NOAA Topobathy Lidar: Florida Keys Outer Reef 2016

2016 NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar data for Florida Keys Outer Reef Block 03, collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey Remote Sensing Division using a Riegl VQ820G system. The data were acquired from 20160721 to 20161121 and include point cloud data in LAS 1.2 format classified as unclassified, noise, and bathymetric point, potentially with intensity and RGB values.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion and seafloor topography based on classified bathymetric point data.
• Analyzing coastal elevation changes based on topobathy lidar point cloud data.
• Integrating RGB image values for visual analysis of reef and coastal structures.
• Filtering and processing lidar point clouds based on ASPRS classification standards.

Strengths

• Data collected by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey, an authoritative source for geospatial data.
• Specific temporal coverage from July to November 2016.
• Point cloud data adheres to ASPRS classification standards with defined point classes.

Limitations

• 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 Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote Sensing Division

Collection Method

Collected using a Riegl VQ820G lidar system.

Time Range

20160721 - 20161121

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:52:47.100532; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Florida Keys Outer Reef Block 03