2016 NOAA Lidar Point Cloud: Florida Keys Outer Reef Topobathy

Florida Keys Outer Reef Block 01 topobathy lidar data collected by the NOAA National Geodetic Survey between July and November 2016. The data are in LAS 1.2 format with points classified as unclassified, noise, bathymetric, and submerged object. The dataset likely includes lidar intensity values and encoded RGB image values.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal and seafloor topography based on classified topobathy point data.
• Analyzing submerged object detection based on the ASPRS classification for point (29).
• Creating 3D visualizations of the reef structure based on lidar intensity and RGB values.
• Assessing data collection and noise characteristics based on the classification for noise (7).

Strengths

• Data collected by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey, an authoritative source.
• Specific temporal coverage from 20160721 to 20161121.
• Points classified according to ASPRS standards, including bathymetric (26) and submerged object (29).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single Florida Keys block.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected using a Riegl VQ820G lidar system.

Time Range

2016-07 21 to 2016-11-21

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:05:27.180736; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Florida Keys Outer Reef Block 01