ASTM D7443-08

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Designation:D7443–08
Standard Practice for
Minimum Geospatial Data for Underground Coal Mining
Extents
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 7443; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the 2.1 ASTM Standards:
accurate location and description of data for defining under- D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
ground coal mining extents. Fluids
1.1.1 This practice addresses coal mining geospatial data D 5254 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to
relative to the Surface Mining Control and ReclamationAct of Identify a Ground-Water Site
1977 (SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from D 5911 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to
each state, tribal, or federal (or combinations thereof) coal Identify a Soil Sampling Site
mining Regulatory Authority (RA) authorized under SMCRA D 7384 Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Coal
to regulate the surface effects of underground coal mining Surface Mining Permit Boundary
operations (UCMO). 2.2 ANSI Standards:
1.1.2 As used in this practice, underground coal mining ANSI INCITS 61-1986 (R2002) Geographic Point Loca-
extents represent an area where coal removal has occurred tions for Information Interchange, Representation of (for-
within a defined UCMO. merly ANSI X3.61-1986 (R1997))
1.2 This practice applies to pre-SMCRA and post-SMCRA ANSI INCITS 320-1998 (R2003) Information technology-
underground coal mining extents. Spatial Data Transfer
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the 2.3 Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the FGDC-STD-001 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- Metadata
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 2.4 Code of Federal Regulations:
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 30 CFR Part 700 et seq.
1.4 This practice offers a set of instructions for performing
3. Terminology
one or more specific operations. This document cannot replace
3.1 Definitions: Except as listed or noted below, all defini-
education or experience and should be used in conjunction
with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this practice may tions are in accordance with Terminology D 653.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not
intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which 3.2.1 active UCMO—a UCMO that has ongoing under-
ground coal production, reclamation activities, or both.
the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged,
nor should this document be applied without consideration of
a project’s many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface and Available from Federal Geographic Data Committee, 590 National Center,
Subsurface Characterization. Reston, VA 20192, http://www.fgdc.gov.
Current edition approved April 1, 2008. Published April 2008. AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
Public Law 95-87, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
(SMCRA), passed August 3, 1977, as amended. www.access.gpo.gov.
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3.2.2 attribute—a defined characteristic of a feature type 3.2.21 permittee—an entity to whom a permit has been
(for example, an attribute of Permit Status feature type = issued by a RA to conduct underground coal mining and
active). reclamation operations.
3.2.22 point—a zero-dimensional geometric object that
3.2.3 attribute value—a specific quality or quantity as-
specifies geographic location.
signed to an attribute for a specific feature instance.
3.2.23 polygon—a two-dimensional closed geometric shape
3.2.4 contact—jurisdictional regulatory authority respon-
that specifies a geographic area.
sible for issuance and compliance of a coal-mining permit.
3.2.24 reclamation—those actions taken to restore mined
3.2.5 data status—date when state and tribal data, or fea-
land to the post-mining land use approved by the RA.
ture, was edited in national UCMO permit data set.
3.2.25 regulatory authority—entity with exclusive jurisdic-
3.2.6 domain—a finite list (or range) of permissible values
tion over the regulation of coal mining and reclamation
for a specified attribute. Included are tables of: units of
operations under a program approved by the Secretary of the
measure, types, styles, status, names, methods, materials,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
dispositions, sources, dimensions, data, classes, etc. (for ex-
3.2.26 underground coal mining extents—underground
ample, active, inactive, NA).
mining areas where coal extraction has occurred; the perimeter
3.2.7 feature class—a logical group of related feature types
of mine workings or coal extraction areas in an UCMO.
(for example, grouping of water system components feature
3.3 Acronyms:
types such as water hydrant, water line, water pump, water
3.3.1 UCMO—Underground Coal Mining Operations(s)
reservoir, water tank, etc. into a water system feature class).
3.3.2 NMDS—National Map Data Steward, the OSM des-
3.2.8 feature instance—real-world spatial phenomenon
ignated liaison with the RA
about which data is collected, maintained, and disseminated.
3.3.3 OSM—Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Feature instances are the geospatial objects that are graphically
Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior
delineated in a spatial database.
3.3.4 RA—Regulatory Authority
3.2.9 feature type—definition and description of a set (class
3.3.5 SMCRA—Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
of real world phenomena) into which similar feature instances
Act of 1977, as amended
are classified (for example, water reservoir).
3.3.6 MSHA—Mine Safety and Health Administration
3.2.10 g-ring—a ring created from strings, arcs, or both.
3.3.7 NMMR—National Mine Map Repository
3.2.11 g-polygon—an area consisting of an interior area,
4. Significance and Use
one outer g-ring and zero or more non-intersecting, non-nested
4.1 This practice addresses underground coal mining extent
inner g-rings. No ring, inner or outer, must be collinear or
geospatial data relative to the Surface Mining Control and
intersect any other ring of the same g-polygon.
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This practice is signifi-
3.2.12 inactive UCMO—a UCMO that has no coal extrac-
cant to the coal mining community because it provides for
tion or reclamation activity taking place.
uniformity of geospatial data pertaining to underground coal
3.2.13 national ID—permit ID assigned to UCMO by RA,
mine extents for mines located throughout the United States.
prefixed with state or tribal abbreviation.
Thesestandardswillhelpensureuniformityofdatacontributed
3.2.14 National Mine Map Repository—the National Mine
by each RA and assist organizations in future efforts to create
Map Repository (NMMR), is part of the United States Depart-
and utilize geospatial data relative to underground coal mining
ment of the Interior (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Recla-
extents in the United States. The first standard developed is
mation and Enforcement (OSM). It is the central location
Practice D 7384, Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a
where OSM collects, archives and maintains over 134 000
Coal Surface Mining Permit Boundary.
abandoned (coal and non-coal) mine map images and informa-
4.2 Underground mine geospatial data shall be obtained
tion on microfilm and in their database for the entire country.
from State and Federal regulatory authorities for underground
This information is available to the public.
mining extents. The coal mining community encompasses all
NOTE 1—Images are archived on microfilm or in electronic format at entities directly and indirectly affected by coal mining activi-
the repository, but the actual maps are returned to their owners.
ties, including industry, environmental groups and the govern-
ment at all levels within the United States. Use of this standard
3.2.15 line segment—a direct line between two points.
will help create consistent maps and increase awareness of
3.2.16 permit—written authorization to conduct coal min-
underground mining extents throughout the United States.This
ing and reclamation operations issued by a RA to a permittee.
standard creates well organized and easily accessible under-
3.2.17 permit area—the area of land, indicated on the latest
ground coal mining extents data, and it will lead to better
map approved by the RA, upon which the permittee may
communication between the RAs and federal offices, the
conduct coal mining and reclamation operations.
public, industry and environmental groups.
3.2.18 permit boundary—the border of potential coal min-
4.3 Asusedinthispractice,thegeospatialdatarepresentsan
ing operations indicated on the latest map approved by the RA.
area where coal removal occurred within a defined UCMO.An
3.2.19 permit ID—unique identifier assigned by the RA for
underground mine extent is defined as a polygon or polygons.
administrative purposes.
A lack of data from any RA will create a gap in the national
3.2.20 permit status—to distinguish between active and underground mining extents geospatial data set. This national
inactive UCMO. coal mining data set consists of underground coal mining
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extents data from each RA, which will show the locations of develop and maintain a nationwide geospatial data set depict-
underground coal mines throughout the United States. Cur- ingundergroundcoalminingextents.Thedatasetmayserveas
rently, each coal producing state organizes their data in a a layer inThe National Map, an online, interactive map service
different method, and their own naming conventions and sponsored by a consortium of US Federal, State, and local
terminology. By establishing national geospatial data stan- partners and hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
dards, guidance is provided to RA coal mining programs that The National Map provides a consistent framework for high-
do not have any geospatial data standards of their own. This quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners
practice creates an easier and more efficient way to utilize and to enhance America’s ability to access, integrate, and apply
share underground mining extent geospatial data between RAs current, accurate, and nationally consistent digital data at
and the coal mining community. global, national, and local scales.
4.4 If there is a lack of uniform practices among RAs, 5.2 Coordinates and Related Data—Coordinates and re-
certain attributes of the underground coal mining extents data lated geospatial data allow underground coal mining extents to
may not be present in some RAs’s geospatial data. If this is the be accurately positioned on the earth’s surface in a variety of
case, the finished data set for underground coal mining extents recognized datums, grid systems, and geographic projections.
will appear to be incomplete for certain states, but in reality, The underground coal mining extents are compiled from
some underground coal mining extents geospatial data will not various SMCRA state and tribal data resources that utilize
be collected for those states, since it may not be applicable to different datums and coordinate and projection systems. All
them. data will have identified datums and coordinate and projection
4.5 This standard conforms to the definition of a Data systems with associated precision or accuracy (or both) values
Content Standard as promulgated by the U.S. Federal Geo- and will be re-projected to match the spatial reference param-
graphic Data Committee (FGDC).Terminology and definitions etersutilizedinTheNationalMap.TheNorthAmericanDatum
for identifying geographical features and describing the data of 1983 (NAD 83) should be used as the datum.ANSI INCITS
model have been adopted from the FGDC Spatial Data 61-1986 (R2002) contains additional guidance on representa-
Transfer Standard. tion of coordinates.
4.6 Although this standard is written specifically for the 5.3 OSM will coordinate with the National Map Data
underground coal mining industry, its general purpose and Steward(NMDS)tomakeavailableaservicecontainingaccess
content may be applicable to other underground mining ex- to a national data set of underground coal mining extents. This
tents. national data set will have the minimum attributes specified in
Table 1. Extraneous attributes or fields will be removed. The
5. Procedure
NMDS will perform a format check to determine if the
5.1 Introduction—The list of underground coal mining ex-
submittal meets the standard. The NMDS also will conduct a
tents’ individual location characteristics (also known as at- technical review of the data to assess the accuracy and
tributes) represent the minimum data elements necessary to
characteristics of the data files.
Underground
Coal Mining Definition Example Data Type Domain Comment
Extent Attribute
State/Tribe Unique identifier 2939829 Text Alphanumeric
Mine ID
MSHA ID Not unique but does link 39-39022 Text Alphanumeric
to other data sets
Company Responsibility XYZ Coal Co. Text Alphanumeric
Mine Name Common name for mine Peterson Mine Text Alphanumeric
Coal Bed Name Geologic name, as reported in the Appleton no. 2 Text Alphanumeric
permit document, or determined
by the RA or unknown/undetermined
Source Map Year* Latest year on map 1977 Text Year The source document
may not represent
the “final” mine extent
National ID State/tribal Abbrev. WV1201834 Text Alphanumeric
+MineID
Contact Source for Data West Virginia Department Text Alphanumeric,
of Environmental Protection added autom
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