DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border
Sandy ocean beaches are a popular recreational destination, often surrounded by communities containing valuable real estate. Development is on the rise despite the fact that coastal infrastructure is subjected to flooding and erosion. As a result, there is an increased demand for accurate informatio...
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dataone:1dcbbf50-adca-479d-a3b2-47aa0a15fad8 2023-11-08T14:14:57+01:00 DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border U.S. Geological Survey ENVELOPE(-76.01124,-75.42269,37.88395,36.54861) 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://search.dataone.org/view/1dcbbf50-adca-479d-a3b2-47aa0a15fad8 unknown USGS Science Data Catalog Shoreline Historic Shoreline Shoreline Change Rate Erosion Accretion Linear Regression Rate Endpoint Rate Baseline Transect Digital Shoreline Analysis System DSAS U.S. Geological Survey USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program CMGP Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center WHCMSC National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project oceans environment oceans and estuaries oceans and coastal geoscientificInformation Atlantic Coast United States Mid-Atlantic Delmarva Virginia Wallops Island Assawoman Island Metompkin Island Cedar Island Parramore Island Hog Island Cobb Island Wreck Island Ship Shoal Island Myrtle Island Smith Island Fishermans Island Cape Henry Virginia Beach False Cape Dataset 2010 dataone:urn:node:USGS_SDC 2023-11-08T13:39:11Z Sandy ocean beaches are a popular recreational destination, often surrounded by communities containing valuable real estate. Development is on the rise despite the fact that coastal infrastructure is subjected to flooding and erosion. As a result, there is an increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present shoreline changes. To meet these national needs, the Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is compiling existing reliable historical shoreline data along open-ocean sandy shores of the conterminous United States and parts of Alaska and Hawaii under the National Assessment of Shoreline Change project. There is no widely accepted standard for analyzing shoreline change. Existing shoreline data measurements and rate calculation methods vary from study to study and prevent combining results into state-wide or regional assessments. The impetus behind the National Assessment project was to develop a standardized method of measuring changes in shoreline position that is consistent from coast to coast. The goal was to facilitate the process of periodically and systematically updating the results in an internally consistent manner. Dataset Smith Island Alaska USGS Science Data Catalog (via DataONE) False Cape ENVELOPE(-55.781,-55.781,52.683,52.683) Hog Island ENVELOPE(70.046,70.046,-49.478,-49.478) Ship Shoal ENVELOPE(-55.731,-55.731,51.200,51.200) Smith Island ENVELOPE(-62.520,-62.520,-62.981,-62.981) Wreck Island ENVELOPE(-55.581,-55.581,51.600,51.600) ENVELOPE(-76.01124,-75.42269,37.88395,36.54861) |
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Shoreline Historic Shoreline Shoreline Change Rate Erosion Accretion Linear Regression Rate Endpoint Rate Baseline Transect Digital Shoreline Analysis System DSAS U.S. Geological Survey USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program CMGP Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center WHCMSC National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project oceans environment oceans and estuaries oceans and coastal geoscientificInformation Atlantic Coast United States Mid-Atlantic Delmarva Virginia Wallops Island Assawoman Island Metompkin Island Cedar Island Parramore Island Hog Island Cobb Island Wreck Island Ship Shoal Island Myrtle Island Smith Island Fishermans Island Cape Henry Virginia Beach False Cape |
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Shoreline Historic Shoreline Shoreline Change Rate Erosion Accretion Linear Regression Rate Endpoint Rate Baseline Transect Digital Shoreline Analysis System DSAS U.S. Geological Survey USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program CMGP Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center WHCMSC National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project oceans environment oceans and estuaries oceans and coastal geoscientificInformation Atlantic Coast United States Mid-Atlantic Delmarva Virginia Wallops Island Assawoman Island Metompkin Island Cedar Island Parramore Island Hog Island Cobb Island Wreck Island Ship Shoal Island Myrtle Island Smith Island Fishermans Island Cape Henry Virginia Beach False Cape U.S. Geological Survey DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border |
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Shoreline Historic Shoreline Shoreline Change Rate Erosion Accretion Linear Regression Rate Endpoint Rate Baseline Transect Digital Shoreline Analysis System DSAS U.S. Geological Survey USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program CMGP Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center WHCMSC National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project oceans environment oceans and estuaries oceans and coastal geoscientificInformation Atlantic Coast United States Mid-Atlantic Delmarva Virginia Wallops Island Assawoman Island Metompkin Island Cedar Island Parramore Island Hog Island Cobb Island Wreck Island Ship Shoal Island Myrtle Island Smith Island Fishermans Island Cape Henry Virginia Beach False Cape |
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Sandy ocean beaches are a popular recreational destination, often surrounded by communities containing valuable real estate. Development is on the rise despite the fact that coastal infrastructure is subjected to flooding and erosion. As a result, there is an increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present shoreline changes. To meet these national needs, the Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is compiling existing reliable historical shoreline data along open-ocean sandy shores of the conterminous United States and parts of Alaska and Hawaii under the National Assessment of Shoreline Change project. There is no widely accepted standard for analyzing shoreline change. Existing shoreline data measurements and rate calculation methods vary from study to study and prevent combining results into state-wide or regional assessments. The impetus behind the National Assessment project was to develop a standardized method of measuring changes in shoreline position that is consistent from coast to coast. The goal was to facilitate the process of periodically and systematically updating the results in an internally consistent manner. |
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DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border |
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DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border |
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DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border |
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DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border |
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DelmarvaS_SVA_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the Delmarva South/Southern Virginia region from Wallops Island, Virginia to the Virginia/North Carolina border |
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delmarvas_sva_st.shp - digital shoreline analysis system version 4.1 transects with short-term rate calculations for the delmarva south/southern virginia region from wallops island, virginia to the virginia/north carolina border |
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ENVELOPE(-76.01124,-75.42269,37.88395,36.54861) |
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ENVELOPE(-55.781,-55.781,52.683,52.683) ENVELOPE(70.046,70.046,-49.478,-49.478) ENVELOPE(-55.731,-55.731,51.200,51.200) ENVELOPE(-62.520,-62.520,-62.981,-62.981) ENVELOPE(-55.581,-55.581,51.600,51.600) ENVELOPE(-76.01124,-75.42269,37.88395,36.54861) |
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False Cape Hog Island Ship Shoal Smith Island Wreck Island |
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False Cape Hog Island Ship Shoal Smith Island Wreck Island |
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Smith Island Alaska |
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Smith Island Alaska |
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