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Database Title

12.2.4 Environment Bay of Plenty Coastal Processes

Keywords
Type1.
Type 11.
Coastal processes
Bay of Plenty
Abstract This is the Council's data on changes in sandy beach (coastline)accretion/erosion for permanent profiles at 53 sites from Waihi Beach in the north-west to Opape in the east.
Geographical Coverage Bay of Plenty Region
Dataset start date. Comprehensive from 1990, ad hoc from 1978.
Dataset end date. In progress
Status/currency. Current
Update frequency. Annual for all sites, quarterly for 14 "risk sites"
Maintenance. Environment Bay of Plenty

 

Technical Evaluation

 
Parameters- what is measured Beach profile
Parameters- what is calculated Beach volume
Methods used to measure parameters Total station survey.
Scale of use. 1:10 (centimetre accuracy)
Number of records Unknown
GIS compatibility. Spatially referenced
Available formats for users. Output to Excel etc.
Access constraints. Unknown
Measurement Accuracy Centimetre accuracy
Completeness of dataset All captured data quality assured and available.
Positional accuracy Centimetre accuracy
Database steward Environment Bay of Plenty
Database custodian Environment Bay of Plenty
Database custodian contact person Scientific:Dougal Gordon
Technical: Mark Stringfellow.
Database custodian Contact
Address
Phone
Fax
Email
PO Box 364
Whakatane
0800 368 267
+64 7 307 2544
marks@envbop.govt.nz
References -
Date metadata record prepared. June 2000
Author of metadata record. Victoria Froude / Stephen Park

 

Management Evaluation

 
Original purpose. To address Environment BOP's responsibilities under RMA to monitor the state of the environment. The parameters measured are considered sufficiently sensitive to use for long term monitoring to identify the effectiveness or otherwise of plan policy and implementation.
Relationships with classification systems. N/A
Relationships with other databases N/A
Database uses? Environment B O P, NIWA, Consultants, District Councils
Public awareness of the database Regular reporting of monitoring results publicised with copies to District and School libraries
Database strengths. Comprehensive
Database limitations. Short history of data capture in comparison to long term trend cycles.

 

What are the Current and Emerging Uses of the Database for:

 
Assisting with determining historic state/baseline. Yes
Assisting with determining current state/baseline. Yes
Assisting with modeling possible future outcomes. Yes
Risk assessment. Yes
Monitoring site selection and sample design. Yes
Aggregating and reporting data locally, regionally or nationally. Possible at local or regional level (for areas covered by database).