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  • Digital elevation model (DEM) of northern San Francisco Bay, California, created using bathymetry data collected between 1999 and 2016 (NAVD88)

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    A 1-m resolution, continuous surface, bathymetric digital elevation model (DEM) of the northern portion of San Francisco Bay, which includes San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, and portions of Suisun Bay, was constructed from bathymetric surveys collected from 1999 to 2016. In 2014 and 2015 the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) contracted the collection of bathymetric surveys of large portions of San Francisco Bay. A total of 93 surveys were collected using a combination of multibeam and interferometric side-scan sonar systems. Of those 93 surveys, 75 consist of swaths of data ranging from 18- to just over 100-meters wide. These swaths were separated by data gaps ranging from 10- to just over 300-meters wide. The no-data areas required interpolation to create a continuous surface. The OPC surveys were combined with additional datasets collected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS), and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to create a continuous, high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM). The creation of this DEM refines techniques developed by the USGS to create DEMs from historic bathymetric data, and allow for the creation of a modern-day bathymetric surface that can be compared to earlier surveys to delineate regions of sediment erosion and deposition.

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    Metadata Date January 21, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 17, 2020 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from DOI Open Data

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    Bathymetric map of the northern portion of San Francisco Bay (NAVD88).

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date January 21, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 17, 2020 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
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    Access Constraints Use Constraints: None. Users are advised to read the data set's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations., Access Constraints: USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigation purposes.
    Bbox East Long -121.863425774
    Bbox North Lat 38.136493633
    Bbox South Lat 37.954045436
    Bbox West Long -122.494946625
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Bathymetric map of the northern portion of San Francisco Bay (NAVD88).
    Graphic Preview File https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5e1cb737e4b0ecf25c5f0bf6?name=NorthSFBay_DEM_Mosaic_NAVD88_1m.jpg&allowOpen=true
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Licence Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1999-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2016-01-01

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