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GIS Data & Maps: Static Maps
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The Effects of Sea Level Rise on Tidal Wetlands in the Lynnhaven River Watershed - This study classified tidal wetlands for the Lynnhaven Watershed using remote sensing techniques and high resolution imagery from 2007.
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James River and York River Map Gallery - The York River and James River Map Gallery integrates watershed level data across various agencies within a single GIS framework and provide support to the state's tributaries strategy development and implementation process.
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Mathews Maritime Heritage Watertrail - A Mathews Maritime Heritage Watertrails Project for the East River will include historic wharves; fish and crab packing houses; historic shipyards; marinas; tide mills; plantations; environmental sites and public access areas.
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Sea Level Rise Planning Maps -
This project created maps depicting the likelihood of shore protection along the Virginia coast as part of a nationwide study reported in "State and local governments plan for development of most land vulnerable to rising sea level along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.", which appeared in Environmental Research Letters (2009). Also included are maps of Maryland and North Carolina.
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Shoreline Inventories - Shoreline assessments divide the shorezone into three regions: 1) the immediate riparian zone, evaluated for land use; 2) the bank, evaluated for height, stability, cover and natural protection; and 3) the shoreline, describing the presence of shoreline structures for shore protection and recreational purposes.
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Tidal Marsh Inventories - a GIS coverage of all marshes delineated in
the Tidal Marsh Inventory Series
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Topographic Shoreline Inventory Maps -
baseline VA shoreline GIS coverage
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