Low-altitude aerial imagery obtained with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over Coast Guard Beach, Nauset Spit, Nauset Inlet, and Nauset Marsh, Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Massachusetts on 1 March 2016 (JPEG images)

This dataset contains images obtained from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flown in the Cape Cod National Seashore. The objective of the field work was to evaluate the quality and cost of mapping from UAS images. Low-altitude (approximately 120 meters above ground level) digital images were obtained from cameras in a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flown from the lawn adjacent to the Coast Guard Beach parking lot on 1 March, 2016. The UAV was a Skywalker X8 flying wing operated by Raptor Maps, Inc., contractors to the U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey technicians deployed and mapped 28 targets that appear in some of the images for use as ground control points. All activities were conducted according...

Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, Cape Cod, Cape Cod National Seashore, Coast Guard Beach, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Eastham, JPEG, Massachusetts, Nauset Inlet, Nauset Marsh, Orleans, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, drone, field activity number 2016-007-FA, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, oceans, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

Mean tidal range of marsh units in Massachusetts salt marshes

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, tidal range, tides (oceanic), vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Elevation of marsh units in Massachusetts salt marshes

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, elevation, elevation, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Geospatial Characterization of Salt Marshes for Massachusetts

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Dunes in Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. 1916.

Dunes on the northeast side of the shore west of the breakwater in Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. August 30, 1916.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Code National Seashore, Massachusetts, National Parks, Photographers, Vaughan, T. W. Collection, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Unvegetated to vegetated ratio of marsh units in Massachusetts salt marshes

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, UVVR, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Marsh at the southwest end of Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. 1916.

Northeast side of the marsh west of the breakwater at the southwest end of Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. August 30, 1916.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Code National Seashore, Massachusetts, National Parks, Photographers, Vaughan, T. W. Collection, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Pilgrim Heights sign on the southwest face of the cliff. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. 1916.

Pilgrim Heights sign on the southwest face of the cliff. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. September 1, 1916.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Code National Seashore, Massachusetts, National Parks, Photographers, Vaughan, T. W. Collection, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

East from Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. 1916.

East from Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. August 29, 1916.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Code National Seashore, Massachusetts, National Parks, Photographers, Pilgrim Monument, All tags... Vaughan, T. W. Collection, photo print, Fewer tags

Dune ridges east of Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. 1916.

Dune ridges about 1.5 miles north, 20 degrees east of Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. August 23, 1916.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Code National Seashore, Massachusetts, National Parks, Photographers, Pilgrim Monument, All tags... Vaughan, T. W. Collection, photo print, Fewer tags

Coastal Change Likelihood in the U.S. Northeast Region: Maine to Virginia - Maximum Change Likelihood

Coastal resources are increasingly impacted by erosion, extreme weather events, sea-level rise, tidal flooding, and other potential hazards related to climate change. These hazards have varying impacts on coastal landscapes due to the numerous geologic, oceanographic, ecological, and socioeconomic factors that exist at a given location. Here, an assessment framework is introduced that synthesizes existing datasets describing the variability of the landscape and hazards that may act on it to evaluate the likelihood of coastal change along the U.S coastline within the coming decade. The pilot study, conducted in the Northeastern U.S. (Maine to Virginia), is comprised of datasets derived from a variety of federal,...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Acadia National Park, ArcGIS Pro, Arcpy, Autoclassification, Automation, All tags... Bathymetry, Cape Cod National Seashore, Coastal Change Hazard Assessment, Coastal Fabric, Coastal Hazards, Coastal Vulnerability Index, Coastal and Marine Hazards Mission Area, Connecticut, Decision Tree Framework, Delaware, Elevation, Gateway National Recreation Area, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, High Tide Flooding, Interpretation, Land Cover, Landcover, Machine Learning, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northeast US, Rhode Island, Sea Level Rise, Shoreline Change, St. Croix Island International Historic Site, Storm Overwash, Storm Recurrence, Supervised Classification, Support Vector Machine, Topography, Training Samples, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, UVVR, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, Virginia, Wave Power, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, geoscientificInformation, marine geology, oceans, Fewer tags

Coastal Change Likelihood in the U.S. Northeast Region: Maine to Virginia - Event Hazards

Coastal resources are increasingly impacted by erosion, extreme weather events, sea-level rise, tidal flooding, and other potential hazards related to climate change. These hazards have varying impacts on coastal landscapes due to the numerous geologic, oceanographic, ecological, and socioeconomic factors that exist at a given location. Here, an assessment framework is introduced that synthesizes existing datasets describing the variability of the landscape and hazards that may act on it to evaluate the likelihood of coastal change along the U.S coastline within the coming decade. The pilot study, conducted in the Northeastern U.S. (Maine to Virginia), is comprised of datasets derived from a variety of federal,...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Acadia National Park, ArcGIS Pro, Arcpy, Autoclassification, Automation, All tags... Bathymetry, Cape Cod National Seashore, Coastal Change Hazard Assessment, Coastal Fabric, Coastal Hazards, Coastal Vulnerability Index, Coastal and Marine Hazards Mission Area, Connecticut, Decision Tree Framework, Delaware, Elevation, Gateway National Recreation Area, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, High Tide Flooding, Interpretation, Land Cover, Landcover, Machine Learning, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northeast US, Rhode Island, Sea Level Rise, Shoreline Change, St. Croix Island International Historic Site, Storm Overwash, Storm Recurrence, Supervised Classification, Support Vector Machine, Topography, Training Samples, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, UVVR, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, Virginia, Wave Power, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, geoscientificInformation, marine geology, oceans, Fewer tags

Total Mercury Concentrations in Dragonfly Larvae from U.S. National Parks (ver. 8.0, December 2022)

Comma-separated values (.csv) file containing data related to mercury concentrations in dragonfly samples from U.S. National Parks collected as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP). This data release supersedes Eagles-Smith, C.A., Nelson, S.J., Flanagan-Pritz, C.M., Willacker Jr., J.J., and Klemmer, A.J., 2018, Total Mercury Concentrations in Dragonfly Larvae from U.S. National Parks (ver. 7.0, October 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TK6NPT. Please contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov for access.

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Acadia National Park, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Amistad National Recreation Area, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, All tags... Aquatic Biology, Assateague Island National Seashore, Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Bear Creek Lake Park, Bear Meadows Natural Area, Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Big Thicket National Preserve, Buffalo National River, Cape Cod National Seashore, Capitol Reef National Park, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Channel Islands National Park, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, City of Rocks National Reserve, Colorado National Monument, Congaree National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Death Valley National Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Devils Tower National Monument, East Inlet Natural Area-Connecticut Lakes Nature Preserve, Ecology, Ell Pond Preserve, Everglades National Park, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge National Natural Landmark, Gateway National Recreation Area, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Glacier National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Great Basin National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Homestead National Monument, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Hot Springs National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Lilley Cornett Woods, Mammoth Cave National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Maurice National Wild and Scenic River, Minute Man National Historical Park, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Monocacy National Battlefield, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Mount Rainier National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Trail, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Niobrara National Scenic River, North Cascades National Park, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Olympic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Padre Island National Seashore, Petersburg National Battlefield, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Pinnacles National Park, Pipestone National Monument, Prince William Forest Park, Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Redwood National Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River, Rock Creek Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Saguaro National Park, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Shenandoah National Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Sudbury, Assabet & Concord Wild & Scenic Rivers, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tuzigoot National Monument, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Voyageurs National Park, Water Quality, Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wekiva Wild & Scenic River, White Mountain National Forest, Wildlife Biology, Wind Cave National Park, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, biota, environment, mercury contamination, Fewer tags

Independent transect point locations (coordinates only) associated with images collected during unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over Coast Guard Beach, Nauset Spit, Nauset Inlet, and Nauset Marsh, Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Massachusetts on 1 March 2016 (Text file)

This dataset contains the locations of independent survey points acquired on the same day that images were obtained from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flown in the Cape Cod National Seashore. The overall objective of the field work was to evaluate the quality and cost of mapping from UAS images. Low-altitude (approximately 120 meters above ground level) digital images were obtained from cameras in a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flown from the lawn adjacent to the Coast Guard Beach parking lot on 1 March, 2016. U.S. Geological Survey technicians deployed and mapped 28 targets that appear in some of the images for use as ground control points. All activities were conducted according to Federal Aviation...

Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMGP, Cape Cod, Cape Cod National Seashore, Coast Guard Beach, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Eastham, Massachusetts, Nauset Inlet, Nauset Marsh, Orleans, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, drone, elevation, field activity number 2016-007-FA, geoscientificInformation, location, oceans, survey point, transect point, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

PROVINCETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, PROVINCETOWN, BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance, Airports, Cape Cod National Seashore, Cost Assessments, Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks, All tags... E2 05 Air Transportation, EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Per, Floodplains, Massachusetts, National Parks, Parking, Parks, Provincetown Municipal Airport, Massachusetts, Regulations, Safety, Section 4(f) Statements, Shores, Wetlands, Wildlife Surveys, Fewer tags

Cliff at Highland Light. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. 1916.

Cliff at Highland Light. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. September 1, 1916.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Code National Seashore, Massachusetts, National Parks, Photographers, Vaughan, T. W. Collection, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Coastal Change Likelihood in the U.S. Northeast Region: Maine to Virginia - Hazard Impact Type

Coastal resources are increasingly impacted by erosion, extreme weather events, sea-level rise, tidal flooding, and other potential hazards related to climate change. These hazards have varying impacts on coastal landscapes due to the numerous geologic, oceanographic, ecological, and socioeconomic factors that exist at a given location. Here, an assessment framework is introduced that synthesizes existing datasets describing the variability of the landscape and hazards that may act on it to evaluate the likelihood of coastal change along the U.S coastline within the coming decade. The pilot study, conducted in the Northeastern U.S. (Maine to Virginia), is comprised of datasets derived from a variety of federal,...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Acadia National Park, ArcGIS Pro, Arcpy, Autoclassification, Automation, All tags... Bathymetry, Cape Cod National Seashore, Coastal Change Hazard Assessment, Coastal Fabric, Coastal Hazards, Coastal Vulnerability Index, Coastal and Marine Hazards Mission Area, Connecticut, Decision Tree Framework, Delaware, Elevation, Gateway National Recreation Area, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, High Tide Flooding, Interpretation, Land Cover, Landcover, Machine Learning, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northeast US, Rhode Island, Sea Level Rise, Shoreline Change, St. Croix Island International Historic Site, Storm Overwash, Storm Recurrence, Supervised Classification, Support Vector Machine, Topography, Training Samples, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, UVVR, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, Virginia, Wave Power, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, geoscientificInformation, marine geology, oceans, thbbt, Fewer tags

Mercury Bioaccumulation in US National Parks Using Dragonfly Larvae as Biosentinels, 2009-2018

Comma-separated values (.csv) files containing data related to a National-scale assessment of mercury bioaccumulation in the US National Parks using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels through a citizen science framework.

Categories: Data; Tags: Acadia National Park, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Aquatic Biology, All tags... Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Bear Creek Lake Park, Bear Meadows Natural Area, Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Park, Big Thicket National Preserve, Buffalo National River, Cape Cod National Seashore, Capitol Reef National Park, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Channel Islands National Park, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Colorado National Monument, Congaree National Park, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Death Valley National Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Devils Tower National Monument, East Inlet Natural Area-Connecticut Lakes Nature Preserve, Ecology, Environmental Health, Everglades National Park, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge National Natural Landmark, Gateway National Recreation Area, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Glacier National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Great Basin National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Homestead National Historic Site, Hot Springs National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Lake Clark National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Maurice National Wild & Scenic River, Minute Man National Historical Park, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Monocacy National Battlefield, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Mount Rainier National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Trail, Niobrara National Scenic River, North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Padre Island National Seashore, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Pinnacles National Park, Pipestone National Monument, Prince William Forest Park, Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Redwood National Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rock Creek Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Saguaro National Park, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Shenandoah National Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tuzigoot National Monument, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Voyageurs National Park, Water Quality, Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wildlife Biology, Wind Cave National Park, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, biota, environment, mercury contamination, Fewer tags

Conceptual marsh units for Cape Cod National Seashore salt marsh complex, Massachusetts

Note: The 2021 data release "Geospatial characterization of salt marshes for Massachusetts" is a more recent and comprehensive MA salt marsh dataset. (https://doi.org/10.5066/P97E086F) The salt marsh complex of Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO), Massachusetts, USA and approximal wetlands were delineated to smaller, conceptual marsh units by geoprocessing of surface elevation data. Flow accumulation based on the relative elevation of each location is used to determine the ridge lines that separate each marsh unit while the surface slope is used to automatically assign each unit a drainage point, where water is expected to drain through. Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan,...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Barnstable County, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Ecology, All tags... Geography, Herring Cove, LTER, Little Pleasant Bay, Long-Term Ecological Research, Massachusetts, Outer Cape, Remote Sensing, United States, Wellfleet Harbor, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratio in Cape Cod National Seashore salt marsh complex, Massachusetts

Note: The 2021 data release "Geospatial characterization of salt marshes for Massachusetts" is a more recent and comprehensive MA salt marsh dataset. (https://doi.org/10.5066/P97E086F) Unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratio (UVVR) in the Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) salt marsh complex and approximal wetlands is computed based on conceptual marsh units defined by Defne and Ganju (2019). UVVR was calculated based on U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) 1-meter resolution imagery. Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Barnstable County, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Ecology, All tags... Geography, Herring Cove, LTER, Little Pleasant Bay, Long-Term Ecological Research, Massachusetts, Outer Cape, Remote Sensing, UVVR, United States, Wellfleet Harbor, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags