California State Waters Map Series--Offshore of Refugio Beach Web Services

In 2007, the California Ocean Protection Council initiated the California Seafloor Mapping Program (CSMP), designed to create a comprehensive seafloor map of high-resolution bathymetry, marine benthic habitats, and geology within California’s State Waters. The program supports a large number of coastal-zone- and ocean-management issues, including the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2008), which requires information about the distribution of ecosystems as part of the design and proposal process for the establishment of Marine Protected Areas. A focus of CSMP is to map California’s State Waters with consistent methods at a consistent scale. The CSMP approach is to create highly detailed seafloor maps through collection, integration, interpretation, and visualization of swath sonar data (the undersea equivalent of satellite remote-sensing data in terrestrial mapping), acoustic backscatter, seafloor video, seafloor photography, high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles, and bottom-sediment sampling data. The map products display seafloor morphology and character, identify potential marine benthic habitats, and illustrate both the surficial seafloor geology and shallow (to about 100 m) subsurface geology. It is emphasized that the more interpretive habitat and geology data rely on the integration of multiple, new high-resolution datasets and that mapping at small scales would not be possible without such data. This approach and CSMP planning is based in part on recommendations of the Marine Mapping Planning Workshop (Kvitek and others, 2006), attended by coastal and marine managers and scientists from around the state. That workshop established geographic priorities for a coastal mapping project and identified the need for coverage of “lands” from the shore strand line (defined as Mean Higher High Water; MHHW) out to the 3-nautical-mile (5.6-km) limit of California’s State Waters. Unfortunately, surveying the zone from MHHW out to 10-m water depth is not consistently possible using ship-based surveying methods, owing to sea state (for example, waves, wind, or currents), kelp coverage, and shallow rock outcrops. Accordingly, some of the data presented in this series commonly do not cover the zone from the shore out to 10-m depth. This data is part of a series of online U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) publications, each of which includes several map sheets, some explanatory text, and a descriptive pamphlet. Each map sheet is published as a PDF file. Geographic information system (GIS) files that contain both ESRI ArcGIS raster grids (for example, bathymetry, seafloor character) and geotiffs (for example, shaded relief) are also included for each publication. For those who do not own the full suite of ESRI GIS and mapping software, the data can be read using ESRI ArcReader, a free viewer that is available at http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcreader/index.html (last accessed September 20, 2013). The California Seafloor Mapping Program is a collaborative venture between numerous different federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector. CSMP partners include the California Coastal Conservancy, the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Geological Survey, California State University at Monterey Bay’s Seafloor Mapping Lab, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Center for Habitat Studies, Fugro Pelagos, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, including National Ocean Service–Office of Coast Surveys, National Marine Sanctuaries, and National Marine Fisheries Service), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey. These web services for the Offshore of Refugio Beach map area includes data layers that are associated to GIS and map sheets available from the USGS CSMP web page at https://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/mapping/csmp/index.html. Each published CSMP map area includes a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files; map sheets that contain explanatory text; and an associated descriptive pamphlet. This web service represents the available data layers for this map area. Data was combined from different sonar surveys to generate a comprehensive high-resolution bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter coverage of the map area. These data reveal a range of physiographic including exposed bedrock outcrops, large fields of sand waves, as well as many human impacts on the seafloor. To validate geological and biological interpretations of the sonar data, the U.S. Geological Survey towed a camera sled over specific offshore locations, collecting both video and photographic imagery; these “ground-truth” surveying data are available from the CSMP Video and Photograph Portal at http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7J1015K. The “seafloor character” data layer shows classifications of the seafloor on the basis of depth, slope, rugosity (ruggedness), and backscatter intensity and which is further informed by the ground-truth-survey imagery. The “potential habitats” polygons are delineated on the basis of substrate type, geomorphology, seafloor process, or other attributes that may provide a habitat for a specific species or assemblage of organisms. Representative seismic-reflection profile data from the map area is also include and provides information on the subsurface stratigraphy and structure of the map area. The distribution and thickness of young sediment (deposited over the past about 21,000 years, during the most recent sea-level rise) is interpreted on the basis of the seismic-reflection data. The geologic polygons merge onshore geologic mapping (compiled from existing maps by the California Geological Survey) and new offshore geologic mapping that is based on integration of high-resolution bathymetry and backscatter imagery seafloor-sediment and rock samplesdigital camera and video imagery, and high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles. The information provided by the map sheets, pamphlet, and data catalog has a broad range of applications. High-resolution bathymetry, acoustic backscatter, ground-truth-surveying imagery, and habitat mapping all contribute to habitat characterization and ecosystem-based management by providing essential data for delineation of marine protected areas and ecosystem restoration. Many of the maps provide high-resolution baselines that will be critical for monitoring environmental change associated with climate change, coastal development, or other forcings. High-resolution bathymetry is a critical component for modeling coastal flooding caused by storms and tsunamis, as well as inundation associated with longer term sea-level rise. Seismic-reflection and bathymetric data help characterize earthquake and tsunami sources, critical for natural-hazard assessments of coastal zones. Information on sediment distribution and thickness is essential to the understanding of local and regional sediment transport, as well as the development of regional sediment-management plans. In addition, siting of any new offshore infrastructure (for example, pipelines, cables, or renewable-energy facilities) will depend on high-resolution mapping. Finally, this mapping will both stimulate and enable new scientific research and also raise public awareness of, and education about, coastal environments and issues. Web services were created using an ArcGIS service definition file. The ArcGIS REST service and OGC WMS service include all Offshore of Refugio Beach map area data layers. Data layers are symbolized as shown on the associated map sheets.2007年，加州海洋保护委员会（California Ocean Protection Council）发起加州海底测绘计划（California Seafloor Mapping Program, CSMP），旨在绘制加州州管海域内涵盖高分辨率海底测深、海洋底栖生境与地质特征的综合性海底地图。该计划支撑大量海岸带与海洋管理议题，包括《加州海洋生物保护法》（California Marine Life Protection Act, MLPA）（加州鱼类与野生动物部，2008年）——该法案要求将生态系统分布信息纳入海洋保护区（Marine Protected Areas, MPAs）设立的设计与提案流程。CSMP的核心目标之一，是以统一方法与统一尺度完成加州州管海域的海底测绘。 CSMP的实施路径为：通过采集、整合、解译与可视化条带声呐数据（陆地测绘中卫星遥感数据的海底等效形式）、声学背散射数据、海底视频、海底摄影、高分辨率地震反射剖面以及海底沉积物采样数据，生成高精度海底地图。所产出的地图产品可展示海底地貌与特征，识别潜在海洋底栖生境，并直观呈现表层海底地质与浅层（约100米以浅）地下地质。需要强调的是，更具解译价值的生境与地质数据依赖多组新型高分辨率数据集的整合，若无此类数据，小尺度测绘将无法实现。 该实施路径与CSMP规划部分参考了海洋测绘规划研讨会（Kvitek等人，2006年）的建议，来自全州各地的海岸与海洋管理者及科学家参与了此次研讨会。研讨会确立了海岸测绘项目的地理优先级，并明确需覆盖从岸线（定义为平均高高潮位，MHHW）延伸至加州州管海域3海里（5.6公里）界限的近岸区域。遗憾的是，受海况（如波浪、风力或洋流）、海藻覆盖以及浅海岩石露头的限制，采用船载测绘方法无法始终完成从岸线至10米水深区域的测绘。因此，本系列部分数据通常无法覆盖从岸线至10米水深的区域。 本数据集属于美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey, USGS）在线出版物系列的一部分，每篇出版物包含多幅地图图幅、若干说明性文本与一份描述性小册子。每幅地图图幅均以PDF文件形式发布。每份出版物还附带地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）文件，包含ESRI ArcGIS栅格网格（如测深数据、海底特征数据）与GeoTIFF文件（如阴影浮雕图）。对于未配备全套ESRI GIS与测绘软件的用户，可通过ESRI ArcReader（一款免费阅读器，下载地址为http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcreader/index.html，最后访问时间为2013年9月20日）读取此类数据。 加州海底测绘计划是由众多联邦与州级机构、学术界及私营部门共同开展的合作项目。CSMP的合作方包括：加州海岸保护区委员会、加州海洋保护委员会、加州鱼类与野生动物部、加州地质调查局、加州州立大学蒙特雷湾分校海底测绘实验室、莫斯兰丁海洋实验室栖息地研究中心、Fugro Pelagos公司、太平洋天然气和电力公司、美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA，包含国家海洋服务局-海岸测绘办公室、国家海洋保护区办公室与国家海洋渔业局）、美国陆军工程兵团、海洋能源管理局、国家公园管理局以及美国地质调查局。 本次雷富吉海滩外海域地图区域的网络服务包含与USGS CSMP官网（https://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/mapping/csmp/index.html）可获取的GIS与地图图幅相关联的数据图层。 每幅已发布的CSMP地图区域均附带GIS文件数据目录、含说明性文本的地图图幅以及配套描述性小册子。本网络服务即代表该地图区域的可用数据图层。研究人员整合了不同声呐勘测数据，以生成该地图区域的综合性高分辨率测深与声学背散射覆盖图。这些数据揭示了多种地貌特征，包括裸露的基岩露头、大片沙波群，以及诸多人类对海底的影响。为验证声呐数据的地质与生物学解译结果，美国地质调查局在特定近海区域拖曳摄像雪橇，采集了视频与摄影图像；这些“地面验证”（ground-truth）勘测数据可从CSMP视频与影像门户获取（http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7J1015K）。“海底特征”数据图层基于水深、坡度、地形粗糙度以及背散射强度对海底进行分类，并通过地面验证勘测图像进一步优化分类结果。“潜在生境”多边形图层基于基质类型、地貌、海底过程或其他可为特定物种或生物群落提供栖息地的属性进行划定。本区域还提供典型地震反射剖面数据，可用于揭示该区域的地下地层与构造。基于地震反射数据，研究人员解译了年轻沉积物（约2.1万年前末次海平面上升时期沉积的沉积物）的分布与厚度。地质多边形图层整合了陆上地质测绘（由加州地质调查局基于现有地图汇编）与基于高分辨率测深、背散射影像、海底沉积物与岩石样本、数码相机与视频影像以及高分辨率地震反射剖面的新型海上地质测绘结果。 地图图幅、小册子与数据目录提供的信息应用场景广泛。高分辨率测深数据、声学背散射数据、地面验证勘测影像与生境测绘数据均可为海洋保护区划定与生态系统修复提供关键数据，助力生境表征与基于生态系统的管理。许多地图提供了高分辨率基线数据，这对于监测气候变化、海岸开发或其他驱动因素引发的环境变化至关重要。高分辨率测深数据是模拟风暴与海啸引发的海岸洪水，以及长期海平面上升相关淹没情况的关键组成部分。地震反射与测深数据有助于表征地震与海啸震源，对海岸带的自然灾害评估具有重要意义。沉积物分布与厚度信息对于理解局地与区域沉积物运移，以及制定区域沉积物管理计划至关重要。此外，任何新型海上基础设施（如管道、电缆或可再生能源设施）的选址都依赖高分辨率测绘成果。最后，此类测绘工作既将推动并支持全新的科学研究，也将提升公众对海岸环境与相关议题的认知与教育水平。 本网络服务基于ArcGIS服务定义文件创建。ArcGIS REST服务与开放地理空间联盟Web地图服务（Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service, OGC WMS）包含雷富吉海滩外海域地图区域的所有数据图层。数据图层的符号化方式与配套地图图幅一致。