Kenai Peninsula Coastal Lidar Elevation Data from 2008

2008 NOAA/NGS Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping LIDAR data covers portions of the Outer and Inner Kachemak Bay coastline from Point Anchor to Homer. The data was collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Geodetic Survey using an OPTECH ALTM system on July 31 and August 1, 2008. It includes the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion and terrain changes based on bare earth topographic data.
• Mapping critical habitat areas and estuarine reserves based on the described geographic coverage.
• Calibrating or validating automated terrain processing routines based on the described automated bare earth processing.
• Analyzing coastal processes and elevation for the Kenai Peninsula region mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific, named coastal area: the Outer and Inner Kachemak Bay coastline from Point Anchor to Homer.
• Collection dates are precisely stated: July 31 to August 1, 2008.
• Includes areas of environmental significance: Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas.

Limitations

• Data has been processed using only an automated routine; the description states additional manual editing is required for localized use.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote Sensing Division

Collection Method

Collected using an OPTECH ALTM LIDAR system.

Time Range

July 31 - August 1, 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:00:45.609335; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, specifically portions of the Outer and Inner Kachemak Bay coastline from Point Anchor to Homer and into the head of the bay.