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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
        <origin>Julia L. Heslin</origin>
        <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
        <pubdate>20211119</pubdate>
        <title>Puerto Rico: Vieques and Culebra islands (VC) transects with shoreline change rate calculations (ver. 2.0, March 2023)</title>
        <edition>1.0</edition>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>data release</sername>
          <issue>DOI:10.5066/P9FNRRN0</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FNRRN0</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6149fa53d34e0df5fb96fc26</onlink>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
            <origin>Julia L. Heslin</origin>
            <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
            <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
            <title>Puerto Rico shoreline change — A GIS compilation of shorelines, baselines, intersects, and change rates calculated using the Digital Shoreline Analysis system version 5.1</title>
            <edition>1.0</edition>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <serinfo>
              <sername>data release</sername>
              <issue>DOI:10.5066/P9FNRRN0</issue>
            </serinfo>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
            </pubinfo>
            <othercit>suggested citation: Henderson, R.E., Heslin, J.L., and Himmelstoss, E.A., 2021, Puerto Rico shoreline change — A GIS compilation of shorelines, baselines, intersects, and change rates calculated using the Digital Shoreline Analysis system version 5.1: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FNRRN0.</othercit>
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    <descript>
      <abstract>The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photographs or topographic surveys, and contemporary sources, such as lidar-point clouds and digital elevation models. These shorelines are compiled and analyzed in the USGS Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS), version 5.1 software to calculate rates of change. Keeping a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor change over time, enabling scientists 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 of the USGS national-scale shoreline database to include Puerto Rico and its islands, Vieques and Culebra. The USGS, in cooperation with the Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Puerto Rico—part of the Graduate School of Planning at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus—has derived and compiled a database of historical shoreline positions using a variety of methods. These historical shoreline data are then used to measure the rate of shoreline change over time.  Rate calculations are computed within a geographic information system (GIS) using the DSAS version 5.1 software.  Starting from a user defined baseline, measurement transects are created by DSAS that intersect the shoreline vectors. The resulting intersections provide the location and time information necessary to calculate rates of shoreline change. The overall project contains shorelines, baselines, shoreline change rates (long-term and short-term), and shoreline intersects (long-term and short-term), for Puerto Rico, and the adjacent islands of Vieques and Culebra.</abstract>
      <purpose>The datasets described by this metadata file include the long-term (~120 years) and short-term (~40 years) shoreline change rates for for the islands Vieques and Culebra, of Puerto Rico..  Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using DSAS version 5.1, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. A reference baseline was used as the originating point for the orthogonal transects cast by the DSAS software. The transects intersect each shoreline establishing measurement points which provide location and time information used to calculate rates of change. Long-term and short-term rates of shoreline change were calculated using a linear regression rate based on available shoreline data.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>1936</begdate>
          <enddate>2018</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>ground condition</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-67.272143</westbc>
        <eastbc>-65.5886</eastbc>
        <northbc>18.5171</northbc>
        <southbc>17.9257</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>oceans</themekey>
        <themekey>geoscientificInformation</themekey>
        <themekey>environment</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>Shorelines</themekey>
        <themekey>Historical Shoreline</themekey>
        <themekey>Long-term shoreline change rate</themekey>
        <themekey>Short-term shoreline change rate</themekey>
        <themekey>Shoreline change rate</themekey>
        <themekey>Erosion</themekey>
        <themekey>Accretion</themekey>
        <themekey>Linear Regression Rate</themekey>
        <themekey>LRR</themekey>
        <themekey>Transect</themekey>
        <themekey>Digital Shoreline Analysis System</themekey>
        <themekey>DSAS</themekey>
        <themekey>U.S. Geological Survey</themekey>
        <themekey>USGS</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastal and Marine Geology Program</themekey>
        <themekey>CMGP</themekey>
        <themekey>Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center</themekey>
        <themekey>WHCMSC</themekey>
        <themekey>Puerto Rico Shoreline Change</themekey>
        <themekey>University of Puerto Rico</themekey>
        <themekey>University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Planning</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Puerto Rico</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>geospatial datasets</themekey>
        <themekey>coastal processes</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>USGS Metadata Identifier</themekt>
        <themekey>USGS:6149fa53d34e0df5fb96fc26</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>Atlantic Coast</placekey>
        <placekey>United States</placekey>
        <placekey>Caribbean</placekey>
        <placekey>Puerto Rico</placekey>
        <placekey>Vieques</placekey>
        <placekey>Culebra</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>These data were automatically generated using the DSAS v5.1 software application.  Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset. These data are not to be used for navigation.</useconst>
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      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
          <cntper>Rachel E. Henderson</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
          <city>Woods Hole</city>
          <state>MA</state>
          <postal>02543-1598</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>508-548-8700</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>rehenderson@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <browse>
      <browsen>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/6149fa53d34e0df5fb96fc26?name=VC_ShorelineChange_Rates.jpg</browsen>
      <browsed>Map  of shoreline change rates (long-term) for the islands Vieques and Culebra of Puerto Rico from the 1900s to 2018.</browsed>
      <browset>JPEG</browset>
    </browse>
    <native>Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise; Esri ArcGIS 10.6</native>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
        <origin>Amy S. Farris</origin>
        <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
        <origin>Meredith G. Kratzmann</origin>
        <origin>Ayhan Ergul</origin>
        <origin>Ouya Zhang</origin>
        <origin>Jessica L. Zichichi</origin>
        <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
        <title>Digital Shoreline Analysis System (version 5.1): U.S. Geological Survey Software</title>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>software release</sername>
          <issue>version 5.1</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>Current version of software at time of use was 5.1</othercit>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VW42I0</onlink>
        <onlink>https://code.usgs.gov/cch/dsas/</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/digital-shoreline-analysis-system-dsas</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
        <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
        <origin>Meredith G. Kratzmann</origin>
        <origin>Amy S. Farris</origin>
        <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
        <title>Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) Version 5.1 User Guide</title>
        <geoform>publication</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>Open-File Report</sername>
          <issue>2021-1091</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211091</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/digital-shoreline-analysis-system-dsas</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Julia L. Heslin</origin>
        <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
        <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
        <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
        <title>A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines for Puerto Rico from 2015 to 2018</title>
        <edition>1</edition>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>data release</sername>
          <issue>DOI:10.5066/P9AZYW74</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AZYW74</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/610abe37d34ef8d70568937a</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Geological Survey</origin>
        <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
        <title>Historical Shorelines for Puerto Rico from 1901 to 1987</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>data release</sername>
          <issue>DOI:10.5066/P9CLXCEG</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CLXCEG</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/60cb7627d34e86b938a3a1b0</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Loderay Bracero-Marrero</origin>
        <origin>Maritza Barreto-Orta</origin>
        <origin>Nias Hernández-Montcourt</origin>
        <origin>Rubén Maldonado-González</origin>
        <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
        <origin>Julia L. Heslin</origin>
        <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
        <title>A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Shoreline Classification for Puerto Rico from 1970 and 2010</title>
        <edition>1</edition>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>data release</sername>
          <issue>doi:10.5066/P9SEUAHC</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>suggested citation: Bracero-Marrero, L., Barreto-Orta, M., Hernández-Montcourt, N., Maldonado-González, R., Himmelstoss, E.A., Heslin, J.L. 2021, A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Shoreline Classification for Puerto Rico from 1970 and 2010: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SEUAHC</othercit>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SEUAHC</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/610ae914d34ef8d70568fba9</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>E.R.Thieler</origin>
        <origin>R.W. Rodriguez</origin>
        <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
        <pubdate>2007</pubdate>
        <title>Historical Changes at Rincon, Puerto Rico, 1936-2006</title>
        <edition>1</edition>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>open file report</sername>
          <issue>doi:10.3133/ofr20071017</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071017</onlink>
        <onlink>https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20071017</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
        <origin>Julia L. Heslin</origin>
        <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
        <origin>Maritza Barreto-Orta</origin>
        <pubdate>2024</pubdate>
        <title>National Shoreline Change—Summary Statistics for Vector Shorelines from the Early 1900s to the 2010s for Puerto Rico</title>
        <serinfo>
          <sername>Data Report</sername>
          <issue>1191</issue>
        </serinfo>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1191</onlink>
        <othercit>Henderson, R.E., Heslin, J.L., Himmelstoss, E.A., and Barreto-Orta, M., 2024, National shoreline change—Summary statistics for vector shorelines from the early 1900s to the 2010s for Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Data Report 1191, 41 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1191.</othercit>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
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    <attracc>
      <attraccr>The attributes of this dataset are based on the field requirements of the Digital Shoreline Analysis System and were automatically generated by the software during the generation of the transect layer or during the calculation of shoreline change rates performed by the software.</attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>These data were generated using DSAS v5.1. The transects automatically generated by the software were visually inspected along with the shoreline data prior to rate calculations.  If needed, transect positions were manually edited within a standard ArcMap edit session to adjust the position at which an individual transect intersected the shorelines to better represent an orthogonal position to the general trend of the coast over time.</logic>
    <complete>This dataset contains the transects generated by the DSAS software application that were used to calculate shoreline change rates for the region.  Additional transects may have been generated but did not meet the required number of shorelines or time period requirements.</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>The uncertainty of the linear regression rate is estimated by the elements LR2, LSE and LCI90. See the attribute definition of each for more information.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
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          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Julia L. Heslin</origin>
            <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
            <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
            <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
            <title>Shorelines for Vieques, Culebra, and the main island of Puerto Rico from the 1900s to 2018.</title>
            <edition>1</edition>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <serinfo>
              <sername>data release</sername>
              <issue>DOI:10.5066/P9FNRRN0</issue>
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            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2021</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>ground condition</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>PR_Shorelines</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Shoreline data from four corresponding Puerto Rico shorelines Data releases which have been merged into a single feature class (PR_shorelines). Note the range of shoreline dates will vary by location.</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Julia L. Heslin</origin>
            <origin>Rachel E. Henderson</origin>
            <origin>Emily A. Himmelstoss</origin>
            <pubdate>2021</pubdate>
            <title>Baseline for the islands of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, generated to calculate shoreline change rates using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 5.1.</title>
            <edition>1</edition>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <serinfo>
              <sername>data release</sername>
              <issue>doi:10.5066/P9FNRRN0</issue>
            </serinfo>
            <pubinfo>
              <pubplace>Reston, VA</pubplace>
              <publish>U.S. Geological Survey</publish>
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            <sngdate>
              <caldate>2021</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>ground condition</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>VC_Baselines</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Baselines used by DSAS to cast transects from which shoreline changes can be measured.</srccontr>
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      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Explanation of the methods used to calculate shoreline change rates as part of the Puerto Rico shoreline change project. Compiled shorelines and basleines were used to create interrim transect files. These transect files were then used, with the shorelines to generate shoreline intersection points and rates of change for both short-term and long-term.

This process step and all subsequent process steps were performed by the same person: Rachel E. Henderson</procdesc>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntperp>
              <cntper>Rachel E. Henderson</cntper>
              <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
            </cntperp>
            <cntpos>Researcher VII</cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
              <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
              <city>Woods Hole</city>
              <state>MA</state>
              <postal>02540</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>508-548-8700</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>rehenderson@usgs.gov</cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>DSAS v5.1 was used to create transect features (stored in a personal geodatabase) for long-term shoreline change. DSAS input parameters Used: shoreline layer = PR_Shorelines, baseline layer= VC_Baselines, baseline group field=DSAS_group, transect spacing=50 meters, search distance=200 meters, land direction=right, shoreline intersection=seaward. Files produced and saved to personal geodatabase = VC_Trans_LT. For additional details on these parameters, please see the DSAS help file distributed with the DSAS software or visit the USGS website at: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/digital-shoreline-analysis-system-dsas Some transects were manually edited for length, moved, or deleted in an edit session using standard editing tools in ArcMap v10.6.
This process step and all subsequent process steps were performed by the same person: Rachel E. Henderson</procdesc>
        <srcused>PR_Shorelines</srcused>
        <srcused>VC_Baselines</srcused>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_LT</srcprod>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntperp>
              <cntper>Rachel E. Henderson</cntper>
              <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
            </cntperp>
            <cntpos>Researcher VII</cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
              <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
              <city>Woods Hole</city>
              <state>MA</state>
              <postal>02540</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>508-548-8700</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>rehenderson@usgs.gov</cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>To calculate the long-term shoreline change rate the entire range of shorelines from 1901 to 2018 were utilized. DSAS generates shoreline intersects and shoreline change calculations stored as rate transects. Depending on the available data, the shoreline intersects used for analysis may include those referenced to the datum-based mean high water (MHW) or a proxy-based feature such as the high water line (HWL) wet-dry line (WDL).Input parameters used: shoreline layer= PR_Shorelines, shoreline date field=Date_, shoreline uncertainty field name=Uncy, the default accuracy=10 meters, shoreline intersection=seaward, transect layer= VC_Trans_LT, stats calculations=[LRR], shoreline threshold=0, confidence interval=90%. Files produced and saved to personal geodatabase = VC_Trans_LT_rates, VC_Trans_LT_intersects.
NOTE: All  shorelines have an uncertainty value listed in the attribute table that provides the horizontal uncertainty associated with the shoreline, regardless of the method used. The shoreline database contains both MHW and HWL shorelines.</procdesc>
        <srcused>PR_Shorelines</srcused>
        <srcused>VC_Trans_LT</srcused>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_LT_rates</srcprod>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_LT_intersects</srcprod>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>DSAS v5.1 was used to create transect features (stored in a personal geodatabase) for short-term shoreline change. DSAS input parameters Used: shoreline layer = PR_Shorelines, baseline layer= VC_Baseline, baseline group field=DSAS_group, transect spacing=50 meters, search distance=200 meters, land direction=right, shoreline intersection=seaward. Files produced and saved to personal geodatabase = VC_Trans_ST. For additional details on these parameters, please see the DSAS help file distributed with the DSAS software or visit the USGS website at: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/digital-shoreline-analysis-system-dsas Some transects were manually edited for length, moved, or deleted in an edit session using standard editing tools in ArcMap v10.6.</procdesc>
        <srcused>PR_Shorelines</srcused>
        <srcused>VC_Baselines</srcused>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_ST</srcprod>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>To calculate the short-term shoreline change rates, shorelines from 1977 to 2018 were selected. DSAS generates shoreline intersects and shoreline change calculations stored as rate transects. Depending on the available data, the shoreline intersects used for analysis may include those referenced to the datum-based mean high water (MHW) or a proxy-based feature such as the high water line (HWL) wet-dry line (WDL). Input parameters used: shoreline layer= PR_Shorelines, shoreline date field=Date_, shoreline uncertainty field name=Uncy, the default accuracy=10 meters, shoreline intersection=seaward, transect layer= VC_Trans_ST, stats calculations=[LRR], shoreline threshold=0, confidence interval=90%. Files produced and saved to personal geodatabase = VC_Trans_ST_rates, VC_Trans_ST_intersects.
NOTE: All  shorelines have an uncertainty value listed in the attribute table that provides the horizontal uncertainty associated with the shoreline, regardless of the method used. The shoreline database contains both MHW and HWL shorelines.</procdesc>
        <srcused>PR_Shorelines</srcused>
        <srcused>VC_Trans_ST</srcused>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_ST_rates</srcprod>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_ST_intersects</srcprod>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>A coastal shoreline classification (Bracero-Marrero and others, 2021) was used to identify areas of sandy shoreline and remove transcets/intersects from analysis in areas of mangrove vegetation, rocky cliff-backed coastlines, and some areas with significant anthropogenic modification.</procdesc>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Long-term and short-term rate transect features were exported from a personal geodatabase to shapefiles in ArcMap v10.6 by right-clicking the transect layer &gt; data &gt; export data.</procdesc>
        <srcused>VC_Trans_LT_rates</srcused>
        <srcused>VC_Trans_ST_rates</srcused>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_Rates_LT</srcprod>
        <srcprod>VC_Trans_Rates_ST</srcprod>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>The exported rate transect shapefiles were projected in Esri's ArcToolbox (v10.6) &gt; Data Management Tools &gt; Projections and Transformations &gt; Project. Parameters: input projection - NAD_1983_NSRS2007_StatePlane_Puerto_Rico_Virgin_Isls_FIPS_5200v; output projection - geographic coordinates (WGS84); transformation = none.</procdesc>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>A field name was added for Municipality, and values were joined based on the Esri dataset "Puerto Rico Municipality Boundaries 2020" https://esri.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=52bc4062cbac4f5093e18bce4a818b9d</procdesc>
        <procdate>2021</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>The metadata was modified to add the Data Report cross-reference and the distribution liability was updated to the current standards (20240513).</procdesc>
        <procdate>2024</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>The metadata title was modified to move the location name to the beginning of the title to account for the alphabetical listing of the individual records when ScienceBase migrates the data release to a new platform and "flattens" the data release structure (20260302).</procdesc>
        <procdate>20260302</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
              <cntper>VeeAnn A. Cross</cntper>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntpos>Marine Geologist</cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>Mailing and Physical</addrtype>
              <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
              <city>Woods Hole</city>
              <state>MA</state>
              <postal>02543-1598</postal>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>508-548-8700 x2251</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>508-457-2310</cntfax>
            <cntemail>vatnipp@usgs.gov</cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>Vector</direct>
    <ptvctinf>
      <sdtsterm>
        <sdtstype>String</sdtstype>
      </sdtsterm>
    </ptvctinf>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <geograph>
        <latres>0.0000001</latres>
        <longres>0.0000001</longres>
        <geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit>
      </geograph>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>WGS_1984</horizdn>
        <ellips>WGS_1984</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257223563</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>VC_Trans_Rates_LT.shp</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Transects were automatically generated by DSAS at a 90-degree angle to the user-specified baseline using a smoothing algorithm to maintain roughly parallel transects that are orthogonal with respect to the baseline. These attributes are for long-term rates for Vieques and Culebra of Puerto Rico. Vector Object Count: 1881</enttypd>
        <enttypds>U.S. Geological Survey</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number used as a unique identifier of an object within a table primarily used in shapefiles.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The geometry field (shape) is automatically created and maintained by ArcGIS.  It provides a definition of the feature type (point, line, polygon).</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Feature Type.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>BaselineID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Unique identification number of the baseline segment. If BaselineID=0 no transects will be generated. Used by DSAS to determine transect ordering alongshore if multiple baseline segments exist.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>1</rdommin>
            <rdommax>8</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>GroupID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>This optional field corresponds to the Basleine file "DSAS_Group", and it is a way to aggregate baseline segments (and transects) on the basis of physical variations alongshore (for example, tidal inlets, change in coastal type, or hard stabilization features). Baseline segments are assigned an ID value and statistics are repored by group in the DSAS summary text file once rates are calculated.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>1</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>TransOrder</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Assigned by DSAS based on ordering of transects along the baseline.  Used to allow user to sort transect data along the baseline from baseline start to baseline end.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>10</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3563</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Azimuth</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Assigned by DSAS to record the azimuth of the transect measure in degrees clockwise from North. If a transect position has been adjusted during the editing process, the azimuth value in the attribute table is updated automatically.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>360</rdommax>
            <attrunit>degrees</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ShrCount</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Number of shorelines used to compute shoreline change metrics.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>3</rdommin>
            <rdommax>5</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>TCD</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The Total Cumulative Distance (TCD) is the measure in meters along shore from the start of the baseline segment with an ID=1 and measured sequentially alongshore to the end of the final baseline segment.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>450</rdommin>
            <rdommax>220055.04</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LRR</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>A linear regression rate-of-change statistic was calculated by fitting a least-squares regression line to all shoreline points for a particular transect. The best-fit regression line is placed so that the sum of the squared residuals (determined by squaring the offset distance of each data point from the regression line and adding the squared residuals together) is minimized. The linear regression rate is the slope of the line.  The rate is reported in meters per year with positive values indicating accretion and negative values indicating erosion.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Decimal values may be positive or negative, which is used to indicate landward (negative) or seaward (positive) direction from baseline origin. Reported in meters per year.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LR2</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The R-squared statistic, or coefficient of determination, is the proportion of variance in the data that is explained by a regression. It is a dimensionless index that ranges from 1.0 to 0.0 and measures how successfully the best-fit line accounts for variation in the data. The smaller the variability of the residual values around the regression line relative to the overall variability, the better the prediction (and closer the R-squared value is to 1.0).</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>1</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LSE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>This quantity is the standard error of the regression, also known as the standard error of the estimate.  To calculate it, the distance between each data point and the regression line is calculated. These distances are squared then summed. The sum is divided by the number of data point minus two. The square root is taken of the result.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive decimal values in meters.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LCI90</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The standard error of the slope with confidence interval describes the uncertainty of the reported rate. The LRR rates are determined by a best-fit regression line for the shoreline data at each transect. The slope of this line is the reported rate of change (in meters/year). The confidence interval (LCI) is calculated by multiplying the standard error of the slope by the two-tailed test statistic at the user-specified 90 percent confidence.  This value is often reported in conjunction with the slope to describe the confidence of the reported rate.  For example:  LRR = 1.2 LCI90 = 0.7 could be reported as a rate of 1.2 (+/-) 0.7 meters/year.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive decimal values in meters.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SHAPE_Leng</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Length of feature in meter units.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>10.280592</rdommin>
            <rdommax>184.753724</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>MUNICIPAL</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Municipality names derived from the Esri Living Atlas layer: Puerto Rico Municipality Boundaries 2020.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Municipality name.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>VC_Trans_Rates_ST.shp</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Transects were automatically generated by DSAS at a 90-degree angle to the user-specified baseline using a smoothing algorithm to maintain roughly parallel transects that are orthogonal with respect to the baseline. These attributes are for short-term rates for Vieqeus and Culebra of Puerto Rico. Vector Object Count: 1432</enttypd>
        <enttypds>U.S. Geological Survey</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number used as a unique identifier of an object within a table primarily used in shapefiles.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>BaselineID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Unique identification number of the baseline segment. If BaselineID=0 no transects will be generated. Used by DSAS to determine transect ordering alongshore if multiple baseline segments exist.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>1</rdommin>
            <rdommax>8</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>GroupID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>This optional field corresponds to the Basleine file "DSAS_Group", and it is a way to aggregate baseline segments (and transects) on the basis of physical variations alongshore (for example, tidal inlets, change in coastal type, or hard stabilization features). Baseline segments are assigned an ID value and statistics are repored by group in the DSAS summary text file once rates are calculated.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>1</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>TransOrder</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Assigned by DSAS based on ordering of transects along the baseline.  Used to allow user to sort transect data along the baseline from baseline start to baseline end.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>10</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3563</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Azimuth</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Assigned by DSAS to record the azimuth of the transect measure in degrees clockwise from North. If a transect position has been adjusted during the editing process, the azimuth value in the attribute table is updated automatically.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>360</rdommax>
            <attrunit>degrees</attrunit>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ShrCount</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Number of shorelines used to compute shoreline change metrics.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>3</rdommin>
            <rdommax>3</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>TCD</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The Total Cumulative Distance (TCD) is the measure in meters along shore from the start of the baseline segment with an ID=1 and measured sequentially alongshore to the end of the final baseline segment.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>450</rdommin>
            <rdommax>220055.04</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LRR</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>A linear regression rate-of-change statistic was calculated by fitting a least-squares regression line to all shoreline points for a particular transect.  The best-fit regression line is placed so that the sum of the squared residuals (determined by squaring the offset distance of each data point from the regression line and adding the squared residuals together) is minimized. The linear regression rate is the slope of the line.  The rate is reported in meters per year with positive values indicating accretion and negative values indicating erosion.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Decimal values may be positive or negative, which is used to indicate landward (negative) or seaward (positive) direction from baseline origin. Reported in meters per year.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LR2</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The R-squared statistic, or coefficient of determination, is the proportion of variance in the data that is explained by a regression. It is a dimensionless index that ranges from 1.0 to 0.0 and measures how successfully the best-fit line accounts for variation in the data. The smaller the variability of the residual values around the regression line relative to the overall variability, the better the prediction (and closer the R-squared value is to 1.0).</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>0</rdommin>
            <rdommax>1</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LSE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>This quantity is the standard error of the regression, also known as the standard error of the estimate.  To calculate it, the distance between each data point and the regression line is calculated. These distances are squared then summed. The sum is divided by the number of data point minus two. The square root is taken of the result.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive decimal values in meters.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>LCI90</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The standard error of the slope with confidence interval describes the uncertainty of the reported rate. The LRR rates are determined by a best-fit regression line for the shoreline data at each transect. The slope of this line is the reported rate of change (in meters/year). The confidence interval (LCI) is calculated by multiplying the standard error of the slope by the two-tailed test statistic at the user-specified 90 percent confidence.  This value is often reported in conjunction with the slope to describe the confidence of the reported rate.  For example:  LRR = 1.2 LCI90 = 0.7 could be reported as a rate of 1.2 (+/-) 0.7 meters/year.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive decimal values in meters.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SHAPE_Leng</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Length of feature in meter units</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <rdom>
            <rdommin>10.280592</rdommin>
            <rdommax>120.424848</rdommax>
          </rdom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>MUNICIPAL</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Municipality names derived from the Esri Living Atlas layer: Puerto Rico Municipality Boundaries 2020.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>U.S. Geological Survey</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Municipality name.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
    <overview>
      <eaover>The entity and attribute information provided here describes the tabular data associated with long-term (~120 years) and short-term ~40 years) shoreline change rates. Please review the individual attribute descriptions for detailed information. All calculations for length are in meter units.</eaover>
      <eadetcit>U.S. Geological Survey</eadetcit>
    </overview>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302</address>
          <city>Denver</city>
          <state>CO</state>
          <postal>880225</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>1-888-275-8747</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>sciencebase@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>The dataset contains the polyline rates of shoreline change data, (SHP and other shapefile components), browse graphic, and the FGDC CSDGM metadata.</resdesc>
    <distliab>Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS or the U.S. Government shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>Shapefile</formname>
          <formvern>ArcGIS 10.6</formvern>
          <formspec>Esri polyline shapefile</formspec>
          <formcont>These files (.cpg, .dbf, .prj, .sbn, .sbx, .shp, and .shx) are a collection of files with a common filename prefix and must be downloaded and stored in the same directory.  Together they are the components of the shapefile. Additional files of the same name included are a .lyr file (used to display symbology) and FGDC CSDGM-compliant metadata in HTML format.</formcont>
          <filedec>no compression applied</filedec>
          <transize>0.56</transize>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt>
          <onlinopt>
            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FNRRN0</networkr>
                <networkr>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/6149fa53d34e0df5fb96fc26</networkr>
                <networkr>https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6149fa53d34e0df5fb96fc26</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
            <accinstr>The first link is to the USGS publication page, the second link downloads all the data on the landing page, and the third link is to the dataset landing page.</accinstr>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None</fees>
    </stdorder>
    <techpreq>These data are available in a polyline shapefile format. The user must have software to read and process the data components of a shapefile.</techpreq>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20260302</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Rachel E. Henderson</cntper>
          <cntorg>U.S. Geological Survey</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>384 Woods Hole Road</address>
          <city>Woods Hole</city>
          <state>MA</state>
          <postal>02543-1598</postal>
          <country>USA</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>508-548-8700</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov</cntemail>
        <cntinst>The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS.</cntinst>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
  </metainfo>
</metadata>
