Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2015
Title: Transect Lines for Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 928
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0928/
Description:
Abstract:
Assessing the physical change to shorelines and wetlands is critical in determining the resiliency of wetland systems that protect adjacent habitat and communities. The wetland and back-barrier shorelines of Assateague Island, located in Maryland and Virginia, changed as a result of wave action and storm surge that occurred during Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall on October 29, 2012. The impact of Hurricane Sandy will be assessed and placed in its historical context to understand the future vulnerability of wetland systems.
Making these assessments will rely on data extracted from current and historical resources such as maps, aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and lidar elevation data, which document physical changes over time.
This USGS Data Series publication includes several open-ocean shorelines, back-island shorelines, back-island shoreline points, sand area polygons, and sand lines for Assateague Island that were extracted from ortho imagery (ortho aerial photography)dated from April 12, 1989 to September 5, 2013.
Purpose:
This data set consists of digital transect lines that cross Assateague Island at 20 meter (m) intervals. They were created using off-shore, reference baselines that approximate the trend of the open-ocean shoreline of the island, and ArcGIS 10.1 and Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software (USGS Open-File Report 2008-1278), which creates transects lines perpendicular to the baselines. The back-island shorelines and shoreline points included in this data series are based on the intersection of back-island shorelines and transect lines.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2015
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.425895
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.077115
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.357579
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.842700
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:4bb5fd43-f6a6-4f23-aaa5-35875624e677
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits
Theme_Keyword: field inventory and monitoring
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: transects
Theme_Keyword: shore normal
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > BARRIER ISLANDS
Theme_Keyword: COASTAL PROCESSES > BEACHES
Theme_Keyword:
DOI/USGS/CMG > COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geogrphic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Assateague Island
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Worcester
Place_Keyword: Accomack
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: National Seashore
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Coastal and Marine Geology Program as the originator of these data in future products or derivative research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Kristy Guy
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th St. S.
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8181
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kguy@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Data_Set_Credit:
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.
