Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Cheryl Hapke Originator: David Reid Publication_Date: 2007 Title: cencal_transects.shp - Cliff Erosion Rates for Central California Generated at a 20m Transect Spacing, 1929-2002 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1112 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz, California Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1112/CCal.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1112/ Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Cheryl Hapke Originator: David Reid Originator: Krystal Green Originator: Mark Borrelli Publication_Date: 2007 Title: National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Part 4: A GIS Compilation of Vector cliff edges and associated change data for the cliffed shorelines of the California Coast Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1112 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1112/ Description: Abstract: Rates of cliff erosion were generated in a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 3.2; An ArcGIS extension for calculating shoreline change: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1304, Thieler, E.R., Himmelstoss, E.A., Zichichi, J.L., and Miller, T.M. The extension is designed to efficiently lead a user through the major steps of shoreline change analysis. This extension to ArcGIS contains three main components that define a baseline, generate orthogonal transects at a user-defined separation along the coast, and calculate rates of change (linear regression, endpoint rate, average of rates, average of endpoints, jackknife). Purpose: Historical cliff erosion is considered to be a crucial element in studying the vulnerability of the national coastline. These data are used in a cliff erosion analysis for the USGS National Assessment Project. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2005 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.020187 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.850134 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.243203 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.433273 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: Cliff Edge Theme_Keyword: Historic Cliff Edge Theme_Keyword: Cliff Erosion Rate Theme_Keyword: Endpoint Rate Theme_Keyword: Baseline Theme_Keyword: Cliff Erosion Theme_Keyword: LIDAR Theme_Keyword: T-sheet Theme_Keyword: Tp-sheet Theme_Keyword: Coastal Survey Map Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: ESRI polyline shapefile Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System, USGS, Reston, VA Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: California Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Cheryl Hapke Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Address: University of Rhode Island Address: 317 Woodward Hall, Dept. of Geosciences City: Kingston State_or_Province: RI Postal_Code: 02881 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5532 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 401-874-2190 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chapke@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Cheryl Hapke Originator: David Reid Publication_Date: 2007 Title: The National Assessment of Shoreline Change, Part 4: Historical Coastal Cliff Retreat Along the California Coast Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1133 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1133/ Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The attributes in this dataset are based on the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 3.2; An ArcGIS extension for calculating shoreline change (Thieler, E.R., Himmelstoss, E.A., Zichichi, J.L., and Miller, T.M. 2005. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1304). The data has gone through a series of QA/QC procedures, and is therefore believed to accurately reflect the data gathered as part of the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Study. Logical_Consistency_Report: Cliff edge-transect intersections represent the absolute position of the intersects. No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data. Completeness_Report: This cliff edge-transect intersect data adequately represented the intersect at the time of the analysis. Remaining gaps in this data, if applicable, are a consequence of non-existing data, transects crossing man-made features or existing data that did not meet quality assurance standards. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Postional Accuracy is based on position of cliff edge with respect to the transect. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: A baseline was manually constructed seaward of, and parallel to, the trend of cliff edges representing two general time periods (1920s-1930s and 1998-2002). Using DSAS an Extension for ArcGIS (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1304/), transects were generated with a spacing of 20m and transect-cliff edge intersection points were saved to a separate layer. Transects were manually eliminated to prevent calculation of rates in areas where less than two cliff edges were intersected. Rates of cliff erosion, in units of m/yr, were calculated at each transect using end point analysis applied to both cliff edge positions. Uncertainties for the long-term rates are also reported in units of m/yr. Process_Date: 2006 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Cheryl Hapke Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Address: University of Rhode Island Address: Coastal Field Station Address: 317 Woodward Hall, Dept. of Geosciences City: Kingston State_or_Province: RI Postal_Code: 02881 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5532 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 401-874-2190 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chapke@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Process_Step: Process_Description: Data were projected from UTM zone 10 to geographic Tool: ArcGIS > ArcToolbox > Toolboxes > Data Management Tools > Project Command issued: ['GCS_North_American_1983',DATUM['D_North_American_1983',SHPERIOD['GRS_1980',6378137.0,298.25722101]],PRIMEM['Greenwich',0.0],UNIT['Degree',0.0174532925199433]] Process_Date: 20070605 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Emily Himmelstoss Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2262 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ehimmelstoss@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 10389 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Cencal_transects Entity_Type_Definition: Cliff Edge-Transect Intersections Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: BaselineID Attribute_Definition: Baseline ID Used by Transect Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Baseline Identification Attribute: Attribute_Label: TransOrder Attribute_Definition: Sequentially numbered values for each transect alongshore. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5734 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ProcTime Attribute_Definition: Time stamp for when DSAS computed statistics. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Date and time the rate calculation was generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Autogen Attribute_Definition: Indicates if transect was automatically generated or manually edited. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Indicates whether the transect was autogenerated or manually generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: StartX Attribute_Definition: Start x-coordinate for transect position. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: X starting position of the transect in UTM meters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: StartY Attribute_Definition: Start y-coordinate for transect position. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Y starting position of the transect in UTM meters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: EndX Attribute_Definition: End x-coordinate for transect position. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: X Ending position of the transect in UTM meters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: EndY Attribute_Definition: End y-coordinate for transect position. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Y Ending position of the transect in UTM meters. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Azimuth Attribute_Definition: Angle of transect with respect to north (0/360 equals North) with values increasing clockwise. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 360 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ShorelineD Attribute: Attribute_Label: PointCNT Attribute: Attribute_Label: EPR Attribute_Definition: Endpoint rate in meters/year. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Endpoint rate in meters/year. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Length of feature in internal units. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape_Le_1 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Pacific Science Center Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4450 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748 Resource_Description: downloadable data Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, these data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be usable, timely, accurate, or complete. 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Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20070319 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Cheryl Hapke Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Address: University of Rhode Island Address: Coastal Field Station Address: 317 Woodward Hall, Dept. of Geosciences City: Kingston State_or_Province: RI Postal_Code: 02881 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5532 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 401-874-2190 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chapke@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile