Map and map database of susceptibility to slope failure by sliding and earthflow in the Oakland area, California
Entry ID: USGS_Map_MF-2385

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Summary
Abstract: Mitigation is superior to post-disaster response in reducing the billions of
dollars in losses resulting from U.S. natural disasters, and information that
predicts the varying likelihood of geologic hazards can help public agencies
improves the necessary decision making on land use and zoning. Accordingly,
this map was created to increase the resistance of one urban area, metropolitan
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Description: Digital database files, files for plotting the maps, PDF map
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 38.0   S: 37.62   E: -122.0   W: -122.38

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Pike, Richard J.; Graymer, Russell W.; Roberts, Sebastian; Kalman, Naomi B.; Sobieszczyk, Steven
Dataset Title: Map and map database of susceptibility to slope failure by sliding and earthflow in the Oakland area, California
Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Dataset Release Date: 2001
Dataset Release Place: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Version: 1.0
Issue Identification: MF-2385
Data Presentation Form: Map
Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/2002/2385/
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 30 meters
Longitude Resolution: 30 meters
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (FEE) and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from FEE or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge FEE and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. FEE or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_ANTHROMESv1

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution Format: GeoTiFF
Fees: 0
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Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-05-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-02-12

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