Historical Shoreline Data for Pittsburg to Antioch, California

NOAA National Ocean Service provides a high-resolution historical shoreline for the Pittsburg to Antioch, California area, derived from office interpretation of imagery and field surveys. The data is structured using the C-COAST attribution scheme to facilitate translation into the S-57 hydrographic standard. This resource is part of a larger NOAA shoreline data collection.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical shoreline change based on high-resolution shoreline maps.
• Create GIS data layers for coastal planning based on the derived shoreline data.
• Translate shoreline data into S-57 hydrographic standard based on the C-COAST attribution scheme.
• Study coastal erosion or accretion patterns based on historical NOAA survey data.

Strengths

• Data is described as high-resolution and accurate for GIS use.
• Attribution follows the structured C-COAST scheme, influenced by the S-57 standard.
• Produced by the authoritative NOAA National Ocean Service and its predecessor agencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Available file formats are PDF and HTML, which may not be ideal for direct GIS analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Historical, but specific temporal coverage is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:41:50.935140; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pittsburg to Antioch, California, USA.