Essex quadrangle

Dear Diary – Essex

7/24/13 – Phil emailed me Dave’s geologic map as a png.  He also emailed me the cross section.  As I was georeferencing the geologic map, I noticed that Dave had taped two pieces of paper together to create this map.  I still georeferenced it and we’ll see what happens.  Talked with Phil and we’ll continue this after the paper map comes in through the mail.

8/5/13 – I received Dave’s maps from Phil.  I scanned the three maps (Geology, Terrane, Xsection) and placed them in the PRODUCTION folder.  I rectified the Geology map, Terrane map and the Xsection.  I began to digitize the Qal contacts.

8/6/13 – I completed the Qal contacts and converted them into polygons.  I digitized the diabase contacts.  I digitized all the geologic contacts.  I converted them into polygons.  I labeled the polygons and I asked Phil what to do about all the tiny little pods of Jdb.  He’ll email Dave Blake and get back to me.

8/12/13 – I got a new computer on 8/7 and this was my first chance to try out Arc10 on Essex.  I have been carefully exploring the software to see what it will allow me to do (and do not).  I started by copying Skip’s lines over to the established linework for Essex.  I then symbolized the lines that weren’t already done.  I also connected Skip’s lines on the quad.

8/13/13 – I brought in the GeoTIFF from Phil for Essex.  I used Skip’s lines to create a new polygon layer.  I symbolized the polygons.

8/14/13 – I began digitizing the lines on the cross section.

8/15/13 – I finished digitizing the lines on the cross section.  I converted the lines to a polygon.  I put in attributes for the polygons.  I made the labels and started adjusting them.

8/16/13 – I completed adjusting the labels.  I began to add in details to complete the layout.  I added the lat/long to the quad.

8/21/13 – Added Essex_Other_Points_2013v1 to the quad.  I put in the blocks of text for the layout.  I put in the FGDC codes for most of the OrientationPoints feature class in the attribute table.

8/23/13 – I symbolized the OrientationPoints feature class.  I separated out the non-rotatable symbols and combined them with Heather’s Other_Points_2013v1 to create Essex_OtherPoints.  I extended the NW portion of the polygons. 

8/26/13 – Mainly spent this day trying to figure out how to get a target layer on my Editor toolbar by going back to the 9.3 version of the toolbar.  Also changed a couple of points and created the Essex_ExcessStations feature class.

8/27 – 8/28/13 – I started arranging the symbols around their station locations and I also consulted with Phil about some questionable stations.

8/29/13 – I’ve got a new desk and a new chair.  I arranged all the symbols.

9/4/13 – I emailed Phil for a response to some questions about some questionable stations.  He will get back to me tomorrow.  I gave all the points their labels and saved these as an annotation layer.  I began to move the dip numbers to their proper positions.

9/5/13 – Made corrections per Phil’s request.  Crazy day…that’s all I had time for.

9/6/13 – Moved dip numbers to their proper positions.

9/7/13 – (Sat.) Finished placing dip numbers around the map.  Adjusted the rock unit description text in the layout.  Placed the symbols in the layout. Placed the stereoscopes in the layout.  Placed the geologist index in the layout.  Put 40% transparency in the cross section.  Sent all the diabase points from OrientationPoints to OtherPoints.  Improved the look of the symbols in the layout.

9/8/13 – (Sun.) Finished up the layout little details.  Saved as a pdf and sent it to Phil to look it over.

9/10/13 – Put in automatic labels for rock units so it would assist Phil in getting colors for rock units.  Phil later gave me corrections to make.  I made the axial surface symbol changes.  I made the ??? polygon changes on the quad and the cross section.  Awaiting Phil’s response to my email on cross section polygons.

9/11/13 – I was having trouble with the feature classes in the CSA Data Frame.  So I re saved them with at “2” at the end.  Everything seemed to work better after that.  I made the changes to the cross section after receiving comments from Phil.  I loaded the Terrane map into the layout.  I still need to put the labels on the map.

9/12/13 – Re-did the text on the Terrane map.  I put the shear zone polygon on the quad map.  I put more labels on the quad.  I saved the map as a pdf and sent it to Phil.

9/13/13 – I made all the corrections that Phil and Skip requested.  I emailed them back a pdf of the completed map.

9/16/13 – Phil and Skip send me another email with changes.  I made those corrections and emailed Phil and Skip the latest pdf.  Phil gave me two more edits, which I did, and then sent him another pdf.

9/20/13 – Some confusion today.  I sent him a pdf of the map, but there were several things missing on the map.  I might have brought in an .mxd from the E drive.  I made minor corrections to the .mxd I brought in from the C drive.  I also had to undo the 40% transparency that I had done to the MapUnitPolygons.  This is not needed with the new GeoTIFF as the base layer.  Once I finished this, I sent him a pdf.

9/23/13 – Phil sent me a HydrologyOnly GeoTIFF to put on top of the other tiff to make the rivers more visible.  I also printed out a flawed copy at the RFO and gave the map to Ken to edit.

9/24/13 – I made the changes to the map that Ken requested, as well as a couple of edits I requested, and finished the map.

9/26/13 – I printed two copies with the help of Steve Kaufman at the Geodetic Survey’s office in west Raleigh.  There may have been a flaw or two, but it’s too late and we have no plotter here to fix it.

11/08/13 – I did topology on several feature classes for Essex today.  I did the ContactsAndFaults for the quad and CSA, and I also did MapUnitPolys for the quad and CSA.  I was learning about how to do topology in Arc 10 and it has some plusses and minuses, but overall, I like it.  There were some bad flaws with ContactsAndFaults_NoQal, and I finally realized that this wasn’t the file to use.  I brought in ContactsAndFaults, which had some flaws of its own, but once the flaws were corrected and topology was done on this feature class, everything was fine.  I corrected the problems with the linework and polygons for Essex and I hope to start on some of the metadata next week.  We’ll see.  I did the metadata for ContactsAndFaults.

5/4/15 – ES said that his diabase on the SW portion of Essex were missing.  MM also noticed that the fold axes were missing.  MM wondered why they were gone, but went to the Essex_PRODUCTION folder and found copies of them both.  MM copied and pasted them into Essex_OtherLines.  MM then had to replace copies of pdf’s for Essex in on the C and E drives in the OpenFileReports folder.

5/11/15 – ES sent MM an Excel spreadsheet, as well as shapefiles.  MM tried to open Essex, but as the layout started opening, Arc quit the program.  MM hasn’t figured out why yet.  Same thing happened with the E drive version.

5/14/15 – PB sent MM a different copy of the .mxd for Essex and MM put it on his C drive.

5/18/15 – PB sent MM several emails with excel spreadsheets, which included one for DB and one for SS.  PB finally just sent MM the shapefiles for these two files.  PB watched MM combine the two and then made sure the Type column in the spreadsheet matched the Data Description file.  MM is prepared to add the FGDC code to the spreadsheet and move the dip numbers around.

5/26/15 – MM decided to re-build the .mxd for Essex, since the disappearing .mxd problems have continued.  MM then added SM_CODE values to Essex_North_OrientationPoints.

5/27/15 – MM modified the values in the spreadsheet and then arranged the symbols around their station location.  If all goes well, MM will place the dip numbers tomorrow.

5/28/15 – MM completing placing dip numbers around the Essex_North_OrientationPoints feature class.  MM determined what new symbols needed to be added to the layout descriptions.  MM adjusted the quartz vein color to yellow to match South Essex.

5/29/15 – MM expanded the height of the layout to 38 inches and arranged the new text and the additional new symbols into the layout.

6/1/15 – MM scanned DB’s two Essex maps and then georeferenced the two maps to the Essex_geoTIFF_no_air_photo_no_collar.tif.  After a futile attempt to use Reshape Feature Tool/Bezier curve to adjust ES’s NW_Essex_contacts, MM decided to just trace over the lines with no snapping and use this to begin the Essex_North_ContactsAndFaults feature class.  MM drew DB and ES’s north contacts.  Tomorrow will be the polygons from the linework.

6/2/15 – MM copied db_dikes to Essex_North_OtherLines.  MM converted lines from Essex_North_ContactsAndFaults to polygons.  MM labelled the interior of the polygons, but waiting on ES to determine the dividing line between CZfmv and CZmgs.  ES provided the dividing line, so MM divided the polygons.  MM also cleaned up some of the polygons between North and South Essex.

6/3/15 – MM assigned a color to the PPmm rock unit in the northeast corner of the quad.  MM reassigned a color to the CZmmv rock unit.  MM merged the north polygons with the south polygons.  MM loaded stereonets from PB email into Essex_PRODUCTION folder.  MM put these stereonets in the layout.  MM labelled polygons externally.  MM will print tomorrow.

6/4/15 – MM completed 7 of the 8 edits from 6/4 email from PB.  MM changed symbols with 0 for Incline.  MM printed out a copy of map.  Sent pdf to ES and PB for 2^nd straight day.

6/5/15 – MM replaced DRG with new one from PB’s email today.  MM made edits after looking over the map.  PB added his comments, as well.  MM made another printout, made more corrections, took out fold lines in layout and saved another pdf for ES and PB.

6/8/15 – MM received an email from ES with more changes.  The two fold lines in the SW quadrant were missing and MM put them back on.  ES also noticed that the county lines were missing, so MM put them back on the map.  MM put in the third fold after an email from ES.

6/17/15 – MM converted .mxd to Arial text.

6/18/15 – MM printed a copy of the map.

6/19/15 – MM began to fix problems with symbols in the layout.  MM had to resymbolized the symbols.

6/22/15 – PB saved a new whole rock chart for MM and MM replaced that chart on the layout.  MM replaced the symbos with a backup copy on the E drive.  MM made some assorted edits, per ES.  MM printed out copy for review by KT.

6/24/15 – MM made edits to KT review of map.  MM printed out final copy. 

6/25/15 – MM had computer repaired and used PB’s computer to make final edits on map.  MM put pdf of map on NCGS website.

6/26/15 – MM had to repair data source for C drive .mxd.  MM made images of Data Views, so that the quad and the GeoPDF will be pure.  Then MM saved the pdf to the NCGS website, after verifying with Global Mapper that it was a good GeoPDF.

11/6/15 - MM uploaded latest version of Essex map to Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxSMuI20Ka_kfmFpVWZEd25rb0hnNEJjbm9BYzhFTUZjLTFaU1d1RXJwZWM3RnZYY2kyNWc