This dataset, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, provides beach profile data collected at Madeira Beach, Florida. Data were collected by a walking person equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and a GPS antenna affixed to a surveying backpack. The horizontal position data are given in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projected coordinate system, Zone 17 North (17N), referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83); the elevation data are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), GEOID12B.
Note: This data release was versioned on May 31, 2022. Please see the Suggested Citation section for details.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Title | Beach Profile Data Collected from Madeira Beach, Florida |
| DOI | 10.5066/F7T43S94 |
| Authors | Jenna A. Brown, Justin J Birchler, Dave M. Thompson, Joseph W Long, Alexander C Seymour |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
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