Liquefaction Hazard Zones: Santa Clara County, California, 2015

Description:

This polygon shapefile depicts liquefaction hazard zones applicable to the unincorporated areas of the County of Santa Clara, California.. According to the United States Geological Survey, liquefaction is the ability of materials, such as clay, sand and gravel, to momentarily lose their ability to support surface structures, including roads, in the event of an earthquake. This layer is part of a collection of GIS data for Santa Clara County, California. The Santa Clara County Planning Office is part of the Department of Planning and Development. Their primary function is to plan and regulate land use and development within the unincorporated portions of Santa Clara County. Other responsibilities include policy analysis, GIS services, research and technical assistance relating to land use, housing, environmental protection, historic preservation and demographics. The Geographic Information Services Department has taken on all those activities related to GIS data and GIS process and procedures that cross organizational boundaries. Santa Clara County encompasses 15 cities and approximately 1.7 million people. This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data. Santa Clara County, California. Planning Office. (2015). Liquefaction Hazard Zones: Santa Clara County, California, 2015. Santa Clara County, Calif. Planning Office. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/vq552yp9362. There are no Use Constraints. The user must be familiar with GIS software and web maps to use these data. No support on the use of software or webmaps is provided. All information provided herein by the Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development (SCCDPD) is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a legal contract between the SCCDPD and any person or entity. Information on the website is subject to change without prior notice. Although every reasonable effort is made to present current and accurate information, the SCCDPD makes no guarantees of any kind.The SCCDPD, its employees, officers, content providers, affiliates or other representatives are not liable for damages of any kind (including, without limitation, lost profits, direct, indirect, compensatory, consequential, exemplary, special, incidental, or punitive damages) arising out of your useof, your inability to use, or the performance of this website or the content whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/vq552yp9362

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/vq552yp9362

Language:

English

Creator:

Santa Clara County (Calif.). Planning Office

Publisher:

Santa Clara County (Calif.). Planning Office

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Subject:

Unincorporated areas, Hazard mitigation, Earthquake hazard analysis, Soil liquefaction, and Geoscientific Information

Temporal Coverage:

2015

Date Issued:

2015

Spatial Coverage:

Santa Clara County (Calif.)

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile