Access Federal Shoreline Data
| Shoreline | Potential Applications |
Scale | Source | Coverage | Tidal Datum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA National Shoreline | Shoreline Change Analysis, Nautical Chart Production, Cartographic Representation, and Boundary Determination | Local 1:5,000 – 1:20,000 |
NOAA T-sheets and georeferenced aerial photos | Continental U.S. + AK, HI, PR, VI, Great Lakes | MHW and MLLW |
| USGS Vector Shorelines | Shoreline Change Analysis, Cartographic Representation, and Boundary Determination | Local 1:5,000 – 1:20,000 |
NOAA T-sheets | U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Atlantic, and California | MHW |
| NOAA Continually Updated Shoreline Product | Shoreline Change Analysis, Shoreline Change Analysis, Cartographic Representation | National 1:1,000 – 1:24,000 |
NOAA National Shoreline, lidar, imagery | Continental U.S. + AK, HI, and U.S. Territories | MHW |