GRAND BAY TO PENSACOLA MOBILE BAY, AL is covered by a high-resolution composite shoreline data layer suitable for GIS. The data were automated from shoreline maps produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service and its predecessor agencies. This metadata describes both line and point shapefiles, with attribution conforming to the NOAA-developed C-COAST scheme.
Use Cases
- Coastal change analysis based on the high-resolution composite shoreline
- GIS data layer integration for regional planning based on the automated shoreline maps
- Attribute schema translation studies based on the C-COAST attribution catalog mentioned in the description
Strengths
- Data are derived from shoreline maps produced by the authoritative NOAA National Ocean Service
- Provides an accurate high-resolution composite shoreline suitable as a GIS data layer
- Attribution uses the NOAA-developed C-COAST scheme, influenced by the IHO 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
- File formats are listed as PDF and HTML, which may not be the primary geospatial data formats
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Automated from shoreline maps produced by the NOAA National Ocean Service and its predecessor agencies.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-13 20:58:52.896381; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- GRAND BAY TO PENSACOLA MOBILE BAY, Alabama, USA