CSU Monterey Bay: October 4 – 5, 2005 and CSU Long Beach: October 6-7
Purpose and Background
The purpose of this workshop was to bring subject matter experts together from national programs and from the California community for mutual education and discourse on technical practices and applications.
Tidal datums are the basis for establishing "the" shoreline and international, federal, and state sovereign lands and waters, as well as controlling the location and extent of habitat for tidally-sensitive marine flora and fauna. However, the built environment (development) and floodzone determinations, for example, are based on other vertical datum(s). Because tidal datums are relevant (accurate) to only a local area at the shore, determining elevations related to a uniform, widespread, unshifting, geodetic vertical datum, such as North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), allows vertical data for projects to have a common frame of reference at a regional, or even national, scale.
Below are links to the PowerPoint presentations and discussion notes from the Monterey and Long Beach workshops.
Tidal Datum Agenda
Marine Workshop Announcement
CSU Monterey Bay - University Ballroom: October 4 - 5, 2005
Presentations
Welcome / Central Coast Joint Data Committee Overview
Mi Ra Park , GIS Analyst, California Department of Fish and Game; Monterey, CA
Tidal and Geodetic Vertical Datums
Marti Ikehara , California State Geodetic Advisor, NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Geodetic Survey; Sacramento, CA
Tidal Boundaries and Jurisdictions in California
Chuck Karayan , CA PLS, Geolex Surveying, Consulting & Educational Services, Sacramento, CA
VDATUM: Integrating Tidal and Vertical Datums
Jason Woolard , Cartographer. NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Geodetic Survey; Silver Spring, MD
California Segment of National BaseLine
Meredith Westington , Chief Geographer. NOAA, Coast Survey; Silver Spring, MD
Elkhorn Slough Wetland Elevations
Eric Van Dyke , Geographical Ecologist, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve; Watsonville, CA
Elkhorn Sough Ecosystem Management
Eric Van Dyke , Geographical Ecologist, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve; Watsonville, CA
Synthesis & Local Perspectives
David Revell , Doctoral Candidate, University of California Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, CA
Marine Boundaries—Best Practices
David Stein , Spatial Data Analyst and Project Manager, NOAA, Coastal Services Center; Charleston, SC
National Perspectives Panel / California Coastal National Monument Overview
Herrick (Rick) Hanks , Manager, California Coastal National Monument, DOI Bureau of Land Management; Monterey, CA
State and Regional Perspectives Panel / Marine Protected Area Definition Example
John Ugoretz , Nearshore Ecosystem Coordinator/Central Marine Region Manager, California Department of Fish and Game; Monterey, CA
State and Regional Perspectives Panel / California Coastal Commission Overview
Greg Benoit , Assistant GIS Program Manager. California Coastal Commission; Santa Cruz, CA
Round-Table Discussion Notes
CSU Long Beach: October 6, 2005
Presentations
Tidal and Geodetic Vertical Datums
Marti Ikehara , California State Geodetic Advisor, NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Geodetic Survey; Sacramento, CA
VDATUM: Integrating Tidal and Vertical Datums
Jason Woolard , Cartographer. NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Geodetic Survey; Silver Spring, MD
Surfside Colony Land Survey: Historic Tidal Datum, Boundaries, and Accretion
Fred Henstridge , CA PLS ( Professional Land Surveyor) 3258 ,Vice President, Corporate Director of Geospatial Services and GIS, Psomas & Associates; Riverside, CA
California Segment of National BaseLine
Meredith Westington , Chief Geographer. NOAA, Coast Survey; Silver Spring, MD
Relationships between Tidal Height and Species Abundances: Implications for Monitoring Rocky Shores
Dr. Steven Murray , Professor of Marine Biology, Dean of School of Sciences, California State University Fullerton; Fullerton, CA
Synthesis & Local Perspectives
Fred Henstridge , CA PLS ( Professional Land Surveyor) 3258 ,Vice President, Corporate Director of Geospatial Services and GIS, Psomas & Associates; Riverside, CA
Marine Boundaries—Best Practices
David Stein , Spatial Data Analyst and Project Manager, NOAA, Coastal Services Center; Charleston, SC
National Perspectives Panel / California Coastal National Monument Overview
Herrick (Rick) Hanks , Manager, California Coastal National Monument, DOI Bureau of Land Management; Monterey, CA
State and Regional Perspectives Panel / Fish Behavior and Marine Boundaries
Dr. Chris Lowe , Associate Professor, Marine Biology, Director of Shark Lab, California State University Long Beach; Long Beach, CA
State and Regional Perspectives Panel / California Coastal Commission Overview
Jonathan van Coops , Mapping/GIS Program Manager, California Coastal Commission; San Francisco, CA
California Spatial Reference Center Overview
Greg Helmer , CA PLS, California Spatial Reference Center; La Jolla, CA
Round-Table Discussion Notes
Sponsored by: NOAA's National Ocean Service
California Department of Fish and Game
Central Coast Joint Data Committee
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
