Climate Impacts - State Ferry Vulnerability Assessment

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Washington State Department Of Transportation (WSDOT), Climate Impacts Vulnerability Assessment Team

Publication_Date: 12/19/2012

Title: Climate Impacts - State Ferry Vulnerability Assessment

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) developed this data set in fulfillment of a grant from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to test a conceptual climate risk assessment model developed for transportation infrastructure. WSDOT applied the model using scenario planning in a series of statewide workshops, using local experts, to create qualitative assessment of climate vulnerability on its assets in each region and mode across Washington. For the purposes of this statewide effort, managed assets were defined as sections of highway or railroad, and whole facilities (Ferry Terminal or Airport). In 2011, fourteen workshops engaged experts across all WSDOT regions, state ferries, rail, and aviation. The outcome of each workshop was a subjective evaluation of asset vulnerability agreed upon by participants. This feature class contains the results for ferries.
This study assumed 100% probability of climate change impacts previously identified in the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group's 2009 assessment. Types of impacts discussed in the workshops with local experts included: temperature changes, increase in extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, fire risk, and high winds. The scientific community's understanding of climate impacts continues to evolve as the models and collective understanding of feedback systems improve. We do not have perfect information about exactly how, when, where, and to what magnitude climate changes will unfold in Washington State.
After reviewing the extreme weather events and other impacts projected for their area, workshop participants defined sections of highway, rail, or specific facilities with consideration of the local geology, natural and constructed drainage and hydrology, elevation, slope, land use and operational maintenance issues. Once defined, each corridor or facility was then ranked for two variables: asset criticality and potential impact. Asset criticality (which was defined by the workshop participants) should not be confused with other measures such as highway functional class.
1) How critical is that site or corridor to overall transportation operations and public safety? The following scale guided the qualitative assessment of criticality: a. 1-3 = Low - facility/corridor with low daily traffic, available alternate routes, not part of the National Highway System b. 4-6 = Medium - facility/corridor has low to medium daily traffic, serves as an alternate route of other state corridors or facilities c. 7-10 = High - facility/corridor is an Interstate or other major highway, is considered a lifeline route or is the sole access to a population center or critical facility.
2) How might potential climate changes impact site or corridor operations? The following scale guided the assessment of climate impacts: a. 1-3 = Low - Reduced Capacity: facility/corridor partially open to use and full operations can be restored within 10 days b. 4-6 = Medium - Temporary Operational Failure: Facility/corridor closed for hours or days. Reopening or repair could be completed within 60 days. c. 7-10 = High - Complete Failure: facility/corridor likely to require major repair or rebuild with closures lasting more than 60 days.
These qualitative rankings for impacts and asset criticality and some general descriptions were captured in spreadsheets that were later used to create GIS layers.
This data is intended for use in statewide or regional planning and to assist in adapting maintenance and engineering policies and practices to protect our transportation infrastructure over the coming decades. The rankings here were based on our knowledge and understanding at the time of the study, and should only be taken as a best professional estimate for considering potential conditions that might put people or infrastructure at risk. Current information about projected climate changes and asset use and condition should always be taken into account, especially as time progresses.

Purpose:

This data provides local experts 'evaluation of a ferry's' vulnerability to extreme weather events and other potential climate change impacts. It is primarily intended for use in transportation planning to ensure that consideration is given for protecting and minimizing damage from such events or conditions. These evaluations were developed in local workshops around the state and they assumed the best available climate change impact information in 2011. This information was developed for WSDOT’s use in identifying climate change vulnerabilities of the state transportation facilities. The workshop data provided here represents a risk assessment based on opinion and expertise of WSDOT staff specific to this exercise. Ground conditions and climate change scenarios will change over time, thus users should validate the implications of this data against the current best available information.

Supplemental_Information:

Climate Impacts Vulnerability Assessment Report: <https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B290651B-24FD-40EC-BEC3-EE5097ED0618/0/WSDOTClimateImpactsVulnerabilityAssessmentforFHWA_120711.pdf>
Lidar data obtained from the Puget Sound Region Council LiDAR Consortium.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20110301

Beginning_Time: unknown

Ending_Date: 20111031

Ending_Time: unknown

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.018037

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.282779

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.608646

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.297144

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: sea level rise (SLR)

Theme_Keyword: criticality

Theme_Keyword: vulnerability

Theme_Keyword: impact

Theme_Keyword: ferry

Theme_Keyword: ferry terminal

Theme_Keyword: climate change

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Washington State

Place_Keyword: WA

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

This data is for planning purposes. It is not suitable for site specific use. WSDOT views this as a vulnerability assessment rather than a traditional risk assessment. Ground conditions and climate change scenarios will change over time, thus users should validate the implications of this data against the current best available information

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WSDOT Project Development Division, Design Office

Contact_Person: Sandy Salisbury

Contact_Position: Roadside and Site Development Manager

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7245

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 360-705-6815

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: salisbs@wsdot.wa.gov

Data_Set_Credit: WSDOT Climate Impacts Vulnerability Assessment Team, 2011

Security_Information:

Security_Handling_Description: For Planning Only. Not suitable for site specific use.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ferry points are from the WSDOT ferry terminals feature class, TransFeatures.BASE.FerryTermPubPriv. WSDOT vulnerability assessment workshop data was compiled in an Excel spreadsheet. The first step in the conversion of the workshop data into GIS data was to format the spreadsheet so it could be used in ArcGIS 10. The spreadsheet was then joined to selected ferry terminals from TransFeatures.BASE.FerryTermPubPriv based on the ferry terminal name, and exported to a new feature class. The data fields are limited to those climate impacts that were discussed in the ferry workshop.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

WSDOT Environmental Services Office, Environmental Information Program

Contact_Person: Tanya Johnson

Contact_Position: GIS/Web Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 47331

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98504

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7497

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: johnsta@wsdot.wa.gov

Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000419

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000419

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Ferries

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADT

Attribute_Definition: average daily traffic at the terminal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CivaFerryID

Attribute_Definition: unique ID added for internal purposes

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: County

Attribute_Definition: The county in which the ferry terminal is located.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CriticalCategory

Attribute_Definition: the criticality category of the asset, based on "Criticality"

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 - 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Low

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4 - 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moderate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7 - 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Criticality

Attribute_Definition:

This number is a measure of the criticality of an asset, in the opinion of the workshop participants. "1" means least critical while "10" means very critical. Routes with high average daily traffic or that serve isolated islands had higher criticality ratings.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Description

Attribute_Definition:

This attribute is from the original WSDOT feature class. A description of the point.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Display

Attribute_Definition:

This attribute is from the original WSDOT feature class. Name of ferry terminal.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Impact2ft

Attribute_Definition:

This number is a measure of the potential impact of climate change scenarios with 2 foot sea level rise, in the opinion of workshop participants.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Impact4ft

Attribute_Definition:

This number is a measure of the potential impact of climate change scenarios with 4 foot sea level rise, in the opinion of workshop participants.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Impact4ftCategory

Attribute_Definition: the impact category of the asset, based on "Impact4ft"

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Impact6ft

Attribute_Definition:

This number is a measure of the potential impact of climate change scenarios with 6 foot sea level rise, in the opinion of workshop participants.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Impact6ftCategory

Attribute_Definition: the impact category of the asset, based on "Impact6ft"

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ImpactCategory

Attribute_Definition: the impact category of the asset, based on "Impact2ft"

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 - 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Low

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4 - 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moderate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7 - 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RelatedTerminal

Attribute_Definition: related ferry terminals along a given route

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RunsPerDayM_F

Attribute_Definition:

number of runs from this terminal per day, Monday through Friday

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SR

Attribute_Definition:

This attribute is from the original WSDOT feature class. The state route associated with the ferry terminal.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology

Contact_Person: Jordyn Mitchell

Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 47430

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98504-7430

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7645

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mitchejo@wsdot.wa.gov

Distribution_Liability:

The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving this data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.

Standard_Order_Process:

Fees: none

Ordering_Instructions:

Download individual data sets from <https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/geodatacatalog/default.htm>

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20140725

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

WSDOT Environmental Services Office, Environmental Information Program

Contact_Person: Elizabeth Lanzer

Contact_Position: Environmental GIS Data Adminstrator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 47331

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98504

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7476

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: elizabeth.lanzer@wsdot.wa.gov

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None.

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None.

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