Tracking Coastal Geomorphological Change: an application of protocols to collect geotemporal data sets at the national level in the US

Psuty, N. P. and Silveira, T. M., 2011. Tracking Coastal Geomorphological Change: an application of protocols to collect geotemporal data sets at the national level in the US. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 64 (Proceedings of the 11th International Coastal Symposium), 1253 – 1257. Szczecin, Poland, ISSN 0749-0208 The US National Park Service and the US Fish & Wildlife Service have joined forces in monitoring the geotemporal elements of their coastal land holdings. They have adopted a common protocol for tracking the position of the shoreline, 1-D, in and adjacent to their lands, as well as adopting a common method for collecting profiles, 2-D, and 3-D elevation models. In an unprecedented move, the two agencies are working together to build a coastal Geodatabase that will provide quantitative measures of seasonal, annual, and long-term changes in their coastal holdings. The data will be valuable in supporting decisions in their General Management Plans as well as the Comprehensive Conservation Plans. About 20 parks and refuges are involved in this first phase of coastal monitoring.