eng utf8 dataset dataset GIS Specialist Geological Survey of Alabama GIS 205-349-2852 205-349-2861

420 Hackberry Lane Tuscaloosa AL 35401 US gis@gsa.state.al.us

Monday - Friday; 8AM - 5PM CST pointOfContact 2025-10-29 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 geometryOnly composite 35 3857 EPSG 8.8(9.3.1.2) 2012-11-07 creation Geological Survey of Alabama, GIS Specialist, GIS originator mapDigital This vector polygon shapefile depicts existing and proposed marine sand resource sites in coastal Alabama. This theme was created for coastal management purposes in partial fulfillment of a grant from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) State Lands Division, Grant #GSA-CZM-309-12-1. Funding for this project was provided by the ADCNR State Lands Division, Coastal Section (ADCNR-Coastal), in part, by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Award No. 11NOS4190104. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Joint Public Notice SAM-2011-00999-GAC dated October 14, 2011, "Fill in waters of the United States for beach nourishment/restoration, shore protection and protection of existing natural environment" 23 p. Twichell, David, Pendleton, Elizebth, Baldwin, Wayne, Foster, David, Flocks, James, Kelso, Kyle, DeWitt, Nancy, Pfeiffer, William, Forde, Amell, Krick, Jason, and Baehr, John, 2011, The shallow stratigaphy and sand resources offshore of the Mississippi barrier islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1173, at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1173/, 63 p. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Joint Public Notice SAM-2009-0203-JEB dated March 23, 2009, "Construct a 5,200-foot long segmented breakwater along an eroding shoreline and construct a fish, shellfish and wetland habitat restoration area between the breakwater and the eroding shoreline, Portersville Bay, Bayou La Batre, Mobile County, Alabama" 11 p. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Joint Public Notice SAM-2008-1185-MBM dated August 25, 2008, "Proposed dredging within Lake Shelby and Middle Lake and associated dune restoration at the Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama" 7 p. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Joint Public Notice FP10-MH15-10 dated December 20, 2010, "Re-establishment of Sand Island" 10 p. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Joint Public Notice SAM-2008-1185-MBM dated August 25, 2008, "Proposed dredging within Lake Shelby and Middle Lake and associated dune restoration at the Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama" 7 p. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Joint Public Notice SAM-2005-01269-LCS dated September 27, 2006, "Berm expansion, Gulf of Mexico, Mobile County, Alabama" 8 p. Jones, S. C., Darby, S. B., and Tidwell, D. K., 2009, The development of an offshore Alabama Sand Information System: Alabama Geological Survey, Open-File Report 0915, 99 p., (on DVD and http://oasis.gsa.alabama.gov/ ). Byrnes, M.R., Hammer, R.M., Vittor, B.A., Ramsey, J.S., Snyder, D.B., Bosma, K.F., Wood, J.D., Thibaut, T.D., and Phillips, N.W., 1999, Environmental survey of identified sand resource areas offshore Alabama: U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, International Activities and Marine Minerals Division (INTERMAR), Herdon, Virginia, OCS Report MMS 99-0052, 2 v., 326 p., appendices. Olsen and Associates, Inc., 2011, Orange Beach, Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores beach restoration project, Baldwin County, AL; 2011 phase II sand search, project borrow site identification: prepared by Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, submitted to City of Orange Beach, The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, City of Gulf Shores, 25 p. Olsen and Associates, Inc., 2006, Orange Beach/Gulf State Park/Gulf Shores 2006 phase I deep-water sand search, Baldwin County, AL: prepared by Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, submitted to City of Orange Beach, The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, City of Gulf Shores, 59 p. Olsen and Associates, Inc., 2003, West Beach Gulf Shores, emergency beach fill project, Gulf Shores, Alabama; Sand search geotechnical report: prepared by Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, submitted to the City of Gulf Shores, 24 p. Olsen and Associates, Inc., 2001, Gulf Shores, Alabama, beach restoration project, sand search investigation: prepared by Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, submitted to the City of Gulf Shores, 22 p. Forrest-Vandera, B. M., Larenas, Melany, and Andrews, J. A., 2011, Dauphin Island Coastline Restoration: Sand Search Investigation, Boca Raton, Florida: Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., submitted to Town of Dauphin Island, Alabama, 38 p. GIS Specialist Geological Survey of Alabama GIS 205-349-2852 205-349-2861

420 Hackberry Lane P.O. Box 869999 Tuscaloosa Alabama 35486 US gis@gsa.state.al.us

Monday - Friday; 8AM - 5PM CST pointOfContact asNeeded Gulf of Mexico Mobile Baldwin Alabama place Downloadable Data Any hardcopies utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, user is obligated to describe the types of modifications performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made were approved by the Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA). The GSA should be acknowledged as the originator of the data. This dataset is to be used as a primary reference source. This is public information and may be interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the originators any authority for the decisions they make. Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater than those at which they were originally delineated can cause misrepresentation of the data. If enlarged, the data will not yield greater real detail, although it may reveal fine-scale irregularities below the intended resolution of the data. Similarly, where this dataset is used in combination with other data of higher resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lower resolution of these data. Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data. Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) provides these geographic data "as is." GSA makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. GSA further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied ,as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of GSA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by GSA regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the GSA have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by GSA. Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) provides these geographic data "as is." GSA makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. GSA further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied ,as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of GSA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by GSA regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the GSA have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by GSA. vector eng utf8 economy environment planningCadastre structure Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.0.12790 true -88.276609 -87.525912 30.152221 30.386752 File Geodatabase Feature Class Digital GIS Specialist Geological Survey of Alabama GIS 205-349-2852 205-349-2861

420 Hackberry Lane Tuscaloosa AL 35401 US gis@gsa.state.al.us

Monday - Friday; 8AM - 5PM CST distributor dataset linear Unified Code of Units of Measure [in_us] 48000 Polygons were either digitized from georeferenced maps or digital data from other datasets were implemented into this shapefile and attributes populated. 2012-11-07T00:00:00 CPE 2011 digital data was implemented into this feature class and attributes populated. 2025-10-28T00:00:00 See Distribution Information