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San Francisco Bay region landslide folio part D - Index to detailed maps of landslides in the San Francisco Bay region, California

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: R.J. Pike

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

San Francisco Bay region landslide folio part D - Index to detailed maps of landslides in the San Francisco Bay region, California

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 97-0745-D

Other_Citation_Details:

ARC/INFO vector COVERAGE format (<1MB for entire region). Plotfiles in PostScript also available.

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/of97-745/of97-745d.html>

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes, augmented
Theme_Keyword: 3400 - Graphical
Theme_Keyword: 3100 - Vector
Theme_Keyword: 3420 - PostScript
Theme_Keyword: 3110 - ESRI
Theme_Keyword: 3111 - coverage
Theme_Keyword: 1500 - Hazards
Theme_Keyword: 1503 - Landslides

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0
Place_Keyword: 06001 = Alameda
Place_Keyword: 06013 = Contra Costa
Place_Keyword: 06041 = Marin
Place_Keyword: 06055 = Napa
Place_Keyword: 06085 = Santa Clara
Place_Keyword: 06087 = Santa Cruz
Place_Keyword: 06075 = San Francisco
Place_Keyword: 06081 = San Mateo
Place_Keyword: 06095 = Solano
Place_Keyword: 06097 = Sonoma

Description:

Abstract:: A table keyed to 171 topographic quadrangles on a new 1:275,000-scale shaded-relief map speeds access to information on landslide locations in the ten-county San Francisco Bay region. Detailed maps showing individual landslides in nearly any area of interest can be found quickly by knowing only the name of the appropriate 7.5' quadrangle. The some-80 technical reports that contain these maps may be consulted in the U.S. Geological Survey's Menlo Park library collection.
Purpose:: It is often necessary to find out whether a landslide exists at a particular Bay Area locale. Homeowners, landscape architects, real estate developers, city planners, building officials, emergency-response personnel, civil engineers, utilities workers, and others all have occasion to know where the landslides are. Because existing old and ancient landslides may be reactivated by severe winter storms (Nilsen and others, 1976), timely availability of information on landslide location can reduce losses of life and property to the region's expanding population (San Francisco Bay Landslide Mapping Team, 1997). This report enables visitors to the USGS Menlo Park library to quickly find the detailed landslide map they need. Access to the proper documents is achieved through a table keyed to standard USGS 7.5' quadrangles‹a proxy for a true index map, plus the library location of each document.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Pike, Richard JJr.
Contact_Organization: USGS-GEO-WRG-NGM

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: Mail Stop 975, USGS
345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-4947

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rpike@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Earl Brabb and Melanie Moreno contributed to this report. Scott Graham, Carl Wentworth and Gregg Beukelman created the index map.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ARC/INFO version 7.0.4

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete Chain

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 10

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: unknown
Ordinate_Resolution: unknown

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: SFBR-QI.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Quadrangle index map
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-97-745-D

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of every 7.5' quadrangle in mapped area
Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-97-745-D

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: SFBR-QI.AAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Edges of 7.5' quadrangles
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: OFR-97-745-D

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LTYPE

Attribute_Definition: Type of quadrangle boundary

Attribute_Definition_Source: OFR-97-745-E

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7.5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 7.5' boundary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 15' boundary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: santa cruz
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Santa Cruz boundary

Distribution_Information:

Custom_Order_Process:

Export, TAR, PostScript, or Text files can be obtained by sending a tape with requestn and return address to:
San Francisco Bay Region Landslide Folio c/o Database Coordinator U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Do NOT omit any part of this address!
The file (s) will be returned on the tape. The acceptable tape types are:
1/4 inch, 150MB cartridge tap 2.3 or 5.0 GB, 8 mm Exabyte tape.
In the request, be sure to include the Open-File Report number and the specific names of the file(s) that you want, using the names listed in the Report Contents section above. An Open-File Report number alone is not sufficient, because there are several parts to the report and they are available in different file types. If you are obtaining a plot file on tape to give to a vendor to plot, make sure that your vendor is capable of reading the tape type and file type (PostScript or PDF).

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Information Services

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing
Address: Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80255-0046
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-202-4695

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0745-D

Distribution_Liability:

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
This database, identified as "Index to Detailed Maps of Landslides in the San Francisco Bay Region, California," 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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Gzipped ARC/INFO export format file
File_Decompression_Technique:: gzip utility is available free of charge over the Internet via links from the USGS Public Domain Software page:
<http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/public.html>

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Network_Address: