NOAA Topobathy Lidar for St. Joe, Florida (2016)

2016 NOAA NGS Topobathy Lidar: St. Joe (FL) is a lidar point cloud dataset collected by the NOAA National Geodetic Survey Remote Sensing Division using a Riegl VQ820G system. The data were acquired between July 21 and November 21, 2016, and include classified topobathy points in LAS 1.2 format. The dataset may also contain lidar intensity values and encoded RGB image values.

Use Cases

• Model coastal terrain and nearshore bathymetry based on classified ground and bathymetric points.
• Analyze submerged object detection based on the ASPRS classification for submerged objects.
• Fuse elevation and intensity data for coastal feature extraction based on the potential inclusion of lidar intensity values.
• Create digital elevation models (DEMs) for coastal zones based on the classified ground points.

Strengths

• Data collected by the authoritative NOAA National Geodetic Survey Remote Sensing Division.
• Acquisition period is precisely defined from 20160721 to 20161121.
• Points are classified to ASPRS standards, including ground, bathymetric, and submerged object categories.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-03-13 21:51:59.290626; freshness should be verified.

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

2016-07 21 to 2016-11-21

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:51:59.290626

Geography

St. Joe, Florida, USA