Description: Many parts of Oregon are highly susceptible to landslides which pose significant threats to people and infrastructure particularly in the portions of the state with moderate to steep slopes. As population growth expands and development onto landslide susceptible terrain occurs, greater losses are likely to result. Most of Oregons landslide damage has been associated with severe winter storms where landslide losses exceed $100 million in direct damage (such as the February 1996 eventsee FEMA, 1996). However, landslides are a chronic hazard in Oregon and annual average maintenance and repair costs for landslides in Oregon are over $10 million (Wang and others, 2002). Landslides induced by earthquake shaking are likely in many parts of Oregon, and losses associated with sliding in moderate-to-large earthquakes are likely to be significant. Volcanic induced and/or associated landslide hazards are also potential threats to parts of Oregon. In order to reduce risk from landslides, information about the hazard must be readily available. In 2007, research at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) was performed to choose the best remote sensing dataset (i.e. aerial photos, photogrammetric elevation data, lidar elevation data, etc.) to use as a primary tool to begin systematic mapping of landslides in Oregon. The use of lidar topographic data was deemed necessary for the understanding and mapping the landslide hazard in Oregon. The second conclusion of this study was to systematically compile all previously mapped landslides from geologic and hazard maps. This database (Statewide Landslide Information Database of Oregon, SLIDO) would then serve as a starting place for all future landslide studies (Burns, 2007). This feature class contains polygons that represent areas where detailed shallow and deep landslide susceptibility data sets are available. The Detailed_Susceptibility_Map_Index feature class is related spatially to the shallow and deep landslide susceptibility data sets and the References table through the reference identification ccodes (REF_ID_COD).
Copyright Text: Partially funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
Description: Many parts of Oregon are highly susceptible to landslides which pose significant threats to people and infrastructure particularly in the portions of the state with moderate to steep slopes. As population growth expands and development onto landslide susceptible terrain occurs, greater losses are likely to result. Most of Oregons landslide damage has been associated with severe winter storms where landslide losses exceed $100 million in direct damage (such as the February 1996 eventsee FEMA, 1996). However, landslides are a chronic hazard in Oregon and annual average maintenance and repair costs for landslides in Oregon are over $10 million (Wang and others, 2002). Landslides induced by earthquake shaking are likely in many parts of Oregon, and losses associated with sliding in moderate-to-large earthquakes are likely to be significant. Volcanic induced and/or associated landslide hazards are also potential threats to parts of Oregon. In order to reduce risk from landslides, information about the hazard must be readily available. In 2007, research at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) was performed to choose the best remote sensing dataset (i.e. aerial photos, photogrammetric elevation data, lidar elevation data, etc.) to use as a primary tool to begin systematic mapping of landslides in Oregon. The use of lidar topographic data was deemed necessary for the understanding and mapping the landslide hazard in Oregon. The second conclusion of this study was to systematically compile all previously mapped landslides from geologic and hazard maps. This database (Statewide Landslide Information Database of Oregon, SLIDO) would then serve as a starting place for all future landslide studies (Burns, 2007). This layer is a shallow landslide susceptibility raster dataset. The symbology on this map includes low, moderate and high susceptibility. The main components used to create the zones include 1) using a landslide inventory, 2) calculating regional slope stability factor of safety (FOS), 3) removing isolated small elevation changes (to reduce over-prediction), 4) creating buffers to add susceptible areas missed in a grid-type analysis (to reduce under-prediction), and 5) combining the four components into final susceptibility hazard zones.
Copyright Text: Partially funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
Description: Many parts of Oregon are highly susceptible to landslides which pose significant threats to people and infrastructure particularly in the portions of the state with moderate to steep slopes. As population growth expands and development onto landslide susceptible terrain occurs, greater losses are likely to result. Most of Oregons landslide damage has been associated with severe winter storms where landslide losses exceed $100 million in direct damage (such as the February 1996 eventsee FEMA, 1996). However, landslides are a chronic hazard in Oregon and annual average maintenance and repair costs for landslides in Oregon are over $10 million (Wang and others, 2002). Landslides induced by earthquake shaking are likely in many parts of Oregon, and losses associated with sliding in moderate-to-large earthquakes are likely to be significant. Volcanic induced and/or associated landslide hazards are also potential threats to parts of Oregon. In order to reduce risk from landslides, information about the hazard must be readily available. In 2007, research at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) was performed to choose the best remote sensing dataset (i.e. aerial photos, photogrammetric elevation data, lidar elevation data, etc.) to use as a primary tool to begin systematic mapping of landslides in Oregon. The use of lidar topographic data was deemed necessary for the understanding and mapping the landslide hazard in Oregon. The second conclusion of this study was to systematically compile all previously mapped landslides from geologic and hazard maps. This database (Statewide Landslide Information Database of Oregon, SLIDO) would then serve as a starting place for all future landslide studies (Burns, 2007). This layer is a deep landslide susceptibility map. The symbology on this map includes high, moderate, and low susceptibility. The deep susceptibility zones were established based upon location and proximity to deep landslide deposits and head scarps, buffer along the landslide head scarps, susceptible geologic units, slope angles, and mapper judgment following protocol developed by Burns (2008).
Copyright Text: Partially funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
Description: Many parts of Oregon are highly susceptible to landslides which pose significant threats to people and infrastructure particularly in the portions of the state with moderate to steep slopes. As population growth expands and development onto landslide susceptible terrain occurs, greater losses are likely to result. Most of Oregons landslide damage has been associated with severe winter storms where landslide losses exceed $100 million in direct damage (such as the February 1996 eventsee FEMA, 1996). However, landslides are a chronic hazard in Oregon and annual average maintenance and repair costs for landslides in Oregon are over $10 million (Wang and others, 2002). Landslides induced by earthquake shaking are likely in many parts of Oregon, and losses associated with sliding in moderate-to-large earthquakes are likely to be significant. Volcanic induced and/or associated landslide hazards are also potential threats to parts of Oregon. In order to reduce risk from landslides, information about the hazard must be readily available. In 2007, research at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) was performed to choose the best remote sensing dataset (i.e. aerial photos, photogrammetric elevation data, lidar elevation data, etc.) to use as a primary tool to begin systematic mapping of landslides in Oregon. The use of lidar topographic data was deemed necessary for the understanding and mapping the landslide hazard in Oregon. The second conclusion of this study was to systematically compile all previously mapped landslides from geologic and hazard maps. This database (Statewide Landslide Information Database of Oregon, SLIDO) would then serve as a starting place for all future landslide studies (Burns, 2007). The data in this raster depicts landslide susceptibility at a 10-meter resolution, across the state of Oregon. This dataset was created using elevation data, first from the Oregon Lidar Consortium (OLC), or from USGS NED where OLC data was not present. This elevation data was converted into slopes, and a multi-pronged analysis process used these slopes, geology and mapped existing landslides to create this 10-meter raster. There are 4 classes of landslide susceptibility: Low, Moderate, High and Very High.
Copyright Text: Partially funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)