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Historical shoreline positions for the coast of MA, from 1844 - 2014 The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management compiled Massachusetts vector shorelines into an updated dataset for the Office’s Shoreline Change Project. The Shoreline Change Project started in 1989 to identify erosion-prone areas of the Massachusetts coast by compiling a database of historical shoreline positions. Trends of shoreline position over long- and short-term timescales provide information to landowners, managers, and potential buyers about possible future changes to costal resources and infrastructure. This updated dataset strengthens the understanding of shoreline position change in Massachusetts. It includes U.S. Geological Survey vector shorelines... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Buzzard’s Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, MA CZM, MHW, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management, Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project, Mean High Water, Nantucket, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, New England, North Shore, Outer Cape, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, South Cape, South Shore, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags 2016 NOAA Mean High Water Shorelines of the Puerto Rico coast used in Shoreline Change Analysis The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photographs or topographic surveys, and contemporary sources, such as lidar-point clouds and digital elevation models. These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software to compute their rates of change. Keeping a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor change over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release, and other associated products, represent... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Culebra, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, MHW, Mean High Water, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Shoreline Change, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, Vieques, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags 2015 Mean High Water Shorelines of the Puerto Rico Coast used in Shoreline Change Analysis The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photographs or topographic surveys, and contemporary sources, such as lidar-point clouds and digital elevation models. These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software to compute their rates of change. Keeping a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor change over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release, and other associated products, represent... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Culebra, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, MHW, Mean High Water, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Shoreline Change, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, Vieques, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Shorelines of the Florida panhandle (FLph) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis 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. Shoreline positions were compiled prior to and following Hurricane Irma along the sandy shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Baseline, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, FEMA, FLDEP, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Georgia, Gulf Coast, HWL, High Water Line, JALBTCX, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise, MHW, Mean High Water, NASA, NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Reference baselines used to extract shorelines for the West Coast of the United States This data release contains reference baselines for primarily open-ocean sandy beaches along the west coast of the United States (California, Oregon and Washington). The slopes were calculated while extracting shoreline position from lidar point cloud data collected between 2002 and 2011. The shoreline positions have been previously published, but the slopes have not. A reference baseline was defined and then evenly-spaced cross-shore beach transects were created. Then all data points within 1 meter of each transect were associated with each transect. Next, it was determined which points were one the foreshore, and then a linear regression was fit through the foreshore points. Beach slope was defined as the slope... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: California, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Coastal processes, MHW, Mean High Water, All tags... Oregon, Pacific Coast, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Washington, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, beach slope, environment, foreshore, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, shoreline, Fewer tags 2018 mean high water shoreline of the coast of MA used in shoreline change analysis The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management compiled Massachusetts vector shorelines into an updated dataset for the Office’s Shoreline Change Project. The Shoreline Change Project started in 1989 to identify erosion-prone areas of the Massachusetts coast by compiling a database of historical shoreline positions. Trends of shoreline position over long- and short-term timescales provide information to landowners, managers, and potential buyers about possible future changes to costal resources and infrastructure. This updated dataset strengthens the understanding of shoreline position change in Massachusetts. It includes U.S. Geological Survey vector shorelines... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, MA CZM, All tags... MHW, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management, Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project, Mean High Water, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, New England, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Beach foreshore slope for the West Coast of the United States This data release contains foreshore slopes for primarily open-ocean sandy beaches along the west coast of the United States (California, Oregon and Washington). The slopes were calculated while extracting shoreline position from lidar point cloud data collected between 2002 and 2011. The shoreline positions have been previously published, but the slopes have not. A reference baseline was defined and then evenly-spaced cross-shore beach transects were created. Then all data points within 1 meter of each transect were associated with each transect. Next, it was determined which points were one the foreshore, and then a linear regression was fit through the foreshore points. Beach slope was defined as the slope of... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: California, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Coastal processes, MHW, Mean High Water, All tags... Oregon, Pacific Coast, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Washington, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, beach slope, environment, foreshore, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, shoreline, Fewer tags A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines for Puerto Rico from 2015 to 2018 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photographs or topographic surveys, and contemporary sources, such as lidar-point clouds and digital elevation models. These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software to compute their rates of change. Keeping a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor change over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release, and other associated products, represent... Tags: Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Culebra, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Geography, Geomorphology, MHW, Mean High Water, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Shoreline Change, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, Vieques, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Shorelines of the Central California coastal region (1852-2016) used in shoreline change analysis In coastal areas of the United States, where water and land interface in complex and dynamic ways, it is common to find concentrated residential and commercial development. These coastal areas often contain various landholdings managed by Federal, State, and local municipal authorities for public recreation and conservation. These areas are frequently subjected to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is compiling existing reliable historical shoreline data to calculate rates of shoreline change along the conterminous coast of the United States, and select coastlines of Alaska and Hawaii, as part of the Coastal Change Hazards priority... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Baseline, CMGP, California, CenCal, Central California, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, HWL, High Water Line, JALBTCX, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise, MHW, Mean High Water, NASA, NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NorCal, North America, Northern California, Pacific Coast, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, SoCal, Southern California, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines for the 2018 update The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management launched the Shoreline Change Project in 1989 to identify erosion-prone areas of the coast. The shoreline position and change rate are used to inform management decisions regarding the erosion of coastal resources. In 2001, a 1994 shoreline was added to calculate both long- and short-term shoreline change rates at 40-meter intervals along ocean-facing sections of the Massachusetts coast. In 2013 two oceanfront shorelines for Massachusetts were added using 2008-2009 color aerial orthoimagery and 2007 topographic lidar datasets obtained from NOAA's Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center. This 2018 update includes two new mean high water (MHW) shorelines for the Massachusetts... Tags: Atlantic Coast, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Ecology, All tags... Geomorphology, MA CZM, MHW, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management, Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project, Mean High Water, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, New England, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Preliminary estimates of forecasted shoreline positions and associated uncertainties for Florida and Georgia During Hurricane Irma, Florida and Georgia experienced substantial impacts to beaches, dunes, barrier islands, and coral reefs. Extensive erosion and coral losses from hurricanes result in increased vulnerability of coastal regions, including densely populated areas. Erosion may put critical infrastructure at risk of future flooding and may cause economic loss. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Hazards Resources Program is working to assess shoreline erosion along the southeast U.S. coastline and analyze its implications for future vulnerability. Tags: Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Florida, Georgia, All tags... Kalman filter, Marine Geology, Shoreline Forecasting, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Shorelines of the Florida east coast (FLec) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis 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. Shoreline positions were compiled prior to and following Hurricane Irma along the sandy shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Baseline, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, FEMA, FLDEP, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Georgia, Gulf Coast, HWL, High Water Line, JALBTCX, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise, MHW, Mean High Water, NASA, NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Shorelines of the Northern California coastal region (1854-2016) used in shoreline change analysis In coastal areas of the United States, where water and land interface in complex and dynamic ways, it is common to find concentrated residential and commercial development. These coastal areas often contain various landholdings managed by Federal, State, and local municipal authorities for public recreation and conservation. These areas are frequently subjected to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is compiling existing reliable historical shoreline data to calculate rates of shoreline change along the conterminous coast of the United States, and select coastlines of Alaska and Hawaii, as part of the Coastal Change Hazards priority... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Baseline, CMGP, California, CenCal, Central California, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, HWL, High Water Line, JALBTCX, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise, MHW, Mean High Water, NASA, NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NorCal, North America, Northern California, Pacific Coast, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, SoCal, Southern California, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Portion of the 1-meter (m) contours in quadrangle 5 of the Stellwagen Bank Survey Area offshore of Boston, Massachusetts based on bathymetry data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1994-1996 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Marine Sanctuary Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has conducted seabed mapping and related research in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) region since 1993. The interpretive datasets and source information presented here are for quadrangle 5, which is one of 18 similarly sized segments of the 3,700 square kilometer (km2) SBNMS region. The seabed of the SBNMS region is a glaciated terrain that is topographically and texturally diverse. Quadrangle 5 includes the shallow, rippled, coarse-grained sandy crest and upper eastern and western flanks of southern Stellwagen Bank, its fine-grained sandy... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Boston, Massachusetts, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Esri polyline shapefile, All tags... Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. east coast, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, bathymetry, contours, elevation, geomorphology, marine geology, oceans, quadrangle 5, sea-floor characteristics, sea-floor topography, topography, Fewer tags Shorelines of the Southern California coastal region (1852-2016) used in shoreline change analysis In coastal areas of the United States, where water and land interface in complex and dynamic ways, it is common to find concentrated residential and commercial development. These coastal areas often contain various landholdings managed by Federal, State, and local municipal authorities for public recreation and conservation. These areas are frequently subjected to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is compiling existing reliable historical shoreline data to calculate rates of shoreline change along the conterminous coast of the United States, and select coastlines of Alaska and Hawaii, as part of the Coastal Change Hazards priority... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Baseline, CMGP, California, CenCal, Central California, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, HWL, High Water Line, JALBTCX, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise, MHW, Mean High Water, NASA, NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NorCal, North America, Northern California, Pacific Coast, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, SoCal, Southern California, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags 2018 Mean High Water Shorelines of the Puerto Rico coast used in Shoreline Change Analysis The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photographs or topographic surveys, and contemporary sources, such as lidar-point clouds and digital elevation models. These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software to compute their rates of change. Keeping a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor change over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release, and other associated products, represent... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Culebra, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, MHW, Mean High Water, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Shoreline Change, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, Vieques, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Shorelines of the Georgia coastal region used in shoreline change analysis 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. Shoreline positions were compiled prior to and following Hurricane Irma along the sandy shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Baseline, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, FEMA, FLDEP, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Georgia, Gulf Coast, HWL, High Water Line, JALBTCX, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise, MHW, Mean High Water, NASA, NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Shorelines of the Florida west coast (FLwc) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis 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. Shoreline positions were compiled prior to and following Hurricane Irma along the sandy shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Baseline, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, FEMA, FLDEP, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Georgia, Gulf Coast, HWL, High Water Line, JALBTCX, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise, MHW, Mean High Water, NASA, NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags 2016 USACE Mean High Water Shorelines of the Puerto Rico coast used in Shoreline Change Analysis The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photographs or topographic surveys, and contemporary sources, such as lidar-point clouds and digital elevation models. These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software to compute their rates of change. Keeping a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor change over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release, and other associated products, represent... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Culebra, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, MHW, Mean High Water, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Shoreline Change, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, Vieques, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags Beach foreshore slope for the West Coast of the United States This data release contains foreshore slopes for primarily open-ocean sandy beaches along the west coast of the United States (California, Oregon and Washington). The slopes were calculated while extracting shoreline position from lidar point cloud data collected between 2002 and 2011. The shoreline positions have been previously published, but the slopes have not. A reference baseline was defined and then evenly-spaced cross-shore beach transects were created. Then all data points within 1 meter of each transect were associated with each transect. Next, it was determined which points were one the foreshore, and then a linear regression was fit through the foreshore points. Beach slope was defined as the slope of... Tags: California, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Coastal processes, Geomorphology, MHW, All tags... Marine Geology, Mean High Water, Oregon, Pacific Coast, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Washington, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, beach slope, environment, foreshore, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, shoreline, Fewer tags