Historical Shoreline of Lotts Island, GA from NOAA Maps

A high-resolution historical shoreline dataset for Lotts Island, Georgia, automated from maps produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service and its predecessor agencies. The data were created using the C-COAST attribution scheme to standardize various shoreline sources and facilitate translation to the S-57 standard. This resource is a member of a larger NOAA data collection.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical shoreline change based on high-resolution map-derived data.
• Create GIS data layers for coastal planning and management based on the standardized C-COAST attribution.
• Translate shoreline data into the S-57 hydrographic standard for nautical charting applications.

Strengths

• Data is described as high-resolution and accurate for historical shoreline representation.
• Attribution follows the C-COAST scheme, designed to harmonize data from various sources.
• Source maps were produced by the authoritative NOAA National Ocean Service.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is derived from office interpretation of imagery and/or field surveys, which may introduce interpretation bias.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Automated from shoreline maps produced by NOAA NOS based on office interpretation of imagery and/or field surveys.

Time Range

Historical, but specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:22:37.651536; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lotts Island, Georgia, USA.