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    • CENCAL1853_1910 - Vectorized Shoreline of Central California Derived from 1853-1910 Source Data

    Metadata Updated: November 19, 2025

    There are critical needs for a nationwide compilation of reliable shoreline data. To meet these needs, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has produced a comprehensive database of digital vector shorelines by compiling shoreline positions from pre-existing historical shoreline databases and by generating historical and modern shoreline data. Shorelines are compiled by state and generally correspond to one of four time periods: 1800s, 1920s-1930s, 1970s, and 1998-2002. Each shoreline may represent a compilation of data from one or more sources for one or more dates provided by one or more agencies. Details regarding source are provided in the 'Data Quality Information' section of this metadata report. Shoreline vectors derived from historic sources (first three time periods) represent the high water line at the time of the survey, whereas modern shorelines (final time period) represent the mean high water line.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 19, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 19, 2025
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
    Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/usgs-01b76aa9-8893-45d1-b08d-271753040436
    Data Last Modified 2021-10-25T00:00:00Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:12
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/usgs-data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id bc6ff098-dd08-4ff3-a2e2-2b0c34931a76
    Harvest Source Id 2b80d118-ab3a-48ba-bd93-996bbacefac2
    Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash e258ad1b1626641846ea175e1d04c419ceb4e71e4e0a54add2f921d517bca05d
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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