A data management and visualization framework for community vulnerability to hazards
USGS research in the Western Geographic Science Center has produced several geospatial datasets estimating the time required to evacuate on foot from a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake-generated tsunami in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. These data, created as a result of research performed under the Risk and Vulnerability to Natural Hazards project, are useful for emergency managers and community planners but are not in the best format to serve their needs. This project explored options for formatting and publishing the data for consumption by external partner agencies and the general public.
The project team chose ScienceBase as the publishing platform, both for its ability to convert spatial data into web services and for its designation as an official platform for the public release of USGS data. Because the travel time map datasets are large vector files, the team planned to experiment with different extents, projections, and data resolutions to determine usability for internal use and for use by external partners. For the general public who reside in or near areas exposed to tsunamis and who are not likely to use web services, the project team experimented with Cesium, an innovative new JavaScript 3D mapping package, to create a web mapping application for exploration and visualization of the data.
Principal Investigator : Jeanne M Jones, Kevin D Henry
Co-Investigator : Jeff Peters, Nathan J Wood
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 56d87ebde4b015c306f6cff2)
Tsunami Travel Time Maps for Del Norte and Humboldt Counties, CA, reference year 2010 Tsunami Travel Time Maps for Del Norte and Humboldt Counties, CA, reference year 2010
USGS research in the Western Geographic Science Center has produced several geospatial datasets estimating the time required to evacuate on foot from a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake-generated tsunami in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. These data, created as a result of research performed under the Risk and Vulnerability to Natural Hazards project, are useful for emergency managers and community planners but are not in the best format to serve their needs. This project explored options for formatting and publishing the data for consumption by external partner agencies and the general public.
The project team chose ScienceBase as the publishing platform, both for its ability to convert spatial data into web services and for its designation as an official platform for the public release of USGS data. Because the travel time map datasets are large vector files, the team planned to experiment with different extents, projections, and data resolutions to determine usability for internal use and for use by external partners. For the general public who reside in or near areas exposed to tsunamis and who are not likely to use web services, the project team experimented with Cesium, an innovative new JavaScript 3D mapping package, to create a web mapping application for exploration and visualization of the data.
Principal Investigator : Jeanne M Jones, Kevin D Henry
Co-Investigator : Jeff Peters, Nathan J Wood
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 56d87ebde4b015c306f6cff2)