to a minimum distance of 1 meter, and lines were smoothed using the Douglas-Peucker simplification algorithm.
Rationale Since most lines had been hand-digitized or imported from other data sources, we cleaned up the features in this process step. We also are distributing the "unsmoothed" lines in a separate dataset.


Process contact 
Individual's name Helen Enander
Organization's name Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Contact's position GIS Analyst
Contact's role  processor


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-373-2073

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point PO Box 30444
City Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48909
Country US
e-mail address enanderh@michigan.gov

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Source data 
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Description Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) soil features for Michigan from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) with additional attributes of parent material, upper solem texture, parent material texture, parent material graveliness, and drainage index. The 83 county soil survey datasets were merged into a statewide vector coverage and converted to a 30 m raster grid. We coded as many of the soil series as possible to a parent material category by first downloading the official series description from the NRCS website (http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/osd/index.html) and noting the parent material that is written into the series description. In a similar manner, we coded each series to the texture of the surface mineral (usually A) horizon, as well as its parent material (lowest horizon). We also noted when the texture modifier on the lowest horizon contained the words “gravelly,” cobbly,” or “stony,” allowing us to attribute the data layer for soils that contain significant amounts of coarse fragments in their parent materials. The Natural Soil Drainage Index (DI) (Schaetzl et al. 2009, http://www.drainageindex.msu.edu) was added to the attribute table to depict natural wetness of landscapes.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 15840

Source citation  ▼►
Title MI SSURGO Soils
Publication date 2009-09-01 00:00:00


FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Collection title Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO)


Other citation details Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database for [Survey Area, State]. Available online at http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov. Drainage Index: Schaetzl, R. J., Krist F. J., Jr., Stanley, K. E., and Hupy, C. M. (2009b) The Natural Soil Drainage Index: An ordinal estimate of long-term, soil wetness. Physical Geography, Vol. 30, 383–409.


Responsible party 
Individual's name Randall Schaetzl
Organization's name Michigan State University Geography Department
Contact's position Professor
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-353-7726
Fax 517-432-1671

Address 
Type physical
Delivery point 673 Auditorium Rd, Rm 128
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824-1117
Country US
e-mail address soils@msu.edu

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Resource location online 
Location  http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov
Name Soil Data Mart
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
The SSURGO soils layer covered the state of Michigan with the exception of some parts of the National Forest in the Upper Penninsula.
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Source data 
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Description The 10 meter National Elevation Dataset (NED) for the State of Michigan, and the elevation-derived products of hillshade, slope, and local relief. Local relief was defined as the change in elevation in a 250 m radius.


Source medium name  hard disk
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 24000

Source citation  ▼►
Title National Elevation Dataset 10 m resolution
Alternate titles  NED 1/3 arc-second
Publication date 2009-09-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Resource location online 
Location http://ned.usgs.gov/
Name USGS NED web site
Function performed  information

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Source data 
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Description Quarternary Geology is a digital map of the glacial sediments and landforms from Farrand and Bell 1982.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 500000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Michigan Quarternary Geology
Alternate titles  Surficial Geology
Publication date 1998-01-01 00:00:00


Edition 2.0


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Resource location online 
Location http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=ext&action=sext
Name Michigan Geographic Data Library
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan
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Source data 
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Description A 2006-era land cover classification based on Landsat TM (Thematic Mapper) imagery.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title C-CAP 2006-Era Land Cover
Publication date 2006-06-11 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Other citation details Landcover Classification as determined by NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP).


Resource location online 
Location http://www.csc.noaa.gov
Name NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP)
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the Great Lakes Region, including all of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description Bedrock Geology of Michigan


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 500000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Michigan Bedrock Geology
Publication date 1987-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Other citation details Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality - Geological Survey Division


Resource location online 
Location http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=2&cat=Bedrock+Geology
Name Michigan Geographic Data Library
Function performed  download

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Source data 
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Description Depth to water table.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 24000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Depth to Water Table
Publication date 2005-05-05 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Other citation details Lusch, D. P., Reeves, H., and Miller, S. (2005) Technical Report, Groundwater Inventory and Mapping Project. Lansing, MI: Water Bureau, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 248 pp. [http://gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu/Technical_Report.pdf].


Responsible party 
Individual's name David P. Lusch, Ph.D
Organization's name Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
Contact's position Senior Research Specialist
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-355-8497
Fax 517-353-1821

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point 212 Geography Building
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824
Country US
e-mail address lusch@msu.edu

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Resource location online 
Location http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=19&cat=Water+Table+Depth
Name Michigan Geographic Data Library
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description A measure of drift thickness or depth to bedrock.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Drift Thickness
Publication date 2005-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Other citation details Thickness of Glacial Deposits in Michigan was created from elevation (USGS), digital water well and oil/gas logs (MDEQ). Lusch, D. P., Reeves, H., and Miller, S. (2005) Technical Report, Groundwater Inventory and Mapping Project. Lansing, MI: Water Bureau, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 248 pp. [http://gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu/Technical_Report.pdf].


Responsible party 
Individual's name David P. Lusch, Ph.D
Organization's name Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
Contact's position Senior Research Specialist
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-355-8497
Fax 517-353-1821

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point 212 Geography Building
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824
Country US
e-mail address lusch@msu.edu

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description A circa-1800 vegetation covertype classification of the State of Michigan, based on original surveyors tree data and descriptions of the vegetation and land between 1816 and 1856.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Vegetation circa 1800 of Michigan
Publication date 1998-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Responsible party 
Individual's name Helen Enander
Organization's name Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Contact's position GIS Analyst
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-373-2073

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point PO Box 30444
City Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48909
Country US
e-mail address enanderh@michigan.gov

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Resource location online 
Location http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=5&cat=Land+Cover+Circa+1800
Name Michigan Geographic Data Library
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan.
Temporal extent 
Beginning date 1816-01-01 00:00:00
Ending date 1856-01-01 00:00:00

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Source data 
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Description A classification using satellite imagery and ancillary data to provide crop-specific land cover data for 2007.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title 2007 Michigan Cropland Data Layer (CDL)
Publication date 2008-03-06 00:00:00


Edition 2007 Edition


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Resource location online 
Location http://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/MI
Name USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description Surface hydrology.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title National Hydrographic Dataset
Publication date 2009-09-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Resource location online 
Location http://nhd.usgs.gov/
Name USGS National Hydrographic Dataset website
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Downloaded all lakes and streams for Michigan watersheds.
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Source data 
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Description Glacial Lake Saginaw shorelines.


Source medium name  hard disk
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 10000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Glacial Lake Saginaw shorelines
Creation date 2009-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Other citation details Lusch, D. P., Stanley, K. E., Schaetzl, R. J., Kendall, A. D., van Dam, R. L., Nielsen, A., Blumer, B. E., Hobbs, T. C., Archer, J. K., Holmstadt, J. L. F., and May, C. L. (2009) Characterization and mapping of patterned ground in the Saginaw Lowlands, Michigan: Possible evidence for Late-Wisconsin permafrost. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 99, 445–466.


Responsible party 
Individual's name David P. Lusch, Ph.D
Organization's name Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
Contact's position Senior Research Specialist
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-355-8497
Fax 517-353-1821

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point 212 Geography Building
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824
Country US
e-mail address lusch@msu.edu

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Source data 
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Description Glacial Lake Algonquin shorelines


Source medium name  hard disk
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 1400000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Glacial Lake Algonquin shorelines
Publication date 2012-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Other citation details Drzyzga, S. A., Shortridge, A. M., and Schaetzl, R. J. (2012) Mapping the stages of Glacial Lake Algonquin in northern Michigan, USA, and nearby Ontario, Canada, using an isostatic rebound model. Journal of Paleolimnology, Vol. 47, 357–371.


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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Northern Lower Peninsula and Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Geographic extent 
Bounding rectangle 
West longitude -85.768951
East longitude -83.059627
South latitude 44.345876
North latitude 46.648036
Extent contains the resource Yes

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Source data 
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Description The most recent physiographic map of the state prior to this project. This was the starting point from which new region lines were drawn and served as the state and shoreline boundary for the final regions.


Source medium name  hard disk
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 2500000

Source citation  ▼►
Title MI Geography and Geology Physiographic Regions
Publication date 2009-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Other citation details Schaetzl, R. J., Darden, J. T., and Brandt, D., eds. (2009) Michigan Geography and Geology. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishers. Plate 8.


Responsible party 
Individual's name Randall Schaetzl
Organization's name Michigan State University Geography Department
Contact's position Professor
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-353-7726
Fax 517-432-1671

Address 
Type physical
Delivery point 673 Auditorium Rd, Rm 128
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824-1117
Country US
e-mail address soils@msu.edu

Online resource 
Location http://www.physiomap.msu.edu/
Name Michigan Physiographic Map website
Function performed  information

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description NE Lower Peninsula landforms


Source medium name  hard disk
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 650000

Source citation  ▼►
Title NE Lower Peninsula landforms
Alternate titles  Burgis landforms Plate 1
Publication date 1997-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  hardcopy map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  map


Other citation details Burgis, W. A. (1977) Late-Wisconsinan History of Northeastern Lower Michigan. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Geology, University of Michigan, 396 pp.


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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Northeast Northern Lower Penninsula of Michigan.
Geographic extent 
Bounding rectangle 
West longitude -84.874174
East longitude -83.172562
South latitude 44.186661
North latitude 45.822980
Extent contains the resource Yes

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Source data 
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Description Western Upper Peninsula surficial geology map scanned and rectified.


Source medium name  hardcopy
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 250000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Western Upper Peninsula surficial geology
Alternate titles  Peterson map
Publication date 1985-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  hardcopy document
FGDC geospatial presentation format  document


Other citation details Peterson, W. L. (1985) Preliminary Surficial Geologic Map of the Iron River 1° × 2° Quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin. Reston, VA: U.S. Geological Survey, Open File Rept, 82-301.


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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Geographic extent 
Bounding rectangle 
West longitude -58.760080
East longitude -31.179991
South latitude 82.726019
North latitude 85.590277
Extent contains the resource Yes

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Source data 
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Description Glacial landsystems: surface formations extracted from the Quaternary geology map were combined with soil texture groups that had been reclassified from the STATSGO data, based on the Michigan Soil Management Group protocol. The concatenated surface formations and generalized soil texture categories were grouped into glacial landsystems.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 500000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Glacial Landsystems
Publication date 2005-06-30 00:00:00


Other citation details Lusch, D. P., Reeves, H., and Miller, S. (2005) Technical Report, Groundwater Inventory and Mapping Project. Lansing, MI: Water Bureau, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 248 pp. [http://gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu/Technical_Report.pdf].


Responsible party 
Individual's name David P. Lusch, Ph.D
Organization's name Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
Contact's position Senior Research Specialist
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-355-8497
Fax 517-353-1821

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point 212 Geography Building
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824
Country US
e-mail address lusch@msu.edu

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Resource location online 
Location http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=19&cat=Glacial+Landsystems
Name Michigan Geographic Data Library
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description Bedrock surface elevation.


Source medium name  hard disk
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 1000000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Bedrock Surface Elevation
Publication date 2005-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Other citation details Lusch, D. P., Reeves, H., and Miller, S. (2005) Technical Report, Groundwater Inventory and Mapping Project. Lansing, MI: Water Bureau, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 248 pp. [http://gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu/Technical_Report.pdf].


Responsible party 
Individual's name David P. Lusch, Ph.D
Organization's name Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services, Michigan State University
Contact's position Senior Research Specialist
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-355-8497
Fax 517-353-1821

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point 212 Geography Building
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824
Country US
e-mail address lusch@msu.edu

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the State of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description Western Upper Peninsula Landforms


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Western Upper Peninsula Landforms
Alternate titles  NRCS UP Landforms
Publication date 2006-02-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Resource location online 
Location http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/soils.html
Name Michigan NRCS web site
Function performed  information

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Covers the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Source data 
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Description Northwest Lower Peninsula landforms


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title Northwest Lower Peninsula Landforms
Alternate titles  NRCS NW LP Landforms
Publication date 2004-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Resource location online 
Location http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/soils.html
Name Michigan NRCS web site
Function performed  information

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Geographic extent 
Bounding rectangle 
West longitude -86.555072
East longitude -83.222261
South latitude 43.439527
North latitude 45.831855
Extent contains the resource Yes

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Source data 
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Description Major land resource areas (MLRAs) from the NRCS are geographically associated land resource units used for planning.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 100000

Source citation  ▼►
Title USGS NRCS Major Land Resource Areas
Alternate titles  MLRAs
Publication date 2006-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Resource location online 
Location http://soils.usda.gov/survey/geography/mlra/
Name USGS NRCS MLRA web site
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
Coverage of the U.S.
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Source data 
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Description Scanned topographic maps (DRGs) for Michigan.


Source medium name  online link
Resolution of the source data 
Scale denominator 24000

Source citation  ▼►
Title USGS Digital Raster Graphics
Alternate titles  Topographic maps
Publication date 2009-09-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  raster digital data


Other citation details Individual DRGs have various dates.


Resource location online 
Location http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=13&cat=Digital+Raster+Graphic+%28DRG%29
Name Michigan Geographic Data Library
Function performed  download

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Extent of the source data 
Description 
All the 1:24,000 DRGs that cover Michigan.
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Distribution  ▼►

Distribution format 
* Name Shapefile
Version ESRI
Format information content Polygon shapefile


Transfer options 
* Transfer size 3.635


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Details for object Physiographic_Regions_of_MI  ▼►
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 91
Definition 
Physiographic region polygons
Definition source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013


Field FID
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* Alias FID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape
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* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values Coordinates defining the features.


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Field Name
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Alias Minor region name
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
The name of the minor physiographic region
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values Unique names are provided for the 91 minor regions. See the manuscript for the protocol and criteria used to assign names.


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Field Area
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* Alias Area
* Data type Double
* Width 19
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
Area of the feature in map units (square meters)
Description source 
ArcMap
Range of values 
Minimum value 63069514.551
Maximum value 10615383040.700001
Mean value 1660580393.961549
Standard deviation 1710680256.375012
Units of measure square meters

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Field Perimeter
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* Alias Perimeter
* Data type Double
* Width 19
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
Perimeter of the polygon feature in map units (meters)
Description source 
ArcMap
Range of values 
Minimum value 34086.67315
Maximum value 1434977.75208
Mean value 313738.331807
Standard deviation 233414.469382
Units of measure meters

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Field Major_Phys
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Alias Major Physiographic region
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
The names assigned to the 10 major physiographic region
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for naming conventions


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Field Major_desc
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Alias Major region description
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
A general description of the major physiographic region
Description source 
manuscript
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail


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Field Region_des
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Alias Minor region description
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
A general description of the minor physiographic region
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail


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Field Soils_Sed
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Alias Soils and Sediment description
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
A description of the soils and sediments characteristic of the minor physiographic region.
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail


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Field Hydrology
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* Alias Hydrology
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
A description of the hydrologic characteristics of the minor physiographic region
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail


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Field Veg_c1800
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Alias Vegetation prior to European settlement
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
A description of the circa 1800 vegetation classes characteristic of the region
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail, and the GIS layer "Vegetation_c1800_covertype.shp" from Michigan Natural Features Inventory.


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Field Landuse
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Alias Current land use
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
A description of the characteristic current land use for the minor physiographic region.
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail, and the CCAP 2006 Land Cover dataset from NOAA.


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Field Other_Ref
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Alias Other references
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
A description of additional references that apply to the minor physiographic region.
Description source 
Schaetzl et al. 2013
Description of values See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail


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Overview Description 
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Entity and Attribute Overview The map has two levels or categories. At the aggregated level there are 10 major physiographic regions. At level two, we delineated 91 physiographic regions. The physiography, soils, hydrology, presettlement vegetation, land cover, and other pertinent information for each of these regions are described in detail in the attribute table.


Entity and Attribute Detail Citation Schaetzl et al. 2013. Mapping the Physiography of Michigan with GIS. Physical Geography. 34(1) p xx-xx.


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Aggregate Information 
Association type  cross reference
Initiative type  project


Aggregate resource name  ▼►
Title Mapping the Physiography of Michigan with GIS
Publication date 2013-02-18 00:00:00


Presentation formats  hardcopy document
FGDC geospatial presentation format  document


Other citation details Schaetzl et al. 2013. Mapping the Physiography of Michigan with GIS. Physical Geography. 34(1), p xx-xx.


Responsible party 
Individual's name Randall Schaetzl
Organization's name Michigan State University Geography Department
Contact's position Professor
Contact's role  originator


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-353-7726
Fax 517-432-1671

Address 
Type physical
Delivery point 673 Auditorium Rd, Rm 128
City East Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48824-1117
Country US
e-mail address soils@msu.edu

Online resource 
Location http://www.physiomap.msu.edu/
Name Michigan Physiographic Map website
Function performed  information

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Resource location online 
Location http://www.physiomap.msu.edu/
Name Michigan Physiographic Map web page
Function performed  information

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Metadata Details  ▼►

* Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
* Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  * dataset
Scope name  * dataset


* Last update 2013-02-26


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2013-01-23 12:11:01
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2013-02-26 95:20:60


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2013-02-26 09:48:20


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Metadata contact 
Individual's name Helen Enander
Organization's name Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Contact's position GIS Analyst
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 517-373-2073

Address 
Type postal
Delivery point PO Box 30444
City Lansing
Administrative area MI
Postal code 48909
Country US
e-mail address enanderh@michigan.gov

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Maintenance 
Update frequency  not planned


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Entities and Attributes  ▼►

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Label Physiographic_Regions_of_MI
Entity Type Definition
Physiographic region polygons
Entity Type Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013

Attribute
Attribute Label FID
Attribute Definition
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source Esri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute
Attribute Label Shape
Attribute Definition
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source Esri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute Label Name
Attribute Definition
The name of the minor physiographic region
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Unique names are provided for the 91 minor regions. See the manuscript for the protocol and criteria used to assign names.

Attribute
Attribute Label Area
Attribute Definition
Area of the feature in map units (square meters)
Attribute Definition Source ArcMap
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Range Domain Minimum 63069514.551
Range Domain Maximum 10615383040.700001
Attribute Units of Measure square meters

Attribute
Attribute Label Perimeter
Attribute Definition
Perimeter of the polygon feature in map units (meters)
Attribute Definition Source ArcMap
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Range Domain Minimum 34086.67315
Range Domain Maximum 1434977.75208
Attribute Units of Measure meters

Attribute
Attribute Label Major_Phys
Attribute Definition
The names assigned to the 10 major physiographic region
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for naming conventions

Attribute
Attribute Label Major_desc
Attribute Definition
A general description of the major physiographic region
Attribute Definition Source manuscript
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail

Attribute
Attribute Label Region_des
Attribute Definition
A general description of the minor physiographic region
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail

Attribute
Attribute Label Soils_Sed
Attribute Definition
A description of the soils and sediments characteristic of the minor physiographic region.
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail

Attribute
Attribute Label Hydrology
Attribute Definition
A description of the hydrologic characteristics of the minor physiographic region
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail

Attribute
Attribute Label Veg_c1800
Attribute Definition
A description of the circa 1800 vegetation classes characteristic of the region
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail, and the GIS layer "Vegetation_c1800_covertype.shp" from Michigan Natural Features Inventory.

Attribute
Attribute Label Landuse
Attribute Definition
A description of the characteristic current land use for the minor physiographic region.
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail, and the CCAP 2006 Land Cover dataset from NOAA.

Attribute
Attribute Label Other_Ref
Attribute Definition
A description of additional references that apply to the minor physiographic region.
Attribute Definition Source Schaetzl et al. 2013
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
See Schaetzl et al. 2013 for more detail

Overview Description
Entity and Attribute Overview 
                            The map has two levels or categories. At the aggregated level there are 10 major physiographic regions. At level two, we delineated 91 physiographic regions. The physiography, soils, hydrology, presettlement vegetation, land cover, and other pertinent information for each of these regions are described in detail in the attribute table.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation 
                            Schaetzl et al. 2013. Mapping the Physiography of Michigan with GIS. Physical Geography. 34(1) p xx-xx.

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