The Long Valley Caldera GIS database
By: by M. Battaglia ... [et al.].
Contributors: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Series: Digital data series -- DDS-81; U.S. Geological Survey digital data series -- DDS-81
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Reston, Va.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9780607955606
Subjects: Geodatabases; Geology; Databases; Volcanic hazard analysis; Calderas
Description: Includes geologic, monitoring and topographic datasets related to Long Valley caldera. Contains a scan of the original geologic map by Roy Bailey. Real-time data of the current activity of the caldera (including earthquakes, ground deformation and the release of volcanic gas), information about volcanic hazards and the USGS response plan are available online at the observatory web page: http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov.
Notes: Title from title screen.

Shipping list no.: 2005-0015-E.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available on the Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 3/28/06: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-81/; current access via PURL.

System requirements: IBM-compatible computer running Windows 95 or higher or NT 4.0 or higher with Pentium or equivalent processor. MacIntosh with PowerPC processor. Web browser; ArcInfo or ArcView with Spatial Analyst or an GIS that can import ArcView Shapefiles; Adobe Acrobat Reader (provided). ArcExplorer 2.0 (provided) can be used to view files.
Table of contents: title: Geologic maps: Geologic history, Geologic maps; title: Monitoring data: Seismicity, Gravity, Hydrogeology, CO2 discharge; title: Geodetic data: EDM, GPS, Leveling; title: Topographic data: DEM, DRG, Landsat 7, Rivers, Roads, Water Bodies; title: - GIS Projects: ArcView Project, ArcExplorer Project; title: USGS Fact Sheets: Living with a restless caldera; title: Future eruptions in California's Long Valley area, what's likely?; title: Invisible CO2 gas killing trees in the Mammoth Mountain Area.