Intersects for coastal region of Virginia generated to calculate short-term shoreline change rates using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5.1

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, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, accretion, coastal processes, environment, erosion, erosion, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, long-term change, oceans, shoreline accretion, short-term change, Fewer tags

Long-term shoreline change rates for the Virginia coastal region, calculated with and without the proxy-datum bias using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5.1

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, Atlantic Coast, Baseline, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, All tags... Mid-Atlantic, North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Virginia, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, accretion, coastal processes, environment, erosion, erosion, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, long-term change, oceans, shoreline accretion, short-term change, Fewer tags

Data release for application of a luminescence-based sediment transport model

This data release contains luminescence data from the manuscript "Application of a luminescence-based sediment transport model" by Gray et al. It contains data from the luminescence measurements and experiments in the paper.

Categories: Data; Tags: Geomorphology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), luminescence, mid-Atlantic

Aerial Photogrammetry Data and Products of the North Carolina coast: 2018-10-06 to 2018-10-08, post-Hurricane Florence

This data release presents structure-from-motion products derived from imagery taken along the North Carolina coast in response to storm events and the recovery process. USGS researchers use the aerial photogrammetry data and products to assess future coastal vulnerability, nesting habitats for wildlife, and provide data for hurricane impact models. This research is part of the Remote Sensing Coastal Change Project. Products include digital elevation models and orthorectified imagery (RGB averaged products) created from aerial imagery surveys with precise Global Navigation Satellite Systen (GNSS) navigation data flown in a piloted fixed wing aircraft (available here https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P91KB9SF/)....

Tags: East Coast, Geography, Geomorphology, Geomorphology, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... Natural Hazards, North Carolina, North Carolina Coast, Orthoimagery, Outer Banks, Remote Sensing, Virginia, coastal, digital elevation models (DEMs), elevation, geomorphology, hurricane, hurricanes, orthomosaic, structure from motion, Fewer tags

A Surficial Hydrogeologic Framework for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. The hydrogeologic framework was developed from a combination of the physiography and the predominant texture of surficial geologic units in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. It describes the primary natural physical factors that affect the flow and chemistry of shallow ground water and small streams in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. Seven hydrogeologic subregions were defined. Some of the subregions correspond directly to the physiographic...

Tags: Coastal Plain, Coastal Plain, Delaware, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... Mid-Atlantic, NSDI, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, Washington, D.C., environment, framework, geology, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, hydrogeology, inland waters, inlandWaters, physiography, surficial, Fewer tags

Space Use Conflict Study

Three components of the scientific research included a literature review, a geospatial database, and ethnographic research. The literature review surveyed the professional, grey, and peer-reviewed literature on spatial conflicts in the marine environment. Summaries of the literature tracked how stakeholders resolved, mitigated, and addressed space use conflicts. A geospatial database was developed to include available GIS data and new GIS data produced by the study team. The ethnographic data collection occured by engaging individuals and small groups in one on one guided discussions. In addition, the study team convened larger group meetings to describe the study and to develop contacts for further research.

Tags: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES, EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... Northeast Atlantic, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, South Atlantic, US-CA, US-CT, US-DE, US-FL, US-GA, US-MA, US-MD, US-ME, US-NC, US-NH, US-NJ, US-NY, US-OR, US-RI, US-SC, US-VA, US-WA, Fewer tags

Assessment Tools for Urban Catchments: Developing Biological Indicators Based on Benthic Macroinvertebrates1

Abstract: Biological indicators, particularly benthic macroinvertebrates, are widely used and effective measures of the impact of urbanization on stream ecosystems. A multimetric biological index of urbanization was developed using a large benthic macroinvertebrate dataset (n = 1,835) from the Baltimore, Maryland, metropolitan area and then validated with datasets from Cleveland, Ohio (n = 79); San Jose, California (n = 85); and a different subset of the Baltimore data (n = 85). The biological metrics used to develop the multimetric index were selected using several criteria and were required to represent ecological attributes of macroinvertebrate assemblages including taxonomic composition and richness (number...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, NMS, Pacific Coast., Restoration, All tags... management, multimetric index, quantile regression, river, stream, urban gradient, Fewer tags

Probability of nitrate concentrations exceeding multiple thresholds in shallow groundwater, Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States

This data release consists of rasters representing the probability of exceeding multiple thresholds of nitrate in shallow groundwater for the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Each raster represents the results from multiple spatial-probability models that were developed using U.S. Geological Survey water-quality data in conjunction with geographic data such as land cover, geology, and soils. There are 10 rasters of predictions (PRED_1 through PRED_10) and 10 rasters of the highest possible probability (UPPER_1 through UPPER_10). The highest probability is the upper limit of the prediction confidence interval calculated as part of each model. Geospatial data provided are in the North American Albers equal-area...

Tags: Environmental Health, Geography, Hydrology, Mid-Atlantic, National Water-Quality Assessment, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Water Quality, environment, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, inlandWaters, logistic regression, nitrate, region, Fewer tags

Physiography for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. Physiography for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain was constructed by standardizing and extrapolating previous physiographic interpretations for areas within and adjacent to the region. For more information, see U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1680.

Tags: Coastal Plain, Coastal Plain, Delaware, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... NSDI, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, Washington, D.C., environment, geology, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, physiography, Fewer tags

Baseline for the Virginia coastal region, generated to calculate shoreline change rates using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5.1

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, Atlantic Coast, Baseline, DSAS, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, All tags... Mid-Atlantic, North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Virginia, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, oceans, Fewer tags

Nature’s Network Conservation Design, Northeast U.S.

Nature’s Network Conservation Design depicts an interconnected network of lands and waters that, if protected, will support a diversity of fish, wildlife, and natural resources that the people of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region depend upon. This map serves as the “cover page” for the Nature’s Network (naturesnetwork.org) suite of products: it outlines some of the most important natural areas in the region and provides an entry point to learn more about the information used to identify them. The Conservation Design represents a combination of three Nature’s Network products: 1) the terrestrial core-connector network, 2) aquatic core areas, and 3) core habitat for imperiled species. The Terrestrial Core-connector...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Citation, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: Data, LCC Network Science Catalog, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Data.gov, All tags... Northeast, Northeast, USFWS AGOL, aquatic, aquatic, completed, core areas, core areas, imperiled species, imperiled species, terrestrial, terrestrial, Fewer tags

Aerial photogrammetry data and products of the North Carolina coast

This data release presents structure-from-motion (SfM) products derived from aerial imagery collected along the North Carolina coast in response to storm events and the recovery process. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers use the aerial imagery and products to assess future coastal vulnerability, nesting habitats for wildlife, and provide data for hurricane impact models. This research is part of the Remote Sensing Coastal Change Project. Products include digital elevation models and orthorectified imagery (RGB-averaged products) created from aerial imagery surveys with precise Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) navigation data flown in a piloted fixed-wing aircraft. The products span the coast over...

Tags: East Coast, Geography, Geomorphology, Geomorphology, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... Natural Hazards, North Carolina, North Carolina Coast, Orthoimagery, Outer Banks, Remote Sensing, Virginia, coastal, digital elevation models (DEMs), elevation, geomorphology, hurricane, hurricanes, orthomosaic, structure from motion, Fewer tags

Short-term shoreline change rates for the Virginia coastal region using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5.1

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: Accretion, Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Coast, Baseline, DSAS, All tags... Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Erosion, Mean High Water, Mid-Atlantic, North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Virginia, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coastal processes, environment, erosion, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, long-term change, oceans, shoreline accretion, short-term change, Fewer tags

Linear-referenced Geomorphology and Relative Vulnerability to Erosion at the 2013 – 2014 conterminous U.S. Atlantic Ocean National Hydrography Dataset Coastline

Landforms along the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic coastlines for the conterminous United States are attributed with the relative vulnerability of horizontal erosion due to sea-level rise to characterize coastal zone stability. The position and extent of landforms are geospatially indexed as line-events where these coastal zone features are intersected by the linear-referenced 2013 - 2014 U.S. Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset Coastline, which corresponds to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2013 - 2014 mean high water level datum delineated in intertidal zones open to oceans, behind barrier coasts in bays, lagoons, and estuaries, and sometimes where tidal currents reach...

Categories: Data, Data Release - In Progress, Publication; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geomorphology, All tags... Georgia, HEM, Hydro linked data, Hydrographically linked data, Hydrologically linked data, Linear-referenced, Linked data, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mean High Water, Mid-Atlantic, NHD, National Hydrography Dataset, New England, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Risk, South Atlantic, South Carolina, Virginia, barrier coast, coast, conterminous US, estuary, intertidal, line-event, Fewer tags

Intersects for the coastal region of Virginia generated to calculate long-term shoreline change rates using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5.1

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, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... North America, Shoreline, Shoreline Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, accretion, coastal processes, environment, erosion, erosion, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, long-term change, oceans, shoreline accretion, short-term change, Fewer tags

NFHP 2010 National Estuary Assessment Results

The NFHAP Coastal Spatial Framework and Indicator Datasets consist of a geospatial base layer developed in ArcGIS, and associated data fields joined to the spatial framework. The Coastal Spatial Framework is a layer of 612 distinct polygons covering coastal areas of the Continental U.S. Polygons represent either coastal watersheds (land) or coastal waters (estuaries, inshore marine, offshore marine),and are classified into six regions and 22 nested subregions. Each polygon is assigned a unique code (UniqueID) to provide location reference for indicator data, and enable joins to separate data tables.s for information recorded in the Bibliography and Assessment tables. Key indicator data fields attributed to each...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 2010 National Assessment, 2010 National Assessment, ACFHP, Alabama, Assessment, All tags... Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Coast, Biogeography, California, Carolinian Province, Coastal, Connecticut, Conservation, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Coast, East Coast, Estuaries, Estuary, Fish Habitat, Florida, Georgia, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Indicator, Inshore, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mid-Atlantic, Mississippi, NFHAP, NFHP Cooperator, National Fish Habitat Action Plan, Nearshore, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Atlantic, North Carolina, Oregon, Pacific Coast, Pacific Coast, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Atlantic, South Carolina, Spatial Data, Texas, Threat, United States, United States, Virginia, Virginian Province, Visual, Washington, Watershed, West Coast, West Coast, Fewer tags

Surficial Geology for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain.

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. Surficial geology for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain was compiled and interpreted from available published and unpublished sources. Formation contacts were interpolated across unmapped areas and inconsistencies in nomenclature, interpretation, and scale were resolved to the extent possible. For more information, see U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1680.

Categories: pre-SM502.8; Tags: Coastal Plain, Coastal Plain, Delaware, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... Mid-Atlantic, NSDI, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Predominant Texture, Surficial Geology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, Washington, D.C., environment, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags

The space use conflict archive file, containing shapefile and TIFF geospatial data.

Three components of the scientific research included a literature review, a geospatial database, and ethnographic research. The literature review surveyed the professional, grey, and peer-reviewed literature on spatial conflicts in the marine environment. Summaries of the literature tracked how stakeholders resolved, mitigated, and addressed space use conflicts. A geospatial database was developed to include available GIS data and new GIS data produced by the study team. The ethnographic data collection occured by engaging individuals and small groups in one on one guided discussions. In addition, the study team convened larger group meetings to describe the study and to develop contacts for further research.

Tags: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES, EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES, Mid-Atlantic, All tags... Northeast Atlantic, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, South Atlantic, US-CA, US-CT, US-DE, US-FL, US-GA, US-MA, US-MD, US-ME, US-NC, US-NH, US-NJ, US-NY, US-OR, US-RI, US-SC, US-VA, US-WA, Fewer tags

Subcropping Geology for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. Subcropping geology for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain was compiled and interpreted from available published sources. Formation contacts were interpolated across unmapped areas. Inconsistencies in nomenclature, interpretation, and scale were resolved to the extent possible, although some remain because of differences in mapping resolution among different areas. For more information, see U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper...

Categories: pre-SM502.8; Tags: Coastal Plain, Coastal Plain, Delaware, Geology, Maryland, All tags... Mid-Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, NSDI, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Subcrop, Texture, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, Washington, D.C., environment, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags