Watt, Janet T., 2015, Shelf breaks -- San Simeon map area [sheet 1]:.This is part of the following larger work.
Watt, Janet T., Johnson, Samuel Y., Hartwell, Stephen R., and Roberts, Michelle, 2015, Offshore Geology and Geomorphology from Point Piedras Blancas to Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, California: Scientific Investigations Map SIM 3327, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.Online Links:
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
The map projection used is WGS 1984 UTM Zone 10N.
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000100
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000100
Planar coordinates are specified in Meter
The horizontal datum used is D WGS 1984.
The ellipsoid used is WGS 1984.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Coordinates defining the features.
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
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These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. These data can be used with geographic information systems or other software to aid in assessments and mitigation of geologic hazards in the central California coastal region and to provide sufficient geologic information for land-use and land-management decisions both onshore and offshore.
Sliter, Ray W., Triezenberg, Peter J., Hart, Patrick E., Watt, Janet T., Johnson, Samuel Y., and Scheirer, Daniel S.,, 2009, High-Resolution Seismic-Reflection and Marine Magnetic Data Along the Hosgri Fault Zone, Central California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1100, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA.Online Links:
The shelfbreak was primarily mapped by interpretation of seismic reflection profile data.
The shelfbreak was digitized by heads-up screen digitization on to shot point picks from seismic
line navigation data - each shot point has an associated lat/long in the survey data. Error is introduced
from layback, as well as from interpretation of oblique features, so horizontal accuracy of the shelfbreak
location is estimated to be on the order of 10 to 20 meters.
Data are complete: no offshore features that could be accurately identified and represented at the compilation scale of 1:24,000 were eliminated or generalized. The smallest area represented is approximately 100 square meters. All geospatial database elements are attributed.
Map elements were visually checked for overshoots, undershoots, duplicate features, polygon closure, and other errors by the lead authors and by the GIS technician(s) who created the digital database. Review drafts of the map were reviewed internally by at least two other geologists for consistency with basic geologic principles and general conformity to USGS mapping standards.
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This database has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.
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