Baseline for the Georgia coastal region generated to calculate shoreline change rates using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 20210929
Title:
Baseline for the Georgia coastal region generated to calculate shoreline change rates using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5
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: 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:
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 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.
This dataset includes a reference baseline used by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) to calculate rate-of-change statistics for the Georgia (GA) coastal region. The baseline layer serves as the starting point for orthogonally-oriented transects generated by the DSAS application. The transects intersect each shoreline and establish measurement points used to calculate shoreline change rates.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2021
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.464492
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.839754
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.031587
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.711767
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
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:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:614a7d5cd34e0df5fb9756f8
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
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: 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:
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:
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
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attributes in this layer are based on the requirements for use within the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Each polyline has a unique identification attribute (ID). This field is used by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) to designate the alongshore order of baselines, if more than one baseline exists.
Completeness_Report:
This baseline file is complete and contains the baseline segment(s) used to cast transects along sections of the coastal region where shoreline position data were available to calculate either a short- or long-term rate.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The baseline serves as a reference point for transects cast by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software. It does not correspond to any real-world feature.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A baseline was constructed with respect to the time series of shoreline positions using standard editing tools in Esri's ArcMap v10.7. The midshore baseline was positioned to conform to the overall orientation of the shorelines alongshore. This was done so that the transects, which are generated by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System from the baseline, would intersect roughly perpendicular to the general trend of the shorelines. This process step and all subsequent process steps were performed by the same person - Meredith G. Kratzmann
Process_Date: 2020
Process_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: 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
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The baseline shapefile was imported into a personal geodatabase in ArcCatalog v10.7 by right-clicking on the geodatabase > Import for use with the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software to perform rate calculations
Process_Date: 2020
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The baseline feature class was used as the input within the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software to generate transects and perform rate calculations.
Process_Date: 2020
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The baseline feature class was exported from a personal geodatabase to a shapefile in ArcCatalog v10.7 by performing a right-mouse click on the data layer > export > to shapefile (single).
Process_Date: 2020
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The baseline shapefile was projected in ArcToolbox v10.7 > Data Management Tools > Projections and Transformations > Project. parameters: input projection - UTM zone 17N (WGS 84); output projection- geographic coordinates (WGS 84); 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: 11
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: 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: GA_baseline
Entity_Type_Definition:
Table containing attribute information associated with the data set for Georgia.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition:
Internal feature number used as a unique identifier of an object within a table primarily used in shapefiles.
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: ID
Attribute_Definition:
Field required by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software. DSAS uses this value to determine the ordering sequence of transects when the baseline feature contains multiple segments. Individual segments are numbered sequentially alongshore.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: unlimited
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in meter units (UTM zone 17N, WGS 84)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: unlimited
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DSAS_searc
Attribute_Definition:
DSAS_searc or DSAS_search is an optional field within the DSAS software that allows users to set a search distance in meters. DSAS will use this value to search for shorelines extending out from either side of the baseline.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: unlimited
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 - GS ScienceBase
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
The dataset contains the polyline baselines used for the analysis of shoreline data (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.
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Transfer_Size: 0.014
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: 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: 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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