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California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog

Offshore of Pacifica Map Area

Maps that show these data are published in Open-File Report 2014–1260, "California State Waters Map Series--Offshore of Pacifica, California."

Each GIS data file for the Offshore of Pacifica map area is listed below with a brief description, a small image, and links to the metadata files and the downloadable data files. The data were compiled in ArcMap (version 10.0, ESRI, 2011). Raster data layers are registered TIFF images and are in the UTM Zone 10 coordinate system, with datum WGS84. Point, line, and polygon features are in shapefile format and are projected in UTM Zone 10 coordinates, with horizontal datum WGS84. We recommend that you create a single new folder within which to unzip the files you want to use.

The downloadable data files have been compressed with the "zip" command, and they can be unzipped with Winzip (or other tool) on Windows systems. The .zip file for a TIFF image includes the image (.tif), the world registration file (.tfw), and the text (.txt) and XML (.tif.xml) versions of the metadata. The .zip for a shapefile includes the .aux, .dbf, .shp, .shx, .sbx, and .sbn files, as well as the text (.txt) and XML (.shp.xml) versions of the metadata.

Web Services

Web services were created using an ArcGIS service definition file. The ArcGIS REST service and OGC WMS service include all Offshore of Pacifica data layers listed in the "GIS Data Files" table. Data layers are symbolized as shown on the associated map sheets. Individual web services for each GIS file are available from the main service pages provided in the links below.

ArcMap users: Instructions to use these services in ArcMap version 10.0 or above.

ArcGIS REST Service

OGC WMS Service

ArcGIS Project File

OffshorePacificaGIS.mxd.zip (0.1 MB) is a compressed (with the "zip" command) version of the ArcMap document (.mxd) that has all the data layers loaded in the table of contents and has all the data symbolized as on the SIM map sheets. Download and save this ArcGIS project file, including all data layers, to the directory you created for this GIS.

GIS Data Files

Theme Description	View	File Format	Metadata	File Compressed	File Size	Suggested Citation
Bathymetry (2m/pixel), Offshore of Pacifica map area		TIFF 32 bit float	txt, xml, html, faq	Bathymetry_OffshorePacifica.zip	13.9 MB	Bretz, C.K., Kvitek, R.G., Dartnell, P., Phillips, E.L., 2014, Bathymetry--Offshore Pacifica, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Bathymetry Hillshade (2m/pixel), Offshore of Pacifica map area		TIFF 8 bit integer	txt, xml, html, faq	BathymetryHS_OffshorePacifica.zip	11.8 MB	Bretz, C.K., Kvitek, R.G., Dartnell, P., Phillips, E.L., 2014, BathymetryHS--Offshore Pacifica, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Contours, Offshore of Pacifica map area		ESRI Shapefile (line)	txt, xml, html, faq	Contours_OffshorePacifica.zip	0.4 MB	Bretz, C.K., Kvitek, R.G., Dartnell, P., Phillips, E.L., 2014, Contours--Offshore Pacifica, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Serie
Backscatter (2m/pixel), Offshore of Pacifica map area		TIFF 8 bit integer	txt, xml, html, faq	BackscatterA_8101_OffshorePacifica.zip	14.1 MB	Bretz, C.K., Kvitek, R.G., Dartnell, P., Erdey, M.D., Phillips, E.L., 2014, Backscatter--Offshore Pacifica, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Backscatter (2m/pixel), Offshore of Pacifica map area		TIFF 8 bit integer	txt, xml, html, faq	BackscatterB_7125_OffshorePacifica.zip	15.4 MB	Bretz, C.K., Kvitek, R.G., Dartnell, P., Erdey, M.D., Phillips, E.L., 2014, Backscatter--Offshore Pacifica, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Offshore Geology and Geomorphology, Offshore of Pacifica map area		ESRI Shapefile (polygon)	txt, xml, html, faq	Geology_OffshorePacifica.zip	0.4 MB	Greene, H.G., Hartwell, S.R., Manson, M.W., Johnson, S.Y., Dieter, B.E., Phillips, E.L., and Watt, J.T., 2014, Geology and geomorphology--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Faults, Offshore of Pacifica map area		ESRI Shapefile (line)	txt, xml, html, faq	Faults_OffshorePacifica.zip	0.1 MB	Greene, H.G., Hartwell, S.R., Manson, M.W., Johnson, S.Y., Dieter, B.E., Phillips, E.L., and Watt, J.T., 2014, Faults--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Folds, Offshore of Pacifica map area		ESRI Shapefile (line)	txt, xml, html, faq	Folds_OffshorePacifica.zip	0.1 MB	Greene, H.G., Hartwell, S.R., Manson, M.W., Johnson, S.Y., Dieter, B.E., Phillips, E.L., and Watt, J.T., 2014, Folds--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Habitat, Offshore of Pacifica map area		ESRI Shapefile (polygon)	txt, xml, html, faq	Habitat_OffshorePacifica.zip	0.8 MB	Golden, N.E., Edwards, B.D., Cochrane, G.R., Phillips, E.L., Erdey, M.D., and Krigsman, L.M., 2014, Habitat--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Seafloor Character (2m/pixel), Offshore of Pacifica map area		TIFF 8 bit integer	txt, xml, html, faq	SeafloorCharacter_OffshorePacifica.zip	1.4 MB	Phillips, E.L., and Cochrane, G.R., 2014, Seafloor Character--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Depth To Transition, Bolinas To Pescadero		TIFF 32 bit float	txt, xml, html, faq	DepthToTransition_BolinasToPescadero.zip	1.2 MB	Johnson, S.Y., Hartwell, S.R., Sliter, R.W., Watt, J.T., Phillips, E.L., Ross, S.L., Ross, S. L., and Chin, J.L., 2014, Depth To Transition--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Transgressive Contours, Bolinas To Pescadero		ESRI Shapefile (line)	txt, xml, html, faq	TransgressiveContours_BolinasToPescadero.zip	0.5 MB	Johnson, S.Y., Hartwell, S.R., Sliter, R.W., Watt, J.T., Phillips, E.L., Ross, S.L., Ross, S. L., and Chin, J.L., 2014, Transgressive Contours--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Sediment Thickness (2m/pixel), Bolinas To Pescadero		TIFF 32 bit Float	txt, xml, html, faq	SedimentThickness_BolinasToPescadero.zip	1.0 MB	Johnson, S.Y., Hartwell, S.R., Sliter, R.W., Watt, J.T., Phillips, E.L., Ross, S.L., Ross, S. L., and Chin, J.L., 2014, Sediment Thickness--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Isopachs, Bolinas To Pescadero		ESRI Shapefile (line)	txt, xml, html, faq	Isopachs_BolinasToPescadero.zip	0.6 MB	Johnson, S.Y., Hartwell, S.R., Sliter, R.W., Watt, J.T., Phillips, E.L., Ross, S.L., Ross, S. L., and Chin, J.L., 2014, Isopachs--Offshore of Pacifica map area, California, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.
Visual observations of benthic habitat from video USGS Cruise F307NC		ESRI Shapefile (points)	txt, xml, html, faq	f307nc_video_observations.zip	0.2 MB	Edwards, B., Phillips, E.L., Golden, N.E., Krigsman, L., and Dartnell, P., 2014, F307NC_video_observations, in Golden, N.E., compiler, 2013, California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/.