Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Joseph F. Terrano Originator: Kathryn E.L. Smith Originator: Kirsten J. Bendik Originator: Joseph M. Vargas Publication_Date: 20200520 Title: Shapefile of Historical shorelines for Fire Island and Great South Bay, New York, derived from previously unpublished National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 1834-1875 topographic sheets Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polyline) Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9LMOCJ0 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9LMOCJ0 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Joseph F. Terrano Originator: Kathryn E.L. Smith Originator: Kirsten J. Bendik Originator: Joseph M. Vargas Publication_Date: 20200520 Title: Historical Shorelines for Fire Island and Great South Bay, New York (1834 to 1875): Georeferenced Topographic sheets and Vector Digital Data Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: multiformat Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9LMOCJ0 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LMOCJ0 Description: Abstract: Topographic sheets (t-sheets) produced by the National Ocean Service (NOS) during the 1800s provide the position of past shorelines. The shoreline data can be vectorized into a geographic information system (GIS) and compared to modern shoreline data to calculate estimates of long-term shoreline rates of change. Many t-sheets were scanned and digitized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and are available on the NOAA Shoreline website (https://shoreline.noaa.gov/data/datasheets/t-sheets.html). However, some t-sheets were not scanned by NOAA and are only available via the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The data included within this data release were previously unavailable or not published in digital format. These data were produced to provide a more comprehensive record of shoreline position for Fire Island and Great South Bay, New York, to aid geologic and coastal hazards studies. This data release includes previously unavailable georeferenced t-sheets and digital vector shorelines for the Fire Island and Great South Bay, New York, coastline from 1834, 1838, and 1874/1875. The original t-sheets were scanned by the NARA-authorized vendor and sent to the Unites States Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) as non-georeferenced digital raster files. Upon arrival at the SPCMSC, USGS staff performed the following procedures: rasters were georeferenced, projected to a modern datum, and shorelines were digitized to create a vector polyline depicting the historical shoreline position. The t-sheets included in this data release are: 1) T-479a, T-479b, T-1 (Parts 2 and 3) (1834); 2) T-58 (Parts 1 and 2) (1838); 3) T-1374a, T-1374b, T-1375a, T-1375b (1874); and 4) T-1402 (1875). All shorelines, including the ocean-facing barrier island shoreline, back-barrier island shoreline, mainland and islands were digitized. Please read the full metadata for details on data collection, dataset variables, and data quality. Purpose: Shoreline data are considered a crucial element in performing change analysis for erosion and accretion studies and for tracking shoreline movement over time. T-Sheets were georeferenced and digitized to document the short- and long-term changes of select study areas along the Fire Island, New York, coastline. Digitized shorelines from the t-sheets 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: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 18340101 Ending_Date: 18750101 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.231359 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.521127 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.882578 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.614440 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:b8af901a-8948-40e1-810c-07d9ee787ecd Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: T-sheet Theme_Keyword: Coastal Theme_Keyword: Shoreline data Theme_Keyword: Shoreline map Theme_Keyword: Georeferenced Theme_Keyword: Topographic sheet Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Digitization Theme_Keyword: Geomorphology Theme_Keyword: Topography Theme_Keyword: Coastal processes Theme_Keyword: Topographic maps Theme_Keyword: Geospatial datasets Theme_Keyword: Geographic information systems Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: Oceans Theme_Keyword: Environment Theme_Keyword: Boundaries Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: InlandWaters Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Patchogue Place_Keyword: Quogue Place_Keyword: Moriches Place_Keyword: Atlantic Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Great South Bay Place_Keyword: Moriches Bay Place_Keyword: East Bay Place_Keyword: Narrow Bay Place_Keyword: Quantuck Bay Place_Keyword: Shinnecock Bay Place_Keyword: Nicolls Bay Place_Keyword: Patchogue Bay Place_Keyword: Fire Island Place_Keyword: East Islip 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 III Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 600 4Th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8047 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jterrano@contractor.usgs.gov 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: Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (Build 17763.1098); Esri ArcGIS Version 10.6.1.9270 Service Pack N/A (Build N/A) Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. Logical_Consistency_Report: Digitized shorelines were checked to ensure they were continuous lines with no overlap. Shorelines were checked for dangles (or extra line segments), which were removed, when necessary. The shorelines were split into foreshore, backshore, mainland, and islands based on a visual assessment. Small islands and creeks were not digitized as they were not necessary for this study. Larger creeks and rivers were digitized as much as necessary to ensure a complete shoreline for later use within shoreline change programs. Completeness_Report: Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the dataset has not been conducted. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the dataset has either not been conducted or is not applicable. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: T-sheet maps created for the Fire Island, New York, coastline from 1834 to 1875 were located by the United States National Archives (NARA) staff. An authorized vendor was then contracted to scan the requested topographic sheets: T-479a, T-479b, T-1 (Parts 2 and 3), T-58 (Parts 1 and 2), T-1374a, T-1374b, T-1375a, T-1375b, and T-1402. T-sheet georectification methods can be found in the accompanying t-sheet metadata. To digitize the shorelines, the georeferenced t-sheets were added to ArcMap 10.6.1. Using the ArcMap editor toolbar, the ocean-facing barrier island shoreline, back-barrier island shoreline, mainland, and islands were digitized based on a visual assessment of shoreline locations within the imagery at a scale of 1:1500. For consistency, some small islands and creeks were not digitized, since they were not necessary for the shoreline change analysis. Process_Date: 2020 Process_Step: Process_Description: Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Process_Date: 20201013 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 112 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 18 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.0 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0 False_Easting: 500000.0 False_Northing: 0.0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.6096 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.6096 Planar_Distance_Units: Meter Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983 Ellipsoid_Name: GRS_1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Fire_Island_Shorelines.shp Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition: Table containing attribute information associated with the data-set. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: Year Attribute_Definition: 4-digit year in which the imagery was collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1834 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1875 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date Attribute_Definition: Date the topographic sheets were created, using the "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS" format. If t-sheets covered multiple years, the end date was used. If no month and day were available, 01/01 was used. The selected time was 3:00:00 PM for use in later shoreline change analyses. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 01/01/1834 3:00:00 PM Range_Domain_Maximum: 01/01/1875 3:00:00 PM Attribute: Attribute_Label: Notes Attribute_Definition: Additional information about the processing steps, describing how the t-sheet was georeferenced and digitized. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Information about the attributes Attribute: Attribute_Label: T_sheet Attribute_Definition: Topographic sheet identification number Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Topographic sheet identification number. T-sheets with multiple parts are noted with "_Part_#". Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng Attribute_Definition: System-generated attribute field, which was automatically created by ArcGIS to indicate the feature length. Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 23.390049 Range_Domain_Maximum: 49669.671709 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shoreline Attribute_Definition: Shoreline classification used to separate ocean-facing barrier island shoreline, back-barrier island shoreline, mainland and other small island shorelines. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Shorelines classified as "Ocean shore", "Back-barrier shore", "Mainland", and "Island" based on a visual assessment. Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The entity and attribute information provided here describes the tabular data associated with the dataset. Please review the detailed descriptions that are provided (the individual attribute descriptions) for information on the values that appear as fields/table entries of the dataset. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: The entity and attribute information were generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the dataset. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: Joseph F. Terrano Contact_Position: Researcher III Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 600 4Th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8047 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jterrano@contractor.usgs.gov Distribution_Liability: This digital publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ArcGIS shapefile (Vector Digital Polyline Data) Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9LMOCJ0/Fire_Island_shorelines.zip Fees: None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20201013 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Joseph F. Terrano Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Position: Researcher III Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 600 4Th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8047 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jterrano@contractor.usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_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 as the originator of the dataset.