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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

digitization, topographic maps, aerial photography, coastal processes

ISO 19115 Topic Category

environment, geoscientificInformation, boundaries, oceans

Other Subject Keywords

upland data, upland map, satellite imagery

Place Keywords

Mississippi, USA, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Gulf of Mexico, Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama, United States, MS, AL

Upland boundary lines, points, and transects with rates for the Point Aux Chenes and Grand Bay Estuaries in Mississippi and Alabama from 1848 to 2022

This dataset represents a compilation of vector upland boundary lines, upland boundary points, and transects with rates for the Point Aux Chenes and Grand Bay estuaries (Mississippi and Alabama) for 1848, 1957/1958 (henceforth referred to as 1957), and 2019/2022 (henceforth referred to as 2022). Upland data were obtained from multiple data sources, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) topographic sheets (t-sheets) and WorldView 2 satellite imagery. Regardless of the source, all upland lines were merged into a single file, to conduct a transect based change analyses. Datasets were compiled and analyzed using the R package Analyzing Moving Boundaries Using R (AMBUR) program (Jackson, 2010). This data release contains vector upland boundary lines, upland boundary points, and transects with rates of change joined to the data table.

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Author(s) Joseph F Terrano orcid, Kathryn Smith orcid, Jonathan L. Pitchford, Michael Archer, Robert L Jenkins orcid
Publication Date 2024-11-13
Beginning Date of Data 1848-01-01
Ending Date of Data 2022-05-11
Data Contact
Joseph F. Terrano
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P1HZES2R
Citation Terrano, J.F., Smith, K., Pitchford, J.L., Archer, M., and Jenkins, R.L., 2024, Upland boundary lines, points, and transects with rates for the Point Aux Chenes and Grand Bay Estuaries in Mississippi and Alabama from 1848 to 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1HZES2R.
Metadata Contact
USGS SPCMSC Data Management
Metadata Date 2024-11-13
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2025-01-22T04:21:20.072Z