Historical Shoreline Data for Pensacola Bay, Florida

NOAA National Ocean Service provides a high-resolution historical shoreline for Pensacola Bay, Florida, derived from office interpretation of imagery and field surveys. The data is structured using the C-COAST attribution scheme to align with hydrographic standards. This resource is part of a larger NOAA data collection.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical shoreline change based on high-resolution geospatial data.
• Create coastal base maps for GIS applications based on NOAA survey data.
• Model coastal erosion or accretion patterns based on historical shoreline positions.
• Translate shoreline data into S-57 hydrographic standard formats based on the C-COAST attribution scheme.

Strengths

• Data is described as high-resolution and accurate for GIS use.
• Attribution follows the structured C-COAST scheme influenced by international hydrographic standards.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Primary file formats are PDF and HTML, which may require conversion for direct geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:49:09.574604; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pensacola Bay, Florida, North America