1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 23899

Dataset description: 2014-325-FA-NL-pd-2

Fire Island, NY pre- and post-storm shoreline data
Keywordscoastal processes, shoreline accretion, erosion, hurricanes
Formatshp
Amount1.36 MB

Contacts

Contact
Cheryl J Hapke
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttp://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0931/downloads/Shoreline_Data.zip
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/spcmsc/DS931_P26_Oct2012_Oct2014_metadata.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2014-325-FAGlobal Positioning System (GPS)
GPS is a satellite-based navigation system that provides accurate location, velocity, and time information anywhere on Earth, 24/7, in all weather conditions. Civilian GPS can locate a receiver within about 10 meters, while advanced techniques (like RTK) can achieve centimeter-level precision.