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Beach Profile Data Collected from Madeira Beach, Florida (September 9, 2024)

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: August 06, 2025 | Last Modified: 20250730
This dataset, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), provides beach profile data collected at Madeira Beach, Florida. Data were collected in 2024 on foot by a person equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna affixed to a backpack outfitted for surveying location and elevation data (XYZ) along pre-determined transects. The horizontal position data are given in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projected coordinate system, Zone 17 North (17N), referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83); the elevation data are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), GEOID12B.

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CMHRP Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > BEACHES GPS measurement Global Positioning System (GPS) observations Gulf of America Madeira Beach PROVIDERS > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES > DOI > USGS > DOI/USGS/CMG/SP > ST. PETERSBURG COASTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER, COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPCMSC St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center State of Florida U.S. Geological Survey USGS USGS:c4125ffd-79ef-44ed-9607-373c91502aec altimetry bathymetry and elevation beach distributions elevation elevation data geology geomorphology geoscientificInformation marine geology oceans topographic mapping topography

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