Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools for several years to guide local governments in shoreline management. In particular, they have focused on the use of ecologically preferred alternatives for erosion control and have conducted research into refining the appropriate uses for a large suite of possible treatments based on existing shoreline conditions. A series of Decision Trees were developed to determine shoreline best management practices when conducting onsite inspections. These were developed to support integrated guidance at the management and regulatory level.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This body of work has been expanded and re-developed as a GIS spatial model known as the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) to determine appropriate shoreline best management practices from the desk-top using available spatial data and the decision tree logic. The assessment is conducted at parcel level scale but the output represents a reach based or cumulative approach to shoreline management. The variables used in the SMM include fetch, nearshore bathymetry, bank height, marsh presence, beach presence, and permanent structures within the riparian zone. Also included are existing shoreline erosion control structures, and the presence of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to enhance the models capabilities for evaluating best management practices along shorelines that have already been hardened or where erosion control practices may impact SAV.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Data presented here has been developed for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) utilizing the Virginia SMM with adaptations to reflect conditions and policies in Maryland. This includes the addition of buffered habitat areas for rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species, and federal navigation channels, and modification to the output recommendations and definitions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
These data have been produced by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools for several years to guide local governments in shoreline management. In particular, they have focused on the use of ecologically preferred alternatives for erosion control and have conducted research into refining the appropriate uses for a large suite of possible treatments based on existing shoreline conditions. A series of Decision Trees were developed to determine shoreline best management practices when conducting onsite inspections. These were developed to support integrated guidance at the management and regulatory level.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This body of work has been expanded and re-developed as a GIS spatial model known as the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) to determine appropriate shoreline best management practices from the desk-top using available spatial data and the decision tree logic. The assessment is conducted at parcel level scale but the output represents a reach based or cumulative approach to shoreline management. The variables used in the SMM include fetch, nearshore bathymetry, bank height, marsh presence, beach presence, and permanent structures within the riparian zone. Also included are existing shoreline erosion control structures, and the presence of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to enhance the models capabilities for evaluating best management practices along shorelines that have already been hardened or where erosion control practices may impact SAV.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Data presented here has been developed for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) utilizing the Virginia SMM with adaptations to reflect conditions and policies in Maryland. This includes the addition of buffered habitat areas for rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species, and federal navigation channels, and modification to the output recommendations and definitions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
These data have been produced by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">The shoreline inventory files have been generated to support the application of the Maryland Shoreline Stabilization Model (SSM), developed by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), to enhance and streamline regulatory decision making in Maryland. This shoreline inventory includes the features needed as inputs to run the SSM.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The data developed for the Shoreline Inventory is based on a three-tiered shoreline assessment approach. This assessment characterizes conditions by using observations made remotely at the desktop using high resolution imagery (most recent MD Six Inch Imagery at time of inventory) . The three-tiered shoreline assessment approach divides the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, and natural protection (i.e., marshes and beaches); and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The shoreline inventory files have been generated to support the application of the Maryland Shoreline Stabilization Model (SSM), developed by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), to enhance and streamline regulatory decision making in Maryland. This shoreline inventory includes the features needed as inputs to run the LSSM. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The data developed for the Shoreline Inventory is based on a three-tiered shoreline assessment approach. This assessment characterizes conditions by using observations made remotely at the desktop using high resolution imagery (</SPAN><SPAN>most recent MD Six Inch Imagery at time of inventory). The three-tiered shoreline assessment approach divides the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, and natural protection (i.e., marshes and beaches); and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The shoreline inventory files have been generated to support the application of the Maryland Shoreline Stabilization Model (SSM), developed by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), to enhance and streamline regulatory decision making in Maryland. This shoreline inventory includes the features needed as inputs to run the LSSM. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The data developed for the Shoreline Inventory is based on a three-tiered shoreline assessment approach. This assessment characterizes conditions by using observations made remotely at the desktop using high resolution imagery (</SPAN><SPAN>most recent MD Six Inch Imagery at time of inventory) . The three-tiered shoreline assessment approach divides the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, and natural protection (i.e., marshes and beaches); and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The shoreline inventory files have been generated to support the application of the Maryland Shoreline Stabilization Model (SSM), developed by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), to enhance and streamline regulatory decision making in Maryland. This shoreline inventory includes the features needed as inputs to run the LSSM. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The data developed for the Shoreline Inventory is based on a three-tiered shoreline assessment approach. This assessment characterizes conditions by using observations made remotely at the desktop using high resolution imagery (</SPAN><SPAN>most recent MD Six Inch Imagery at time of inventory) . The three-tiered shoreline assessment approach divides the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, and natural protection (i.e., marshes and beaches); and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools for several years to guide local governments in shoreline management. In particular, they have focused on the use of ecologically preferred alternatives for erosion control and have conducted research into refining the appropriate uses for a large suite of possible treatments based on existing shoreline conditions. A series of Decision Trees were developed to determine shoreline best management practices when conducting onsite inspections. These were developed to support integrated guidance at the management and regulatory level.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This body of work has been expanded and re-developed as a GIS spatial model known as the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) to determine appropriate shoreline best management practices from the desk-top using available spatial data and the decision tree logic. The assessment is conducted at parcel level scale but the output represents a reach based or cumulative approach to shoreline management. The variables used in the SMM include fetch, nearshore bathymetry, bank height, marsh presence, beach presence, and permanent structures within the riparian zone. Also included are existing shoreline erosion control structures, and the presence of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to enhance the models capabilities for evaluating best management practices along shorelines that have already been hardened or where erosion control practices may impact SAV.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Data presented here has been developed for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) utilizing the Virginia SMM with adaptations to reflect conditions and policies in Maryland. This includes the addition of buffered habitat areas for rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species, and federal navigation channels, and modification to the output recommendations and definitions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
These data have been produced by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The shoreline inventory files have been generated to support the application of the Maryland Shoreline Stabilization Model (SSM), developed by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), to enhance and streamline regulatory decision making in Maryland. This shoreline inventory includes the features needed as inputs to run the LSSM. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The data developed for the Shoreline Inventory is based on a three-tiered shoreline assessment approach. This assessment characterizes conditions by using observations made remotely at the desktop using high resolution imagery (</SPAN><SPAN>most recent MD Six Inch Imagery at time of inventory) . The three-tiered shoreline assessment approach divides the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, and natural protection (i.e., marshes and beaches); and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools for several years to guide local governments in shoreline management. In particular, they have focused on the use of ecologically preferred alternatives for erosion control and have conducted research into refining the appropriate uses for a large suite of possible treatments based on existing shoreline conditions. A series of Decision Trees were developed to determine shoreline best management practices when conducting onsite inspections. These were developed to support integrated guidance at the management and regulatory level.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This body of work has been expanded and re-developed as a GIS spatial model known as the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) to determine appropriate shoreline best management practices from the desk-top using available spatial data and the decision tree logic. The assessment is conducted at parcel level scale but the output represents a reach based or cumulative approach to shoreline management. The variables used in the SMM include fetch, nearshore bathymetry, bank height, marsh presence, beach presence, and permanent structures within the riparian zone. Also included are existing shoreline erosion control structures, and the presence of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to enhance the models capabilities for evaluating best management practices along shorelines that have already been hardened or where erosion control practices may impact SAV.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Data presented here has been developed for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) utilizing the Virginia SMM with adaptations to reflect conditions and policies in Maryland. This includes the addition of buffered habitat areas for rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species, and federal navigation channels, and modification to the output recommendations and definitions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
These data have been produced by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools for several years to guide local governments in shoreline management. In particular, they have focused on the use of ecologically preferred alternatives for erosion control and have conducted research into refining the appropriate uses for a large suite of possible treatments based on existing shoreline conditions. A series of Decision Trees were developed to determine shoreline best management practices when conducting onsite inspections. These were developed to support integrated guidance at the management and regulatory level.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This body of work has been expanded and re-developed as a GIS spatial model known as the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) to determine appropriate shoreline best management practices from the desk-top using available spatial data and the decision tree logic. The assessment is conducted at parcel level scale but the output represents a reach based or cumulative approach to shoreline management. The variables used in the SMM include fetch, nearshore bathymetry, bank height, marsh presence, beach presence, and permanent structures within the riparian zone. Also included are existing shoreline erosion control structures, and the presence of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to enhance the models capabilities for evaluating best management practices along shorelines that have already been hardened or where erosion control practices may impact SAV.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Data presented here has been developed for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) utilizing the Virginia SMM with adaptations to reflect conditions and policies in Maryland. This includes the addition of buffered habitat areas for rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species, and federal navigation channels, and modification to the output recommendations and definitions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
These data have been produced by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools for several years to guide local governments in shoreline management. In particular, they have focused on the use of ecologically preferred alternatives for erosion control and have conducted research into refining the appropriate uses for a large suite of possible treatments based on existing shoreline conditions. A series of Decision Trees were developed to determine shoreline best management practices when conducting onsite inspections. These were developed to support integrated guidance at the management and regulatory level.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This body of work has been expanded and re-developed as a GIS spatial model known as the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) to determine appropriate shoreline best management practices from the desk-top using available spatial data and the decision tree logic. The assessment is conducted at parcel level scale but the output represents a reach based or cumulative approach to shoreline management. The variables used in the SMM include fetch, nearshore bathymetry, bank height, marsh presence, beach presence, and permanent structures within the riparian zone. Also included are existing shoreline erosion control structures, and the presence of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to enhance the models capabilities for evaluating best management practices along shorelines that have already been hardened or where erosion control practices may impact SAV.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Data presented here has been developed for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) utilizing the Virginia SMM with adaptations to reflect conditions and policies in Maryland. This includes the addition of buffered habitat areas for rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species, and federal navigation channels, and modification to the output recommendations and definitions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
These data have been produced by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been developing tools for several years to guide local governments in shoreline management. In particular, they have focused on the use of ecologically preferred alternatives for erosion control and have conducted research into refining the appropriate uses for a large suite of possible treatments based on existing shoreline conditions. A series of Decision Trees were developed to determine shoreline best management practices when conducting onsite inspections. These were developed to support integrated guidance at the management and regulatory level.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This body of work has been expanded and re-developed as a GIS spatial model known as the Shoreline Management Model (SMM) to determine appropriate shoreline best management practices from the desk-top using available spatial data and the decision tree logic. The assessment is conducted at parcel level scale but the output represents a reach based or cumulative approach to shoreline management. The variables used in the SMM include fetch, nearshore bathymetry, bank height, marsh presence, beach presence, and permanent structures within the riparian zone. Also included are existing shoreline erosion control structures, and the presence of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) to enhance the models capabilities for evaluating best management practices along shorelines that have already been hardened or where erosion control practices may impact SAV.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN>Data presented here has been developed for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) utilizing the Virginia SMM with adaptations to reflect conditions and policies in Maryland. This includes the addition of buffered habitat areas for rare, threatened, and endangered (RTE) species, and federal navigation channels, and modification to the output recommendations and definitions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
These data have been produced by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) for Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer indicates a buffered area containing habitats of most rare, threatened, or endangered species in Maryland along the shoreline.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The shoreline inventory files have been generated to support the application of the Maryland Shoreline Stabilization Model (SSM), developed by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), to enhance and streamline regulatory decision making in Maryland. This shoreline inventory includes the features needed as inputs to run the LSSM. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The data developed for the Shoreline Inventory is based on a three-tiered shoreline assessment approach. This assessment characterizes conditions by using observations made remotely at the desktop using high resolution imagery (</SPAN><SPAN>most recent MD Six Inch Imagery at time of inventory) . The three-tiered shoreline assessment approach divides the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, and natural protection (i.e., marshes and beaches); and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The 2019 Chesapeake Bay SAV Coverage was mapped from digital multispectral imagery with a 25cm GSD to assess water quality in the Bay. WorldView 2 satellite imagery acquired from Digital Globe through the NGA NextView program was used to augment the aerial imagery for the Belmont Bay portion of the Potomac River. Each area of SAV was interpreted from the rectified imagry and classified into one of four density classes by the percentage of cover. The SAV beds were entered into an SDE GIS fetaure class using the quality control procedures documented below. The dataset contains all SAV areas that were identified from the areas flown. Some areas that are presumed to contain no SAV were not flown. Some small beds, particularly along narrow tributaries may not have been distinguishable on the aerial photography.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This layer combines SAV presence from 2015 through 2019 with Maryland County boundaries to create a five-year SAV Habitat layer.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: SAV Ecology, Monitoring, & Restoration Program, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The shoreline inventory files have been generated to support the application of the Maryland Shoreline Stabilization Model (SSM), developed by the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), to enhance and streamline regulatory decision making in Maryland. This shoreline inventory includes the features needed as inputs to run the LSSM. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The data developed for the Shoreline Inventory is based on a three-tiered shoreline assessment approach. This assessment characterizes conditions by using observations made remotely at the desktop using high resolution imagery (</SPAN><SPAN>most recent MD Six Inch Imagery at time of inventory) . The three-tiered shoreline assessment approach divides the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, and natural protection (i.e., marshes and beaches); and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD-963623-01-1 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2019 - 2020; by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 963822-01-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2020 - 2021; and by the United States Environmental Protection Agency State Wetland Program Development Grant CD FAIN 96390701-0 to the Maryland Department of the Environment for 2021- 2023.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The 2015 Chesapeake Bay SAV Coverage was mapped from digital multispectral imagery with a 25cm GSD to assess water quality in the Bay. Each area of SAV was interpreted from the rectified imagry and classified into one of four density classes by the percentage of cover. The SAV beds were entered into an SDE GIS fetaure class using the quality control procedures documented below. The dataset contains all SAV areas that were identified from the areas flown. Some areas that are presumed to contain no SAV were not flown. Some small beds, particularly along narrow tributaries may not have been distinguishable on the aerial photography.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: SAV Ecology, Monitoring, & Restoration Program, Virginia Institute of Marine Science