Historical Shoreline Data for Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina

A high-resolution historical shoreline dataset for Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, derived from NOAA National Ocean Service maps. The data were automated for GIS use and structured using the NGS C-COAST attribution scheme, influenced by the S-57 standard. This resource is a member of a larger NOAA data collection.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion based on historical shoreline positions.
• Creating GIS base layers for coastal zone management based on the high-resolution shoreline.
• Translating shoreline data into S-57 compliant formats based on the C-COAST attribution scheme.
• Analyzing long-term shoreline change based on NOAA's historical map interpretations.

Strengths

• Data were automated to provide an accurate high-resolution historical shoreline.
• Derived from shoreline maps produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service and its predecessor agencies.
• Attribution uses the NGS C-COAST scheme, influenced by the International Hydrographic Organization's S-57 standard.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the source maps and interpretation methods.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Derived from shoreline maps produced by NOAA National Ocean Service based on office interpretation of imagery and/or field survey.

Time Range

Historical (specific range not provided).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:00:05.897372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, United States, North America.