Development of the geomorphological map for Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Principal characteristics and components
Psuty NP, McDermott J, Hudacek W, Gagnon J, Towle M, Robertson W, Spahn A, Patel M, Schmelz W. 2016. Development of the geomorphological map for Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Principal characteristics and components. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2016/1348. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report incorporates the geomorphological map, its philosophical underpinnings, legend descriptions, and the GIS data layers for the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, New York. The theme of the map follows the current scientific organization of geomorphological mapping that includes morphometrics, causative processes, and evolutionary stages. Surface form was interpreted from data sets including recent orthophotos, recent Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data sets, augmented with spatial information on soils and vegetation, and several field visits. The geomorphological features of the site include: 1) topography that was created during the last glaciation; 2) features created by the subsequent modification produced by surface erosion of the ground moraine by surface flow and mass-movement; and 3) coastal forms created by the ambient waves and currents interacting with the margin of the ground moraine to create both erosional and depositional landforms. The geomorphological map and its legend portray the spatial association of these stages of landscape development. The cultural features of SAHI are added to the final map product. The geomorphological map is viewable as a full compilation of all of the data layers as well as user specified combinations of the data. Each of the map layers contained in this report meets the standards of Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) compliant metadata. The full set of organized data layers is available from the National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, PO Box 25287, Denver, Colorado, 80225 or via the Geologic Resources Inventory publications page http://go.nps.gov/gripubs (accessed 22 November 2016).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Psuty, Norbert; McDermott, Jason; Hudacek, William; Gagnon, John; Towle, Michael; Robertson, William; Spahn, Andrea; Patel, Monica; Schmelz, William
- Date of Issue
- 2016-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRD , GRI , NRSS , SAHI
- Keywords
- geomorphology, map, map development, National Park Service, New York, NPS, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, SAHI
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Windblown Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Glacial Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Hillslope Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Coastal/Oceanographic Features and Processes