Appendix A: Gulf Coast Study GIS Datasets
Table A.1 Datasets
in the geographic information system for the
Gulf Coast
study area.
Excel | CSV
| Elevation/Subsidence |
National Elevation Dataset (NED) for Gulf Coast study area
Lidar for coastal Louisiana
LSRC/NGS Subsidence
Measurement Network for LMRV
(NOAA Tech Report 50) |
| Transportation
Infrastructure |
Pipeline data obtained from the U.S. DOT OPS
National Pipeline Mapping System
Road networks from TIGER data, 2003
Individual State evacuation routes
Railway network from TIGER data
Rail networks (Source: Federal Railroad Administration, 2005)
Amtrak stations (Source: Federal Railroad Administration, 2005)
Fixed guideway transit facilities (Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal
Transit Administration)
Airports (Source: Federal Aviation Administration, 2005)
Ports (Source:
U.S.
Army Corps of
Engineers, 2005)
Intermodal freight terminals (Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2004)
Navigable waterways (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) |
| Imagery and
Topographic Maps |
Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite data
at 90-m resolution
Aerial Photography at 1-m resolution from the
1998 DOQQ
Topographic Maps (DRG) at 1:24,000, 1:100,000,
and 1:250,000 scales |
| Earth Sciences |
Geology at 1:2,000,000 covering the study area
1:500,000 for Louisiana
State Soil Geographic Database (STATSGO) for Gulf Coast study area
Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) in
tabular form available for Gulf Coast study area
National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD)
EcoRegions |
| Hydrology |
National Hydrographic Dataset (NHD)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Q3
flood data
Hydrologic unit watershed coverage of Gulf Coast drainage |
Administrative Geography
and Other Infrastructure
Political boundaries (Source: U.S. Census)
Demographic data (Source: U.S. Census)
Urbanized areas (Source: U.S. Census)
MPO planning boundaries (Source: BTS)
Coastal and hazard planning districts
(Source: FEMA)
Petrochemical and energy resources
(Source: EPA/CENSUS)
Industrial centers (Source: EPA/CENSUS)
Employment centers (Source: CENSUS)
Government/Federal facilities (Source: USGS)
Military bases (Source: MTMCTEA)
Public health, education, service facilities
(Source: CENSUS)
Emergency response and safety facilities
(Source: FEMA)
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