ASTM D7443-09

Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Underground Coal Mining Extents

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice addresses underground coal mining extent geospatial data relative to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) and 30 CFR Part 700 et seq. This practice is significant to the coal mining community because it provides for uniformity of geospatial data pertaining to underground coal mine extents for mines located throughout the United States. These standards will help ensure uniformity of data contributed by each RA and assist organizations in future efforts to create and utilize geospatial data relative to underground coal mining extents in the United States. The first standard developed is Practice D 7384, Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Coal Surface Mining Permit Boundary.
Underground mine geospatial data shall be obtained from State and Federal regulatory authorities for underground mining extents. The coal mining community encompasses all entities directly and indirectly affected by coal mining activities, including industry, environmental groups and the government at all levels within the United States. Use of this standard will help create consistent maps and increase awareness of underground mining extents throughout the United States. This standard creates well organized and easily accessible underground coal mining extents data, and it will lead to better communication between the RAs and federal offices, the public, industry and environmental groups.
As used in this practice, the geospatial data represents an area where coal removal occurred within a defined UCMO. An underground mine extent is defined as a polygon or polygons. A lack of data from any RA will create a gap in the national underground mining extents geospatial data set. This national coal mining data set consists of underground coal mining extents data from each RA, which will show the locations of underground coal mines throughout the United States. Currently, each coal producing state organizes their data in a different method, and their own ...
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the accurate location and description of data for defining underground coal mining extents.
1.1.1 This practice addresses coal mining geospatial data relative to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from each state, tribal, or federal (or combinations thereof) coal mining regulatory authority (RA) authorized under SMCRA to regulate the surface effects of underground coal mining operations (UCMO).
1.1.2 As used in this practice, underground coal mining extents represent an area where coal removal has occurred within a defined UCMO.
1.2 This practice applies to pre-SMCRA and post-SMCRA underground coal mining extents.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This practice offers a set of instructions for performing one or more specific operations. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this practice may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which 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 title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2009
• ICS: 35.240.99 - IT applications in other fields
• ICS: 73.020 - Mining and quarrying
• Technical Committee: D18 - Soil and Rock
• Drafting Committee: D18.01 - Surface and Subsurface Investigation

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D7443-08 - Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Underground Coal Mining Extents
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D7443–09
Standard Practice for
Minimum Geospatial Data for Underground Coal Mining
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Extents
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7443; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the 2.1 ASTM Standards:
accurate location and description of data for defining under- D653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
ground coal mining extents. Fluids
1.1.1 This practice addresses coal mining geospatial data D5254 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to
relative to the Surface Mining Control and ReclamationAct of Identify a Ground-Water Site
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1977 (SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from D5911 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 SMCRAto D7384 Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Surface
regulate the surface effects of underground coal mining opera- Coal Mining Permit Boundary
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tions (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
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1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as 2.3 Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards:
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this FGDC-STD-001 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
standard. Metadata
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the Project 1574–D Information Technology—Part 5 Govern-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the mental unit and other geographic area boundaries
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 2.4 Code of Federal Regulations:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 30 CFR Part 700 et seq.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3. Terminology
1.5 This practice offers a set of instructions for performing
3.1 Definitions: Except as listed or noted below, all defini-
one or more specific operations. This document cannot replace
education or experience and should be used in conjunction tions are in accordance with Terminology D653.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: (the
with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this practice may
be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not terms defined here are consistent with those defined in 30 CFR
Part 700 et seq. though not verbatim.)
intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which
the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, 3.2.1 active UCMO—a UCMO that has ongoing under-
ground coal production, reclamation activities, or both.
nor should this document be applied without consideration of
a project’s many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the
title of this document means only that the document has been
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
approved through the ASTM consensus process.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and the ASTM website.
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Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface and Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Subsurface Characterization. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Current edition approved July 1, 2009. Published August 2009. Originally Available from Federal Geographic Data Committee, 590 National Center,
approved in 2008. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D7443 – 08. DOI: Reston, VA 20192, http://www.fgdc.gov.
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10.1520/D7443-09. AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
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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.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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Designation:D7443–08 Designation:D7443–09
Standard Practice for
Minimum Geospatial Data for Underground Coal Mining
1
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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the accurate location and description of data for defining underground coal
mining extents.
1.1.1 This practice addresses coal mining geospatial data relative to the Surface Mining Control and ReclamationAct of 1977
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(SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from each state, tribal, or federal (or combinations thereof) coal mining
Rregulatory A authority (RA) authorized under SMCRA to regulate the surface effects of underground coal mining operations
(UCMO).
1.1.2 As used in this practice, underground coal mining extents represent an area where coal removal has occurred within a
defined UCMO.
1.2 This practice applies to pre-SMCRA and post-SMCRA underground coal mining extents.
1.3This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
1.5 This practice offers a set of instructions for performing one or more specific operations. This document cannot replace
education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this practice may be
applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which 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 title of this document means only that the document has been approved through
the ASTM consensus process.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
D 5254 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to Identify a Ground-Water Site
D 5911 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to Identify a Soil Sampling Site
D 7384 Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Coal Surface Mining Permit Boundary
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2.2 ANSI Standards:
ANSI INCITS 61-1986 (R2002) Geographic Point Locations for Information Interchange, Representation of (formerly ANSI
X3.61-1986 (R1997))
ANSI INCITS 320-1998 (R2003) Information technology-Spatial Data Transfer
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2.3 Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards:
FGDC-STD-001Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface and Subsurface
Characterization.
Current edition approved April 1, 2008. Published April 2008.
Current edition approved July 1, 2009. Published August 2009. Originally approved in 2008. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D 7443 – 08.
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Public Law 95-87, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), passed August 3, 1977, as amended.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Available from Federal Geographic Data Committee, 590 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, http://www.fgdc.gov.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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