Port of Monroe, MI High-Resolution Shoreline Mapping

A high-resolution vector shoreline for the Port of Monroe, Michigan, compiled from imagery. The data is structured as line and point shapefiles using the NGS C-COAST attribution scheme, influenced by the IHO S-57 standard. It was published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and last updated on April 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Coastal change analysis based on the high-resolution shoreline data.
• GIS layer integration for nautical charting based on the S-57 influenced attribution.
• Shoreline feature extraction for environmental monitoring based on the vector line and point data.
• Validation of other shoreline datasets based on the office-interpreted imagery.

Strengths

• High-resolution shoreline data compiled from imagery.
• Data uses a structured attribution scheme (C-COAST) influenced by the IHO S-57 standard.
• Provides both line and point shapefiles for geographic information systems.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Port of Monroe location.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Office interpretation of imagery.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:48:01.980952; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Port of Monroe, Michigan, USA