Coastline Files (*.cst)

Coastline files contain data that define coastlines used in the ADCIRC and CGWAVE coverages. When a Coastline file is read into SMS, the feature arcs are created at an elevation of 0.0. If a coastline closes, the final point is not repeated.

Coastline files are opened through File | Open and saved from File | Save As... from the Map module.

Sample File

COAST                /* file type identifier */
2                    /* Number of coastlines */
1309 0               /* Number of segments in coastline and if coastline */
                     /* closes (not closes = 0, closes = 1) */
-7794.9054 3396.0346 /* XY Points */
-7822.6129 3391.8341
-7852.6508 3386.68
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151 1                 /* Start next coastline */
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/* EOF */