NOAA Shoreline Mapping for Port of Sacramento and Deep Water Ship Channel, California

A high-resolution vector shoreline for the Port of Sacramento and Deep Water Ship Channel, California, compiled from imagery. The data, attributed using the NGS C-COAST scheme, is suitable as a GIS data layer and includes both line and point shapefiles. This resource is part of the NOAA National Shoreline dataset, last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Coastal change analysis based on high-resolution shoreline vectors.
• GIS layer integration for port and ship channel infrastructure planning.
• Validation of nautical charts or hydrographic data based on the C-COAST attribution scheme.
• Baseline mapping for coastal habitat or erosion studies in the Sacramento area.

Strengths

• Data is described as high-resolution and accurate.
• Shoreline vectors are attributed using a structured scheme (C-COAST) influenced by international standards.
• Resource is part of a larger, authoritative NOAA shoreline collection (InPort ID: 39808).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Compiled from imagery and office interpretation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:48:07.247628; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Port of Sacramento and Deep Water Ship Channel, California, USA