Northern Barataria Bay Shoreline Mapping Data

Northern Barataria Bay, Louisiana, has a high-resolution shoreline vector dataset compiled from imagery. The data is attributed using NOAA's Coastal Cartographic Object Attribute Source Table (C-COAST) scheme and is suitable as a GIS layer. It was published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Create coastal GIS data layers based on the vector shoreline data.
• Analyze shoreline position and change based on high-resolution imagery.
• Translate shoreline data into S-57 hydrographic standards based on the C-COAST attribution scheme.

Strengths

• Data is described as 'accurate high-resolution shoreline'.
• Attribution follows NOAA's C-COAST scheme, designed for compatibility with hydrographic standards.

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 bias inherent to the specific bay region.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Office interpretation of imagery.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:09:47.584530; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA