Digital Surface Model (DSM) of the Shoreline of Hawai‘i Island in 2021-2022

Description

The objective of this project was to create a shoreline inventory for Hawai‘i Island, the largest and most diverse island in the Hawaiian archipelago. This was done via the collection and processing of high-resolution (<4 cm) aerial imagery along the approximately 428 km long shoreline of Hawai‘i Island using a helicopter-mounted imaging system developed by the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Spatial Data Analysis & Visualization (SDAV) research laboratory. The collected imagery is supplemented by survey-grade ground control data gathered across a limited number of high priority coastline segments, which were determined in coordination with the Hawai‘i County planning department and land managers. These data products are a lasting resource for land managers, local government, and the scientific community as we grapple with the challenges of building community resilience and conserving key coastal resources and environments in a time of rapid change.

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Name Format Description Link
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P13TMMYA

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  • hawaii-island
  • digital-surface-model
  • aerial-photography
  • elevation
  • hawaii
  • geospatial-datasets
  • usgs-66857e71d34e8a8b016cd45d

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