Digital recovery of 19th century surveys in Tampa Bay, Florida: Topographic charts and Public Land Surveys
Data Series
727
For CD-ROM ordering information see: DS 727.
By: Ellen A. Raabe, Laura C. Roy, Carole C. McIvor, and Andrew D. Gleim
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Abstract
Recovery of historic data to a digital setting adresses the need for data integration through time, bridging technical gaps and differences. The goal of this study was to evaluate a marsh-to-mangrove conversion spanning 125 years and the implications for present coastal-resource management (Yates and others, 2011; Raabe and others, 2012). The U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, Fla., georectified and digitized 1870s T-sheets at four Tampa Bay locations that still supported coastal wetlands in 2000 (table 1). Nineteenth century Public Land Surveys of Township and Range lines were also digitized for each site, as a secondary data source to verify historic landscape features (table 2).
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Digital recovery of 19th century surveys in Tampa Bay, Florida: Topographic charts and Public Land Surveys |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 727 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds727 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | HTML Document; Methods; Data; Metadata; CD-ROM |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| City | Tampa Bay |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |