Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Joseph F. Terrano Originator: Kathryn E.L. Smith Originator: Jonathan L. Pitchford Originator: Michael Archer Publication_Date: 20210723 Title: Site description and associated GPS data collected at eleven study sites within the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Mississippi Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma separated value (CSV) file Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Joseph F. Terrano Originator: Kathryn E.L. Smith Originator: Jonathan L. Pitchford Originator: Michael Archer Originator: Michael Brochard Publication_Date: 20210723 Title: Shorelines from High-resolution WorldView Satellite Imagery, Real-time Kinematic Global Positioning Data, and Aerial Imagery for 2013 to 2020 for Study Sites Within Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey data release Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9W8TNQM Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W8TNQM Description: Abstract: Shoreline change analysis is an important environmental monitoring tool for evaluating coastal exposure to erosion hazards, particularly for vulnerable habitats such as coastal wetlands where habitat loss is problematic world-wide. The increasing availability of high-resolution satellite imagery and emerging developments in analysis techniques support the implementation of these data into coastal management, including shoreline monitoring and change analysis. Geospatial shoreline data were created from a semi-automated methodology using WorldView (WV) satellite data between 2013 and 2020. The data were compared to contemporaneous field-surveyed Real-time Kinematic (RTK) Global Positioning System (GPS) data collected by the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GBNERR) and digitized shorelines from U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) orthophotos. Field data for shoreline monitoring sites was also collected to aid interpretation of results. This data release contains digital vector shorelines, shoreline change calculations for all three remote sensing data sets, and field surveyed data. The data will aid managers and decision-makers in the adoption of high-resolution satellite imagery into shoreline monitoring activities, which will increase the spatial scale of shoreline change monitoring, provide rapid response to evaluate impacts of coastal erosion, and reduce cost of labor-intensive practices. For further information regarding data collection and/or processing methods, refer to the associated journal article (Smith and others, 2021). Purpose: This dataset contains GPS points and site description information for the eleven study sites in Grand Bay, Mississippi using a transect based method. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20210525 Ending_Date: 20210526 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.465774 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.392792 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.429459 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.326066 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:32960261-8513-4145-a952-4ab4da559203 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: shoreline data Theme_Keyword: shoreline map Theme_Keyword: global positioning system Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: coastal processes Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: boundaries Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: USA Place_Keyword: Mississippi Place_Keyword: MS Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of the data in future products or derivative research. This metadata record should be reviewed in its entirety to ensure specific data are suitable for other studies. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey St Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: Joseph F. Terrano Contact_Position: Researcher III Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address: 600 4th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8047 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jterrano@contractor.usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices. Sharing of new data layers developed directly from these data would also be appreciated by the U.S. Geological Survey staff. Users should be aware that comparisons with other datasets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in collection and user interpretation, mapping conventions, and digital processes over time. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 (Build 18363.1441); Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1 (Build 7333) Service Pack N/A (Build N/A); Microsoft Excel 356 Version 2008 (Build 13127.21704) Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Smith, K.E.L., Terrano, J.F., Pitchford, J.L., and Archer, M. Publication_Date: 20210802 Title: Coastal Wetland Shoreline Change Monitoring: A Comparison of Shorelines from High-Resolution WorldView Satellite Imagery, Aerial Imagery, and Field Surveys Series_Information: Series_Name: Special Issue, New Insights into Ecosystem Monitoring Using Geospatial Techniques Issue_Identification: Volume 13, Issue 15 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Basel, Switzerland Publisher: MDPI; Remote Sensing Other_Citation_Details: Associated journal article with additional methodology, data analysis, and results. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13153030 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. Logical_Consistency_Report: Data were checked for completeness and accuracy. Completeness_Report: Dataset is considered complete for the information presented. GPS point data do not have complete coverage over the entire study area. This data is presented in CSV format. GPS data represent transects at the eleven study sites that extend from the near shore estuary into the marsh. At each site, at-least three plots were chosen to collect site description data. Each transect consists of two points in the marsh platform, one at the top of the scarp (or estimated top if no scarp was present), bottom of the scarp (or estimated bottom if no scarp was present) and one point in the nearshore estuary. For each transect, the exact position and spacing were estimated by the researcher, so data from one site to the next might have some variation in the length of the transect or positioning of points along the transect. Interpretations of the vegetation coverage and sediment type were user specific and might vary from previously published reports. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the dataset has not been conducted. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Several factors may influence the accuracy and uncertainty of GPS point position for vegetated marsh, such as water level. Water level at the time of imagery collection was not taken into account when collecting points. Scarp top and bottom were also determined by the researcher, so users should read the metadata carefully before using data. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jonathan L. Pitchford, Michael Archer, and Michael Brochard Publication_Date: 20210723 Title: Site description and associated GPS data collected at eleven study sites within the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Mississippi and Alabama Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma separated value (CSV) file Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St Petersburg, Florida Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Site description data were published with permission from the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Data are published as two CSV (Site_descriptions.csv and Site_descriptions_GPS_points.csv) in one compressed folder (Site_descriptions.zip). Data contact for all GBNERR shorelines and GPS data is Jonathan Pitchford (jonathan.pitchford@dmr.ms.gov). Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W8TNQM Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Multiple_Dates/Times: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20210525 Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20210526 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Site_descriptions.csv; Site_descriptions_GPS_points.csv Source_Contribution: GPS site point data and site descriptions were provided by the GBNERR staff and published as part of this study as comma separated value files (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W8TNQM). Process_Step: Process_Description: On 20210525 and 20210526, researchers at the GBNERR collected Real-time Kinematic (RTK) GPS data and site descriptions at eleven locations in GBNERR. Data were collected in the Mississippi State plane coordinate system and elevations in North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). Coordinates were converted to the North American Datum of 1983-Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 16N (NAD83 UTM 16N) using the ArcGIS "Reproject" tool. GPS data were collected using a Trimble R10 Model 3 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and TSC3 data collector. Each were attached onto a 2-meter (m) graphite rod with a mounted foot to obtain both horizontal and vertical shoreline position. The horizontal error of the Trimble R10 GPS points was ± 8 millimeter (mm) + 0.5 part per million (ppm) root mean square (RMS) and vertical error was ± 15 mm + 0.5 ppm RMS. GPS data represent transects at the eleven study sites that extend from the near shore estuary into the marsh. At each site, at-least three plots were chosen to collect site description data. Each transect consists of two points on the marsh platform, one at the top of the scarp (or estimated top if no scarp was present), bottom of the scarp (or estimated bottom if no scarp was present) and one point in the nearshore estuary. Site data collection included 1) dominant vegetation species and approximate coverage. The most dominant vegetation species and percent coverage at each plot at the shoreline were estimated by using a 1 meter x 1 meter quadrat; 2) presence or absence of an erosional scarp; 3) vegetation notes about the marsh of the nearshore estuary; 4) tidal wrack presence and distance from the shoreline; 5) general sediment type at the shoreline determined by visual observations. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Site_descriptions.csv; Site_descriptions_GPS_points.csv Process_Date: 2021 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jonathan L. Pitchford Contact_Position: Stewardship Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 6005 Bayou Heron Road City: Moss Point State_or_Province: MS Postal_Code: 39562 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 228-523-4009 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jonathan.pitchford@dmr.ms.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 16 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.0 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0 False_Easting: 500000.0 False_Northing: 0.0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.6096 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.6096 Planar_Distance_Units: Meter Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983 Ellipsoid_Name: GRS_1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Site_descriptions.csv Entity_Type_Definition: Table containing site information associated with the eleven study sites in Grand Bay. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date Attribute_Definition: Date the site information was collected in the MM/DD/YYYY format. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 05/25/2021 Range_Domain_Maximum: 05/26/2021 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Site Attribute_Definition: Site the GPS data was collected at. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BHM Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Bayou Heron Mouth. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MBN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Middle Bay North. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MBS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Middle Bay South. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MBW Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Middle Bay West. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GBE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Grand Battures East. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BSI Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Bird Island. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SPAL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at North Jose Bay. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MET Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at meterological station island. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PACN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Point aux Chenes North. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PACM Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Point aux Chenes Middle. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PACS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Point aux Chenes South. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute: Attribute_Label: Plot Attribute_Definition: Plot number at each site the data was collected at. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Species 1 Attribute_Definition: Most dominant vegetation species present at the shoreline within the 1m x 1m quadrat. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: A text string describing the vegetation species at the site. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Percent cover 1 Attribute_Definition: Percent coverage of the dominate vegetation species within the 1m x 1m quadrat. "Bare (no veg)" cells are blank since there was no vegetation and represent null values. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 10 Range_Domain_Maximum: 70 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute: Attribute_Label: Species 2 Attribute_Definition: Second most dominant vegetation species present at the shoreline within the 1m x 1m quadrat. If cell is blank, there was only one vegetation species present or there was no vegetation present “bare (no veg)”. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: A text string describing the vegetation species at the site. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Percent cover 2 Attribute_Definition: Percent coverage of the second most dominant vegetation species within the 1m x 1m quadrat. If cell is blank, there was only one vegetation species present or there was no vegetation present “bare (no veg)”. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 5 Range_Domain_Maximum: 40 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute: Attribute_Label: Scarp/slope Attribute_Definition: Scarp presence or absence. If no scarp was present, the general slope of the shoreline was noted. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: A text string describing presence (Scarp) or absence of a scarp (no scarp) and the slope (gradual slope) of the shoreline if no scarp was present. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Nearshore vegetation present Attribute_Definition: Notes about presence or absence of vegetation in the nearshore estuary (such as seagrass). Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Indicates presence of vegetation in the nearshore estuary. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Indicates absence of vegetation in the nearshore estuary. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute: Attribute_Label: Vegetation notes Attribute_Definition: Notes about vegetation at the shoreline or nearshore estuary. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Text string describing the researchers' notes about vegetation. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Tidal wrack present Attribute_Definition: Notes about presence or absence of a tidal wrack line. If wrack line was located, the approximate distance from the shoreline was noted (in meters). Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Text string describing the presence or absence of tidal wrack line and approximate distance (in meters) from the shoreline (if found). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shoreline sediment type Attribute_Definition: General sediment type located at each plot at the shoreline. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Text string describing the sediment type found along the shoreline at each plot. Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Site_descriptions_GPS_points.csv Entity_Type_Definition: Table containing GPS point data that corrosponds to site information associated with the eleven study sites in Grand Bay. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: Northing Attribute_Definition: Northing of the GPS point in the North American Datum of 1983 Universal Transverse Mercator 16N. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 359233.4567 Range_Domain_Maximum: 366104.3476 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Easting Attribute_Definition: Easting of the GPS point in the North American Datum of 1983 Universal Transverse Mercator 16N. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 3355825.372 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3367199.707 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Site Attribute_Definition: Site the GPS data was collected at. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BHM Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Bayou Heron Mouth. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MBN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Middle Bay North. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MBS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Middle Bay South. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MBW Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Middle Bay West. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GBE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Grand Battures East. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BSI Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Bird Island. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SPAL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at North Jose Bay. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MET Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at meterological station island. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PACN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Point aux Chenes North. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PACM Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Point aux Chenes Middle. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PACS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Site at Point aux Chenes South. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: GBNERR Attribute: Attribute_Label: Code Attribute_Definition: An identifier for the location within the site the GPS point was collected at. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NERR Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Test point at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve- Moss Point, MS. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: M1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS point collected furthest into the marsh platform. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: M2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS point collected between the M1 and TOS point. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: TOS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS point collected at the top of the erosional scarp. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BOS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS point collected at the bottom of the erosional scarp. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: E Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS point collected in the estuary. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: Elevation Attribute_Definition: Elevation of the GPS point relative to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.40668 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.1358 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Elevation in meters relative to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Distance Attribute_Definition: Distance of the point away from the top of scarp point (shoreline). Since the NERR was not at a site, the point was given no value (blank). Positive values represent distance onto the marsh platform and negative values represent distance into the estuary. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -3.55502 Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.425726769 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey St Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: Joseph F. Terrano Contact_Position: Researcher III Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address: 600 4th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8047 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jterrano@contractor.usgs.gov Resource_Description: Site_descriptions.csv; Site_descriptions_GPS_points.csv Distribution_Liability: This digital publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: comma-delimited text Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P9W8TNQM/data/Site_descriptions.zip Fees: None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20211129 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey St Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Person: Joseph F. Terrano Contact_Position: Researcher III Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address: 600 4th Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8047 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jterrano@contractor.usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time