SF Bay Shore Inventory GIS Data
The San Francisco Bay Shore Inventory: Mapping for Sea Level Rise dataset provides a comprehensive and consistent picture of today’s Bay shore (up to MHHW + 10ft) for all nine Bay Area counties. The mapping captures features which affect flooding and flood routing (e.g., engineered levees, berms, embankments, roads, wetlands, etc.) including accredited and non-accredited structures. This project also identifies features fronted by wetlands and beaches and features that are artificially hardened (e.g., riprap). The dataset was recommended and shaped by local, state, and federal agencies to help inform regional planners of flood vulnerabilities, constraints for adaptation strategies, and where natural features can be maintained or expanded to provide coastal flood protection. Please see project report for a full list and description of dataset attributes.
These data are available in ESRI ArcGIS file geodatabase and Google Earth KMZ format.
Creation Date:
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Last Updated:
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Type of Data:
GIS vector dataset
Programs and Focus Areas:
Environmental Informatics Program
Geographic Information Systems
Resilient Landscapes Program
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The Bay Area Ecosystems and Climate Change Consortium (BAECCC) and UC Berkeley's The Climate Readiness Insitute convened a workshop entitled Responding to Sea Level Rise in the South Bay: Local and Regional Implications of Alternative Future Shoreline Configurations.