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Development of an elevation database for the U.S. coastal zone

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Pratson, L; Divins, D; Butler, T; Metzger, D; Steele, M; Sharman, G; Berggren, T; Holcombe, T; Ramos, R
Published in: Surveying and Land Information Systems
March 1, 1999

Grids that integrate land and seafloor elevations are needed by planners using LIS/GIS software to manage the U.S. coastal zone which includes the country's 200-mile offshore limit. The National Geophysical Data Center is addressing this need by assembling a gridded database that merges the U.S. Geological Survey 3-arc-second DEMs with a vast compilation of hydrographic soundings collected by the National Ocean Service and various academic institutions. This paper describes how the database is being constructed, using newly completed and now available grids of the eastern U.S. coastal zone (extending from Maine to Georgia) as an example. The paper also describes the novel software that accompanies the grids on CD-ROM. This software allows the user to navigate the CD-ROM, view grid images, and modify the grids for importation into GIS/LIS applications.

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Lincoln F. Pratson
Author Lincoln F. Pratson Earth and Climate Sciences

Published In

Surveying and Land Information Systems

ISSN

1052-2905

Publication Date

March 1, 1999

Volume

59

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 13

Related Subject Headings

  • Geological & Geomatics Engineering
  • 0909 Geomatic Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
 

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Pratson, L., Divins, D., Butler, T., Metzger, D., Steele, M., Sharman, G., … Ramos, R. (1999). Development of an elevation database for the U.S. coastal zone. Surveying and Land Information Systems, 59(1), 3–13.
Pratson, L., D. Divins, T. Butler, D. Metzger, M. Steele, G. Sharman, T. Berggren, T. Holcombe, and R. Ramos. “Development of an elevation database for the U.S. coastal zone.” Surveying and Land Information Systems 59, no. 1 (March 1, 1999): 3–13.
Pratson L, Divins D, Butler T, Metzger D, Steele M, Sharman G, et al. Development of an elevation database for the U.S. coastal zone. Surveying and Land Information Systems. 1999 Mar 1;59(1):3–13.
Pratson, L., et al. “Development of an elevation database for the U.S. coastal zone.” Surveying and Land Information Systems, vol. 59, no. 1, Mar. 1999, pp. 3–13.
Pratson L, Divins D, Butler T, Metzger D, Steele M, Sharman G, Berggren T, Holcombe T, Ramos R. Development of an elevation database for the U.S. coastal zone. Surveying and Land Information Systems. 1999 Mar 1;59(1):3–13.

Published In

Surveying and Land Information Systems

ISSN

1052-2905

Publication Date

March 1, 1999

Volume

59

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 13

Related Subject Headings

  • Geological & Geomatics Engineering
  • 0909 Geomatic Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering