Mapping Salinity in the South Old River Aaron Cuthbertson, ES, O&M Barry Montoya, Staff ES, O&M.
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Applied Linear Referencing Mapping Salinity in the South Old River
Aaron Cuthbertson, ES, O&MBarry Montoya, Staff ES, O&M
SWRCB has set salinity objectives for the South Delta
South Old River at times exceeds salinity objectives set by SWRCB
The objective of the study is to gain a better understanding of the sources of salinity in the South Old River
Background – Salinity in SOR
Background – Salinity in SOR
Lead Scientist – Barry Montoya
Began doing transects of SOR in 2009
Salinity is typically measured by Electrical Conductivity (EC) – the more conductive a solution is, the saltier. Seawater conducts electricity very well; distilled water conducts very poorly.
Background – Sampling Equip
6 MPH
EC Sensor
GPSDatalogger
Background – Transect route
Background – Lots of Data
Many transects recorded
Under different tidal conditions
During different times of the year
Problem – GPS (XY) Coordinates
How do we compare one transect with another based on GPS coordinates?
How do we compare transect data to fixed features along the river?
Problem – GPS (XY) Coordinates
USS Enterprise GIS
What do we want?
Ability to easily compare different transects based on location of data points
Ability to compare transects to important features on river, such as discharge pipes
Solution: Simplify the data
Simplify the data
How do we convert XY to dist?
Linear Referencing in ArcGIS
Route feature class
route = polyline feature class with an embedded measurement system
In ArcGIS, the term route refers to any linear feature, such as a city street, highway, river, or pipe, that has a unique identifier and a common measurement system along each linear feature.
Create a reference line (route)
Create a reference line (route)
Linear Referencing - process
X Y EC
Route Feature Class
Point Feature class
Locate features
along routes
tool
Distance EC
Event Table