2019 NOAA Topobathy Lidar DEM (Voids): Morro Bay, CA

Description

These data represent integrated lidar and sonar gridded surface data. Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI) collected the topobathymetric lidar using a Riegl VQ880GII system on May 22, 2019. Merkel and Associates collected sonar data to provide bathymetric surface modeling in areas lacking lidar coverage. The sonar was collected between June 17th-19th, 2019 using a SEA SWATHplus-H sonar system. QSI performed the lidar/sonar integration. The dataset includes topobathy data in a LAS 1.4 format file with the following classification:1-Unclassified, 1-O (Overlap bit) - Edge clip (geometrically unreliable points at the edge of flightline swaths), 2-Ground, 7-Noise, 9-NIR water surface, 20-Ignored ground and sonar (excluded for seamless model creation), 40-Bathymetric point, 41-Green laser water surface,and 45- Green laser water column in accordance with project specifications. Sonar data has been assigned a Point Source ID of 9 and a User Byte of 2. All other data is lidar-derived. The NOAA Morro Bay area of covers approximately 4,215 acres over Morro Bay, including the Morro Bay Estuary and roughly 3.6 miles of coastline. LAS files were compiled by 500 m x 500 m tiles. An automated grounding classification algorithm was used to determine bare earth and submerged topography point classification. The automated grounding was followed with manual editing. Classes 2 (ground), and 40 (submerged topography) were used to create the final DEMs. The full workflow used for this project is documented in the NOAA Morro Bay final report. Void DEM dataset- A void shapefile was created to indicate areas where there was a lack of bathymetric returns. This shape was created by triangulating bathymetric bottom points with an edge length maximum of 4.56m to identify all areas greater then 9 square meters without bathymetric returns. This shapefile was used to exclude interpolated elevation data from this dataset.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, geographic coordinates, orthometric heights. Note that the vertical datum (hence elevations) of the files here are different than described in this document. https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/dem/NOAA_MorroBay_Voids_8893/
0 The Data Access Viewer (DAV) allows a user to search for and download elevation, imagery, and land cover data for the coastal U.S. and its territories. The data, hosted by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management, can be customized and requested for free download through a checkout interface. An email provides a link to the customized data, while the original data set is available through a link within the viewer. https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base. https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=8893
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57923
33 Link to downloadable project report. https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid12b/8892/supplemental/NOAA_Morro_Bay_Topobathymetric_LiDAR_Sonar_Integration_Report_V2.pdf
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/57923.pdf

Tags

  • vertical location
  • topography
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • land surface
  • sonar
  • terrain elevation
  • national ocean service
  • dems
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • continent
  • noaa
  • dem
  • north america
  • airplane
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal elevation
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • erosion
  • earth science
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • coastal bathymetry
  • light detection and ranging
  • sea floor
  • lidar
  • coastal processes
  • beach

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