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Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration Project – 2022 habitat map, Whiskey Island

This data release includes 2022 data for the Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration Project for Whiskey Island. Specifically, this data release includes a detailed habitat map, general habitat map, and georeferenced imagery. These habitat maps are developed using the methods and classification scheme from Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program. For more details on BICM habitat classes, see the Entity and Attribute Information section of the metadata. Please consult the accompanying readME.txt file for information and recommendations on the contents of this dataset (that is, dataset and recommended symbology). For more information about BICM habitat mapping, see Enwright and others (2020). Enwright, N.M., SooHoo, W.M., Dugas, J.L., Conzelmann, C.P., Laurenzano, C., Lee, D.M., Mouton, K., and Stelly, S.J., 2020, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program—Mapping habitats in beach, dune, and intertidal environments along the Louisiana Gulf of Mexico shoreline, 2008 and 2015–16: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2020–1030, 57 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201030.

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Author(s) Kimberly A Thompson orcid, Nicholas M Enwright orcid, Jason Dugas orcid
Publication Date 2024-02-07
Beginning Date of Data 2022-09-29
Ending Date of Data 2022-09-29
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P13NH4BJ
Citation Thompson, K.A., Enwright, N.M., and Dugas, J., 2024, Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration Project – 2022 habitat map, Whiskey Island: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13NH4BJ.
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