AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Harford 30 years Shoreline Erosion Level

To quantify shoreline rates of change (erosion or accretion), Maryland Geological Survey (MGS) used historical and recent shorelines spanning 1972-2007 as input into the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) Version 4.3. DSAS, a computer program developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), determines linear rates of shoreline change along closely spaced, shore-normal transects. Based on DSAS output, MGS assigned generalized rate of change categories as attributes to a recent shoreline for Harford County. This recent shoreline consisted of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Continually Updated Shoreline Product (CUSP) digital shoreline currently available for Harford County. Based on the results of an End Point Rate (EPR) analysis on the ca. 1970s NOAA National Shoreline data sets and the ca. 2000 NOAA CUSP shoreline (recent shoreline), MGS grouped the rate results into the following general categories: (a) No change (-0.01 to 0.01 feet/year), (b) Accretion (greater than 0.01 feet/year), (c) Slight erosion rate (0 to -2 feet/year), (d) Low erosion rate (-2 to -4 feet/year), (e) Moderate erosion rate (-4 to -8 ft/yr), (f) High erosion rate (greater than -8 feet/year), (g) Protected, (h) No data (insufficient shorelines to calculate 30-year EPR rate), (i) No data (no transects cast; unprotected or unknown shoreline condition), and (j) Rates not delivered (calculated rates suspect). The CUSP shoreline represents the shoreline position in Harford County between the years 2005-2007. Negative rate of change values indicate erosion, and positive values indicate accretion. In general, MGS tried to attribute lengths of shoreline of at least 80 meters in length sharing similar rates of change.

Organization: State of Maryland
County Boundaries

Polygon features which represent the political boundary of each county in the State of Maryland.

The Maryland Political County Boundaries were developed using USGS Topo Quads, boundaries submitted by each Maryland county, monument points, and historic records from the Maryland Archive. This data is used by various modules throughout the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), as well as many other State and local government agencies for purposes such as planning, land use, transportation, data & asset collection, and cartographic product development.

This data is updated and published on an annual (yearly) basis for the prior year. This data is for the year 2015.

For additional information, contact the MDOT SHA Geospatial Technologies Team: GIS@sha.state.md.us

Organization: State of Maryland
Assisted Living

OP&R organizes and prepares for public health and medical emergencies through statewide partnerships with public, private and government agencies to coordinate an effective emergency response for the health and safety of all residents of Maryland. The Office of Preparedness and Response is responsible for staffing the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Command Center during a significant public health event such as pandemic, natural disaster, act of terrorism or any incident that requires the coordination of state level health department resources. All staff are trained in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS). The DHMH Command Center coordinates the state health department response to an incident in collaboration with the MEMA's Emergency Operations Center and other state agencies.

Organization: State of Maryland
Fish Blockage Locations

In 1987, the Chesapeake Bay Agreement was signed by states within the Chesapeake Bay region including Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia. This agreement included commitments for providing fish passage within each state: "to provide for fish passage at dams, and remove stream blockages wherever necessary to restore passage for migratory fish." With this humble beginning, the Chesapeake Bay states set a goal to reopen a total of 1,357 miles of historical spawning grounds by the year 2003. Maryland's portion of this goal is to reopen 388.65 miles of stream. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fish Passage Program has taken this commitment very seriously; to date the Program has completed 61 projects, reopening a total 348.9 miles of upstream spawning habitat. Several projects scheduled to be completed by 2003 will allow the Program to not only meet but also exceed the goal set forth by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Meeting this goal has been a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, State Highway Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Department of Interior - US Fish & Wildlife, Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, University Maryland and a multitude of others including private citizens, local watershed groups and local governments.

Organization: State of Maryland
Wetlands - Polygon - Department of Natural Resources

The Maryland Department of Natural resources began updating the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) mapping of wetlands in Maryland in the early 1990s. This database lists the 3.75' x 3.75' USGS quadrangles for which 'DNR Wetlands' have been mapped. It identifies the date of source photography used to map wetlands, and the status of mapping effort. This database also gives the five-letter abbreviation used for naming 'DNR_Wetlands' files. In most cases, the first five characters are the first 'five characters' of the 'USGS 7.5' Quad Name.' When completed, the series will provide coverage for the entire State of Maryland. Last Updated: 04/05/1995

Organization: State of Maryland
Guided Winter Sports

These baseline recreational use data will inform planning efforts being undertaken by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help inform public access, land acquisition, future planning and decision-making. Collecting data on the variety of ways the Chesapeake waters and surrounding lands are used will help us plan for reducing use conflicts in our coastal waters, maximizing efficiency, and enhancing environmental and economic productivity. Chesapeake Bay waters are used in many ways: commercial fishing, aquaculture, transport, habitat for wildlife, and recreation, among others. With new and expanding coastal and marine uses, as well as Maryland’s growing coastal population, the pressure is mounting to ensure that there is space for both traditional and new uses and that conflicts are minimized. Some mapped human use data exist, but Maryland has limited recreational water use data for the Chesapeake waters. Basic data on how we use our coastal waters was collected by inviting residents and experts to share their knowledge about recreational uses at workshops using geographical information systems technology.

Organization: State of Maryland
US National Grid Zone 17S 10000m

This is a MGRS 10km Square Identifier polygon shapefile. The polygons are defined by UTM zone and MGRS band letters into mostly 6ºx8º polygons, with subdivisions into MGRS 10km Square Identifiers. There are no classification restrictions on this information. This information was created by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Coordinate Systems Analysis Team (SNAC).

Organization: State of Maryland
Recreational Shellfish Harvesting

Maryland, through its Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program, is collecting information on how the public uses the Chesapeake Bay waters and adjacent lands. These baseline data will inform planning efforts being undertaken by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help inform public access, land acquisition, and future oyster aquaculture planning and decision-making. Collecting data on the variety of ways our Chesapeake waters are used will help us plan for reducing use conflicts in our coastal waters, maximizing efficiency, and enhancing environmental and economic productivity. Chesapeake Bay waters are used in many ways: commercial fishing, aquaculture, transport, habitat for wildlife, and recreation, among others. With new and expanding coastal and marine uses, as well as Maryland’s growing coastal population, the pressure is mounting to ensure that there is space for both traditional and new uses and that conflicts are minimized. Some mapped human use data exist, but Maryland has limited recreational water use data for the Chesapeake waters. Basic data on how we use our coastal waters was collected by inviting residents and experts to share their knowledge about recreational uses at workshops using geographical information systems technology.

Organization: State of Maryland
Navigable Waterways

The National Waterway Network is a comprehensive network database of the nation's navigable waterways. The data set covers the 48 contiguous states plus the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and water links between. The nominal scale of the dataset varies with the source material. The majority of the information is at 1:100,000 with larger scales used in harbor/bay/port areas and smaller scales used in open waters.

Organization: State of Maryland
Rehabilitation Hospitals

OP&R organizes and prepares for public health and medical emergencies through statewide partnerships with public, private and government agencies to coordinate an effective emergency response for the health and safety of all residents of Maryland. The Office of Preparedness and Response is responsible for staffing the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Command Center during a significant public health event such as pandemic, natural disaster, act of terrorism or any incident that requires the coordination of state level health department resources. All staff are trained in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS). The DHMH Command Center coordinates the state health department response to an incident in collaboration with the MEMA's Emergency Operations Center and other state agencies.

Organization: State of Maryland
Working Waterfront Parcels

In 2012 The Chesapeake and Coastal Service (CSS), a division of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources developed a pilot project to identify working waterfronts for both water dependent business and commercial watermen. The intent of the project was to compile an inventory of waterfront dependent Industries throughout the watershed of the Choptank River, which is located on the eastern shore of Maryland. The second year of the regional project expanded the year 1 pilot inventory focusing next on the lower eastern shore of Maryland including the Atlantic Coastal Bays, south of the Choptank watershed pilot study area to the Virginia border. On the western shore the inventory includes the Potomac River from Washington harbor to Point Lookout and then along the shore to the South River.

Organization: State of Maryland
Washington_County_2022_SurficialGeologicDeposits

This layer contains data concerning the location and characteristics of unconsolidated Quaternary deposits within Washington county. This geodatabase contains geologic data from Washington County, Maryland. Data from several geologic quadrangles and two regional scale geologic maps were incorporated into the regional scale geologic feature classes in this geodatabase. Because of the scale of this map, some features were generalized slightly from the quad scale data. Additionally, some corrections were made for accuracy, such as edge matching to resolve "border faults". The source data for this map and geodatabase come from maps published by the Maryland Geological Survey from 2001 to the present, as well as one map published in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey. The source maps are Buckeystown (2001), Catoctin Furnace (2004), Frederick (2004), New Windsor (2004), Point of Rocks (2004), Walkersville (2004), Woodsboro (2004), Middletown (2005), Union Bridge (2006), Funkstown (2009), Keedysville, Shepherdstown, Charlestown, and Harpers Ferry (2009), Myersville and Smithsburg (2009), Hagerstown (2013), Mason and Dixon (2013), Clear Spring and Hedgesville (2014), Williamsport (2014), Blue Ridge Summit (2021, in review), Emmitsburg and Taneytown (2021, in review), all 1:24000 quadrangle scale, as well as portions of two regional maps: Geologic Map of Garrett, Allegany, and Western Washington Counties, Maryland (2013), and Geologic Map of the Frederick 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia (USGS, 2007). The GIS data from the referenced maps were mosaiced in Arc Map, corrected for accuracy across quad boundaries, merged to form a continuous dataset and clipped to the extent of  Washington County. Feature level metadata are included, which contain field descriptions for each feature class. This is a small scale dataset, appropriate for 1:100,000 regional scale. Quad scale data are suggested for display or analysis that requires a larger scale. This dataset is prepared for compliance with the USGS GeMS database standard. Last Updated: 06/01/2022

Organization: State of Maryland
Winter Sports

These baseline recreational use data will inform planning efforts being undertaken by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help inform public access, land acquisition, future planning and decision-making. Collecting data on the variety of ways the Chesapeake waters and surrounding lands are used will help us plan for reducing use conflicts in our coastal waters, maximizing efficiency, and enhancing environmental and economic productivity. Chesapeake Bay waters are used in many ways: commercial fishing, aquaculture, transport, habitat for wildlife, and recreation, among others. With new and expanding coastal and marine uses, as well as Maryland’s growing coastal population, the pressure is mounting to ensure that there is space for both traditional and new uses and that conflicts are minimized. Some mapped human use data exist, but Maryland has limited recreational water use data for the Chesapeake waters. Basic data on how we use our coastal waters was collected by inviting residents and experts to share their knowledge about recreational uses at workshops using geographical information systems technology.

Organization: State of Maryland
Littoral Drift Maps

The shoreline and littoral conditions maps were produced in 1982 as part of a study of shore erosion in the northern Chesapeake Bay, that is, the Maryland part of the Bay (Wang et al, 1982). In the early 1990s, the Maryland Geological survey contracted the services of a private company to scan and georeference 56 shoreline and littoral conditions maps.

Organization: State of Maryland
Rural Legacy CY19 Acquisitions detail

The Rural Legacy Program provides the focus and funding necessary to protect large, contiguous tracts of land and other strategic areas from sprawl development and to enhance natural resource, agricultural, forestry and environmental protection through cooperative efforts among state and local governments and land trusts. Protection is provided through the acquisition of easements and fee estates from willing landowners and the supporting activities of Rural Legacy Sponsors and local governments.This file consists of properties that have been protected using Rural Legacy funds. In the case of a project with multiple parcels, the Identify results will indicate the total acreage and BPW amount for the project. Hence, you will see the same acreage, BPW amount and TEA result for each part of the project.

Organization: State of Maryland
MDOT SHA District Boundaries

MDOT SHA District Boundaries data consists of polygon features which represent the boundaries of each Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) District. Each MDOT SHA District includes multiple Maryland Counties. There are a total of seven MDOT SHA Districts (District 1 - District 7) throughout the State of Maryland. MDOT SHA District Boundaries data was generated using geometry from Maryland's political county boundaries. MDOT SHA District Boundaries data is maintained by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), under the Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE) Data Governance Division (DSD). MDOT SHA District Boundaries data is used by various modules throughout MDOT, as well as many other Federal, State and local government agencies. MDOT SHA District Boundaries data is key to understanding and identfying the geographic extent for each MDOT SHA District. MDOT SHA District Boundaries data is updated and published on an As-Needed basis, as this data does not frequently change. This data was last updated in December 2017.  

For questions, contact MDOT SHA Geospatial Technologies: (GIS@sha.state.md.us)

Organization: State of Maryland
Baltimore County Opportunity Areas

The Conciliation Agreement among HUD, several complainants, and Baltimore County to designate 116 census tracts in Baltimore County as Opportunity Areas. These census tracts are outlined in Exhibit F of the Conciliation Agreement found at the following website: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/planning/fairhousing/hudconciliation.html. As detailed in Section E.3 of the Qualified Allocation Plan, all family projects located in a Community of Opportunity will qualify for the State Basis Boost without prior CDA approval. http://dhcd.maryland.gov/HousingDevelopment/Documents/lihtc/Final%202016%20MD%20QAP%20Signed%20by%20Governor%208-9-16.pdf.

Organization: State of Maryland
MD Geological Survey Cores 1986 to 1997

Compilation of core collection locations and accompanying data Project: MGS/ASSAT - Assateague State Park Beach and Dune Restoration Project - Maryland Geological Survey, 1995 MGS/DGS-I - Offshore Sand Resource Study, First Year - Maryland Geological Survey, 1992-1993 (Conkwright & Gast, #94-8) MGS/DGS-II - Offshore Sand Resource Study, Second Year - Maryland Geological Survey, 1993-1994 MGS/DGS-4 - Offshore Sand Resource Study, Fourth Year - Maryland Geological Survey, 1995-1996 OCBRP-I - Ocean City Beach Replenishment Project, Phase I - Md. Department Natural Resourse/U.S Army Corps of Engineers, 1986-1987 OCBRP-II - Ocean City Beach Replenishment Project, Phase II - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Md. Department of Natural Resources, 1987-1988 OCBRP-III - Ocean City Beach Replenishment Project, Phase III: Future maintenance - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Md. Department of Natural Resources, 1989-1990 OCBRP-IIIa - Ocean City Beach Replenishment Project, Phase IIIa: Future maintenance - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Md. Department of Natural Resources, 1992 OCWRFS - Ocean City Water Resources Feasibility Study - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Md. Department of Natural Resources, 1995-1997 USGS/MGS - Stratigraphic Framework of Maryland's Inner Continental Shelf - Maryland Geological Survey/Mineral Management Services, 1985-1989 REFS: Wells, D. and R. Conkwright. 1996. Physical Inventory and Repository of Vibracores Collected on Maryland's Continental Shelf. Coastal and Estuarine Geology Program File Report No. 96-6 Conkwright, R.D. and R.A. Gast. 1994. Potential Offshore Sand Resources in Northern Maryland Shoal Fields. Coastal and Estuarine Geology File Report #94-8

Funding to compile these datasets provided by BOEM under cooperative agreement number: M14AC00007. Data processing and compilation was executed by Maryland Geological Survey.

Organization: State of Maryland
Shoal Field 2 Ravinement 1994

Ravinement features detected by observing basal reflectors in seismic records. Units are in meters. Data were collected jointly with the Delaware Geological Survey during August 1993. R/V Discovery, Datasonics Model SBT-220 Sub-Bottom Profiler operated at frequencies of 3.5 and 200 kHz REFS: Conkwright, R.D., and R.A. Gast. 1994. Potential Offshore Sand Resources in Central Maryland Shoal Fields. Coastal and Estuarine Geology File Report #94-9 Toscono, M.A., Kerhin, R.T., York, L.L., Cronin, T.M., and S.J. Williams. Quaternary Stratigraphy of the Inner Continental Shelf of Maryland. Maryland Geological Survey Report Of Investigations no. 50

Funding to compile these datasets provided by BOEM under cooperative agreement number: M14AC00007. Data processing and compilation was executed by Maryland Geological Survey.

Organization: State of Maryland
Point Source Discharges

This dataset provides a digital geospatial representation of regulated facility outfalls using data derived from various source data. The process by which this data set has been developed has been guided by Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and is the result of multiple geoprocesses. It is important to note that point locations are approximate and many do not represent exact geographic locations of outfalls, rather the parcel that they are located in. It is also important to note that in some cases, due to the way the data was processed, outfalls and facilities may have the same coordinates, leading to points being stacked.

Organization: State of Maryland
White Perch Spawning Habitat

These datasets exist in raster and vector formats. The vector format was created from the SHA Shoreline file and graphic representations in the Lippson book (See bibliography below). These areas were then overlane with a point file created from lat/long collected during the surveys conducted by O'dell, Mowrer, and Uphoff of MD DNR Fisheries Service. This was done to verify that the graphic representations were accurate. These data sets were then converted to raster format and reclassified with a rank determined by DNR biologists. This rank determines level of habitat importance with spawning areas ranking highest and adult areas of bay depth below 3 feet ranking the lowest. These ranked rasters were then stacked and an output raster was created showing areas of high habitat diversity. These rasters were then clipped by county. Lippson, Alice Jane."the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. an atlas of natural resources." the Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore and London, 1973.

Organization: State of Maryland