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Beach Nourishment Projects

Entity (ENT) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66108 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Summary

Item Identification

Entity Info

Data Attributes

Catalog Details

Description

A database of beach nourishment locations and associated information.; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Entity Type
GIS File

Data Attribute / Type	Description
Latitude n/a	Latitude for point feature.; Source: WCU
Longitude n/a	Longitude for point feature.; Source: WCU
Beach_Loca n/a	A beach, park, island, community or other commonly-recognized jurisdictional designation encompassing and identifying the geographic boundary and/or extent of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced.; Source: WCU
State n/a	State in which beach nourishment project was completed.; Source: WCU
Volume__CY n/a	Volume is the quantity of sand emplaced on a beach during a beach nourishment episode measured in cubic yards.; Source: WCU
Length__ft n/a	The linear distance of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced, measured in feet.; Source: WCU
OBJECTID n/a	Internal feature number.; Source: Esri
Shape n/a	Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Year n/a	The year in which a nourishment episode was completed. Beach nourishment typically commences in the late fall/early winter due to environmental and ecological concerns. As a result, nourishment episodes usually begin at the end of the year and wrap-up early the next year.; Source: WCU
Nominal_Co n/a	The cost (amount spent) on a beach nourishment episode in the year the episode was completed, measured in US dollars.; Source: WCU
Justificat n/a	the primary reason why a beach was renourished.; Source: WCU

Data Attribute / Type

Description

Latitude
n/a

Latitude for point feature.; Source: WCU

Longitude
n/a

Longitude for point feature.; Source: WCU

Beach_Loca
n/a

A beach, park, island, community or other commonly-recognized jurisdictional designation encompassing and identifying the geographic boundary and/or extent of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced.; Source: WCU

State
n/a

State in which beach nourishment project was completed.; Source: WCU

Volume__CY
n/a

Volume is the quantity of sand emplaced on a beach during a beach nourishment episode measured in cubic yards.; Source: WCU

Length__ft
n/a

The linear distance of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced, measured in feet.; Source: WCU

OBJECTID
n/a

Internal feature number.; Source: Esri

Shape
n/a

Feature geometry.; Source: Esri

Year
n/a

The year in which a nourishment episode was completed. Beach nourishment typically commences in the late fall/early winter due to environmental and ecological concerns. As a result, nourishment episodes usually begin at the end of the year and wrap-up early the next year.; Source: WCU

Nominal_Co
n/a

The cost (amount spent) on a beach nourishment episode in the year the episode was completed, measured in US dollars.; Source: WCU

Justificat
n/a

the primary reason why a beach was renourished.; Source: WCU

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Title:	Beach Nourishment Projects

Entity Type:	GIS File
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	A database of beach nourishment locations and associated information.; Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	Latitude	n/a	Latitude for point feature.; Source: WCU
N/A	Longitude	n/a	Longitude for point feature.; Source: WCU
N/A	Beach_Loca	n/a	A beach, park, island, community or other commonly-recognized jurisdictional designation encompassing and identifying the geographic boundary and/or extent of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced.; Source: WCU
N/A	State	n/a	State in which beach nourishment project was completed.; Source: WCU
N/A	Volume__CY	n/a	Volume is the quantity of sand emplaced on a beach during a beach nourishment episode measured in cubic yards.; Source: WCU
N/A	Length__ft	n/a	The linear distance of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced, measured in feet.; Source: WCU
N/A	OBJECTID	n/a	Internal feature number.; Source: Esri
N/A	Shape	n/a	Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
N/A	Year	n/a	The year in which a nourishment episode was completed. Beach nourishment typically commences in the late fall/early winter due to environmental and ecological concerns. As a result, nourishment episodes usually begin at the end of the year and wrap-up early the next year.; Source: WCU
N/A	Nominal_Co	n/a	The cost (amount spent) on a beach nourishment episode in the year the episode was completed, measured in US dollars.; Source: WCU
N/A	Justificat	n/a	the primary reason why a beach was renourished.; Source: WCU

Name

Type

Description

N/A

Latitude

n/a

Latitude for point feature.; Source: WCU

N/A

Longitude

n/a

Longitude for point feature.; Source: WCU

N/A

Beach_Loca

n/a

N/A

State

n/a

State in which beach nourishment project was completed.; Source: WCU

N/A

Volume__CY

n/a

Volume is the quantity of sand emplaced on a beach during a beach nourishment episode measured in cubic yards.; Source: WCU

N/A

Length__ft

n/a

The linear distance of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced, measured in feet.; Source: WCU

N/A

OBJECTID

n/a

Internal feature number.; Source: Esri

N/A

Shape

n/a

Feature geometry.; Source: Esri

N/A

Year

n/a

N/A

Nominal_Co

n/a

The cost (amount spent) on a beach nourishment episode in the year the episode was completed, measured in US dollars.; Source: WCU

N/A

Justificat

n/a

the primary reason why a beach was renourished.; Source: WCU

Attribute Details

Latitude

CC ID: 1114698

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude for point feature.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Coordinates defining the features.

Longitude

CC ID: 1114700

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude for point feature.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Coordinates defining the features.

Beach_Loca

CC ID: 1114696

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	A beach, park, island, community or other commonly-recognized jurisdictional designation encompassing and identifying the geographic boundary and/or extent of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Alphanumeric text defining the features.

State

CC ID: 1114704

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	State in which beach nourishment project was completed.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Alphanumeric text defining the features.

Volume__CY

CC ID: 1114705

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Volume is the quantity of sand emplaced on a beach during a beach nourishment episode measured in cubic yards.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Positive real numbers calculated for features.

Length__ft

CC ID: 1114699

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The linear distance of shoreline upon which sediment has been emplaced, measured in feet.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Positive real numbers calculated for features.

OBJECTID

CC ID: 1114702

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Internal feature number.; Source: Esri
Allowed Values:	Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Shape

CC ID: 1114703

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Allowed Values:	Coordinates defining the features.

Year

CC ID: 1114706

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The year in which a nourishment episode was completed. Beach nourishment typically commences in the late fall/early winter due to environmental and ecological concerns. As a result, nourishment episodes usually begin at the end of the year and wrap-up early the next year.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Alphanumeric text defining the features.

Nominal_Co

CC ID: 1114701

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The cost (amount spent) on a beach nourishment episode in the year the episode was completed, measured in US dollars.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Alphanumeric text defining the features.

Justificat

CC ID: 1114697

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	n/a
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	the primary reason why a beach was renourished.; Source: WCU
Allowed Values:	Bypass: Artificially moving sand from an updrift beach to a downdrift beach in order to bypass a natural or artificial obstruction such as an inlet or jetty.; Coastal Impact Assistance Program: Federal grant funds derived from federal offshore lease revenues to the oil-producing states of Alabama, Alaska, California, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas for conservation, protection, or restoration of coastal areas.; Demonstration: A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers experimental effort that places sand in an offshore location, rather than directly on a beach.; Ecosystem Restoration: An effort to reestablish or improve coastal habitat that has been degraded or damaged by natural or human activities.; Emergency: Designed to create an artificial beach berm in order to provide a minimum level of protection to vulnerable coastal development, usually post-storm. All Federal nourishment episodes classified as Emergency are funded through FEMA or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.; Emergency Dune: Designed to construct an artificial dune in order to provide a minimum level of protection to vulnerable coastal development, usually post-storm.; Navigation: Sediment (known as dredge spoil) resulting from a navigation-related dredging effort is placed on a beach rather than dumped offshore or in an upland location.; Section 111: Mitigation of shoreline damages attributable to Federal navigation structures (jetties).; Shore Protection: Nourishment episodes undertaken for the primary purpose of reducing storm-related damage to static human economic development placed behind dynamic shorelines.;

Catalog Item ID:	66108
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66108
Metadata Record Created By:	Brianna Key
Metadata Record Created:	2021-12-21 21:41+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2021-12-22
Owner Org:	OCM
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2021-12-22
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2022-12-22

Beach Nourishment Projects

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Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

Latitude

Longitude

Beach_Loca

State

Volume__CY

Length__ft

OBJECTID

Shape

Year

Nominal_Co

Justificat

Catalog Details