Indian River, Delaware Shoreline Situation Report

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Comprehensive Coastal Inventory, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: Indian River, Delaware Shoreline Situation Report
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
<http://ccrm.vims.edu/gis_data_maps/shoreline_inventories/index.html>
Description:
Abstract:
Shoreline Situation Reports (SSR) report conditions and status of shore lands. The reports are intended to assist planners, managers, and regulators in decisions pertaining to management of coastal areas and natural resources therein. Data collected describes conditions in the immediate riparian zone, the bank, and along the shore.
Purpose:
To inventory the Indian River, Delaware tidal shoreline conditions.
Supplemental_Information:
The data set is a line feature dataset containing data about land use, bank height, bank cover, erosion, marsh and beach status along the shoreline. The attributes of this dataset is explained in its metadata file.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20060626
Ending_Date: 20060628
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition at time of survey.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.291015
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.058856
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.624523
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.538478
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline condition
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Indian River
Place_Keyword: Delaware
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Stratum_Keyword: Delaware
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
This data should not be used for jurisdictional permit determinations beyond providing general shoreline condition or status information. This data has not been surveyed to property boundaries.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Marcia Berman
Contact_Organization: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Contact_Position: Director Comprehensive Coastal Inventory
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 684-7188
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (804) 684-7179
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: marcia@vims.edu
Data_Set_Credit:
Collection of data would not have been possible without the cooperation of VIMS Vessel Center. The following CCRM staff participated in the data collection and/or processing : Marcia Berman, Dave O'Brien, Sharon Killeen, Tamia Rudnicky, and Karinna Nunez.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attributes were compared to original GPS data logs for accuracy. Errors were corrected where noted.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Chain-node topology present. Linear coverage was built for line.
Completeness_Report:
Indian River Shoreline was surveyed from Indian River Inlet around to Long Neck and Burton's Island and back to the Inlet.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Land use was recorded with a GPS unit as the boat moved along the shoreline. Data was transferred from the GPS boat track to an existing shoreline coverage by projecting data to the shoreline at a 90 degree angle from the boat track. Rectified digital orthophoto quads were used as a backround coverage to aid in data positioning. Land use features were placed along the shore so changes in land use were coincident with changes illustrated in the imagery. Positional accuracy for data that has been corrected with imagery is 2 meters (equivalent to image resolution). Accuracy was determined by comparing digitally processed data locations to onsite GPS ground surveys collected at random.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: color infra-red digital imagery
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DOQ
Source_Contribution:
Serves as a background coverage in the map portfolios. Used to accurately position land use and cover data.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data was collected by a two-person field crew (one data collector and one boat operator/data collector) using two hand-held GeoExplorer GPS units, while navigating along the shoreline. A data dictionary designed for the inventory was installed on each GPS unit. The data collector records natural features including land use, bank height, bank cover, presence of marsh, beach, and Phragmites Australis, tree fringe, and shoreline stability. The boat operator collects data on the hardened structures: riprap, bulkheads, docks, boat ramps, etc. Point features (docks, boathouses, ramps) were surveyed with a 10 second observation recorded at 1 reading/second. Linear features were surveyed kinematically at a rate of one observation ervery 3 seconds. Data collection began 6/26/2006 and ended 6/28/2006.
Process_Date: 2006
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data from the GPS units were postprocessed on a PC with Trimble Pathfinder Office software. Postprocessing included differential correction using data collected at various CORS (continuously operating reference stations) sites. Corrected data is converted into shapefiles for further processing.
Process_Date: 2006
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
ArcMap 9.1 software on a PC was used to attribute the base shoreline. Boat-track points and arcs, DOQ imagery, and the base shoreline were displayed in ArcMap. Shoreline arcs were split using the edit tool and the spatial adjustment attribute transfer tool was used to move the attributes from the boat track to the shoreline. Arcs were split on and points were moved to locations on the shoreline that were perpendicular to the original locations on the boat-track. Geodatabase features were visually checked for attribute accuracy between coded shoreline and boat-track.
Process_Date: 2006
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Twelve 1:12,000 scale plates were created for Indian River. Each plate shows 3 maps: riparian land use, bank and buffer conditions, and shoreline features. DOQQ imagery is displayed in the background to provide users with additional information. Maps are created using ArcMap software.
Process_Date: 2006
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data received a final check in hard copy format. Changes were made as necessary to data.
Process_Date: 2006
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: 959
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 18
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: indriv_lubc
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: LENGTH
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TREE_FRING
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HEIGHT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COVER
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EROSION
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MARSH
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHRAG
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BEACH
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ero_Orig
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REMOTE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Field_day
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Below is a listing of the attributes found in this shapefile (_lubc). Indriv_lubc contains the following items; FEATURE or land use, has the following values: ' ' = no data, Agriculture, Bare, Commercial, Forest, Grass, Industrial, Paved, Residential, and Scrub-shrub. HEIGHT and BANK_HGT_ are bank height with ' ' = no data, 0-5 feet, 5-10 feet, 10-30 feet, and greater than 30 feet. COVER and BANK_COVER describe the bank cover with values of ' ' = no data, bare or less tha 25% covered, partial coverage (25-75% coverage), and full coverage (greater than 75% coverage). EROSION is the bank erosion condition. Values can be ' ' for no data, low erosion, high erosion, and undercut. MARSH provides information on the type of marsh present; extensive, embayed or fringe (a strip of marsh vegetation extending along the shoreline). BEACH with the value 'yes' indicates the presence of beach. TREE_FRING with the value of 'yes' indicates there is a narrow band of trees growing on the bank. PHRAG with the value of 'yes' indicates the presence of Phragmites Australis. GPS_DATE holds the date of data collected.
Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.362
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20130501
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Sharon Killeen
Contact_Organization: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Contact_Position: GIS Programmer/Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: 1208 Greate Road
City: Gloucester Point
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 23062
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804)684-7534
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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