Shoreline Data Rescue Project: Historical Shoreline for Pensacola, FL

A high-resolution historical shoreline for the vicinity of Pensacola, Florida, automated for use as a GIS data layer. The data were derived from shoreline maps produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service and its predecessor agencies, based on office interpretation of imagery and/or field surveys. The attribution follows the NGS-developed C-COAST scheme, influenced by the International Hydrographic Organization's S-57 standard.

Use Cases

• Analyze coastal erosion or accretion patterns based on the high-resolution historical shoreline.
• Integrate historical shoreline data into modern GIS basemaps for change detection.
• Validate or supplement contemporary coastal surveys using the derived historical data.
• Study long-term coastal geomorphology based on the office-interpreted imagery and field survey sources.

Strengths

• Data were automated to provide an accurate high-resolution historical shoreline.
• Derived from shoreline maps produced by the authoritative NOAA National Ocean Service.
• Attribution follows a structured scheme (C-COAST) influenced by an international standard (S-57).

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 original survey and interpretation methods.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Derived 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 22:01:46.890136; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of Pensacola, Florida, United States.