NewEnglandN_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the New England North region from Popham Beach, Maine to the northern side of Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Metadata:

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

NewEnglandN_ST.shp - Digital Shoreline Analysis System version 4.1 Transects with Short-Term Rate Calculations for the New England North region from Popham Beach, Maine to the northern side of Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2010-1119

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1119/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Emily A. Himmelstoss

Originator: Meredith G. Kratzmann

Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke

Originator: E. Robert Thieler

Originator: Jeffrey List

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the New England and Mid-Atlantic Coasts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2010-1119

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1119/>

Description:

Abstract:

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.

Purpose:

This dataset consists of short-term (~30 years) shoreline change rates for the New England North region from Popham Beach, Maine to the northern side of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.1, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Short-term rates of shoreline change were calculated using an end-point rate method based on shorelines from 1978 or 1979 and 2000 to provide an approximately 30-yr short-term rate. 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 are then used to calculate short-term rates.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2010

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.823460

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.737215

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.872992

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.672114

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: Shoreline

Theme_Keyword: Historic Shoreline

Theme_Keyword: Shoreline Change Rate

Theme_Keyword: Erosion

Theme_Keyword: Accretion

Theme_Keyword: Linear Regression Rate

Theme_Keyword: Endpoint Rate

Theme_Keyword: Baseline

Theme_Keyword: Transect

Theme_Keyword: Digital Shoreline Analysis System

Theme_Keyword: DSAS

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: CMGP

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC

Theme_Keyword: National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries

Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Coast

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: New England

Place_Keyword: Maine

Place_Keyword: New Hampshire

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Popham Beach

Place_Keyword: Portland

Place_Keyword: Old Orchard Beach

Place_Keyword: Kennebunkport

Place_Keyword: York

Place_Keyword: Portsmouth

Place_Keyword: Newburyport

Place_Keyword: Plum Island

Place_Keyword: Castle Neck

Place_Keyword: Cape Ann

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: E.R. Thieler

Originator: E.A. Himmelstoss

Originator: J.L. Zichichi

Originator: A. Ergul

Publication_Date: 2009

Title:

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.0: an ArcGIS extension for calculating shoreline change

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2008-1278

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Other_Citation_Details: Current version is 4.1.

Online_Linkage:

<http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/dsas/version4/>

Online_Linkage: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/dsas/>

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1278/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke

Originator: Emily A. Himmelstoss

Originator: Meredith G. Kratzmann

Originator: Jeffrey List

Originator: E. Robert Thieler

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Historical Shoreline Change along the New England and Mid-Atlantic Coasts

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2010-1118

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1118/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

These data were generated using DSAS v4.1, an automated software program which does not perform checks for fidelity of the input features. The transects were visually inspected and sometimes manually adjusted within a standard ArcMap edit session to adjust the position at which an individual transect intersected the shorelines.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset contains the transects automatically generated by the DSAS software application that were used to calculate short-term shoreline change rates for the region. Additional transects may have been generated but did not intersect the two shoreline dates specified (1978 or 1979 and 2000 years) to calculate short-term rates.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Transect Features Generated using DSAS v4.1 in ArcMap v9.3. Parameters Used: baseline layer=NewEnglandN_baseline, baseline group field=NULL, transect spacing=50 meters, transect length=900 meters, cast direction=AUTO-DETECT, baseline location=offshore, cast method=two leg, smoothing distance=50 meters, flip baselines=not selected. For additional details on these parameters, please see the DSAS help file distributed with the DSAS software, or visit the USGS website at: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1278/>. This process step and all subsequent process steps were performed by the same person: Emily Himmelstoss.

Process_Date: 20091020

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Emily Himmelstoss

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2262

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ehimmelstoss@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Some transects did not intersect all shorelines at the default transect length. These transects were manually lengthened in an edit session using standard editing tools in ArcMap v9.3.

Process_Date: 20091020

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Rate calculations performed in DSAS v4.1 using ArcMap v9.3 on selected shoreline features only (1978 or 1979 and 2000). Parameters Used: shoreline layer=NewEnglandN_shorelines, shoreline date field=Date_, shoreline uncertainty field name=Uncy, the default accuracy=10.8 meters, shoreline intersection parameters=nearest, stats calculations=[End Point Rate (EPR)], shoreline threshold=none, confidence interval=90%, Output rate table name=NewEnglandN_transects_rates_20100414_112719.

Process_Date: 20100414

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Shoreline rates table (NewEnglandN_transects_rates_20100414_112719.dbf) was joined to the transect feature class in ArcMap v9.3 by right-clicking on the transect layer > joins and relates > join > join attributes from a table. Parameters: join field - ObjectID; table to join - NewEnglandN_transects_rates_20100414_112719; field in table: TransectID; join options - keep only matching records.

Process_Date: 20100414

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The joined transect feature class was exported to a shapefile in ArcMap v9.3 by right-clicking the transect layer > data > export data, permanently linking the joined rate fields to the transect attribute table.

Process_Date: 20100414

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The exported transect shapefile was projected in ESRI's ArcToolbox (v.9.3) > Data Management Tools > Projections and Transformations > Feature > Project. Parameters: input projection - UTM zone 19N (NAD 83); output projection - geographic coordinates (WGS84); transformation - NAD_1983_To_WGS_1984_1.

Process_Date: 20100427

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: 414

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: NewEnglandN_ST

Entity_Type_Definition:

Transects are automatically generated by DSAS at a 90 degree angle to the user-specified baseline.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number generated for each row of the transect attribute table when stored as a feature class in a geodatabase. This value is the common attribute field when joining to the TransectID value in short-term results output table calculated by DSAS.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BaselineID

Attribute_Definition:

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.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: unlimited

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TransOrder

Attribute_Definition:

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.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: unlimited

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ProcTime

Attribute_Definition:

Assigned by DSAS automatically to record the date and time a transect was processed.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: no value or 0 (when transect was manually created by user)

Range_Domain_Maximum:

unlimited (values based on time and date of automatic generation)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Autogen

Attribute_Definition:

Assigned by DSAS to indicate whether or not a transect was automatically created by DSAS (1= transect was auto generated by DSAS; blank or 0=transect was not auto-generated).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: blank or 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: StartX

Attribute_Definition:

Assigned by DSAS automatically to record the X coordinate of the beginning of the transect in meter units (UTM zone 19N, NAD 83).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Values based on data set extent. When blank, transect was manually created by user.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: StartY

Attribute_Definition:

Assigned by DSAS automatically to record the Y coordinate of the beginning of the transect in meter units (UTM zone 19N, NAD 83).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Values based on data set extent. When blank, transect was manually created by user.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EndX

Attribute_Definition:

Assigned by DSAS automatically to record the X coordinate of the end of the transect in meter units (UTM zone 19N, NAD 83).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Values based on data set extent. When blank, transect was manually created by user.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EndY

Attribute_Definition:

Assigned by DSAS automatically to record the Y coordinate of the end of the transect in meter units (UTM zone 19N, NAD 83).

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Values based on data set extent. When blank, transect was manually created by user.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Azimuth

Attribute_Definition:

Assigned by DSAS to record the azimuth of the transect measure in degrees clockwise from North. When zero, transect was manually created by user.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 360

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng

Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in meter units (UTM zone 19N, NAD 83).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 618.24827

Range_Domain_Maximum: 903.032709

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TransectID

Attribute_Definition:

Same value as ObjectID. Used as a permanent and unique identification number for each transect in the output rates table calculated by DSAS. This attribute was used as the common field when joining the rates table (.dbf) to the transect feature class in a geodatabase.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EPR

Attribute_Definition:

The end point rate is calculated by dividing the distance of shoreline movement by the time elapsed between the two shorelines. The rate is reported in meters/year.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -4.86

Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.44

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ECI

Attribute_Definition:

Describes the uncertainty of the reported end point rate in meters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.271

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.611

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

All calculations for length are in meter units and were based on the UTM zone 19N NAD83 projection.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: WinZip

Format_Version_Number: 9.0

Format_Specification: ESRI polyline shapefile

Format_Information_Content:

This WinZip file contains a shapefile of transects generated by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System including short-term rate calculations for the New England North region from Popham Beach, Maine to the northern side of Cape Ann, Massachusetts.

File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or pkUnzip

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1119/data/NewEnglandN_ST.zip>

Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW).

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

This zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) polyline shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100427

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Emily Himmelstoss

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2262

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ehimmelstoss@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time