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Data Release
Beach Profile Data Collected From Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida
By Justin J. Birchler, Jenna A. Brown, Alexander C. Seymour, and David M. Thompson
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
This dataset, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC), provides beach profile data collected at Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida. Data were collected on foot by a person equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna affixed to a surveying backpack outfitted for surveying location and elevation data (XYZ) along pre-determined transects. The horizontal position data are given in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projected coordinate system, Zone 17 North (17N), referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83); the elevation data are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), GEOID 12B vertical coordinate system.
Data
Figure 1. Regional map showing the survey area at Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida.
Suggested Citation
Birchler, J.J., Brown, J.A, Seymour, A.C., and Thompson, D.M., 2023, Beach profile data from Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W60EQX.