47857
Shallow benthic habitats of San Francisco Bay, California CMECS Geodatabase
ca_sfb11-Geodatabase_Metadata
Data Set
Published / External
37225
Benthic
Project
Completed
2015
This dataset has been developed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (OCM) as a collaborative and cooperative project with the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) on behalf of the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) to collect and delineate habitat data in the San Francisco Bay area. Data is intended for use in coastal management decision making, including applications such as sea level rise. The mission of the Center is to support the environmental, social, and economic well-being of the coast by linking people, information, and technology.
Original contact information:
Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Phone: (843)740-1202
Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov
San Francisco Bay is the largest estuary in California and represents a significant resource for the Central California region. This dataset is intended to support the local coastal zone managers in their decision-making processes. These data will assist with the subtidal habitat goals for the long-term management of the bay.
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The primary project area is the San Francisco Bay area. The total area is estimated to cover approximately 930 sq mi of intertidal and subtidal lands. The area for which habitat delineations was required ranges from the upper limit of the intertidal zone to the point at which an image signature of the bottom is no longer visible due to depth or turbidity. In the San Francisco Bay system this depth is generally approximately -2 meters. This file geodatabase contains three feature layers corresponding to the CMECS 2012 Geoform, Substrate, and Biotic components. These layers were extracted by OCM from a single benthic habitat shapefile and share spatial geometry. No polygon boundaries were changed during this extraction process; however, polygons without geoform, substrate, or biotic information were removed from the respective feature layers. Each feature layer has its own metadata record describing the attributes, and data development methods associated with it.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
Theme
CMECS
Theme
Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard
Theme
algae
Theme
benthic habitat
Theme
eelgrass
Theme
marsh
Theme
seagrass
Theme
sediment
Theme
submerged aquatic vegetation
Spatial
California
Spatial
San Francisco
Spatial
San Francisco Bay
Office for Coastal Management
Charleston
SC
Data Set
As Needed
NOAA is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of this data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply the data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. NOAA provides no warranty,nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete,incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. Much of the data is based on and maintained with ARC/GIS software developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). In addition, much of the information presented uses conventions and terms popularized by ARC/GIS and its user community. NOAA in no way represents the interests of ESRI, nor acts as agents for them.
Data Steward
2015
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Distributor
2015
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2015
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Point of Contact
2015
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Ground Condition
-122.531409
-121.802459
38.253577
37.412059
Range
2010-08-26
2011-08-23
Unclassified
None
Acknowledgment of Dewberry would be appreciated in products derived from this data.
ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Benthic_Cover_Data/CA_SanFranciscoBay.zip
Bulk Download
FTP download of data files.
https://coast.noaa.gov/data/Images/Collections/BenthicCover_thumbnail.jpg
Browse Graphic
Browse Graphic
JPEG
Sample of benthic cover data
http://www.cmecscatalog.org/
CMECS Catalog
Online Resource
Searchable online catalog of CMECS units, descriptions, and source references
https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/
NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Digital Coast Data section
Online Resource
The website provides not only coastal data, but also the tools, training, and information needed to make these data truly useful. Content comes from many sources, all of which are vetted by NOAA.
https://iocm.noaa.gov/cmecs
CMECS Home Page
Online Resource
Information and resources on the CMECS standard and how to apply it
2017-03-30
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.
2017-11-14
Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.
2018-04-11
Partial upload to move data access FTP links to Distribution Info and remove broken URLs.
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47857
Anne Ball
2017-11-14T12:57:14
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:09:28
2018-04-11
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
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Public
No
2018-04-11
1 Year
2019-04-11