Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Joseph F. Terrano
Originator: Kathryn E. Smith
Originator: James G. Flocks
Publication_Date: 20160125
Title:
1983 Digitized Shoreline for Breton Island, Louisiana (Geographic, NAD83)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data (Polyline)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7XS5SGM
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7XS5SGM
Description:
Abstract:
Shorelines were derived from the National High Altitude Photography (NHAP) program. The NHAP was coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey as an interagency project to acquire cloud-free aerial photographs at a specific altitude above mean terrain elevation. Two different camera systems were used to obtain simultaneous coverage of black-and-white (BW) and color infrared (CIR) aerial photographs over the conterminous United States. Black-and-white aerial photographs were obtained on 9-inch film from an altitude of 40,000 feet above mean terrain elevation and are centered over USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles. Images are at a scale of 1:80,000 (1 inch equals about 1.26 miles). All NHAP flights where flown in a north to south direction. Imagery was collected over Breton Island on November 17, 1983. This dataset contains digitized shorelines created from the NHAP imagery for Breton Island, Louisiana. Shorelines were digitized in ArcMap 10.2.2 so they could be used for area and shoreline change analysis, using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) Version 4.0.
Purpose:
Shoreline data are considered a crucial element in performing change analysis for erosion and accretion studies and for tracking shoreline movement over time. Aerial imagery was downloaded and used to document the short and long-term changes of several barrier island systems in Louisiana. Digitized shorelines from the imagery provide an accurate and measurable change in shape, area, and shoreline movement over short and long-term periods.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19831117
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.216574
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.166296
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.499219
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.456143
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:0ea8a0d5-1a7e-46e6-8375-752c07c8ccb4
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: National High Altitude Photography (NHAP)
Theme_Keyword: Coastal
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline data
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline map
Theme_Keyword: Digitization
Theme_Keyword: Mean High Water
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: Elevation
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme_Keyword: Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Keywords
Theme_Keyword: mapping
Theme_Keyword: shore
Theme_Keyword: shoreline erosion
Theme_Keyword: shoreline accretion
Theme_Keyword: barrier island migration
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme_Keyword: shoreline accretion
Theme_Keyword: barrier island migration
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: LA
Place_Keyword: Breton Island
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: USA
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 1983
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of the data in future products or derivative research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Joseph F. Terrano
Contact_Position: Researcher 1
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8047
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (727) 502-8001
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jterrano@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service:
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time
Data_Set_Credit:
Funds for this report are part of project funds for the Louisiana Outer Coast Early Restoration Project, obtained by the natural resource trustees for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, pursuant to the Framework for Early Restoration Addressing Injuries Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill executed April 20, 2011. USFWS is the project lead for the North Breton Island Barrier Island Restoration project. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices. Sharing of new data layers developed directly from these data would also be appreciated by the U.S. Geological Survey staff. Users should be aware that comparisons with other datasets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in photointerpretation, mapping conventions, and digital processes over time. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Martinez, L., O’Brien, S., Bethel, M., Penland, S., and Kulp, M.
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program (BICM)
Volume 2: Shoreline Changes and Barrier Island Land Loss 1800’s‐2005
Online_Linkage: http://lacoast.gov/reports/project/3890772~1.pdf
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Morton, R.A., Miller, T.L., and Moore, L.J.
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Part 1, Historical Shoreline Changes and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1043/