# Lancaster County, Virginia Land Use and Bank Cover 2015

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Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Center for Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
      Publication_Date: 20151231
      Title: Lancaster County, Virginia Land Use and Bank Cover 2015
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage:
        <http://ccrm.vims.edu/gis_data_maps/shoreline_inventories/index.html>
  Description:
    Abstract:
      Shoreline Situation Reports (SSR) were first generated by VIMS in the 1970's to report the condition and status of the shore lands. The SSR series were published in hardcopy on a county by county basis for each Tidewater Virginia localities. The reports were intended to assist planners, managers, and regulators in decisions pertaining to management of coastal areas and natural resources therein. This Shoreline Inventory report continues a process which updates and expands the earlier reports. Data collected reports conditions surveyed in the immediate riparian zone, the bank, and along the shoreline. The last Shoreline Report for Lancaster County was published in 2001.
    Purpose: To inventory Virginia's tidal shoreline conditions.
    Supplemental_Information:
      There are four shapefiles that are part of the 2015 Lancaster County Shoreline Inventory database:Lancaster_lubc_2015, Lancaster_sstru_2015, Lancaster_astru_2015 and Lancaster_tm_2015. Lancaster_lubc_2015 (land use and bank cover for Lancaster County) is a linear shapefile containing data about land use, tree fringe, bank height, bank cover, bank stability and beach status along the shoreline. Lancaster_sstru_2015 (Lancaster Countyshoreline structures) is a linear shapefile delineating hard structures in place at the shoreline (bulkhead, dilapidated bulkhead, riprap, wharf, unconventional, debris, marina < 50 slips, marina > 50 slips, jetty, marsh toe revetment, groinfield and breakwaters). Lancaster_astru_2015 ( Lancaster County access structures) is a point shapefile with locations of docks, dilapidated docks, boathouses, and private and public boat ramps. Lancaster County_tm_2015 (Lancaster County tidal marshes) shows the location, size, species and type of tidal marshes. The attributes of these four shapefiles are explained in the Entity and Attribute Information section below.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 20130101
        Ending_Date: 20150831
    Currentness_Reference: ground conditions
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.635669
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.278899
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.834505
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.605155
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword:
        Land use, Shoreline Inventory, Bank cover, Shoreline Stability, Bank Height, Beach, Access Structures, Shoreline Structures
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
      Theme_Keyword: farming
      Theme_Keyword: boundaries
      Theme_Keyword: elevation
      Theme_Keyword: environment
      Theme_Keyword: location
      Theme_Keyword: structure
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword:
        Lancaster Creek, Rappahannock River, Corrotoman River, Fleets Bay, Dymer Creek, Indian Creek, Rappahannock Creek, Windmill Point
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    These data should not be used for jurisdictional permit determinations beyond providing general shoreline condition or status information. These data have not been surveyed to property boundaries.The Comprehensive Coastal Inventory Program (CCI) at VIMS performs a service by distributing data generated by either CCI or public agencies which offer data without restriction or charge. CCI assumes no responsibility for data accuracy or precision, metadata completeness or correctness for digital information. CCI assumes no liability for misuse of any data which may arise as a result of any alteration, conversion, or combination with other data sources. As well, the timeliness and scale of these products must be considered when evaluating appropriate use.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          Center for Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
        Contact_Person: Marcia Berman
      Contact_Position: Director of the Comprehensive Coastal Inventory Program
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: P.O.Box 1346
        City: Gloucester Point
        State_or_Province: Virginia
        Postal_Code: 23062
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-684-7188
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-684-7179
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: marcia@vims.edu
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.0.4322

Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Arcs do not overlap.
  Completeness_Report:
    A new Lancaster County shoreline was generated using the 2013 VBMP imagery as a backdrop and using ArcGis version 10.1. This same imagery as well as Google Earth 2015 imagery was used to code land use attributes. Virginia Lidar was used for bank height coding. All data is subject to Processor interpretation and clarity of imagery used.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        A shoreline for Lancaster County was created using the 2013 VBMP imagery as a backdrop and using ArcGis version 10.1. Using this as a baseline the shoreline inventory was remotely generated using two sources: Google Earth 2015 imagery , and 2013 high resolution imagery available through Bing Maps and 2013 high resolution imagery available from the Virginia Base Mapping Program (VBMP). The shoreline was coded for land use, bank height, bank condition, bank cover and the presence or absence of beach, access structures and hardened structures.
      Process_Date: 20151001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        All processing steps for the shoreline inventory were generated using ArcGIS - ArcMap v10.2.2 while viewing conditions observed in 2015 Bing high resolution oblique imagery and 2013 imagery from the Virginia Base Mapping Program (VBMP). Using the latest VBMP 2013 imagery as a background, conditions visible on shore were used to code a digital shoreline created using VBMP 2013 imagery at a scale of 1:1000. Conditions were also verified using Bing Birds Eye, VBMP 2011, and VBMP 2009 imagery. For the land use/bank cover shapefile arcs were split and coded for land use, bank height, bank cover, tree fringe and presence or absence of beach, for the access structure shapefile arcs were coded for dock, dilapidated dock, boathouse, and public and private ramps, for the shoreline structure shapefile arcs were coded for bulkhead, delapidated bulkhead, riprap, unconventional, debris, wharf, breakwater, groinfield, jetty, marsh toe revetment and marina >50 and <50 slips.
      Process_Date: 20151201
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The first and second step in the QAQC process involves complete checks of shoreline coding by a GIS Programmer/Analyst and a Marine Scientist.
      Process_Date: 20160101

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5998

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 18N
        Transverse_Mercator:
          Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.0
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
          False_Easting: 500000.0
          False_Northing: 0.0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000002220024164500956
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000002220024164500956
        Planar_Distance_Units: meter
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Lancaster_lubc_2015
      Entity_Type_Definition: Lancaster Riparian Land Use and Bank Cover
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Processor
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LENGTH
      Attribute_Definition: length in meters
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Processor
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Length of polyline measured in meters based on the UTM NAD83 Zone 18 projection.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Feature
      Attribute_Definition:
        Feature refers to a combination of land use in the immediate riparian area within 100 feet of the adjacent shoreline and best professional judgement when the infrastructure is setback on the parcel. Current land use: agriculture, bare, commercial, forest, grass, industrial, paved, residential, scrub-shrub and timbered.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Agriculture
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Land use defined as agricultural includes farm tracts that are cultivated and crop producing. This designation is not applicable for pastureland, which is coded as grass.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Commercial
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Commercial is a land use classification denoting small commercial operations such as shops, restaurants, as well as campgrounds. These operations are not necessarily water dependent businesses.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bare
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Land use defined as bare includes areas void of any vegetation or obvious land use. Bare areas include those that have been cleared for construction.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Forested
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Forest cover includes deciduous, evergreen, and mixed forest stands. of trees. The land use is classified as Forest if there is a dense cover of trees and no other land use category is apparent close to the shoreline, e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, agriculture, etc.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Grass
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Grasslands include large unmanaged fields, managed grasslands adjacent to large estates, agriculture tracts reserved for pasture, and grazing. While a general rule of thumb will classify a tract as “grass” if a home sits behind a large tract of grass, a designation of “residential” may be made if there are similar tracts adjacent to each other. This designation can be determined using best professional judgment.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Industrial
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Industrial operations are larger commercial businesses and can include areas where power plants, pulp mills, refineries, etc. are in operation along the coast.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Paved
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Paved areas represent roads which run along the shore and generally are located at the top of the banks. Paved also includes parking areas such as parking at boat landing, or commercial facilities.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Residential
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Residential land use includes single and multi-family dwellings.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Scrub-Shrub
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Scrub-shrub is a land use class that includes small trees, shrubs, and bushy plants. This land use is easily distinguished during remote sensing compared to Forest and Grass.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Timbered
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Timbered or clear-cut land use is an area where all the trees have been cut down or removed for harvesting or in preparation for construction.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Feature refers to the land use in the immediate riparian area within 100 feet of the adjacent shoreline.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Cover
      Attribute_Definition:
        Bank cover is a classification based on a visual inspection of the bank. “Cover” can include either vegetative or structural cover and is labelled one of the following: total, partial or bare.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bare
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bare < 25% vegetative/structural cover
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Partial
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: > 75% vegetative/structural cover
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Total
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: total > 75% vegetative/structural cover
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Value can be bare, partial, or total.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Beach
      Attribute_Definition:
        Beaches are sandy shores that are visible during high tides. These features can be wide and persistent, or very thin lenses of sand.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beach is present
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: No
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beach is not present
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: sandy shores that are visible during high tides
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Tree_Fring
      Attribute_Definition:
        When the dominant riparian land use is not forested but a line of trees is maintained along the bank edge, the land use is noted to include a tree fringe.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree fringe is present and less than 100 feet.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes, wide
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree fringe is present and between 100-1000 feet.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: No
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree fringe is not present
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Values can be "Yes", "Yes, wide", or "No".
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Height
      Attribute_Definition:
        Bank height is a visual inspection of the height of the bank from the base to the top. We estimate height from imagery, field inspection, videography or a combination of all three data sources. Bank height is labelled on of the following: 0-5 feet, 5-30 feet and >30 feet.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0-5
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bank is 0-5 feet high
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5-30
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bank is 5-30 feet high
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: >30
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bank is greater than 30 feet high
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Bank height is measured in feet.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Spit
      Attribute_Definition:
        A narrow coastal landform tied to the upland shoreline at one end resulting from the deposition of sand moved by tides and currents. Spit features are generally sandy and may be dominated by beach, dune, and/or marsh habitats. For inventory purposes, this definition does not include spit features that are developed or have developable upland.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Glossary of Shoreline Features Defined, Center for Coastal Resources Management, VIMS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: If present, then "yes".
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Survey2015
      Attribute_Definition: Imagery used to develop and code the shoreline.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Processor
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Text describing the imagery used to update this inventory.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20160301
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          Comprehensive Coastal Inventory, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
        Contact_Person: Sharon Killeen
      Contact_Position: GIS Programmer/Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: P.O.Box 1346
        City: Gloucester Point
        State_or_Province: Virginia
        Postal_Code: 23062
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-684-7534
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-684-7179
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sharon@vims.edu
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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