Coastal Base Flood Elevation

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.pacinst.org/reports/sea_level_rise>
Originator: Matthew Heberger
Publication_Date: 2009
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Pacific Institute
Publication_Place: Oakland CA
Series_Information:
Series_Name: The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast
Originator: Pablo Herrera
Title: Coastal Base Flood Elevation
Description:
Abstract:
The Base Flood Elevation, representing the elevation of the 100-year coastal flood, is derived for the entire California coastline. Data is in NAVD88, rounded to the nearest half foot.
Purpose:
This dataset was developed to estimate extents of flooding given the 100-year flood event for the entire California coast. This layer is used as the base upon which impacts of a 1.4 meter sea-level rise are estimated.
Supplemental_Information:
This dataset was developed by Philip WIlliams & Associates, LTD under contract with the Pacific Institute. For details concerning methods, see the memorandum from PWA to the Pacific Institute.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Time_Period_of_Content:
Currentness_Reference: Based on FEMA flood study dates
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1983
Ending_Date: 2008
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.506059
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.711244
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.068938
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.500647
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: climate change
Theme_Keyword: sea level rise
Theme_Keyword: coastal flood
Theme_Keyword: 100 year coastal flood
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: 100 year flood
Theme_Keyword: BFE
Theme_Keyword: Base Flood Elevation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: California
Place_Keyword: San Francisco Bay
Access_Constraints:
None. Data are freely downloadable and available for use in GIS and mapping subject the use constraints below.
Use_Constraints:
The data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please reference the Pacific Institute as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data. This information is being made available for informational purposes only. Users of this information agree by their use to hold blameless the State of California, and its respective officers, employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors for any liability associated with its use in any form. This work shall not be used to assess actual coastal hazards, insurance requirements, or property values and specifically shall not be used in lieu of Flood Insurance Studies and Flood Insurance Rate Maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Security_Information:
Security_Classification: Level 1: Public
Security_Handling_Description:
Public data is accessible to all requester categories, including the General Public, with limited to no restrictions.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Pacific Institute
Contact_Person: Matthew Heberger
Contact_Position: Research Associate/GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 654 13th Street
City: Oakland
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94612
Country: USA
Address: Preservation Park
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (510) 251-1600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (510) 251-2203
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mheberger@pacinst.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Oakland
Publisher: Pacific Institute
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Matthew Heberger
Publication_Date: 2009
Series_Information:
Series_Name: The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Oakland, Ca
Publisher: Pacific Institute
Online_Linkage: <http://www.pacinst.org/reports/sea_level_rise>
Originator: Heather Cooley
Originator: Peter Gleick
Originator: Pablo Herrera
Originator: Heberger, M. and P. Herrera
Publication_Date: 2009
Series_Information:
Series_Name: The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast
Online_Linkage: <http://www.pacinst.org/reports/sea_level_rise>
Data_Set_Credit: Philip Williams & Associates, LTD
Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: ESRI shapefile
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1983
Ending_Date: 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: Variable depending on FEMA FIS update dates
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bob Battalio, PE
Originator: Phillip Williams & Associates, LTD
Publication_Date: 9/19/2008
Title: Coastal Base Flood Elevation Estimates
Online_Linkage: <http://www.pacinst.org/reports/sea_level_rise>
Process_Step:
Process_Description: See PWA memo for detailed methods.
Time_of_Day: 12013100
Process_Date: 9/2008
Logical_Consistency_Report: The dataset is topologically correct.
Completeness_Report: Data set has been visually inspected.
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
See PWA memorandum for methods. See original FEMA Flood Insurance Studies and Ott Water Engineers Study for attrubute accuracy.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
See PWA memo, Ott_water_flood_elev.shp metadata, and FIS_flood_elev.shp metadata
Lineage:
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090226
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Person: Matthew Heberger
Contact_Organization: Pacific Institute
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
City: Oakland
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94612
Address:
654 13th Street, Preservation Park
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (510) 251-1600
Contact_Position: Research Associate/GIS Manager
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (510) 251-2203
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mheberger@pacinst.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI data format, dependent upon request
Format_Specification: Files are zipped using the 7zip software.
Transfer_Size: 0.601
Fees: None
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Pacific Institute
Contact_Person: Matthew Heberger
Contact_Position: Research Associate/GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address:
654 13th Street, Preservation Park
City: Oakland
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94612
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (510) 251-1600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (510) 251-2203
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mheberger@pacinst.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Distribution_Liability:
The data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please reference the Pacific Institute as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
This information is being made available for informational purposes only. Users of this information agree by their use to hold blameless the State of California, and its respective officers, employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors for any liability associated with its use in any form. This work shall not be used to assess actual coastal hazards, insurance requirements, or property values and specifically shall not be used in lieu of Flood Insurance Studies and Flood Insurance Rate Maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
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: 582
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 34.000000
Standard_Parallel: 40.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: -4000000.000000
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Coastal_BFE
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: TOTAL_BFE
Attribute_Definition:
Base Flood Elevation for the 100-year coastal flood event. Values are in NAVD88, feet (rounded to nearest half-foot)
City: Oakland
Generated by mp version 2.9.6 on Thu Feb 26 11:46:30 2009