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Tsunami Evacuation Travel Time Map for Del Norte County, CA, 2010, for Bridges Intact and a Slow Walking Speed
The travel time map was generated using the Pedestrian Evacuation Analyst model from the USGS. The travel time analysis uses ESRI's Path Distance tool to find the shortest distance across a cost surface from any point in the hazard zone to a safe zone. This cost analysis considers the direction of movement and assigns a higher cost to steeper slopes, based on a table contained within the model. The analysis also adds in the energy costs of crossing different types of land cover, assuming that less energy is expended walking along a road than walking across a sandy beach. To produce the time map, the evacuation surface output from the model is grouped into 1-minute increments for easier visualization. The times in the attribute table represent the estimated time to travel on foot to the nearest safe zone at the speed designated in the map title. The bridge or nobridge name in the map title identifies whether bridges were represented in the modeling or whether they were removed prior to modeling to estimate the impact on travel times from earthquake-damaged bridges.
Author(s) |
Jeanne M Jones |
Publication Date | 2015 |
Beginning Date of Data | 2015-03-17 |
Ending Date of Data | 2015-03-17 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/F7CC0XWN |
Citation | Jones, J.M., and Wood, N.J., 2015, Tsunami Evacuation Travel Time Map for Del Norte County, CA, 2010, for Bridges Intact and a Slow Walking Speed: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7CC0XWN. |
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Metadata Date | 2020-08-30 |
Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
Citations of these data | Loading https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171053 |
Access | public |
License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
Harvest Date: 2024-01-21T08:22:10.071Z