Puerto Rico Research Topics Discussed at the USGS Natural Hazards Internal Meeting

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Title:
Puerto Rico Research Topics Discussed at the USGS Natural Hazards Internal Meeting
Abstract:
Underserved communities, especially those in coastal areas in Puerto Rico, face significant threats from natural hazards such as hurricanes and rising sea levels. Limited funding hinders the investment in costly mitigation measures, increasing exposure to natural disasters. Providing coastal resources and data products through effective communication mechanisms is fundamental to improving the well-being of these underserved coastal communities. The overall objectives of the pilot effort to engage and connect with underrepresented coastal communities in Puerto Rico were the following: (1) compile a comprehensive database of the projects and resources relevant to natural hazards in Puerto Rico; (2) foster connections with Puerto Rican interested parties to better understand their priorities regarding coastal hazards and provide them with pertinent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) resources; and (3) identify knowledge gaps to guide future USGS projects in Puerto Rico. To address these objectives, the research team held a virtual internal meeting amongst USGS colleagues (organized with a professional facilitator) to identify and gather information on existing USGS data, knowledge, and tools available for natural hazards and resources in Puerto Rico. The goals of the meeting were to: (1) exchange knowledge among colleagues, (2) broaden the network of participants, (3) foster potential collaborative relationships with researchers engaged in USGS hazards projects in Puerto Rico, and (4) document all the research taking place in Puerto Rico related to natural hazards and resources. The result was a database of USGS natural hazards projects being conducted or recently completed in Puerto Rico. For further information about this data, refer to the associated journal article (Torres-García and others, 2024).
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Vargas-Babilonia, Priscila, Valdes-Calderon, Krystallia, Kotowicz, Dawn M., and Torres-Garcia, Legna M., 20241203, Puerto Rico Research Topics Discussed at the USGS Natural Hazards Internal Meeting:.

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Vargas-Babilonia, Priscila, Kotowicz, Dawn M., Torres-Garcia, Legna M., and Valdes-Calderon, Krystallia, 20241203, Datasets to Inform Participatory Engagement to Reduce Communication Gaps in Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey data release doi:10.5066/P1DREUMZ, U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.998751
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.168503
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.568002
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.831509
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 17-May-2021
    Ending_Date: 17-May-2021
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    USGSInternalMeeting_Poll
    Excel table (.xlsx) and comma-separated values (.csv) files summarizing the poll given during the virtual internal meeting between USGS colleagues. (Source: USGS)
    Question
    Questions posed to USGS colleagues during the discussion portion of the virtual internal meeting. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    Were you previously aware of any other hazard projects being conducted in Puerto Rico by USGS?The first question posed in the poll. Responses were either ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
    Are you planning to include stakeholder engagement as part of your project?The second question posed in the poll. Responses were either ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
    Yes
    Number of ‘Yes’ responses to either of the two questions asked in the poll. (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:18
    Maximum:21
    No
    Number of ‘No’ responses to either of the two questions asked in the poll. (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:4
    Maximum:7
    USGSInternalMeeting_LightningTalks
    Excel table (.xlsx) and comma-separated values (.csv) files summarizing the five lightning talks given during the virtual internal meeting between USGS colleagues. (Source: USGS)
    Lightning Talk
    Number assigned to the lightning talk. (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:5
    Mission Area
    The USGS mission area to which the lightning talk presenter belongs. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    Natural HazardsNatural Hazards Mission Area. Relates to lightning talks numbers 1, 2, and 3.
    EcosystemsEcosystems Mission Area. Relates to lightning talk number 4.
    Water ResourcesWater Resources Mission Area. Relates to lightning talk number 5.
    Program
    The USGS program to which the lightning talk presenter belongs. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    Coastal and Marine Hazards and ResourcesCoastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program. Part of the Natural Hazards Mission Area.
    Landslide HazardsLandslide Hazards Program. Part of the Natural Hazards Mission Area.
    Earthquake HazardsEarthquake Hazards Program. Part of the Natural Hazards Mission Area.
    Water ScienceWater Science Program. Part of the Water Resources Mission Area.
    Topics
    Topics covered during the five lightning talks given during the virtual internal meeting between USGS colleagues. (Source: USGS) Topics range from coastal, landslide, earthquake, environmental, and water resources.
    USGSInternalMeeting_Discussion
    Excel table (.xlsx) and comma-separated values (.csv) files of the question and answers during the discussion portion of the virtual internal meeting between USGS colleagues. (Source: USGS)
    Question
    Questions posed to USGS colleagues during the discussion portion of the virtual internal meeting. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    What stood out for you about the talks?The first question posed at the virtual internal meeting.
    Based on the presentations, are you hopeful or concerned?The second question posed at the virtual internal meeting.
    How can we improve communication among projects across programs?The third question posed at the virtual internal meeting.
    Which topics would you like to investigate next in PR if you had additional funds?The fourth question posed at the virtual internal meeting.
    Answer
    Responses relating to the questions posed during the virtual internal meeting. (Source: USGS) Open-ended responses from USGS colleagues correlating to one of the four questions posed during the virtual internal meeting.

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Priscila Vargas-Babilonia
    • Krystallia Valdes-Calderon
    • Dawn M. Kotowicz
    • Legna M. Torres-Garcia
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
    600 4th St S
    St Petersburg, FL

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

This data release summarizes the topics discussed at the USGS internal meeting regarding natural hazard research in Puerto Rico.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 2021 (process 1 of 1)
    A virtual meeting was held amongst USGS colleagues via Zoom on May 17, 2021, to compile a comprehensive database of USGS projects and resources relevant to natural hazards in Puerto Rico. A poll was conducted regarding research projects in Puerto Rico and stakeholder engagement. Scientists from different USGS Mission Areas and Programs that had been involved in projects in Puerto Rico were invited to present a lightning talk of their research and attend a guided discussion. The purpose of the discussion was to obtain feedback and suggestions for future USGS projects. The results from the poll, the list of lightning talks, and the main discussion points were tabulated in Excel and are included in this data release. Identifying information has been removed from all data files to protect confidentiality in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. Person who carried out this activity:
    Legna Torres-Garcia
    U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Research Physical Scientist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    727-502-8105 (voice)
    ltorresgarcia@usgs.gov
    Data sources produced in this process:
    • USGSInternalMeeting_Poll
    • USGSInternalMeeting_LightningTalks
    • USGSInternalMeeting_Discussion
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Torres García, L.M., Valdés Pizzini, M., Valdés Calderón, K., Frank-Gilchrist, D., Kotowicz, D.M., Maldonado González, E., and Vargas Babilonia, P., 20241214, Participatory engagement to reduce communication gaps: Natural Hazards Volume 120, Issue 15, Springer, Online.

    Online Links:

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.

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Access_Constraints None. There are no access constraints associated with this data.
Use_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 of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
    600 4th St S
    St. Petersburg, FL

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? USGSInternalMeeting_Poll.csv, USGSInternalMeeting_Poll.xlsx, USGSInternalMeeting_LightningTalks.csv, USGSInternalMeeting_LightningTalks.xlsx, USGSInternalMeeting_Discussion.csv, USGSInternalMeeting_Discussion.xlsx
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    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. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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Dates:
Last modified: 17-Dec-2024
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
600 4th St S
St. Petersburg, FL

727-502-8000 (voice)
gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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