2016 Coastal Topobathy Lidar Data for Tarpon Springs, Florida

A lidar point cloud dataset covering approximately 85 square miles along the shores of Tarpon Springs, Florida. The data was collected by NOAA using a Riegl VQ880G sensor from February 11 to 14, 2016. It includes 1,224 tiles of topobathy data in LAS 1.2 format with classifications for ground, water surface, and bathymetric bottom.

Use Cases

• Coastal erosion modeling based on classified ground and bathymetric bottom points.
• Shoreline mapping and change detection based on water surface and ground classifications.
• Integrating terrestrial and underwater topography for habitat studies based on the topobathy data.
• Generating digital elevation models (DEMs) for flood risk assessment based on the classified ground points.

Strengths

• Data collection dates are precisely specified as February 11-14, 2016.
• Covers a defined area of approximately 85 square miles.
• Data is organized into 1,224 manageable 500m x 500m tiles.
• Points are classified into specific categories like ground, water surface, and bathymetric bottom.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single acquisition period in 2016; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected via aerial survey using a Riegl VQ880G lidar sensor.

Time Range

February 11, 2016 to February, 14 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:19:36.147542; freshness should be verified

Geography

Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA