NOAA Shoreline Mapping Program: St. Andrew Bay, Florida

NOAA's National Ocean Service provides high-resolution vector shoreline data for St. Andrew Bay, Florida, from Panama City to Wetappo Creek. The data is compiled from imagery interpretation and formatted as GIS shapefiles using the C-COAST attribution scheme. This dataset is part of the National Geodetic Survey's Coastal Mapping Program.

Use Cases

• Coastal change analysis based on high-resolution shoreline vectors.
• GIS layer integration for coastal zone management based on the shapefile format.
• Validation of hydrographic charts based on the C-COAST attribution scheme influenced by S-57 standards.
• Baseline mapping for environmental impact studies based on the specified geographic coverage.

Strengths

• Data is described as 'accurate high-resolution shoreline' compiled from imagery.
• Shoreline attribution follows the structured C-COAST scheme for consistency.
• Dataset is maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is based on office interpretation of imagery, which may introduce interpretation bias.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Compiled from imagery interpretation, formatted as vector shapefiles.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:55:43.730564; freshness should be verified.

Geography

St. Andrew Bay, Florida, from Panama City to Wetappo Creek