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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
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RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Living shoreline site suitability model transfer for selected water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico: A GIS and remote sensing-based approach
Project: Boyd, Living Shoreline Tool
2017
creation
2020
publication
NOAA/NMFS/EDM
63228
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/63228
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https://cmap22.vims.edu/GBShoreProtectViewer/
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Galveston Bay Shoreline Protection Map Viewer
Galveston Bay Shoreline Protection Map Viewer GIS Web Service Application
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https://troygeoamtics.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f10332f81b9547bb956272c088b282e4
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Lake Pontchartrain Living Shoreline Protection Model (Version 5.1)
Lake Pontchartrain Living Shoreline Protection Model (Version 5.1) GIS Web Service Application
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https://www.gsa.state.al.us/apps/CASIS/index.html
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Perdido Bay Shore BMP (Version 5.1)
Perdido Bay Shore BMP (Version 5.1) GIS Web Service Application
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https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/living-shoreline-tool
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Living Shoreline Tool
RESTORE Research Project Webpage: Living shoreline site suitability model transfer for selected water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico: A GIS and remote sensing-based approach
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https://cmap22.vims.edu/LivingShoreline/DecisionSupportTool/index.html
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Shoreline Decision Support Tool
Shoreline Decision Support Tool Web Page
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https://www.vims.edu/ccrm/ccrmp/bmp/smm/index.php
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Shoreline Management Model â SMM
Shoreline Management Model â SMM Web Page
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This project will adapt an existing computer model for assessing the suitability of a site for construction of a living shoreline, apply the model to Perdido Bay/Wolf Bay/Ono Island complex in coastal Alabama; Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana; and Galveston Bay, Texas, and develop an interactive decision support tool that allows for a rapid assessment of a site.
Living shorelines are an infrastructure technique that uses native vegetation alone or in combination with offshore structures to stabilize the shoreline while maintaining natural coastal processes. Living shorelines provide a natural alternative to `hard’ shoreline stabilization methods like stone revetments or bulkheads, and provide numerous benefits including erosion control, the reduction of nutrient pollution, essential fish habitat, and buffering of the shoreline from waves and storms. This project will produce a decision support tool which property owners and environmental managers can use to determine what areas are best suitable for conversion from `hard’ shoreline to living shoreline infrastructure.
The application of this model and tool to other water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico will help promote living shoreline protection options to federal and state agencies, homeowners, marine contractors, natural resource managers, and city planners. A series of workshops conducted by the model developers will assure the model and tool reach decision makers.
This project is led by Troy University in partnership with Geological Survey of Alabama, Galveston Bay Foundation, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
This project is funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) RESTORE Science Program under award NA17NOS4510100 to Troy University.
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NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Frank Parker, NOAA RESTORE Science Program, frank.parker@noaa.gov
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NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
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https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/restore/restore_tagbottom.png
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EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
17.0
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
20.8
NCCOS Research Data Type > Model
NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program
NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico
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NCCOS Keywords
Gulf of Mexico
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DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
2017-04-24
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8.5
Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
GCMD Keyword Forum Page
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords
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Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Living shoreline site suitability model transfer for selected water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico: A GIS and remote sensing-based approach [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/63228.
NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
NOAA/NMFS/EDM
63228
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/63228.pdf
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort.
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Perdido Bay, Baldwin County, Alabama, model extent
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Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, model extent
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Project
2017-06-01
2021-05-01
Perdido Bay, Baldwin County, Alabama, model extent
2019-05-10
2020-04-09
Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, model extent
2019-05-10
2020-12-31
Galveston Bay, Texas, model extent
2010-01-01
2019-01-01
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
ncei.info@noaa.gov
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distributor
https://doi.org/10.25921/1s1a-d817
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Best management practice for Perdido Bay, Baldwin County, Alabama (NCEI Accession 0222947)
Tidwell, David; Jones, Stephen; Hastert, Gary (2020). NOAA RESTORE Science Program: living shoreline site suitability model transfer for selected water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico: best management practice for Perdido Bay, Baldwin County, Alabama (NCEI Accession 0222947). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/1s1a-d817.
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https://doi.org/10.25921/r24k-sc49
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Best Management Practice for Galveston Bay, Texas (NCEI Accession 0224760)
Leija, Haille; Rudnicky, Tamia; Wilde, Lee Anne (2021). NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Living shoreline site suitability model transfer for selected water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico: Best Management Practice for Galveston Bay, Texas (NCEI Accession 0224760). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/r24k-sc49
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https://doi.org/10.25921/emva-nv85
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Best Management Practice for Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana (NCEI Accession 0232259)
Niu, Xutong (2021). NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Living shoreline site suitability model transfer for selected water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico: Best Management Practice for Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana from 2019-05-10 to 2020-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0232259). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/emva-nv85
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Completeness Report
For details, see Distribution Information.
In deciding whether a living shoreline is an appropriate solution for reducing erosion at a particular site, a living shoreline suitability computer model can be used to provide recommended upland and shoreline best management practices. This project will customize an existing living shoreline suitability model developed by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to work in Perdido Bay/Wolf Bay/Ono Island complex in coastal Alabama; Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana; and Galveston Bay, Texas. In addition, the developers will create an interactive decision support tool for these areas as well as Tampa Bay, Florida, where model adaptation is already underway, to illustrate the principles of the basic model and allow users to interact with it.