Historical Shoreline Data for Santa Cruz Island, California

Santa Cruz Island, California, from Platts Harbor to Chinese Harbor, is covered by this high-resolution historical shoreline dataset. The data were automated from maps produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service and its predecessors, based on imagery interpretation and field surveys. It is formatted as a geographic information system (GIS) data layer.

Use Cases

• Analyze coastal erosion or accretion rates based on the high-resolution historical shoreline.
• Create baseline maps for coastal zone management based on the GIS-ready data layer.
• Validate or integrate with other hydrographic datasets based on the attribution influenced by S-57 standards.

Strengths

• Data were automated to provide an accurate high-resolution historical shoreline.
• Shoreline maps were produced by the authoritative NOAA National Ocean Service.
• Attribution scheme was 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.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Automated from shoreline maps based on office interpretation of imagery and/or field survey.

Time Range

Historical (specific range not provided).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:06:20.151770; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Santa Cruz Island, Platts Harbor to Chinese Harbor, California, USA.