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Riparian Sun Map Line
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Summary
Identify locations along the river bank as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade.
Description
Points created along lines representing river banks are categorized as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade based on the aspect of the point in relation to the centerline of the river.
The point were then converted to continuous lines with the same values as the points.
Layer information
| Layer Name | ripariansunmaplines_line |
| Subject Category | Hydrography |
| Title | Riparian Sun Map Line |
| Feature Count | 29097 |
| Feature Type | Line |
| Next Update | As needed |
| Spatial reference | EPSG:2926 |
| Control ID | 2684 |
| Place Keywords | Pacific NW, King County, WA, Washington State |
| Theme Keywords | Hydro, Environment |
| Supplemental Information | None |
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Attribute information
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OBJECTID
From Esri |
Description
Internal feature number. DomainSequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
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RTE_ID
No Source Noted |
Description
The route ID used to create lines for individual streams DomainNot Found |
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Riparian_val
From King County |
Description
Importance for potential shade DomainCritical, High, Medium, Low |
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ORIG_FID
No Source Noted |
Description
Not Found DomainNot Found |
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Shape
From Esri |
Description
Feature geometry. DomainCoordinates defining the features. |
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Shape.STLength()
From SQL Server |
Description
Returns the total length of the elements in a geometry instance. DomainDouble |
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of Use
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
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Links
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| Sharing Status | Public |
Summary
Identify locations along the river bank as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade.
Description
Points created along lines representing river banks are categorized as Critcal, High, Medium, or Low in potenial to provide shade based on the aspect of the point in relation to the centerline of the river.
The point were then converted to continuous lines with the same values as the points.
Contact information
| Maintained by | DNRP - Water and Land Resources |
| Primary |
Harkeerat Kang
Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of use and copyright
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
Change history
| Update 1 |
Right and Left river banks were routed with a unique route ID for each river and bank. A Python script tool was used to do the following: Create points at 50 foot intervals along each bank Find the aspect of each point relatiive to the river centerline Convert aspect to Solar Value Classifiy Solar Value into Critical, High, Medium, or Low Riparian Value. |