South San Francisco Bay bathymetry: 1858 to 2005
This data release provides a series of six bathymetric digital elevation models (DEMs) of south San Francisco Bay, CA generated from single-beam hydrographic surveys collected from 1858 to 2005. The DEMs were constructed based upon historical United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and National Ocean Service (NOS) surveys collected in 1858, 1898, 1931, 1956, and 1983 as well as a survey collected by Sea Surveyor, Inc. in 2005. Depth soundings from the pre-1930s surveys were manually digitized and georeferenced while the later surveys were obtained in digital format, and all information compiled into a geographic information system (GIS). Using surface modeling software, the soundings from each survey were supplemented with hand-drawn contours and shorelines obtained from topographic sheets to generate bathymetric DEMs at a horizontal resolution of 25 m for the 2005 survey and 50m for all others. The bathymetric DEMs are provided in GeoTIFF format, vertically referenced to the Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) tidal epoch referenced at the time of data collection.
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| description | This data release provides a series of six bathymetric digital elevation models (DEMs) of south San Francisco Bay, CA generated from single-beam hydrographic surveys collected from 1858 to 2005. The DEMs were constructed based upon historical United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and National Ocean Service (NOS) surveys collected in 1858, 1898, 1931, 1956, and 1983 as well as a survey collected by Sea Surveyor, Inc. in 2005. Depth soundings from the pre-1930s surveys were manually digitized and georeferenced while the later surveys were obtained in digital format, and all information compiled into a geographic information system (GIS). Using surface modeling software, the soundings from each survey were supplemented with hand-drawn contours and shorelines obtained from topographic sheets to generate bathymetric DEMs at a horizontal resolution of 25 m for the 2005 survey and 50m for all others. The bathymetric DEMs are provided in GeoTIFF format, vertically referenced to the Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) tidal epoch referenced at the time of data collection. |
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| modified | 2025-07-30T00:00:00Z |
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| title | South San Francisco Bay bathymetry: 1858 to 2005 |
