Historic topographic sheets to satellite imagery—A methodology for evaluating coastal change in Florida's Big Bend tidal marsh
Open-File Report
2002-211
By: Ellen A. Raabe, Amy E. Streck, and Richard P. Stumpf
Links
- More information: USGS Index Page (html)
- Document: Report (pdf)
- Plate: Plate 4 (pdf)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
This open-file report details the methodology used to rectify, digitize, and mosaic nineteen 19th century topographic sheets on the marsh-dominated Big Bend Gulf coast of Florida. Historic charts of tidal marshes in Florida's Big Bend were prepared in a digital grid-based format for comparison with modern features derived from 1995 satellite imagery. The chart-by-chart rectification process produced a map accuracy of ± 8 m. An effort was made to evaluate secondary map features, such as tree islands, but changes during the intervening years exceed standard surveying errors and rendered the analysis ineffective. A map, at 1:300,000 comparing historic and modern features, is provided to illustrate major changes along the coastline. Shoreline erosion is exceeded by the inland migration of the intertidal zone onto adjoining coastal forest lands. While statements of mapping accuracy are provided in the text, graphic representation of changes in the intertidal zone may be inexact at any given location. Thus caution is advised for site-specific applications. Maps and digital files provided should be used to visualize overall trends and regional anomalies, and not used to critically assess features at a particular location. Final product includes mosaic of historic coastal features and comparison to modern features.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Historic topographic sheets to satellite imagery—A methodology for evaluating coastal change in Florida's Big Bend tidal marsh |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2002-211 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr2002211 |
| Edition | Revised June 28, 2012 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | i, 44 p.; Report Readme text file; Plate 4: 36 x 48 inches; Geodata download; Data Readme text file |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Apalachee Bay;Gulf Of Mexico |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 17, Row R |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |