Foster City

California

 

 

August  2007

 

 

Funded by:

 

NASA Ames Research Center

Moffett Field, California

 

Project Officer:

Gary Shelton

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Airborne Science Program

 

 

WETMAAP Development Team

 

Catherine M. Lockwood                                Lawrence R. Handley

Co-coordinator                                                Co-coordinator

Professor of Geography                                    Geography

Chadron State College                                      U.S. Geological Survey

 Chadron, Nebraska                                                              National Wetlands Research Center

                                                                         Lafayette, Louisiana

 

Nathan S. Handley                                                 Jean May-Brett

Technical Consultant                                         Education Specialist Consultant

Lafayette, Louisiana                                          Department of Education

                                                                        Baton Rouge Louisiana

 

 

 

 

With the Special Assistance of:

 

Bruce Coffland
Operations Manager
 NASA Ames Research Center
 Moffett Field, California

                                                                                                                     

 Information and materials contributors:

 

Jason Dugas, Johnson Controls World Service Inc.: National Wetlands Research Center:

       Photo interpretation

 

Sunny Brinker, Chadron State College: General organization and

      packaging of materials

 

Karl Koch, Chadron State College: statistics and geographic summary

                                                                               

Kelly Mouton, Johnson Controls World Service Inc., National Wetlands Research Center:

      Mapping

 

Stuart Richards, Chadron State College: statistics and geographic summary

 

Christopher Wells, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center: Photo acquisition

Kimberly Morel, University of Louisiana at Lafayette: compilation and copying of maps and photos

 

Other contributors:

 

Giselle Andersen, Chadron State College: packaging of material

Sunny Brinker, Chadron State College: packaging of material

Crystal Ekberg, Chadron State College: packaging of materials

 

 

Sources of Data Information

 

 
Aerial Photography

       

        1958    Black and White, Foster City, CA: NASA  Ames Research Center

      1985    Color Infrared, Foster City, CA: NASA  Ames Research Center

      2000    Color Infrared, Foster City, CA: NASA  Ames Research Center

      2002    Color Infrared, Moffett Field/Foster City, CA: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands

     

 
Landsat  7 Thematic Mapper Satellite (TM) Images

        2000    Foster City, CA:  USGS EROS Data Center

 

 
Maps

Portions of the following maps were used for site identification, skills and exercises, and wetland analysis:

                   

      1:250,000 scale, 1956/1980 San Francisco, CA   Topographic Quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center                                     

                  1:100,000 scale, 1978 San Francisco, CA,    Topographic Quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Researce Center                                                                                              

      1:24,000 scale, 1997/1993 San Mateo, CA / Redwood City, CA, Topographic Quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center                       

      1:24,000 scale, 1997 Mountain View, CA U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center    

                  Foster City Habitat Map 1958: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

                  Foster City Habitat Map 1985: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

                        Foster City  Habitat Map 2000: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center        

      Foster City 1958 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

      Foster City  1985 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

      Foster City  2000 Land Cover: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

 

 

Foster City Background:       Compiled by Catherine M. Lockwood, Steward Richards, and Karl Koch

 

Skills and Techniques:           Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team

 

Photo Essay:                          Developed by the WETMAAP Development Team