{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The blowouts dataset identifies areas where parts of primary dunes along the coast in Eden District, Western Cape Province, South Africa, are currently disturbed or 'active', based on visual observations off aerial photography of 2013. It forms part of the littoral active zone.", "description": "

The littoral active zone is defined by the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act (Act No. 24 of 2008) as any land forming part of, or adjacent to, the seashore that is \u2014 (a) unstable and dynamic as a result of natural processes; and (b) characterised by dunes, beaches, sand bars and other landforms composed of unconsolidated sand, pebbles or other such material which is either un-vegetated or only partially vegetated. The littoral active zone was delineated spatially as part of a larger project delineating coastal management lines for the Eden District, Western, Cape Province, South Africa undertaken by the Western Cape Province Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning during 2016-2018. The delineation identified the littoral active zone as three constituent parts - areas below the high-water mark, active dune areas (this dataset) and potentially mobile dune areas or 'dune fields'. The currently active or actively eroding areas were digitised manually off aerial photography from 2013. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The blowouts dataset identifies areas where parts of primary dunes along the coast in Eden District, Western Cape Province, South Africa, are currently disturbed or 'active', based on visual observations off aerial photography of 2013. It forms part of the littoral active zone.", "title": "GIS_DB.SDE.Blowouts__Final_", "tags": [ "littoral active zone", "coastal management", "coastal management lines", "mobile sand" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Created by Royal HaskoningDHV\nProject Information owned by the Western Cape Province, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning:\nMs Ieptieshaam Bekko\nSub-Directorate: Coastal Management \nDirectorate: Biodiversity and Coastal Management\nChief Directorate: Environmental Sustainability\n4th Floor, Leeusig Building, 1 Dorp Street, Cape Town\nTel: 021 483 3370\nE-mail: Ieptieshaam.Bekko@westerncape.gov.za", "licenseInfo": "

The concerned spatial layers were generated using the best information and methods available at the time, and it is acknowledged that this information will change and improve over time. All delineations relate specifically to wave run-up modelling and visual inspections conducted during 2017 and aerial photography from 2013. The scale of investigation and modelling implies that decisions relating to individual properties or locations can be informed further by higher resolution site-specific investigations. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "portalUrl": "" }