Fletcher, C.H.
Grossman, E.E.
Richmond, B.M.
Gibbs, A.E.
2002
kauai_geo - Geologic attributes of the coastal zone of Kauai, Hawaii
1.0
vector digital data
Menlo Park, California
U.S. Geological Survey, CMG
none
http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i2761/kauai.html
Fletcher, C.H.
Grossman, E.E.
Richmond, B.M.
Gibbs, A.E.
2002
Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone
Geologic Investigations Series
I-2761
Menlo Park, California
U.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i2761/
Geologic attributes of the coastal zone of Kauai, Hawaii
The purpose of this dataset is to provide, in digital format, the information included in the technical hazard maps published in the 'Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone' (Fletcher et al., 2002) for use by citizens, scientists, and regulatory agencies.
Data included here were derived from the technical hazard maps published in the 'Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone' (Fletcher et al., 2002) The atlas reports on a program of research that assigns a relative ranking scale to seven natural coastal hazards. The ranking is based on the historical trends and natural factors influencing site vulnerability and hazard intensity in the Hawaiian coastal zone. Information contained within the Atlas is largely based on previous investigations by scientific and engineering researchers and county, state, and federal offices and agencies. The unique aspect of this report is that, to the extent possible, it assimilates prior efforts in documenting Hawaiian coastal hazards and combines existing knowledge into a single comprehensive coastal hazard data set. It is by no means the final word on coastal hazards in Hawaii. Every hazardous phenomenon described, and others such as slope failure and rocky shoreline collapse, need to be more carefully quantified, forecast, and mitigated. The technical hazard maps were constructed for the entire shorelines of the islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Hawaii at a scale of 1:50,000 (1 inch on the map equals approximately 0.8 miles). The technical map series displays the nominal relative intensity (on a ranked scale of 1 to 4, where 4 is most intense; overall hazard assessment is on a ranked scale of 1 to 7, where 7 is most intense) of each of the seven hazards following a set of specific definitions.
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in ESRI format, this metadata file may include some ESRI-specific terminology.
1994
2002
publication date
none planned
-159.81
-159.27
22.23
21.85
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:6b3cff24-eccf-49eb-bbb2-de813bb33997
None
Hawaii
island
coastal
coast
beach
stream
rocky
headland
developed
fringing
barrier
reef
embayed
wetland
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
geoscientificInformation
Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
coast
geological features
geographical features
geomorphology
USGS Thesaurus
land surface characteristics
geomorphology
geology
Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Continental/Island Shore Complex
None
Hawaii
Oahu
Molokai
Lanai
Maui
Kauai
Pacific
Island
Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Hawaii Ecoregion
Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Substrate
none
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 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), University of Hawaii School of Ocean, Earth Science, and Technology (UH-SOEST), State of Hawaii Office of Planning, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as the collective sources of this information.
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
mailing and physical
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060-5792
US
831-427-4747
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
ArcView version 3.2
All attributes created during the creation process were verified by displaying the lines in both the database and the spatial coverage, but no formal tests were performed.
These data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed. Line geometry is topologically clean.
none
A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted.
A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data set has not been conducted.
State of Hawaii, Office of Planning
199706
Coastline
1.0
map
Honolulu, Hawaii
State of Hawaii, Office of Planning
none
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/
coastline
199706
publication date
none
na
The original data used to create this shapefile was converted to an ARCVIEW polyline shapefile from an ARC/INFO .e00 coverage of the Hawaiian Islands distributed by the State of Hawaii via the web. The line file was subset into separate lines for each island, and the topology was then "cleaned up" using an ESRI sample script. The line was then dynamically segmented according to the existing coastal hazard atlas.
coastline
2002
none
Bruce Richmond
USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Geologist
mailing and physical address
2885 Mission St.
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
USA
831-427-4731
brichmond@usgs.gov
Metadata changes: updated online linkages in Citation Information; added Standard Order Process to Distribution Information.
20160615
U.S. Geological Survey
Alan O. Allwardt
Contractor -- Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-460-7551
831-427-4748
aallwardt@usgs.gov
Metadata changes: Originator name (Richmond, B.M.) corrected in Larger Work Citation Information; Keywords section optimized for discovery in USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Data Catalog.
20170125
U.S. Geological Survey
Alan O. Allwardt
Contractor -- Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-460-7551
831-427-4748
aallwardt@usgs.gov
Added keywords from Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) to metadata.
20180426
U.S. Geological Survey
Alan O. Allwardt
Contractor -- Information Specialist
mailing and physical address
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-460-7551
831-427-4748
aallwardt@usgs.gov
General edits were made to metadata file to bring it up to current PCMSC standards. Typos were corrected; originator tag in citation was changed from USGS to specific people; xml coding of attributes were refined; Point of Contact and Metadata Contact were changed to static PCMSC contact information; statements of access, use, and liability were updated. No data or data information were changed.
20191127
Susan A Cochran
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
mailing and physical
2885 Mission St.
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
United States
831-460-7545
scochran@usgs.gov
Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed.
20201019
U.S. Geological Survey
VeeAnn A. Cross
Marine Geologist
Mailing and Physical
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2251
508-457-2310
vatnipp@usgs.gov
Vector
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Universal Transverse Mercator
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500000.000000
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Coordinate pair
0.1
0.1
Decimal seconds
North
Assumed
Meters
North American Datum of 1983
Geodetic Reference System 80 (GRS 80)
6378137.0000000
298.26
.dbf (table)
attribute information for shapefiles are contained in tables, or spreadsheets, in .dbf format
operator
Shape
the type of shapefile
Arcview
PolylineM
Arcview
From
point where measured polyline begins
dynamic segmentation extention
0.0000
191969.8354
meters
To
point where measured polyline ends
dynamic segmentation extention
0.0000
191969.8354
meters
Geology
Description of primary geologic feature(s) found along the stretch of coast
Fletcher et al., 2002
Geology--Primary feature
'Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone' (Fletcher et al., 2002)
Developed
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized as being developed
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
Headland
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized as a headland
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
Stream
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized as a stream
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
Rocky
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized as being rocky
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
Beach
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized as being a beach
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
Geology 2
Description of secondary geologic feature(s) found along the stretch of coast
Fletcher et al., 2002
Geology--Secondary feature
'Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone' (Fletcher et al., 2002)
fr. reef
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized by a fringing reef
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
wetland
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized by a wetland
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
em. coast
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized by an embayed coast
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
br. reef
indicates with a yes or no if the stretch of coast is characterized by a barrier reef
operator
Y, Yes; N, No
island
indicates the island being assessed
operator
kauai
operator
A measured polyline (PolylineM), containing the geology attribute information for the coastline of Kauai.
producer
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Bruce Richmond
Geologist
mailing and physical address
2885 Mission St.
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
USA
831-427-4731
brichmond@usgs.gov
downloadable over the internet
Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials.
Shapefile
1.0
Geology layer
unzip
http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i2761/kauai/kauai_geo.zip
none
20201019
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
mailing and physical
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060-5792
US
831-427-4747
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998