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Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 0.2 |
Maximum: | 1.44 |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 1 |
Maximum: | 11.6 |
Value | Definition |
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0 | Shoreline month and day are known. |
1 | Shoreline month and day are unknown and default value of 07/01 was used. |
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Minimum: | 1844 |
Maximum: | 2014 |
Value | Definition |
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MHW | mean high water - a datum-based reference |
HWL | High water line - a proxy-based historical shoreline |
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Minimum: | 0 |
Maximum: | unlimited |
Shoreline positions serve as easily understood features that can be used to describe the movement of beaches through time. This dataset includes shorelines from 170 years ranging from 1844 to 2014 for the coastal region of Massachusetts. Historical shorelines were compiled from a variety of methods including T-sheets, orthophotos, and lidar data. These data are used to calculate rates of shoreline change for the MA CZM Shoreline Change Project. Rates of long-term and short-term shoreline change were generated in a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 5.1. 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.
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Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?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.
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.
Data format: | Dataset contains the shapefile, browse graphic, and CSDGM metadata. in format Shapefile (version ArcGIS 10.7) Esri polyline shapefile Size: 11 |
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