1970s Shorelines for Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photos or topographic surveys, as well as contemporary sources like lidar point clouds and digital elevation models (DEMs). These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software to compute rates of change. It is useful to keep a record of historical shoreline positions as a method of monitoring change over time 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 an expansion...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Aerial Photos, Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Culebra, All tags... DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Groundwater Exit, HWL, High Water Line, Historical Shorelines, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Instantaneous Water Line, Puerto Rico, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, Shoreline Classification, U.S. Geological Survey, UPR, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, Vieques, WDL, WHCMSC, Wet/Dry Line, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags

2010 Shorelines for Vieques, Culebra, and Main Island of Puerto Rico

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photos or topographic surveys, as well as contemporary sources like lidar point clouds and digital elevation models (DEMs). These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software to compute rates of change. It is useful to keep a record of historical shoreline positions as a method of monitoring change over time 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 an expansion...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Aerial Photos, Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Culebra, All tags... DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Groundwater Exit, HWL, High Water Line, Historical Shorelines, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Instantaneous Water Line, Puerto Rico, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, Shoreline Classification, U.S. Geological Survey, UPR, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, Vieques, WDL, WHCMSC, Wet/Dry Line, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags

Forest structure, regeneration, and soil data to support mangrove forest damage assessment on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, from Hurricane Irma (2018-2019)

These data support efforts to assess mangrove forest structural response to Hurricane Irma. Data were collected from within Virgin Islands National Park in St John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Datasets include measurements of forest inventory and vitality status, woody debris, regeneration assessment, and organic soil carbon.

Categories: Data; Tags: Ecology, Environmental Health, Hurricane Irma, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Virgin Islands National Park, forest monitoring, hurricanes, recovery, tidal mangrove forest, Fewer tags

1970s Shorelines for the Main Island of Puerto Rico

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photos or topographic surveys, as well as contemporary sources like lidar point clouds and digital elevation models (DEMs). These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software to compute rates of change. It is useful to keep a record of historical shoreline positions as a method of monitoring change over time 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 an expansion...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Aerial Photos, Atlantic Coast, Caribbean, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Groundwater Exit, Historical Shorelines, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, Shoreline Classification, U.S. Geological Survey, UPR, USGS, United States, University of Puerto Rico, WDL, WHCMSC, Wet/Dry Line, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags