Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2015 Title: HATTERAS_INDEX - Hatteras Island, North Carolina (geographic, WGS84) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2015-1002 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151002 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke Originator: Rachel E. Henderson (Hehre) Publication_Date: 2015 Title: Quantification of Shoreline Change Along Hatteras Island, NC: Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras, 1978-2002, and Associated Vector Shoreline Data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2015-1002 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Other_Citation_Details: Suggested bibliographic reference: Hapke, C. J., Henderson, R. E., 2015, Quantification of Shoreline Change Along Hatteras Island, NC: Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras, 1978-2002, and Associated Vector Shoreline Data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1002. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151002 Description: Abstract: The shoreline of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, is experiencing long-term coastal erosion. In order to better understand and monitor the changing coastline, historical aerial imagery is used to map shoreline change. For the area of Hatteras Island from Cape Point to Oregon Inlet, fourteen aerial datasets from 1978-2002 were scanned and georeferenced for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Shoreline positions (high water line) were digitized from georeferenced imagery. The shoreline vectors were then compiled for use in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) ArcGIS extension in order to generate rates of shoreline change. Purpose: The Hatteras Index was generated to subdivide the study area (Hatteras Island, NC) into manageable regions, and to provide guidance for downloading data. The index polygon names follow the nomenclature of the USGS 24k quadrangle index, but do not completely coincide spatially. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20110501 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.624693 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.441269 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.875176 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.125176 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:4f9069e8-c6ce-482f-9cd1-b45a0f88b0d8 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: Historical Aerial Imagery Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: SPCMSC Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geogrphic Names Information System Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North Carolina Place_Keyword: Hatteras Island Place_Keyword: Oregon Inlet Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Pamlico Sound Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Cape Hatteras Point Place_Keyword: Atlantic Coast Place_Keyword: Oregon Inlet Quadrangle Place_Keyword: Pea Island Quadrangle Place_Keyword: Rodanthe Quadrangle Place_Keyword: Little Kinnakeet Quadrangle Place_Keyword: Buxton Quadrangle Place_Keyword: Cape Hatteras Quadrangle 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 as the originator of the dataset. Data_Set_Credit: Suggested bibliographic reference: Hapke, C. J., Henderson, R. E., 2015, Quantification of Shoreline Change Along Hatteras Island, NC: Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras, 1978-2002, and Associated Vector Shoreline Data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015–1002. We would also like to thank Bill Berkemeier and Jesse McNinch of the USACE Field Research Facility (FRF) for providing access to the aerial photograph library. Jeff List contributed to the formulation of the uncertainty calculations for the rates of change, and the initial concept for deriving a shoreline database from the FRF historic photographs came from Rob Thieler, as part of the USGS North Carolina Coastal-Change Processes project. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.0 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Adjacent polygon segments may overlap and are not necessarily continuous. Polygons were quality checked for accuracy. There may be slight offsets between adjacent segments due to georeferencing and digitizing error. The index serves as an approximate guide to divide the data; therefore no error assessments were conducted. Completeness_Report: An index map was generated to subdivide the study area into six regions. The polygon shapefile was manually digitized following the approximate location of the USGS 24K quadrangle index. The index polygon names follow the nomenclature of the USGS 24k quadrangle index, but do not completely coincide spatially. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: An index map was generated to subdivide the study area into more manageable regions. The polygon shapefile was manually digitized following the approximate location of the USGS 24K quadrangle index. The index polygon names loosely follow the nomenclature of the USGS 24k quadrangle index, but do not completely coincide spatially. Process_Date: 20110129 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida Contact_Person: Rachel E. Henderson (Hehre) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 600 4th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727)-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rehenderson@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Keywords section of metadata optimized by adding theme keyword thesauri and associated keywords. Process_Date: 20180326 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Arnell S. Forde Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 600 4th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aforde@usgs.gov 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: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Hatteras_Index Entity_Type_Definition: polygon shapefile Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: INDEX_NAME Attribute_Definition: Unique name corresponding to the approximate USGS 1:24K Quad name. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Value is text, the name of the index. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida Contact_Person: Rachel E. Henderson (Hehre) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 600 4th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727)-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rehenderson@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: USGS Open-File Report 2015–1002 Distribution_Liability: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: WinZip Format_Version_Number: 15.5 Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile Format_Information_Content: The WinZip file contains a shapefile of an index for Hatteras Island from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras point. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: .003 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1002/downloads/ofr2015-1002.zip Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW). Fees: None. Technical_Prerequisites: This zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) polyline shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20201013 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Rachel E. Henderson (Hehre) Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 600 4th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727)-502-8000 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rehenderson@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time