Shorelines of the Florida north (FLnorth) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Bald Point State Park, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, All tags... Dog Island, FL, FLDEP, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf of Mexico, HWL, High Water Line, Laguna Beach, MHW, Mean High Water, NOAA, NOS, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Panama City Beach, Pensacola Beach, Santa Rosa Island, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, St. George Island, St. Joseph Peninsula, St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, Fewer tags

A GIS compilation of vector shorelines for the Virginia coastal region from the 1840s to 2010s

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled national shoreline data for more than 20 years to document coastal change and serve the needs of research, management, and the public. Maintaining a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor national shoreline evolution over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers and planners understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release includes a compilation of previously published historical shoreline positions for Virginia spanning 148 years (1849-1997), and two new mean high water (MHW) shorelines extracted from lidar data collected...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Baseline, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, HWL, All tags... High Water Line, MHW, Mean High Water, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, historical shorelines, oceans, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the Georgia (GA) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Cumberland Island, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, GA, Georgia, HWL, High Water Line, Jekyll Island, MHW, Mean High Water, NOAA, NOS, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Sapelo Island, Savannah River, Sea Island, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, St Catherines Island, Tybee Island, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Wassaw Island, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the Alabama coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: AL, Alabama, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Dauphin Island, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, FLDEP, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Gulf of Mexico, HWL, High Water Line, MHW, MOG, Mean High Water, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology, NOAA, NOS, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Orange Beach, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, University of South Alabama, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, 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

Shorelines of the Mississippi coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: CMGP, Cat Island, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, All tags... Gulf of Mexico, HWL, High Water Line, Horn Island, MHW, MOG, MS, Mean High Water, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology, NOAA, NOS, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Petit Bois Island, Ship Island, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the Florida west (FLwest) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Anclote Key, CMGP, Clearwater, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Estero Island, FL, FLDEP, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Gulf of Mexico, HWL, High Water Line, MHW, Mean High Water, NOAA, NOS, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Sanibel Island, Sarasota, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, St. Petersburg, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Venice, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, Fewer tags

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for Mississippi

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Types: Citation; Tags: CMGP, CSC, Cat Island, Coastal Services Center, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... DSAS, Database IV format, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Gulf of Mexico, HWL, High Water Line, Horn Island, MHW, MS, Mean High Water, Mississippi, NOAA, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Petit Bois Island, Ship Island, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, high water line offsets, high water line uncertainty, lidar uncertainty, oceans, proxy-datum bias, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the South Carolina (SC) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Bull Island, CERC, CERC map, CMGP, All tags... Cape Romain, Capers Island, Coastal Engineering Research Center, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Edisto Island, HWL, High Water Line, Hilton Head, James Island, Kiawah Island, Little River Inlet, MHW, Magnolia Beach, Mean High Water, Myrtle Beach, NOAA, NOS, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, SC, Santee Point, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, South Carolina, St Helena Sound, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the northeastern Florida (FLne) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, CMGP, Cape Canaveral, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, FL, FLDEP, False Cape, Fernandina Beach, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, HWL, High Water Line, Jacksonville Beach, MHW, Matanzas Inlet, Mean High Water, NOAA, NOS, Nassau Sound, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, Ormond Beach, Saint Augustine Inlet, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, Fewer tags

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for western North Carolina (NCwest)

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Types: Citation; Tags: Atlantic Coast, CMGP, CSC, Coastal Services Center, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... DSAS, Database IV format, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, HWL, High Water Line, Holden Beach, Little River Inlet, Lockwoods Folly, MHW, Mean High Water, NC, NOAA, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, North Carolina, Oak Island, Shallotte, Shoreline Change, Southport, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, high water line offsets, high water line uncertainty, lidar uncertainty, oceans, proxy-datum bias, 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

Bias Feature for the Florida panhandle (FLph) coastal region containing proxy-datum bias information to be used in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5

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, Bias, Bias feature, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Florida, Georgia, Gulf Coast, HWL, High Water Line, LRR, Linear Regression Rate, MHW, Mean High Water, North America, PDB, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, proxy-datum bias, Fewer tags

Bias Feature for the Georgia coastal region containing proxy-datum bias information to be used in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5

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, Bias, Bias feature, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Florida, Georgia, Gulf Coast, HWL, High Water Line, LRR, Linear Regression Rate, MHW, Mean High Water, North America, PDB, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, proxy-datum bias, Fewer tags

Bias feature containing proxy-datum bias information to be used in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System for the northern coast of North Carolina from the Virginia border to Cape Hatteras (NCnorth)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled national shoreline data for more than 20 years to document coastal change and serve the needs of research, management, and the public. Maintaining a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor national shoreline evolution over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers and planners understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release includes one new mean high water (MHW) shoreline extracted from lidar data collected in 2017 for the entire coastal region of North Carolina which is divided into four subregions: northern North Carolina...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, CMHRP, CSC, Coastal Services Center, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, HWL, MHW, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North Carolina, PDB, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, USGS National Shoreline Change Project, United States, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, erosion, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, high water line, mean high water, oceans, proxy-datum bias, shoreline accretion, 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

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for northern North Carolina (NCnorth)

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Types: Citation; Tags: Atlantic Coast, Bodie Island, Buxton, CMGP, CSC, All tags... Cape Hatteras, Coastal Services Center, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Corolla, DSAS, Database IV format, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, HWL, Hatteras Island, High Water Line, Kitty Hawk, MHW, Mean High Water, NC, NOAA, Nags Head, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North America, North Carolina, Oregon Inlet, Outer Banks, Pea Island, Rodanthe, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, high water line offsets, high water line uncertainty, lidar uncertainty, oceans, proxy-datum bias, Fewer tags

Bias Feature for the Florida west coast (FLwc) coastal region containing proxy-datum bias information to be used in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5

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, Bias, Bias feature, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Florida, Georgia, Gulf Coast, HWL, High Water Line, LRR, Linear Regression Rate, MHW, Mean High Water, North America, PDB, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans, proxy-datum bias, Fewer tags

Shorelines for Vieques, Culebra, and the main island of Puerto Rico from the 1900s to 2018 (ver. 2.0, March 2023)

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 USGS Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS), version 5.1 software to calculate 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...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Coast, CMGP, Caribbean, Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Puerto Rico, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... Culebra, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, HWL, High Water Line, Historical Shorelines, MHW, Mean High Water, NGS, NOAA, NOS, National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, PRDC, PRDRN, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Departamento de Carreteras, Puerto Rico Departamento de Recursos Naturales, Puerto Rico Shoreline Change, Shoreline intersects, Shorelines, Transect, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Geological Survey, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, USDA-SCS, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Planning, Vieques, WDL, WHCMSC, Wet Dry Line, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, 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