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    Shoreline Vulnerability Index (BCDC, 2021)

    Metadata Updated: July 24, 2025

    This San Francisco Bay Shoreline Vulnerability Index (Index) is a measure of shoreline vulnerability to erosion and/or overtopping due to extreme tides, waves, storm surges, and sea level rise. The Index gives a comprehensive look at how different sections of the Bay respond to storm surge, erosion from waves, and sea level rise. It ranks each shoreline segment’s vulnerability to impacts such as erosion and overtopping relative to other types of shoreline by by scoring characteristics that affect shoreline vulnerability. The Shoreline Vulnerability Index (SVI) uses the following 6 characteristics to determine shoreline vulnerability for the primary shoreline protection, which is the first elevated shoreline from the Bay. These characteristics are weighted in their importance towards shoreline vulnerability to flooding. Shoreline Vulnerability Characteristics1. Vulnerability of shoreline type to flooding and sea level rise2. Adaptability to sea level rise by shoreline type3. Presence of fortification4. Presence of frontage and/or secondary shoreline protection5. Elevation6. Wave energyFor more information visit the following links:ArcGIS Story Map: https://bcdc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=a90eb7b4eb7249809505e8d940bb2419 Methodology Document: https://www.adaptingtorisingtides.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ShorelineVulnerabilityIndex_Methodology_2021.pdf GitHub: https://github.com/BCDC-GIS/shoreline-vulnerability-indexFor more information, please contact GIS@bcdc.ca.gov.

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    Metadata Created Date August 25, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025

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    Harvested from State of California

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date August 25, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025
    Publisher San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
    Maintainer
    Identifier 1bb3989f-57ac-4181-970a-7abb4f9a07b9
    Data First Published 2021-02-01T18:42:08.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2021-07-21T20:27:08.230Z
    Category Natural Resources
    Public Access Level public
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    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    License http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1c8fdfdbc39abab9d7ebce09f46574918494114190db932df6498ceb25035e34
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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