Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to content
This is a Non-Federal dataset covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov.

Southern San Andreas Fault from Painted Canyon to Bombay Beach, CA

Metadata Updated: September 10, 2021

This high-resolution topography dataset of the Southern San Andreas Fault (SSAF) includes a point cloud, digital surface model (DSM), and orthomosaic that span ~40 km strike-length of the fault from Painted Canyon south to Bombay Beach, California, USA. The survey width is ~0.5 - 0.7 km, resulting in over 30 km2 area. The point cloud contains 8.2 x 109 points, and the DSM and orthomosaic resolutions are 10 cm and 4 cm, respectively. Field work was completed over 3 ½ days in February, 2020 when 15773 photographs were acquired with small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS). The final dataset was produced using structure-from-motion (SfM) processing of derived aerial photographs with georeferencing primarily from dGNSS onboard the sUAS. Vertical root-mean-square-error (RMSe) of the DSM is 0.040 m based on 155 checkpoints measured with dGNSS and horizontal RMSe is estimated to be 0.023 m based on 28 checkpoints that incorporated markers visible in aerial photographs. Motivations to produce this open dataset include: the high earthquake hazard posed by the SSAF, the broad scientific interest in the area, the excellent ability to resolve the ground surface with SfM techniques due to the very sparse vegetation, and the complement to the existing B4 lidar data collected in 2005. This work also serves as a test-run for rapid response to a future surface-rupturing event, including the potential for repeat surveys to capture afterslip. Use of the dataset should be acknowledged with authorship information and the DOI (see citation section below). For additional information, please contact Michael Bunds (michael.bunds@uvu.edu).

Access & Use Information

Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

Downloads & Resources

Dates

Metadata Date September 3, 2021
Metadata Created Date September 10, 2021
Metadata Updated Date September 10, 2021
Reference Date(s) September 3, 2021 (publication)
Frequency Of Update

Metadata Source

Harvested from OpenTopography CSW

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date September 3, 2021
Metadata Created Date September 10, 2021
Metadata Updated Date September 10, 2021
Reference Date(s) September 3, 2021 (publication)
Responsible Party Southern California Earthquake Center (Originator); null (Originator); Utah Valley University (Originator); Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration (Originator)
Contact Email
Guid OT.092021.32611.1
Access Constraints
Bbox East Long -115.730355925612
Bbox North Lat 33.6228858510183
Bbox South Lat 33.3536656843556
Bbox West Long -116.040271522876
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update
Harvest Object Id e4c5d709-3d98-47c6-9658-4b4c6c5400aa
Harvest Source Id 1017486a-47c7-4139-9ed4-a4d93503679a
Harvest Source Title OpenTopography CSW
Licence
Metadata Language en
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-116.040271523, 33.3536656844], [-115.730355926, 33.3536656844], [-115.730355926, 33.622885851], [-116.040271523, 33.622885851], [-116.040271523, 33.3536656844]]]}
Progress
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System UTM Zone 11N WGS84 Meters [EPSG: 32611]
Spatial Harvester True

Didn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here.