For many years the need for tracking changes in hardened shoreline has been recognized as a priority in the Great Lakes and it is one of many GLWQA ecological indicators. Understanding where hardened shoreline plays a role in identifying opportunities for littoral system restoration is a critical aspect of prioritizing work in an anthropomorphic system. NOAA used existing aerial imagery and ancillary data to develop a baseline hardened shoreline classification using the best available imagery to date.
This effort provides a Great Lakes (U.S. side) baseline for this long ignored ecological indicator. The following products will be created:
- Data sources list
- Uniform methodology for classification
- Geospatial data product (US side)
- Final report providing summary statistics from the basin level to
state level
GLRI Funding:
FY 2019: $100,000
FY 2018: $400,000
Contact:
Chiara.Zuccarino-crowe@noaa.gov