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GIS Data: Mathews County, Virginia Shoreline Management Model
Marcia Berman, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Harry Berquist, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Sharon Killeen, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Carl Hershner, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Karinna Nunez, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Karen Reay, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Tamia Rudnicky, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
Daniel E. Schatt, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
David Weiss, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
The Shoreline Management Model is a GIS spatial model that determines appropriate shoreline best management practices using available spatial data and decision tree logic. Available shoreline conditions used in the model include the presence or absence of tidal marshes, beaches, and forested riparian buffers, bank vegetation cover, bank height, wave exposure (fetch), nearshore water depth, and proximity of coastal development to the shoreline. The model output for shoreline best management practices is displayed in the locality Comprehensive Map Viewer. One GIS shapefile is developed that describes two arcs or lines representing practices in the upland area and practices at the intertidal shoreline level (Accomack_SMM_Preferred_BMPs_2016).
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5GF06
Shoreline management, GIS model
Associated Publications
Mathews County, Virginia Shoreline Inventory Report Methods and Guidelines
Disclaimer: The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) provides these data with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be correct or complete, and conclusions drawn from the data set are the sole responsibility of the user. Every attempt has been made to ensure that these data and the documentation are reliable and accurate. CCRM, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), and the Commonwealth of Virginia assume no liability for any damages caused by inaccuracies in the data or documentation; and make no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or utility of this information, nor does the fact of distribution constitute a warranty.
This project was funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through Grant Number 2007-0081-014.
Berman, Marcia; Berquist, Harry; Killeen, Sharon; Hershner, Carl; Nunez, Karinna; Reay, Karen; Rudnicky, Tamia; Schatt, Daniel E.; and Weiss, David, "GIS Data: Mathews County, Virginia Shoreline Management Model" (2015). https://doi.org/10.21220/V5GF06
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