Offshore Baseline for Northern California Generated to Calculate Shoreline Change Rates

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cheryl Hapke
Originator: David Reid
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Offshore Baseline for Northern California Generated to Calculate Shoreline Change Rates
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1251
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz, Californioa
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1251>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cheryl Hapke
Originator: David Reid
Originator: Bruce Richmond
Originator: Peter Ruggiero
Originator: Jeff List
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Part 3, Historical Shoreline Changes and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along sandy shorelines of the California coast
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1219
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/2006/1219>
Description:
Abstract:
Rates of long-term and short-term shoreline change were generated in a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 3.0; 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 shoreline change is considered to be a crucial element in studying the vulnerability of the national shoreline. These data are used in a shoreline change analysis for the USGS National Assessment Project.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.443224
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.966671
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.005881
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.223400
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline
Theme_Keyword: Historic Shoreline
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline Change Rate
Theme_Keyword: Linear Regression Rate
Theme_Keyword: Endpoint Rate
Theme_Keyword: Baseline
Theme_Keyword: Beach Erosion
Theme_Keyword: Beach Nourishment
Theme_Keyword: LIDAR
Theme_Keyword: T-sheet
Theme_Keyword: Tp-sheet
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Survey Map
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: California
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Natural Briges 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
Hours_of_Service: Monday through Friday, 8 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 9.0.0.535
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Baseline generation was made as part of the calculation process for the Digital Shoreline Analysis System an Extension for ArcGIS (<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1304/>)
Completeness_Report:
This baseine data represents a generalization of the shoreline of California used by DSAS. Remaining gaps in this data, if applicable, are a consequence of non-existing shoreline data.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
A Baseline was generated within ArcGIS to be used by the Digital Shoreline Anaylsis System (<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1304/>)in the calculation of shoreline change rates. Please visit our full report on shoreline change in the Coastline of California (<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1219/>) for more information about this analysis
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cheryl Hapke
Originator: David Reid
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SHORELINE CHANGE: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Sandy Shorelines of the California Coast.
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1251
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: USGS Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Publisher: USGS Coastal and Marine Geoloy
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1251>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cheryl Hapke
Originator: David Reid
Originator: Bruce Richmond
Originator: Peter Ruggiero
Originator: Jeff List
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Part 3, Historical Shoreline Changes and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along sandy shorelines of the California coast
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1219
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: USGS Pacific Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Publisher: USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1219>
Type_of_Source_Media: Vector Baseline
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Southern California DSAS Baseline
Source_Contribution: USGS
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A baseline was manually constructed seaward of, and parallel to, the trend of shorelines representing four general time periods (1800s, 1920s-1930s, 1970s, and 1998-2002). Using DSAS (USGS OFR 2005-1304), transects were generated with a spacing of 50m and transect-shoreline intersection points were saved to a separate layer. Transects were manually eliminated to prevent calculation of rates in areas where less than four shorelines were intersected.
Long-term rates of shoreline change, in units of m/yr, were calculated at each transect using linear regression applied to all four shoreline positions from the earliest (1800s) to the most recent (derived from lidar). Linear regression was selected because it has been shown to be the most statistically robust quantitative method when a limited number of shorelines are available and it is the most commonly applied statistical technique for expressing shoreline movement and estimating rates of change. Uncertainties for the long-term rates are also reported in units of m/yr and represent a 90% confidence interval for the slope of the regression line. This means with 90% statistical confidence that the true rate of shoreline change falls within the range defined by the reported value plus or minus the error value. The variability around the trend reflects both measurement and sampling errors. Short-term rates of shoreline change, in units of m/yr, were calculated using the endpoint method comparing the 1970s and most recent shoreline positions.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center
Contact_Person: Bruce Richmond
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
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
Hours_of_Service: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Standard Time
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1
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Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 10
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
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Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Norcal_Baseline
Entity_Type_Definition: Baseline for Southern California
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: Feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 30
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACCURACY
Attribute_Definition: Position accuracy of feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The accuracy is not given or is not known.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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Attribute_Definition: Type of feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Definition: Agency that provided feature or data used to create feature.
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Attribute_Definition: DSAS Generated Field, Not Applicable to Baseline
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831)-427-4450
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831)-427-4748
Hours_of_Service: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time
Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 2006-1219
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. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis of, such data and information are the sole responsibility of the user.
Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any data, software, information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights.
Trade, firm, or product names and other references to non-USGS products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the USGS, USDOI, or U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.
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Network_Resource_Name: USGS Pacific Science Center
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Metadata_Date: 20060826
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Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies
Contact_Person: Tara Miller
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 803-8747
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (727) 803-2032
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