This hosted feature layer has been published in RI State Plane Feet NAD 83.Public access points to the shoreline of Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island coastal waters to parks, beaches, refuge areas, boat ramps, marinas and other areas open to the pubic managed by federal, state, and municipal government, private organizations with interests in land preservation and protection, and rights-of-way that have been designated by the RI Coastal Resource Management Council

This hosted feature layer has been published in RI State Plane Feet NAD 83 Landuse / landcover classification of uplands in the 500 foot buffer zone of coastal wetlands, delineated from 1996 true color aerial photography and coded according to a modified Anderson (1976) classification. Intended for use in planning for critical habitat protection, wetland restoration. For features with a minimum .5 acre resolution within 500 feet of Narragansett Bay and adjacent waters.

Sediment Types dataset current as of 1993. Narragansett Bay Sediments; A map of Narragansett Bay sediments from McMaster, 1960.

This hosted feature layer has been published in RI State Plane Feet NAD 83 Eelgrass beds, estuarine and marine wetlands in Narragansett Bay delineated from 1999 true color aerial photography and coded according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and T. Laroe. 1979.(Reprinted 1992). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington DC. FWS/OBS-79/31. 103 pp." ) Planning for critical habitat protection, inventory of eelgrass beds and coastal wetlands Target minimum polygonal mapping unit was 0.5 acre for eelgrass beds, 0.25 acre for discrete coastal wetlands, and 3 to 5 acres for internal polygons.

Shorelines, Other dataset current as of 1989. Rhode Island Shoreline and Islands; s44bby89; Coastal Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay with coastal ponds and coding for islands. Shoreline and islands were digitized from mylar quad maps with a digitizing tablet.

This hosted feature layer has been published in RI State Plane Feet NAD 83.Hardened shorelines in Narragansett Bay delineated from 1996 true color aerial photography and coded according to classifications developed by NRAG and USFWS. For use in planning purposes for critical habitat protection and wetland protection.