Mobile County Lidar Elevation Data from 2014

1,402 square miles of high-resolution topographic LiDAR data were collected for Mobile County, Alabama from January 12-22, 2014. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides classified point cloud data and derived Digital Elevation Models. Available classifications include Ground, Water, and Model Key Points, with low vegetation points removed from the delivery.

Use Cases

• Generate high-resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) based on the classified ground points.
• Model flood risk and watershed analysis based on the terrain and water classifications.
• Extract breaklines for engineering and construction planning based on the supplemental data.
• Analyze coastal elevation changes based on the topographic data collected by NOAA.

Strengths

• Covers a defined area of 1,402 square miles (3,361 square kilometers).
• Data collection dates are precisely specified as January 12-22, 2014.
• Point cloud data includes multiple classifications (e.g., Ground, Water, Model Key Points).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Acquired by contractor Atlantic using airborne LiDAR.

Time Range

2014-01-12 to 2014-01-22

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:19:03.397486; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mobile County, Alabama, USA