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Many applications of geospatial data in coastal environments require detailed knowledge of near-shore topography and bathymetry as physical processes in the coastal environments are controlled by both onshore and offshore geomorphology.
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Delineation of Water Bodies In Emergent Wetlands
The Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project team has developed new applications for pre- and post-Hurricane Sandy regional light detection and ranging (lidar) datasets for mapping the spatial extent of coastal wetlands. These new methods were developed to derive detailed land/water polygons for an area in coastal New Jersey, which is dominated by a complex configuration of...