Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California

This data release presents beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data from repeated surveys in northern Monterey Bay, California to document changes in shoreline position and coastal morphology as they relate to episodic (storms), seasonal, and interannual and longer (e.g. El Niño) processes. The ongoing monitoring program was initiated in October 2014 with semi-annual surveys performed in late summer (September or October) and Spring (March). Nearshore bathymetry and topography data were collected along a series of shore-perpendicular transects spaced primarily at 50-250 m intervals between Santa Cruz and Moss Landing, California (fig. 1). The transects were located along sandy stretches of the coastline...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Bathymetry and Elevation, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Echo Sounders, GPS (Global Positioning System), All tags... GPS measurement, Geophysics, Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, LIDAR, Monterey Bay, Monterey County, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, Santa Cruz County, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Water Depth, bathymetry, bathymetry measurement, coastal sediment budget, digital elevation models, elevation, single-beam echo sounder, topographic mapping, topography, Fewer tags

Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California, October 2014

This USGS data release presents data collected during surveys of nearshore bathymetry and beach topography from northern Monterey Bay, California. Survey operations were conducted between October 20 and October 24, 2014 (USGS Field Activity Number 2014-676-FA). Nearshore bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected using an all-terrain vehicle equipped with a GNSS receiver and on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. Positions of the survey platforms were referenced to a GNSS base station with known horizontal and vertical coordinates. Depths...

Tags: AGS

Topographic measurements of Little Holland Tract, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2015, using backpack GPS

This part of the USGS data release presents elevation data for the Little Holland Tract in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California. During May and June of 2015, a team of scientists from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) conducted multiple surveys (USGS Field Activity 2015-642-FA) to collect topographic and bathymetric data in Little Holland Tract, located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta between Liberty Island and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel. Topographic mapping was conducted during low tide using a GPS backpack platform consisting of survey grade Trimble R10 and R7 global navigation satellite system (GNSS) recievers with Zephyr 2 antennas. Orthometric elevations...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: California, GPS measurement, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.4 transects with short-term end-point rate-of-change calculations for the exposed north coast of Alaska, from Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales

This dataset consists of short-term (less than 37 years) shoreline change rates for the exposed coast of the north coast of Alaska from Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.4, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Rates of shoreline change were calculated using an end point rate-of-change (epr) method based on available shoreline data between 1980 and 2016. A reference baseline was used as the originating point for the orthogonal transects cast by the DSAS software. The transects intersect each shoreline establishing measurement points, which are then used to calculate shoreline change rates.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arctic, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, CMHRP, Cape Espenberg, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, All tags... Cape Lisburne, Cape Prince of Wales, Cape Thompson, Chukchi Sea, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DSAS, Deering, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Distributions, Icy Cape, Kivalina, Kotzebue Sound, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical/Chemical Features, Point Hope, Point Lay, Red Dog Dock, Shishhmaref, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Wales, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, shoreline accretion, shoreline erosion, Fewer tags

Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2017

This USGS data release presents data collected during surveys of nearshore bathymetry and beach topography from northern Monterey Bay, California. Survey operations were conducted between March 7 and March 14, 2017 (USGS Field Activity Number 2017-620-FA). Nearshore bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected using an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) equipped with a GNSS receiver and on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. A terrestrial lidar scanner was used to obtain high-resolution topography data along portions of the survey area inaccessible...

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.4 transects with long-term linear regression rate calculations for the sheltered north coast of Alaska, from Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales

This dataset consists of long-term (less than 68 years) shoreline change rates for the sheltered north coast of Alaska from Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.4, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Rates of shoreline change were calculated using a linear regression rate-of-change (lrr) method based on available shoreline data between 1948 and 2016. A reference baseline was used as the originating point for the orthogonal transects cast by the DSAS software. The transects intersect each shoreline establishing measurement points, which are then used to calculate rates of change.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arctic, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, CMHRP, Cape Espenberg, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, All tags... Cape Lisburne, Cape Prince of Wales, Cape Thompson, Chukchi Sea, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DSAS, Deering, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Distributions, Icy Cape, Kivalina, Kotzebue Sound, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical/Chemical Features, Point Hope, Point Lay, Red Dog Dock, Shishhmaref, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Wales, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, shoreline accretion, shoreline erosion, Fewer tags

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.4 transects with long-term linear regression rate calculations for the exposed north coast of Alaska, from Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales

This dataset consists of long-term (less than 68 years) shoreline change rates for the exposed coast of the north coast of Alaska from Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.4, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Rates of shoreline change were calculated using a linear regression rate-of-change (lrr) method based on available shoreline data between 1948 and 2016. A reference baseline was used as the originating point for the orthogonal transects cast by the DSAS software. The transects intersect each shoreline establishing measurement points, which are then used to calculate shoreline change...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arctic, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, CMHRP, Cape Espenberg, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, All tags... Cape Lisburne, Cape Prince of Wales, Cape Thompson, Chukchi Sea, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DSAS, Deering, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Distributions, Icy Cape, Kivalina, Kotzebue Sound, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical/Chemical Features, Point Hope, Point Lay, Red Dog Dock, Shishhmaref, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Wales, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, shoreline accretion, shoreline erosion, Fewer tags

Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California, September and October 2015

This USGS data release presents data collected during surveys of nearshore bathymetry and beach topography from northern Monterey Bay, California. Survey operations were conducted between September 28 and October 2, 2015 (USGS Field Activity Number 2015-668-FA). Nearshore bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected using an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) equipped with a GNSS receiver and on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. A terrestrial lidar scanner was used to obtain high-resolution topography data along portions of survey area inaccessible...

Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2015

This USGS data release presents data collected during surveys of nearshore bathymetry and beach topography from northern Monterey Bay, California. Survey operations were conducted between March 16 and March 20, 2015 (USGS Field Activity Number 2015-625-FA). Nearshore bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected using an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) equipped with a GNSS receiver and on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. A terrestrial lidar scanner was used to obtain high-resolution topography data along portions of the survey area inaccessible...

Alaska coastal orthoimagery and elevation data: Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales, 2016

This data release presents orthoimagery and elevation data based on aerial imagery of the Alaska coastline between Icy Cape and Cape Prince of Wales. These data products and the source aerial imagery were generated by Fairbanks Fodar for the U.S. Geological Survey. Aerial imagery was collected in 2016 between August 29 and September 4 and extends from the shoreline to 400-4000 meters inland. Photographs were captured using a Nikon D800E mounted on a Cessna 170B. Data products were derived from aerial images and precise Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation data using structure-from-motion (SfM) techniques. This dataset includes point cloud data in LAZ format as well as orthoimagery and digital elevation models...

Tags: Geomorphology, Remote Sensing

Shorelines from 1948 to 2016 for the north coast of Alaska, Icy Cape to Cape Prince Wales used in shoreline change analysis

This dataset includes shorelines that span 68 years, from 1948 to 2016, for the north coast of Alaska from Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales. Shorelines were compiled from topographic survey sheets (T-sheets; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)) and aerial orthophotographs (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Alaska High Altitude Photography (AHAP)). Historical shoreline positions serve as easily understood features that can be used to describe the movement of beaches through time. These data are used to calculate rates of shoreline change for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project. Rates of long-term and short-term shoreline change were generated in a GIS using...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arctic, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, CMHRP, Cape Espenberg, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, All tags... Cape Lisburne, Cape Prince of Wales, Cape Thompson, Chukchi Sea, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DSAS, Deering, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Distributions, Icy Cape, Kivalina, Kotzebue Sound, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical/Chemical Features, Point Hope, Point Lay, Red Dog Dock, Shishhmaref, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Wales, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, shoreline accretion, shoreline erosion, Fewer tags

Elevation point clouds of the north coast of Barter Island, Alaska acquired July 01 2014, September 07 2014, and July 05 2015 (LAZ file)

Six elevation point cloud files in LAZ format (compressed LAS binary data) are included in this data release: 3 raw point clouds of unclassified and unedited points and 3 modified point clouds that were spatially shifted and edited to remove outliers and spurious elevation values associated with moving water surfaces. An XYZ coordinate shift was applied to each data set in order to register the data sets to an earth-based datum established from surveyed ground control points. Points are unclassified and ground-reflected color values in the red-green-blue (RGB) schema are included. The horizontal coordinate system is WGS84, UTM Zone 7 North meters; vertical coordinates are relative to the WGS84 ellipsoid. Aerial...

Tags: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic Ocean, Barter Island, Beaufort Sea, CMHRP, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Kaktovik, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical habitats and geomorphology, State of Alaska, Structure-from-Motion, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, aerial images, airborne high-resolution data, coastal erosion, digital elevation model, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, permafrost, point cloud, topography, Fewer tags

Offshore baseline generated to calculate shoreline change rates for the north coast of Alaska, Icy Cape to Cape Prince of Wales

This dataset includes a reference baseline used by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) to calculate rate-of-change statistics for the exposed coast of Alaska from Icy Cape and Cape Prince Wales for the time period 1948 to 2016. This baseline layer serves as the starting point for all transects cast by the DSAS application and can be used to establish measurement points used to calculate shoreline-change rates.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arctic, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, CMHRP, Cape Espenberg, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, All tags... Cape Lisburne, Cape Prince of Wales, Cape Thompson, Chukchi Sea, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DSAS, Deering, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Distributions, Icy Cape, Kivalina, Kotzebue Sound, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical/Chemical Features, Point Hope, Point Lay, Red Dog Dock, Shishhmaref, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Wales, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, shoreline accretion, shoreline erosion, Fewer tags

Bathymetric measurements of Little Holland Tract, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2015, from personal watercraft

This portion of the USGS data release presents elevation data for Little Holland Tract in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California. During May and June of 2015, a team of scientists from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) conducted multiple surveys (USGS Field Activity 2015-642-FA) to collect topographic and bathymetric data in Little Holland Tract, located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta between Liberty Island and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel. Bathymetric mapping was conducted at high tide using a personal watercraft (PWC) equipped with echosounders. The PWC platform consisted of survey grade Trimble R7 global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers with...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: California, PCMSC, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, bathymetry measurement, data release

Orthophotomosaics, elevation point clouds, digital surface elevation models and supporting data from the north coast of Barter Island, Alaska

Aerial photographs were collected from a small, fixed-wing aircraft over the coast of Barter Island, Alaska on three separate dates: July 01 2014, September 07 2014, and July 05 2015. Precise aircraft position information and structure-from-motion photogrammetric methods were combined to derive high-resolution orthophotomosaics and elevation point clouds. Ground control acquired using precise positioning were used to co-register the data sets to assess accuracy of the data sets. Data were shifted into common earth-based datum established from surveyed ground control points and edited to remove outliers, structures, and spurious elevation values associated with moving water surfaces. The horizontal coordinate system...

Categories: Data; Tags: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Barter Island, Beaufort Sea, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... Geomorphology, Kaktovik, LAS, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Remote Sensing, State of Alaska, Structure-from-Motion, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, aerial images, coastal processes, elevation, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, oceans, point cloud, Fewer tags

Surveyed ground control and elevation checkpoints acquired at Barter Island, Alaska, 2014-2016

Ground control points and checkpoints were collected during Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys conducted between September 6, 2014 and September 18, 2016 along the northern coast of Barter Island, Alaska. Data were acquired and post-processed using precise positioning and used to co-register and assess accuracy of photogrammetric data sets.

Tags: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic Ocean, Barter Island, Beaufort Sea, CMHRP, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, Kaktovik, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical habitats and geomorphology, State of Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, topography, Fewer tags

Orthophotomosaic image (natural color) of the north coast of Barter Island, Alaska acquired on September 07 2014 (GeoTIFF image; 11-cm resolution)

Aerial photographs were collected from a small, fixed-wing aircraft over the coast of Barter Island, Alaska on September 07 2014. Precise aircraft position information and structure-from-motion photogrammetric methods were combined to derive a high-resolution orthophotomosaic. This orthophotomosaic contain 3-band, 8-bit, unsigned raster data (red/green/blue; file format-GeoTIFF) with a ground sample distance (GSD) resolution of 11 cm. The file employs Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression. This orthophotomosaic was shifted (registered) to coincide with surveyed ground control points relative to the WGS84 datum.

Tags: Airborne imagery, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic Ocean, Barter Island, Beaufort Sea, All tags... CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Digital aerial imagery, Gridded Data, Kaktovik, Natural color, Orthoimagery, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical habitats and geomorphology, State of Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, aerial images, aerial photography, coastal erosion, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, permafrost, Fewer tags

Digital surface models of the north coast of Barter Island, Alaska acquired on July 01 2014, September 07 2014, and July 05 2015 (GeoTIFF image)

Digital surface elevation models (DSMs) of the coastline of Barter Island, Alaska derived from aerial photographs collected on July 01 2014, September 07 2014, and July 05 2015. Aerial photographs and coincident elevation data were processed using Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetric techniques. These files are single-band, 32-bit floating point DSMs (digital surface models) that represent surface elevations of buildings, vegetation, and uncovered ground surfaces in meters with 23 cm ground sample distance (GSD). The No Data value is set to -32767. The file employs Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression.

Categories: Data; Tags: Airborne high-resolution data, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic Ocean, Barter Island, Bathymetry and elevation, All tags... Beaufort Sea, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Digital surface model, Gridded Data, Kaktovik, North Slope, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Physical habitats and geomorphology, State of Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, coastal erosion, digital elevation model, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, natural agents of coastal change, permafrost, topography, Fewer tags

Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California, September and October 2016

This USGS data release presents data collected during surveys of nearshore bathymetry and beach topography from northern Monterey Bay, California. Survey operations were conducted between September 13 and October 13, 2016 (USGS Field Activity Number 2016-674-FA). Nearshore bathymetry data were collected using a personal watercraft (PWC) and small boat, each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected using an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) equipped with a GNSS receiver and on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. A terrestrial lidar scanner was used to obtain high-resolution topography data along portions of survey...

Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2016

This USGS data release presents data collected during surveys of nearshore bathymetry and beach topography from northern Monterey Bay, California. Survey operations were conducted between March 21 and March 31, 2016 (USGS Field Activity Number 2016-627-FA). Nearshore bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected using an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) equipped with a GNSS receiver and on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. A terrestrial lidar scanner was used to obtain high-resolution topography data along portions of survey area inaccessible...