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Sediment trapping at "The Jaws" (TV-15): 2008, 2015, and 2018 land-water classifications

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2018-12-04
Time Period
2015-12-05
Time Period
2008-10-27

Citation

Beck, H.J., and Garber, A., 2022, Sediment trapping at "The Jaws" (TV-15): 2008, 2015, and 2018 land-water classifications: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P902U83F.

Summary

The Louisiana State Legislature created the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) in order to conserve, restore, create and enhance Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The wetland restoration plans developed pursuant to these acts specifically require an evaluation of the effectiveness of each coastal wetlands restoration project in achieving long-term solutions to arresting coastal wetlands loss. This data set includes mosaicked aerial photographs for the Sediment Trapping at "The Jaws" (TV-15) project for 2008, 2015, and 2018. This data is used as a basemap land-water classification. It also serves as a visual tool for project managers to help them identify any obvious problems or land loss within their project [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Holly J Beck
Originator :
Holly J Beck, Adrienne Garber
Metadata Contact :
Holly J Beck
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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TV_15_2008_2015_2018_Land_Water_Classification.zip 11.95 MB application/zip

Purpose

The intended use of this data set is to provide information to aid efforts in the conservation, restoration, creation and enhancement of Louisiana's coastal wetlands in order to aid in long-term solutions to these and other problems.

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