Historical Shoreline Data for Racine Harbor, Lake Michigan

NOAA's automated high-resolution historical shoreline for Racine Harbor, derived from maps based on imagery and field surveys. The data uses the C-COAST attribution scheme, influenced by the S-57 standard for hydrographic data translation. This resource is part of a larger NOAA shoreline data collection.

Use Cases

• Create high-resolution GIS data layers for coastal planning based on the described shoreline maps.
• Analyze historical shoreline change for Racine Harbor based on the derived map data.
• Translate coastal cartographic data into S-57 hydrographic standard formats using the C-COAST attribution scheme.

Strengths

• Data is described as high-resolution and accurate for GIS use.
• Derived from NOAA National Ocean Service maps based on imagery and field surveys.
• Attribution scheme is designed for compatibility with the S-57 hydrographic standard.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified despite a future 'last updated' date of 2026-03-13.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Automated 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 21:04:41.586674; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Racine Harbor, Lake Michigan, United States, North America.