250 million elevation points were collected in May 2004 across a 334 km2 area of South San Francisco Bay. The survey was conducted to support the restoration of 61 km2 of salt ponds to intertidal habitat by the California Coastal Conservancy and partner agencies. This report details the data collection, ground-truthing efforts, and preliminary accuracy assessments.
Use Cases
- Developing wetland restoration strategies based on detailed topographic features
- Tracking morphologic change throughout a restoration process based on elevation data
- Analyzing intricate topographic features of tidal wetlands for environmental modeling
Strengths
- Survey collected more than 250 million elevation points
- Data covers a 334 km2 area extending from south of San Francisco/Oakland airports to Alviso salt ponds
- Report includes ground-truthing efforts and preliminary accuracy assessments
Limitations
- Last updated 2005-05-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- CEOS_EXTRA
- Collection Method
- Topographic lidar survey conducted in May 2004.
- Time Range
- 2004
- Geography
- South San Francisco Bay, from south of San Francisco/Oakland airports to Alviso salt ponds.