Fault Zones: Santa Cruz County, California, 2015
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile represents fault zones for the County of Santa Cruz, California that are characterized by fractures in the Earth's crust. These zones of fracture are designated by the Seismic Safety Element of the General Plan/Local Coastal Plan and California State-designated Seismic Review Zones. Fault Zones designated for review by the County include the Butano, Sargent, Zayante and Corralitos complexes. State-designated Seismic Review Zones include the San Andreas and portions of the Zayante and Butano complexes. This layer is part of a collection of GIS data created for Santa Cruz County, California.
- Purpose
- The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit falls under the purview of the County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department. The GIS Unit serves all County departments and external customers and provides data on land, features and people of Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz County encompasses 4 cities and approximately 265,000 people. This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
|---|---|
| Form | Shapefile |
| Extent | 4.516 |
| Place | Santa Cruz, California, US |
| Publisher | County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department |
| Date valid | 2015 |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::2227 W 122°16ʹ38ʺ--W 121°35ʹ56ʺ/N 37°15ʹ21ʺ--N 36°53ʹ27ʺW 122°16ʹ25ʺ--W 121°35ʹ56ʺ/N 37°14ʹ57ʺ--N 36°53ʹ57ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | Garcia, Paul |
|---|---|
| Creator | Price, Matt |
Subjects
| Subject | Fault zones |
|---|---|
| Subject | Faults (Geology) |
| Subject | Santa Cruz County (Calif.) |
| Subject | 2015 |
| Subject | Geoscientific Information |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| Supplemental information | GIS Layer Number = 39/ State Fault Zones. Original Mapping Source: State of CA Special Studies Zones 1976; Seismic Safety Element, 1975. Map Used to Convert to GIS: State Special Studies Zones 1992. New Information Acceptable for Updating Maps: Revision of State Special Studies Zones. Parcel Specific Overiding Information: Report by certified geologist. County Fault Zones. Original Mapping Source: Growth Management Environmental Report Seismic Hazards Map ,1977; Seismic Safety Element, 1975. Map Used to Convert to GIS: Source Maps. New Information Acceptable for Updating Maps: General Plan amendment. Parcel Specific Overiding Information: Report by certified engineering geologist. Source maps boundaries were traced or transferred to USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle sheets. Boundaries were then digitized using known control points or intersections of roads for reference. For some sheets, as few as two known control points were available. The boundaries were plotted and reviewed by the County's Advanced Planning staff. |
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| Use limitation | These data were compiled from many different sources; therefore, the accuracy of the individual layers varies significantly, and some layers do not align exactly with others. In the urban areas, data are generally accurate within five to ten feet of their true geographic coordinates, but in the rural areas, data may be accurate to only within three hundred feet. With these limitations, the County of Santa Cruz disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy or correctness of this data. This disclaimer is exclusive and in lieu of any warranties, fitness for particular purpose, and/or any other type of warranty, whether expressed or implied. |
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/px688rj5605 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department. (2015). Fault Zones: Santa Cruz County, California, 2015. Santa Cruz County, California. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/px688rj5605.
Collection
Santa Cruz County, California GIS Maps & Data
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