Coastal and Marine Geology Program Lidar Coordination Active
Resources, publications, and contacts for lidar.
Lidar coordination supports the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology goal of understanding coastal and marine environments through technology, tools, data and mapping products, as well as collaborative opportunities.
USGS Lidar Base Specification - Lidar Base Specification (ver. 1.2, November 2014): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 11, chap. B4, 67 p. with appendices (2 MB PDF)
The National Map Viewer - The geographic information available includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover.
USGS The National Map Liaisons - Federal Geospatial Liaisons work with the Federal Geographic Data Committee and other Federal agencies to develop and manage partnerships at the national and programmatic level to support development and use of The National Map.
3D Elevation Program - High-quality topographic data and a wide range of other three-dimensional representations of the Nation's natural and constructed features.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Lidar base specification
EAARL coastal topography– Northeast barrier islands 2007: Bare earth
EAARL coastal topography–Northeast Barrier Islands 2007: First surface
EAARL coastal topography - Northern Gulf of Mexico
EAARL coastal topography — Sandy Hook 2007
Below are data or web applications associated with this project.
- Overview
Resources, publications, and contacts for lidar.
Lidar coordination supports the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology goal of understanding coastal and marine environments through technology, tools, data and mapping products, as well as collaborative opportunities.
USGS Lidar Base Specification - Lidar Base Specification (ver. 1.2, November 2014): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 11, chap. B4, 67 p. with appendices (2 MB PDF)
The National Map Viewer - The geographic information available includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover.
USGS The National Map Liaisons - Federal Geospatial Liaisons work with the Federal Geographic Data Committee and other Federal agencies to develop and manage partnerships at the national and programmatic level to support development and use of The National Map.
3D Elevation Program - High-quality topographic data and a wide range of other three-dimensional representations of the Nation's natural and constructed features.
- Publications
Below are publications associated with this project.
Lidar base specification
In late 2009, a $14.3 million allocation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for new light detection and ranging (lidar) elevation data acquisition prompted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) to develop a common minimum specification for all lidar data acquired for The National Map. Released as a working draft in 2010 and formally published in 20AuthorsHans Karl HeidemannFilter Total Items: 16EAARL coastal topography– Northeast barrier islands 2007: Bare earth
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived bare earth (BE) topography were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and accurate datasetsAuthorsAmar Nayegandhi, John Brock, A. H. Sallenger, C. Wayne Wright, Xan Yates, Jamie M. BonisteelEAARL coastal topography–Northeast Barrier Islands 2007: First surface
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived first surface (FS) topography were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and accurate datasetsAuthorsAmar Nayegandhi, John Brock, A. H. Sallenger, C. Wayne Wright, Xan Yates, Jamie M. BonisteelEAARL coastal topography - Northern Gulf of Mexico
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived coastal topography were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. One objective of this research is to create techniques toAuthorsAmar Nayegandhi, John Brock, Abby Sallenger, C. Wayne Wright, Laurinda J. Travers, James LebonitteEAARL coastal topography — Sandy Hook 2007
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived topography were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), WallopsAuthorsAmar Nayegandhi, John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Sara Stevens, Xan Yates, Jamie M. Bonisteel - Web Tools
Below are data or web applications associated with this project.