Arctic Geology and Energy Resources Map from USGS World Energy Project

A 2000 USGS digital map compilation includes geology, oil and gas field centerpoints, and geologic provinces for the Arctic region north of 64°N latitude. The data were created for the U.S. Geological Survey's World Energy Project to assess undiscovered, technically recoverable resources. It was originally designed in ESRI's ARC/INFO software and published as part of a series of interim CD-ROM products.

Use Cases

• Mapping geologic provinces for regional tectonic analysis based on the described geology layers.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of hydrocarbon resources based on oil and gas field centerpoints.
• Assessing undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources based on the World Energy Project's goal.
• Conducting geospatial overlay analysis for the Arctic region north of 64°N latitude.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Geological Survey's World Energy Project.
• The map compilation integrates multiple thematic layers: geology, oil and gas fields, and geologic provinces.
• Spatial coverage is clearly defined as the Arctic region encircled by 64°N Latitude.

Limitations

• Last updated 2003-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) World Energy Project

Collection Method

Digitally compiled map originally designed in ESRI's ARC/INFO version 8.0.1.

Time Range

Assessment results reported in the year 2000.

Freshness

Last updated 2003-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Arctic region (North Pole area encircled by 64°N Latitude).