QueenAnne.shp:Recent (1988-1995) Maryland Shorelines with Erosion Rate Attributes specifically for Queen Anne County

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, Resource Assessment Service, Maryland Geological Survey (MGS)
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
QueenAnne.shp:Recent (1988-1995) Maryland Shorelines with Erosion Rate Attributes specifically for Queen Anne County
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Publisher:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, Resource Assessment Service, Maryland Geological Survey (MGS)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.mgs.md.gov>
Description:
Abstract:
In 2000, the Maryland Geological Survey (MGS) was awarded a Coastal Zone Management grant to complete the acquisition of a recent (ca. 1990) digital shoreline for the coastal regions of Maryland -- the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries, the coastal bays, and the Atlantic coast. MGS contracted the services of EarthData International, Inc. (EDI), currently of Frederick, Md., to extract shorelines from an existing wetlands delineation, which was based on photo interpretation of 3.75-minute digital orthophoto quarter quads (DOQQs). In areas where a wetlands coverage was not yet available, EDI interpreted shorelines directly from the orthophotography. DOQQ registration (Maryland State Plane Coordinate System, NAD 83, meters) was transferred automatically to the shoreline vectors. Following shoreline extraction or interpretation, EDI assigned attributes to the vectors based on shoreline type: beach, vegetated, structure, or water’s edge. All four categories are linear features, except “beach,” which, if sufficiently wide, can be both linear and polygonal. Shorelines were merged into 7.5-minute quadrangles, provided that the aerial photography on which the DOQQs were based was flown in the same year. MGS used the shorelines to create a series of Shoreline Changes maps. In doing so, MGS erased the landward edge of beach polygons, leaving the seaward edge intact as a linear feature. The Geographic Information Services Division of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) merged the shorelines for all of the 7.5-minute quadrangles into a single, statewide coverage. MGS, working collaboratively with Towson University’s Center for Geographic Sciences (CGIS), subsequently used the recent shorelines, along with historical ones, as input into a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) program, the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) (Danforth and Thieler, 1992; Thieler and others, 2001). DSAS determines linear rates of shoreline change (erosion or accretion) along closely spaced, shore-normal transects. Based on DSAS output, the collaborators assigned the following erosion rate categories as attributes to the recent shoreline, clipped by county from the statewide coverage:
High erosion rate (more than 8 ft/yr)
Moderate erosion rate (4-8 ft/yr)
Low erosion rate (2-4 ft/yr)
Slight erosion rate (0-2 ft/yr)
No change
Accretion
Protected
Unknown
No Data
The data set contains recent shoreline vectors for sixteen coastal counties and Baltimore City (see Appendix 1), assigned both shoreline type and erosion rate attributes. The vectors represent shoreline positions between the years 1988 and 1995. The metadata was originally written to document the recent shoreline vectors, interpreted, directly or indirectly, from DOQQs and merged by 7.5-minute quadrangle. It was amended to include information about the erosion rate attributes later assigned to the county shorelines.
Purpose:
This data set complements a set of historical digital shorelines for the Maryland reaches of the Chesapeake Bay, the coastal bays, and the Atlantic coast. That data set spans the period 1841-1977. The two data sets are being used to update a series of Shoreline Changes maps and to determine coastal land loss during the last half of the 20th century. Other State agencies will be able to use this data to analyze and update land loss information, analyze historical erosion trends, and assess the extent and magnitude of shore erosion on a regional geographic basis. In particular, the availability of up-to-date shoreline change data will support the design and implementation of shore protection projects and the development of a comprehensive shore erosion control plan.
Supplemental_Information:
This document serves as metadata for recent (ca. 1990) shoreline vector files, assigned erosion rate attributes, for Baltimore City and 16 coastal counties in Maryland.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19880417
Ending_Date: 19950325
Currentness_Reference:
The dates on which aerial photography was flown. The aerial photography was used to create digital orthophoto quarter quads (DOQQs). A wetlands delineation based on photo interpretation of the DOQQs or the orthophotography itself was the immediate source
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.375938
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.836482
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.261599
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.836368
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Global Change Master Directory List of Valid Keywords: Earth Science Parameters Valid Keywords (CATEGORY > TOPIC > Term > Variable) <http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/valids/>
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Coastal Processes > Beaches
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Coastal Processes > Erosion
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Coastal Processes > Estuaries
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Coastal Processes > Shoreline Displacement
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > Coastal Processes > Shorelines
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: vector
Theme_Keyword: county
Theme_Keyword: 7.5-minute quadrangle
Theme_Keyword: 3.75-minute quadrangle
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Geological Survey, Index to Topographic and Other Map Coverage: Maryland, Delaware, and District of Columbia (38076-H4-MI-99X), 22 p.
Place_Keyword: Maryland (MD)
Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay
Place_Keyword: Delaware (DE)
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia (DC)
Place_Keyword: Virginia (VA)
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
The DOQQs from which the shorelines were interpreted meet National Map Accuracy Standards at the production scale of 1:12,000 using the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) method. Consider the scale in displaying and using the vectors. Displaying the vectors at scales larger than those of the source documents is considered bad practice. The aerial photography from which the DOQQs were developed was not tide-coordinated. Therefore, shorelines in this data set do not represent a consistent vertical datum.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lamere Hennessee
Contact_Organization: Maryland Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2300 St. Paul Street
City: Baltimore
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 21218-5210
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (410) 554-5519
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (410) 554-5502
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhennessee@dnr.state.md.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1094/data/basemap/queenanne.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of the Queen Anne County boundaries.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
Partial funding for this data set was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and made available through the Maryland Coastal Zone Management Program of the Department of Natural Resources (CZM). In particular, shorelines were extracted or photo interpreted under NOAA Award No. NA87OZ0236, CZM Grant M00-050 CZM 031; erosion rate attributes were assigned under NOAA Award No. NA17OZ1124, CZM Grant 14-03-891 CZM 046. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or any of its sub-agencies.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Maryland Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Determining Shoreline Erosion Rates for the Coastal Regions of Maryland (Part 2)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Publisher: Maryland Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: CD-ROM SLChangeRatesAll
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Maryland Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Historical Shorelines, 1841-1976: Chesapeake Bay Region of Maryland
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Publisher: Maryland Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: CD-ROM SCSL_RVC
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Maryland Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Shoreline Changes maps
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Publisher: Maryland Geological Survey

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Accuracy of the shoreline type attributes was not assessed. CGIS checked the accuracy of the erosion rate classification by displaying both the shore-normal transects and the shoreline, color-coded, respectively, by erosion rate (ft/yr) and erosion rate category (high, moderate, low, etc.). If the color of the transects matched the color of the associated shoreline segment, CGIS accepted the erosion rate classification. Otherwise, CGIS changed the classification.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
EDI checked logical consistency through a series of quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures, reported in Section 2.5.2 Process Step (interpretation/extraction of shorelines).
Completeness_Report:
The area covered includes 125 7.5-minute quadrangles lying at least partially within Baltimore City or one of the 16 coastal counties of Maryland. Shorelines located in out-of-state areas, such as the Virginia side of the Potomac River, were excluded. In digitizing historical shorelines from hard copy maps, MGS had adopted an operational definition of the headward extent of a stream - the point at which the stream was represented on the map by a single line rather than a double line delineating opposite stream banks. That point, dependent as it is on the scale of the map, does not necessarily represent the head of tide. A similar criterion was used in extracting the 1990 shoreline. To the extent that the contractor could fit a double line on photography displayed at a scale of 1:24,000, the shoreline was extracted. Reaches upstream of that point were excluded. Again, the headward extent of a digitized stream does not necessarily correspond with head of tide. Shorelines in the 1990 data set bounded several different wetlands classifications (Cowardin et al., 1979):
1. E 1 UB L (Estuarine -- Subtidal -- Unconsolidated bottom -- Subtidal)
2. E 2 US M (Estuarine -- Intertidal -- Unconsolidated shore -- Irregularly exposed)
3. E 2 US N (Estuarine -- Intertidal -- Unconsolidated shore -- Regularly flooded)
4. E 2 US P (Estuarine -- Intertidal -- Unconsolidated shore -- Irregularly flooded)
5. M 2 US M (Marine -- Intertidal -- Unconsolidated shore -- Irregularly exposed)
6. M 2 US N (Marine -- Intertidal -- Unconsolidated shore -- Regularly flooded)
7. R 1 UB V (Riverine -- Tidal -- Unconsolidated bottom -- Permanent tidal (tidally influenced, freshwater system)
8. R 2 UB 8 -- (Riverine -- Lower perennial -- Unconsolidated bottom -- Eusaline)
In addition to designating UB L and UB V as water, M 2 or E 2 US (Unconsolidated shore) M (Irregularly flooded) or N (Regularly flooded) classifications were considered water, given that those areas were more likely to be under water than above. E 2 US P (Irregularly flooded) was considered upland, given that those areas were more likely to be above water than under. In assigning rate-of-change attributes, MGS and CGIS devised and applied a number of rules, which are summarized below:
Classify shoreline segments of the shoreline type "structure" as "protected."
When adding nodes to distinguish between shoreline reaches with different rates of change, insert nodes only after the occurrence of a series of four or more similarly colored transects.  For example, along an extensive reach that has experienced moderate rates of erosion, interrupted by two adjacent transects characterized by high erosion rates, classify the entire stretch of shoreline as "moderate."  If, instead of two high-rate transects, six high-rate transects occur in a row, insert nodes on either side of the six transects, and classify that shoreline reach as "high."
If shorelines are so complex that it is difficult to distinguish between the two shoreline years or to see that they are properly positioned, assign the erosion rate category "Unknown."  This problem is particularly common in marshy areas and/or along minor tributaries of dubious positional accuracy.  A common manifestation of the latter is that one bank of the tributary is erosional along its entire length, while the opposite bank is accretional.
For reaches lacking transects, estimate rates based on the relative positions of the two shorelines.  This situation is common along points of land projecting into the water.
Classify stretches represented by a single shoreline as "No Data."
If the two shorelines interweave over an extended reach, with little lateral displacement, classify the stretch as "No Change."
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The DOQQs meet National Map Accuracy Standards at the production scale of 1:12,000, using the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) method. The contractor who produced the DOQQs provided a detailed aerotriangulation report for each production area. The production of accurately georeferenced DOQQs depends on sufficient ground control. In open water, ground control is necessarily lacking, because land areas, if they exist at all, are small and/or inaccessible. Two quarter quads in the data set, Deal Island NW and Barren Island NE, contain so much open water that they are not properly tied to the adjoining tiles, Nanticoke SW and Honga NW, respectively. Consequently, the corresponding linework (shoreline) is not properly georeferenced. The shorelines derived from those two DOQQs are included in the data set solely for the associated attribute (shoreline type) information. Their positions are inaccurate.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake and Coastal Watershed Service, Geographic Information Services Division
Publication_Date: 1988-1995
Title: Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quads (DOQQs)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Publisher:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake and Coastal Watershed Service, Geographic Information Services Division
Other_Citation_Details:
For complete metadata for this source, see the following web site: <http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/samples>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19880417
Ending_Date: 19950325
Source_Currentness_Reference: date on which aerial photography was flown
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quads (DOQQs)
Source_Contribution:
Photo interpretation of the DOQQs resulted in the Maryland DNR Wetlands Inventory, from which most of the recent shorelines were extracted. In areas where a wetlands coverage was not yet available, EDI interpreted shorelines directly from the orthophotography.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake and Coastal Watershed Service, Geographic Information Services Division
Publication_Date: 1988-1995
Title: Maryland DNR Wetlands Inventory
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Publisher:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake and Coastal Watershed Service, Geographic Information Services Division
Other_Citation_Details:
For complete metadata for this source, see the following website: <http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/samples>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19880417
Ending_Date: 19950325
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition on date of photography
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MD DNR wetlands
Source_Contribution:
Most of the recent shorelines were extracted from the DNR wetlands inventory, a vector data set interpreted from DOQQs.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, Resource Assessment Service, Maryland Geological Survey (MGS)
Title:
Determining Shoreline Erosion Rates for the Coastal Regions of Maryland (Part 2)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Publisher:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Programs, Resource Assessment Service, Maryland Geological Survey (MGS)
Other_Citation_Details: CD-ROM SLChangeRatesAll 2003
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Transect-based rates of shoreline change
Source_Contribution:
The attribute table associated with almost 250,000 shore-normal transects, constructed at 20-meter intervals along shore, includes linear rates of shoreline change for the ~50-year era ending ca. 1990. Negative rates indicate shoreline retreat, and positive rates, shoreline advance.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Under contract to MGS, EDI extracted or interpreted the modern (1988-1995) shoreline directly or indirectly from digital orthophotography. For all but 35 of the quarter quads, EDI extracted the shoreline from existing wetlands vectors, previously delineated for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over 1:1,000-scale DOQQs. The DOQQs, in turn, were derived from 1:40,000-scale color infrared (CIR) film. For the remaining 35 quarter quads, the shoreline was interpreted directly from the DOQQs. For shoreline vectors extracted from the existing wetlands coverage, EDI stripped wetlands vectors of their linear attributes (line classes). All shorelines and the DOQQ tile boundary were displayed over the DOQQ (raster) from which they were originally interpreted and reassigned attributes. Shoreline segments were classified using the following four categories: beach, structure, vegetated, and water’s edge. All four categories are linear features, except for "beach," which can be both linear and polygonal. The DOQQ tile boundary was arbitrarily assigned one of the four categories so that it could be extracted with the shoreline vectors. Shoreline vectors were extracted from the original vector set by line class, using only the four shoreline categories. The extracted vectors were then displayed to detect shoreline breaks or other inconsistencies. Errors were corrected, and shoreline vectors were re-extracted. After extraction, vector sets were cleaned by deleting any extraneous lines (non-shoreline vectors) that had mistakenly been assigned one of the four categories before extraction. Beach polygons were attributed at this time, and the DOQQ tile boundary was assigned to a fifth category -unclassified. The final quality control check consisted of two steps. First, each tile (quarter quad) was displayed individually to check for unclassified shoreline vectors. Second, if the photography on which the DOQQs were based was flown in the same year, vectors from adjacent tiles were merged into a single, 7.5-minute quadrangle vector set. Otherwise, multi-year shorelines for the same quadrangle were stored as separate objects within the TNTmips project (.rvc) file. Merged vector sets were displayed to check for class consistency (proper edge matching) between adjacent tiles. Any necessary corrections were made before saving the final vector sets. Shorelines derived directly from DOQQs were interpreted according to the procedure outlined in the wetlands inventory metadata. The DOQQs were already georeferenced to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System (North American Datum of 1983, meters). Georeferencing was transferred automatically upon delineating either wetlands or shorelines. MGS subsequently converted beach polygons to line segments by removing the landward edge of the polygon.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MD DNR Wetlands
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: EarthData International of Maryland
Contact_Person: Michelle Hutchinson
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 7320 Executive Way
City: Frederick
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 21704
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 948-8550
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 963-2064
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://www.earthdata.com>
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In collaboration with MGS, Towson University’s Center for Geographic Information Sciences (CGIS) assigned generalized rate-of-change categories to recent shoreline vectors, using transect-based erosion rates generated by a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) computer program, the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). DSAS constructs a 50-meter buffer around a series of digital shorelines. From the landward side of the buffer, or baseline, DSAS casts transects at 20-meter intervals, perpendicular to the baseline. For each transect, DSAS computes rates of change based on all shorelines intersected by the transect, as well as rates for each successive pair of shorelines. If, for example, a transect crosses shorelines from 1850, 1900, 1950, and 1990, DSAS output includes rates for the following “eras”: 1850-1900, 1900-1950, and 1950-1990. In assigning erosion rate attributes to the ca. 1990 shoreline, MGS and CGIS used rates based on the most recent era, that is, the one ending in 1988-1995. Usually, that era spanned approximately 50 years, from the 1940s to the 1990s. In some cases, however, the era was considerably shorter (e.g., 1975-1990) or longer (e.g., 1850-1990). CGIS assigned erosion rate attributes to the recent shoreline by:
1. Color-coding transects according to previously established rate-of-change categories:
High - High erosion rate (more than 8 ft/yr)
Moderate - Moderate erosion rate (4-8 ft/yr)
Low - Low erosion rate (2-4 ft/yr)
Slight - Slight erosion rate (0-2 ft/yr)
Accretion
2. Visually grouping similarly colored transects,
3. Inserting nodes between transects that differed in color, and
4. Assigning the appropriate classification code to the shoreline reach.
The rules that CGIS followed in the process are described in Completeness Report.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Transect-based rates of shoreline change
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mary J. Valentino and Ashley M. Lesh
Contact_Organization: Center for Geographic Information Sciences
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Towson University
Address: 8000 York Road
City: Towson
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 21252-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (410) 704-3887
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (410) 704-3888
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A WinZip containing the shapefile and a single metadata file were downloaded from <http://www.mgs.md.gov/coastal/maps/shorevect.html>.
Process_Date: 2007
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The format of the metadata file included with the shapefile was an HTML file not readily viewable in ArcCatalog, nor in the easy to read format generated by MP. So this new metadata file was generated by cutting and pasting the appropriate sections into ArcCatalog 9.2. Not all attributes were defined in the original metadata file, but the original metadata file had more information contained in appendixes. That metadata file is included within the WinZip and is called slmetadata.htm.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: slmetadata.htm
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: QueenAnne.shp.xml
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The dataset was projected from the original state plane coordinate system SPCS 1900, NAD83 to Geographic, NAD83 using ArcCatalog 9.2 - ArcToolbox - Data management Tools - Prjections and Transformations - Feature - Project. No datum transformation was required.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: QueenAnne.shp
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: QueenAnne_geo.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1351

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name:
The aerial photography from which the DOQQs were developed was not tide-coordinated. Therefore, shorelines in this data set do not represent a consistent vertical datum.

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: QueenAnne_geo
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FNODE_1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TNODE_1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SWRECSL_31
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SWRECSL_32
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MILES
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TYPE_
Attribute_Definition: Shoreline type, based on photo interpretation
Attribute_Definition_Source: Classification agreed upon by MGS and EDI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: beach
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Any sandy beach-like area, not including mud flats. All beaches on this CD-ROM are linear features. Originally, very narrow beaches were represented as linear features; wider beaches were represented as both lines and polygons. For this exercise, the landward edge of beach polygons was erased, leaving a line that represents the land/water boundary.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Photo interpretation convention
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: structure
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Any type of manmade object that serves as the land/water boundary. Structures include, but are not limited to, bulkheads, seawalls, and riprap.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Photo interpretation convention
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: vegetated
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Any portion of shoreline with vegetation, such as marsh, forest, or cropland, as the dominant land cover.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Photo interpretation convention
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: waters edge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Any reach of shoreline that does not qualify as beach, structure, or vegetated. This may include mud flats.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Photo interpretation convention
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: unclassified
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Used to identify the DOQQ tile boundary line. Also used to identify the large polygon(s) enclosed by the DOQQ tile boundary line.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Classification agreed upon by MGS and EDI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QUADRANGLE
Attribute_Definition: USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle name
Attribute_Definition_Source:
U.S. Geological Survey, Index to Topographic and Other Map Coverage: Maryland, Delaware, and District of Columbia (38076-H4-MI-99X), 22 p.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_
Attribute_Definition: Date of photography
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Dates provided by DNR’s Geographic Information Services Division, which acquired the photography.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Not all of the attributes have definitions. The original metadata file did not have definitions for all the attributes, and only those attributes defined in the original metadata file are included here.

Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 1.533

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20101021
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lamere Hennessee
Contact_Organization: Maryland Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2300 St. Paul Street
City: Baltimore
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 21218-5210
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (410) 554-5519
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (410) 554-5502
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lhennessee@dnr.state.md.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. EST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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