Shorelines of the Florida west coast (FLwc) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 20210929
Title:

Shorelines of the Florida west coast (FLwc) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9J3CVN4

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J3CVN4
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/614a7c8fd34e0df5fb9756e1

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Meredith G. Kratzmann
Originator: Amy S. Farris
Originator: Kathy M. Weber
Originator: Rachel E. Henderson
Originator: Emily A. Himmelstoss
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:

USGS National Shoreline Change: A GIS compilation of Updated Vector Shorelines (1800s - 2010s) and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Georgia and Florida Coasts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9J3CVN4

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

suggested citation: Kratzmann, M.G., Farris, A.S., Weber, K.M., Henderson, R.E., and Himmelstoss, E.A., 2021, USGS National Shoreline Change: A GIS compilation of Updated Vector Shorelines (1800s - 2010s) and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Georgia and Florida Coasts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J3CVN4

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J3CVN4
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/612cf2a3d34e40dd9c08844b

Description:

Abstract:

During Hurricane Irma in September 2017, Florida and Georgia experienced significant impacts to beaches, dunes, barrier islands, and coral reefs. Extensive erosion and coral losses result in increased immediate and long-term hazards to shorelines that include densely populated regions. These hazards put critical infrastructure at risk to future flooding and erosion and may cause economic losses. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Hazards Resources Program (CMHRP) is assessing hurricane-induced coastal erosion along the southeast US coastline and implications for vulnerability to future storms.

Purpose:

Shoreline positions were compiled prior to and following Hurricane Irma along the sandy shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts of Florida and the coast of Georgia. Shoreline positions from the mid-1800s through 2018 were used to update the shoreline change rates for Florida and Georgia using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software. The shoreline positions and updated shoreline change rates provide actionable information to homeowners, coastal communities, and managers of public and private properties to improve resiliency for long-term hazards.
Georgia (GA): The Georgia dataset includes shorelines from 161 years ranging from 1855 to 2016. Shorelines were compiled from topographic survey sheets (T-sheets; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)) and lidar (USGS/NOAA/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NOAA/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)).
Florida east coast (FLec): border with GA to Key Biscayne The FLec dataset includes shorelines from 166 years ranging from 1851 to 2017. Shorelines were compiled from topographic survey sheets (T-sheets; NOAA, NOAA/Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FLDEP)), aerial photographs (FLDEP/USGS), and lidar data (USGS/NASA, USACE/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), NOAA/USACE NCMP).
Florida west coast (FLwc): Anclote Key to Barefoot Beach The FLwc dataset includes shorelines from 159 years ranging from 1858 to 2017. Shorelines were compiled from topographic survey sheets (T-sheets; NOAA, NOAA/FLDEP), aerial photographs (FLDEP/USGS), and lidar data (USGS/NASA, USACE/FEMA, NOAA/USACE NCMP).
Florida panhandle (FLph): Bald Point State Park to the Alabama border The FLph dataset includes shorelines from 163 years ranging from 1855 to 2018. Shorelines were compiled from topographic survey sheets (T-sheets; NOAA, NOAA/FLDEP), aerial photographs (FLDEP), and lidar data (USGS/NASA, USACE/FEMA, NOAA/USACE NCMP).
Historical shoreline positions serve as easily understood features that can be used to describe the movement of beaches through time. These data are used to calculate rates of shoreline change in support of the U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal Change Hazards programmatic focus to maintain a national scale database of shoreline positions and rates. Long-term and short-term shoreline change rates were generated in a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 5. DSAS uses a measurement baseline method to calculate rate-of-change statistics. Transects are cast from the reference baseline to intersect each shoreline, establishing measurement points used to calculate shoreline change rates.

Supplemental_Information:

Cross-referenced citations are applicable to the dataset as a whole. Additional citations are located within individual process steps that pertain specifically to the method described in that step.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1858
Ending_Date: 2017

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.852570
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.682230
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.215572
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.847017

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Baseline
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline Change
Theme_Keyword: Digital Shoreline Analysis System
Theme_Keyword: DSAS
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Theme_Keyword: NASA
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Theme_Keyword: USACE
Theme_Keyword: Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise
Theme_Keyword: JALBTCX
Theme_Keyword: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Theme_Keyword: FLDEP
Theme_Keyword: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Theme_Keyword: FEMA
Theme_Keyword: Mean High Water
Theme_Keyword: MHW
Theme_Keyword: High Water Line
Theme_Keyword: HWL

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:614a7c8fd34e0df5fb9756e1

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Coast
Place_Keyword: Gulf Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Georgia
Place_Keyword: Florida

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. These data are not to be used for navigation.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Meredith G. Kratzmann

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mkratzmann@contractor.usgs.gov

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Map view of data
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1
Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Meredith G. Kratzmann
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:

U.S. Geological Survey National Shoreline Change: Summary Statistics for Updated Vector Shorelines (1800s - 2010s) and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Georgia and Florida Coasts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data Report
Issue_Identification: 1156

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Data Report associated with this data release: Kratzmann, M.G., Farris, A.S., Weber, K.M., Henderson, R.E., and Himmelstoss, E.A., 2021, USGS national shoreline change-A GIS compilation of updated vector shorelines (1800s - 2010s) and associated shoreline change data for the Georgia and Florida Coasts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J3CVN4.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1156

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Emily A. Himmelstoss
Originator: Amy S. Farris
Originator: Rachel E. Henderson
Originator: Meredith G. Kratzmann
Originator: Ayhan Ergul
Originator: Ouya Zhang
Originator: Jessica L. Zichichi
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (version 5): U.S. Geological Survey Software

Series_Information:

Series_Name: software release
Issue_Identification: version 5

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: Current version of software at time of use was 5.1
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VW42I0
Online_Linkage: https://code.usgs.gov/cch/dsas/
Online_Linkage:

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/digital-shoreline-analysis-system-dsas

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Emily A. Himmelstoss
Originator: Rachel E. Henderson
Originator: Meredith G. Kratzmann
Originator: Amy S. Farris
Publication_Date: 2018
Title: Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) Version 5.0 User Guide
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 20181179

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181179
Online_Linkage:

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/digital-shoreline-analysis-system-dsas

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Emily Himmelstoss
Originator: Meredith Kratzmann
Originator: E. Robert Thieler
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS compilation of Updated Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Southeast Atlantic Coast

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F74X55X7

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F74X55X7

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Emily Himmelstoss
Originator: Meredith Kratzmann
Originator: E. Robert Thieler
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS compilation of Updated Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Gulf of Mexico Coast

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F78P5XNK

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F78P5XNK

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Emily Himmelstoss
Originator: Meredith Kratzmann
Originator: E. Robert Thieler
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

National assessment of shoreline change — Summary statistics for updated vector shorelines and associated shoreline change data for the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic coasts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2017-1015

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171015

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert A. Morton
Originator: Tara L. Miller
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Part 2 Historical Shoreline Changes and Associated Coastal Land Loss along the U.S. Southeast Atlantic Coast

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1401

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051401

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Tara L. Miller
Originator: Robert A. Morton
Originator: Asbury H. Sallenger
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

The National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the U.S. Southeast Atlantic Coast

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1326

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051326

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robert A. Morton
Originator: Tara L. Miller
Originator: Laura J. Moore
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:

National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Part 1 Historical Shoreline Changes and Associated Coastal Land Loss along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2004-1043

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20041043

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Tara L. Miller
Originator: Robert A. Morton
Originator: Asbury H. Sallenger
Originator: Laura J. Moore
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:

The National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2004-1089

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20041089

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Peter Ruggiero
Originator: Jeffrey H. List
Publication_Date: 200909
Title:

Improving Accuracy and Statistical Reliability of Shoreline Position and Change Rate Estimates

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Journal of Coastal Research
Issue_Identification: vol. 255

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: n/a
Publisher: Coastal Education and Research Foundation

Other_Citation_Details: pp. 1069-1081
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2112/08-1051.1

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Amy S. Farris
Originator: Kathryn M. Weber
Originator: Kara S. Doran
Originator: Jeffrey H. List
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Comparing methods used by the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program for deriving shoreline position from lidar data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2018–1121

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181121

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS)

Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:

Scanned National Ocean Service (NOS) Coastal Survey Maps (also known as Topographic Survey sheets, or T-sheets)

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NOAA shoreline manuscripts (T-sheets)
Issue_Identification: n/a

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Online_Linkage: https://shoreline.noaa.gov/data/datasheets/t-sheets.html

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kathryn M. Weber
Originator: Jeffrey H. List
Originator: Karen L.M. Morgan
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

An operational mean high water datum for determination of shoreline position from topographic lidar data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1027

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051027

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The data provided here are a compilation of shorelines from multiple sources, spanning >150 years. The attributes are based on the requirements of the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software and have gone through a series of quality assurance procedures.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Adjacent shoreline segments do not overlap and are not necessarily continuous. Shorelines were quality checked for accuracy. Any slight offsets between adjacent segments due to georeferencing and digitizing error are taken into account in the uncertainty of the shoreline position, as reported in the horizontal accuracy section of this metadata file.

Completeness_Report:

This shoreline file is complete and contains all shoreline segments used to calculate shoreline change rates along sections of the Florida west coast (FLwc) coastal region where shoreline position data were available. These data adequately represented the shoreline position at the time of the survey. Remaining gaps in these data, if applicable, are a consequence of non-existing data or existing data that did not meet quality assurance standards. The digitized shoreline vectors downloaded from NOAA included attributes defining the shoreline type (attribute field name varies by file). For the open-ocean coasts, only shoreline features (Natural.Mean High Water; SPOR; 20) were retained. Other shoreline features (such as seawalls, bulkheads, manmade objects) were deleted.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The horizontal accuracy of the shoreline data varies with respect to the data source from which the shorelines were digitized, the lidar data from which the shorelines were extracted, and the time period. Georgia and Florida: Shorelines prior to 1960 (T-sheets) have an estimated positional uncertainty of plus or minus 10.8 meters. Shorelines from the 1960s-1980s (T-sheets) have an estimated positional uncertainty of plus or minus 5.1 meters. Shorelines from the 1950s-1970s (FLDEP, air photos) have an estimated positional uncertainty of plus or minus 3.2 meters. See below for average estimated uncertainty values for shorelines extracted from lidar. All lidar shorelines new to the FL/GA dataset have uncertainty recorded on a segment-by-segment basis in the attribute table (i.e., all except 1998/2001 and 1999 which are from data releases doi:10.5066/F74X55X7 and doi:10.5066/F78P5XNK, 2017). See the Uncy field in the shoreline attribute table for individual values. GEORGIA (GA; average estimated positional uncertainty of lidar shorelines): 1999 = plus or minus 4.4 meters 2006 = plus or minus 3.2 meters 2010 = plus or minus 4.2 meters 2016 = plus or minus 5.5 meters FLORIDA EAST COAST (FLec; average estimated positional uncertainty of lidar shorelines): 1999 = plus or minus 2.8 meters 2006 = plus or minus 1.9 meters 2009 = plus or minus 1.8 meters 2010 = plus or minus 2.7 meters 2016 = plus or minus 2.8 meters 2017 = plus or minus 2.9 meters FLORIDA WEST COAST (FLwc; average estimated positional uncertainty of lidar shorelines): 1998 = plus or minus 1.7 meters 2010 = plus or minus 2.2 meters 2015 = plus or minus 2.0 meters 2017 = plus or minus 2.2 meters FLORIDA PANHANDLE (FLph; average estimated positional uncertainty of lidar shorelines): 1998/2001 = plus or minus 1.4 meters 2010 = plus or minus 2.6 meters 2015 = plus or minus 1.7 meters 2016 = plus or minus 1.0 meters 2018 = plus or minus 2.7 meters

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS)

Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:

Scanned National Ocean Service (NOS) Coastal Survey Maps (also known as Topographic Survey sheets, or T-sheets)

Online_Linkage: https://shoreline.noaa.gov/data/datasheets/t-sheets.html

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1851
Ending_Date: 1980

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: T-sheet shorelines
Source_Contribution:

T-sheets used for QA/QC of NOAA-digitized 1800s-1980s shorelines and/or used as data source to digitize shorelines.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Publication_Date: 20000101
Title:

1998 Fall Gulf Coast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48152

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1998
Ending_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1998 gulf coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Publication_Date: 20000101
Title:

Fall 1999 East Coast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48158

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1999
Ending_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1999 east coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Publication_Date: 2009
Title:

2001 USGS/NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) Lidar: Coastal Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50098

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2001
Ending_Date: 2001

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2001 gulf coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 20061114
Title:

2006 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) East Coast Topo/Bathy Mapping Project for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50057

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2006
Ending_Date: 2006

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2006 east coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 2018
Title: 2009 USACE NCMP Topobathy Lidar: Florida Atlantic Coast
Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54218

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2009
Ending_Date: 2009

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2009 FL Atlantic Coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

2010 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX) Southeast Lidar: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50093

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2010
Ending_Date: 2010

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010 Southeast coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 2018
Title: 2010 USACE NCMP Topobathy Lidar: Florida Gulf Coast
Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54215

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2010
Ending_Date: 2010

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010 FL Gulf coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 201109
Title:

2010 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) Topobathy Lidar: Alabama Coast and Florida Gulf Coast

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50083

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2010
Ending_Date: 2010

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010 AL/FL Gulf coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 20161215
Title: 2015 USACE NCMP Topobathy Lidar: Florida Gulf Coast
Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49720

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2015
Ending_Date: 2015

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2015 FL Gulf coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 20170215
Title:

2016 USACE Post-Matthew Topobathy Lidar: Southeast Coast (VA, NC, SC, GA and FL)

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49616

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2016
Ending_Date: 2016

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016 Southeast coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 20161215
Title: 2016 USACE NCMP Topobathy Lidar: Florida East Coast
Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49722

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2016
Ending_Date: 2016

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016 FL east coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) National Coastal Mapping Program (NCMP)/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX)

Publication_Date: 20170913
Title: 2016 USACE NCMP Topobathy Lidar: Gulf Coast (AL, FL, MS, TX)
Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49738

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2016
Ending_Date: 2016

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016 Gulf coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Publication_Date: 20171002
Title:

2017 USACE FEMA Topobathy Lidar: Florida East Coast, Florida Keys, and Collier County (Post Hurricane Irma)

Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49723

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2017
Ending_Date: 2017

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2017 FL east coast lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Publication_Date: 20181108
Title: 2018 USACE FEMA Post-Michael Topobathy Lidar: Florida Panhandle
Online_Linkage: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Online_Linkage: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/
Online_Linkage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54682

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2018
Ending_Date: 2018

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2018 FL panhandle lidar
Source_Contribution: Lidar data that were used to extract a shoreline.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data from the previously-published National Assessment of Shoreline Change study for the sandy shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic Coasts (USGS Open-File Report 2004-1089 and USGS Open-File Report 2005-1326) as well as the update reports (doi:10.5066/F74X55X7 and doi:10.5066/F78P5XNK, both in 2017) were used as the starting point for this update which includes several new lidar shorelines for Georgia and Florida. The previously published lidar shorelines are from 1998, 1999, and 2001.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: T-sheet shorelines
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1998 gulf coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1999 east coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2001 gulf coast lidar
Process_Date: 2019
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Meredith Kratzmann

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mkratzmann@contractor.usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A profile method was used to extract the operational MHW shoreline from the lidar point cloud data utilizing the Matlab-based approach (Matlab version 2019b) described in Farris and others (2018). Elevation values for the height of MHW were obtained from Weber and others (2005). The profile method used a coast-following reference line with 20-meter spaced profiles. All lidar data points that were within 1 meter of each profile line were associated with that profile. All processing was done on the 2-meter-wide profiles, working on a single profile at a time. For each profile, a linear regression was fit through data points on the foreshore and the regression was evaluated at the MHW elevation to yield the cross-shore position of the MHW shoreline. If there was a data gap at MHW or if the MHW elevation was obscured by water points, the linear regression was simply extrapolated to the MHW elevation. For each profile, the foreshore beach slope was defined as the slope of the regression line. Each MHW shoreline point that was extracted using this profile method has an uncertainty associated with it. This uncertainty includes three components: 1) the 95% confidence interval on the linear regression estimate of the shoreline position; 2) a 15 cm vertical error in the raw lidar data that was converted into a horizontal error using the beach slope; and 3) the uncertainty due to extrapolation (if the shoreline was determined using extrapolation). These three components of uncertainty were added in quadrature to yield a total error for each shoreline point. Farris, A.S., Weber, K.M., Doran, K.S., and List, J.H., 2018, Comparing methods used by the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program for deriving shoreline position from lidar data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018–1121, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181121 Weber, K.M., List, J.H., Morgan, K.L.M., 2005, An Operational Mean High Water Datum for Determination of Shoreline Position from Topographic Lidar Data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005–1027, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051027 Lidar shorelines were extracted by Amy Farris, Kathy Weber, Zehao Xue, and Marie Bartlett of the USGS from 2015 through 2020 using the method described in this step.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2006 east coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2009 FL Atlantic Coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010 Southeast coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010 FL Gulf coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2010 AL/FL Gulf coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2015 FL Gulf coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016 Southeast coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016 FL east coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016 Gulf coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2017 FL east coast lidar
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2018 FL panhandle lidar
Process_Date: 2020
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GA 2006 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLec 2006 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLec 2009 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GA 2010 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLec 2010 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLwc 2010 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLph 2010 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLwc 2015 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLph 2015 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GA 2016 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLec 2016 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLph 2016 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLec 2017 lidar shoreline
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: FLph 2018 lidar shoreline
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Amy Farris

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2344
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: afarris@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The lidar shoreline shapefiles were then visually checked against imagery contained in Esri's World_Imagery GIS server to make sure the shoreline was not interpolated through a headland or structure, for example. Attribute fields were added (based on DSAS requirements described in the DSAS v5 User Guide) to the attribute table and those fields were populated with the relevant information. This process step and all other process steps were performed by the same person - Meredith Kratzmann.

Process_Date: 2020
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Meredith Kratzmann

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mkratzmann@contractor.usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Historical (1800s-1980s) and previously published lidar shorelines (1998/2001, 1999) were merged with the new lidar shorelines (2006-2018) in ArcToolbox v10.7 > Data Management Tools > General > Merge to produce a single shoreline file for each region.

Process_Date: 2020

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The shorelines file was imported into a personal geodatabase in ArcCatalog v10.7 by right-clicking on the geodatabase > Import (feature class) for use in the DSAS v5 software to perform rate calculations.

Process_Date: 2020

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The shoreline feature class was exported from the personal geodatabase back to a shapefile in ArcCatalog v10.7 by right-clicking on the shoreline file > Export > To Shapefile (single) for publication purposes.

Process_Date: 2020

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The data were projected in ArcToolbox v10.7 > Data Management Tools > Projections and Transformations > Project. Parameters: input projection = UTM zone 17N (WGS84); output projection = geographic coordinates (WGS84); transformation = none.

Process_Date: 2021

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Updated the cross-reference information with regards to the related Data Report (20220427). The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled with the dataset. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent.

Process_Date: 20220427
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

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: 1450

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0197395052
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0264490611
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal seconds

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: FLwc_shorelines
Entity_Type_Definition:

Shorelines for Florida west coast (FLwc) used in shoreline change analysis.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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: DATE_
Attribute_Definition:

Date of shoreline position; date of survey as indicated on source material. A default date of 07/01 was assigned to shorelines where only the year was known (month and day unknown). Using July, the mid-point month of the calendar year, minimizes the potential offset to the actual shoreline date by a maximum of six months.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Date of the shoreline in mm/dd/yyyy

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Uncy
Attribute_Definition:

Estimate of shoreline position uncertainty. Actual shoreline position is within the range of this value (plus or minus, meters). The historic shoreline uncertainty values incorporate measurement uncertainties associated with mapping methods and materials for historical shorelines, the geographic registration of shoreline position, and shoreline digitizing.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.65
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.8

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Source
Attribute_Definition:

Agency that provided shoreline feature or the data source used to digitize shoreline feature.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of length 25

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Source_b
Attribute_Definition: Type of data used to create shoreline.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: lidar
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Light detection and ranging (lidar).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T or TP with number
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

NOAA/NOS topographic survey sheet (T- or TP-sheet) with associated registry number.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

aerials (or Photo rev., unknown) with letters and numbers and/or year

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: FLDEP aerial photo with associated registry information.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Year_
Attribute_Definition: Four digit year of shoreline
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1858
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2017

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Default_D
Attribute_Definition:

Differentiates between shorelines that have known month and day attributes and those that use the default value of 07/01 when only the year is known.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline month and day are known.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Shoreline month and day are unknown and default value of 07/01 was used.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition:

Location of shoreline with respect to wave energy exposure. An open ocean coast is directly exposed to ocean waves and is typically characterized by higher wave energy. A sheltered coast is not directly exposed to ocean waves and is characterized by lower wave energy. This shoreline dataset includes only open ocean locations.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: open ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline on a coast with open ocean wave exposure.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute_Definition: Length of shoreline in meter units (UTM zone 17N WGS84).
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.159136
Range_Domain_Maximum: 26533.604388

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DSAS_type
Attribute_Definition:

Shoreline type field used to specify the datum to which the shoreline is referenced. It is a required field when proxy-based and datum-based shorelines are combined to compute rates in DSAS.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MHW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mean High Water (datum-based shoreline).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HWL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High Water Line (proxy-based shoreline).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ATTRIBUTE
Attribute_Definition: Additional notation regarding source of shoreline data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string of length 50

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The entity and attribute information provided here describes the tabular data associated with the dataset. Please review the individual attribute descriptions for detailed information.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

The dataset contains polyline shorelines (SHP and other shapefile components), browse graphic, and the FGDC CSDGM metadata.

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. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS or the U.S. Government shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. 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: Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 10.7
Format_Specification: Esri polyline shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

These files (.cpg, .dbf, .prj, .sbn, .sbx, .shp, .html, and .shx) are a collection of files with a common filename prefix and must be downloaded and stored in the same directory. Together they are the components of the shapefile and include FGDC CSDGM-compliant metadata in HTML format.

Transfer_Size: 1.5

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J3CVN4
Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/614a7c8fd34e0df5fb9756e1

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/614a7c8fd34e0df5fb9756e1

Access_Instructions:

The first link is to the USGS publication page, the second link downloads all the data on the landing page, and the third link is to the dataset landing page.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data are available in a polyline shapefile format. The user must have software to read and process the data components of a shapefile.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240319
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Meredith G. Kratzmann
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240319)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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