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This map layer contains known landslide locations (points) across Kentucky compiled in a landslide inventory database. The locations come from Kentucky Geological Survey research, state and local government agencies, and the public. Many of the points represent larger landslide features that have not been mapped in detail and may fall within different parts of the slide area (crown, head scarp, middle, or toe). The landslides are active or have historically been active. Slide locations are collected at different times and contain varying amounts of attributes. The inventory does not capture work by private industry or other agencies that document landslides but do not make them available. Many attribute values are "Null" and data is only present if the slide was visited or could be collected another way. Landslide inventory points that fall within a landslide polygon layer represent the centroid of that polygon so it could be catalogued in the inventory database.
The SourceDesc field describes the source of the landslide location. KGS=Kentucky Geological Survey, KY EM = Kentucky Emergency Management, KYTC = Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, DNR-DMRE = Division of Natural Resources-Mine Reclamation & Enforcement, NRCS = Natural Resource Conservation Service, NKAPC = Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission, NKU = Northern Kentucky University. |