Landsat-Derived Coastal Land-Cover and Feature Datasets, Delaware Bay, New Jersey to Shinnecock Bay, New York

As part of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)-funded Monitoring Hurricane Sandy Beach and Marsh Resilience in New York and New Jersey project (NFWF project ID 2300.16.055110), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) is using remotely-sensed data and targeted in-situ observations to monitor the post-restoration evolution of beaches, dunes, vegetative cover, and sediment budgets at seven post-Hurricane Sandy beach and marsh restoration sites in New York and New Jersey. These data and derived ecological resilience metrics will be used to assess the cost-effectiveness and ecological benefits of the restoration techniques and evaluate how the restored parts of the coast have changed through time. This dataset links to coastal land-cover and feature data derived from Landsat satellite imagery acquired between 2008 and 2022 from Delaware Bay, New Jersey to Shinnecock Bay, New York.

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Last Updated April 2, 2024, 14:52 (UTC)
Created March 26, 2024, 20:20 (UTC)
Data Maintainer Julie Bernier
Email Address jbernier@usgs.gov
Metric Category Ecological
Metric Class Beach Geomorphology, Shoreline, Vegetation
Resilience Grant NFWF-41991, NFWF-43429, NFWF-43986, NFWF-44109, NFWF-44225, NPS-1A, USFWS-06
Reporting Years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Pre-2014
States and Territories NJ, NY
Measurement Stage Baseline, Control, Monitoring, Reference
Restoration Activity Beach, Dune, Marsh