Coastal Mapping HandbookU.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - 199 pages |
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... measurement of the ground sur- face where elevation differences of a few cen- timeters are critical . It is not unusual for grass tops on the levees to be level with grass tops on lower ground behind the levee , giving the appearance of ...
... measurement of the ground sur- face where elevation differences of a few cen- timeters are critical . It is not unusual for grass tops on the levees to be level with grass tops on lower ground behind the levee , giving the appearance of ...
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... measurements . Only metric quality maps are considered in the handbook . A metric quality map usually contains a ... measured pre- cisely , either on a single map sheet or between adjoining sheets on the same reference system and datum ...
... measurements . Only metric quality maps are considered in the handbook . A metric quality map usually contains a ... measured pre- cisely , either on a single map sheet or between adjoining sheets on the same reference system and datum ...
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... measurement . The larger the denominator of the scale ratio , the smaller the map scale ; for example , a 1 : 10,000- scale map has a larger scale than a 1 : 24,000 - scale map . A large - scale map usually portrays a smaller area than ...
... measurement . The larger the denominator of the scale ratio , the smaller the map scale ; for example , a 1 : 10,000- scale map has a larger scale than a 1 : 24,000 - scale map . A large - scale map usually portrays a smaller area than ...
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... measured seaward from the mean low water line ( Atlantic and Gulf Coasts ) or the mean lower low water line ( Pacific Coast ) as shown on the large - scale coast charts of NOS . DATA ACQUISITION PROCEDURES Because tidal datums are ...
... measured seaward from the mean low water line ( Atlantic and Gulf Coasts ) or the mean lower low water line ( Pacific Coast ) as shown on the large - scale coast charts of NOS . DATA ACQUISITION PROCEDURES Because tidal datums are ...
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... measurement , analysis , prediction , and dissemina- tion services for tides , currents , lake levels , and river flows in the coastal and estuarine areas of the United States , including the Great Lakes and interconnecting waterways ...
... measurement , analysis , prediction , and dissemina- tion services for tides , currents , lake levels , and river flows in the coastal and estuarine areas of the United States , including the Great Lakes and interconnecting waterways ...
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accuracy aerial photographs agency Alaska areas Atmospheric Administration base map Beach BENCH MARK boundaries Bureau Cartographic Center U.S. Geological Charleston Coast coastal management coastal mapping Coastal Zone Management color infrared compiled Continental Shelf contours coordinate Division elevation Environmental Federal FIGURE grants horizontal infrared Island July 26 Lake Lambert land cover lower low water management program maps and charts Marine mean high water mean low water mean sea level ment Merc Metonic cycle National Ocean Survey nautical charts NGVD Ocean Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Office P.O. Box planimetric planning Point projection quadrangle River scale Secretary September 30 Service shoreline South Carolina standard stereoplotter Street subsection surface tidal datums tide station tion topographic maps transverse Mercator projection U.S. Army Engineer U.S. Forest Service U.S. Geological Survey United USGS USGS USGS vertical control Washington water line wetlands
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Page 137 - The management program provides for adequate consideration of the national interest involved in planning for, and in the siting of, facilities (including energy facilities in, or which significantly affect, such state's coastal zone) which are necessary to meet requirements which are other than local in nature.
Page 129 - ... or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
Page 143 - Interest on loans made under this section shall be at a rate not less than (i) a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the average maturities of such loans...
Page 144 - The full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of all guarantees made under this...
Page 148 - Establish an effective mechanism, and adopt a Federal-State consultation procedure, for the identification, examination, and cooperative resolution of mutual problems with respect to the marine and coastal areas which affect, directly or indirectly, the applicable coastal zone• * * § 932.2 Definitions. (a) The term “Act” means the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended.
Page 152 - Analysis, mulgate final regulations concerning the national shellfish safety pro- publication. gram before June 30, 1977. At least 60 days prior to the promulgation of any such regulations, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, in consultation with...
Page 127 - Each Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly affecting the coastal zone shall conduct or support those activities in a manner which is. to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with approved state management programs.
Page 127 - ... for a method of assuring that local land and water use regulations within the coastal zone do not unreasonably restrict or exclude land and water uses of regional benefit.
Page 130 - ... while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized- by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
Page 104 - States, the inner boundary of which is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastal States...