2022 Topobathy Lidar of Indian River Lagoon, Florida

From February 24 to June 1, 2022, Dewberry collected topobathy lidar data for approximately 615 square miles along the shores of the Indian River Lagoon in Florida. The dataset, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, consists of 8,786 tiles in LAS 1.4 format with points classified as ground, water surface, bathymetric bottom, submerged vegetation, and other features.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion and sediment transport based on detailed ground and bathymetric elevation data.
• Mapping submerged aquatic vegetation habitats based on the classified point categories.
• Analyzing seafloor topography and identifying submerged objects like wrecks or rocks.
• Integrating terrestrial and underwater elevation for coastal infrastructure planning.

Strengths

• Covers approximately 615 square miles, providing extensive spatial coverage of the lagoon.
• Contains 8,786 individual 500m x 500m tiles for granular analysis.
• Points are classified into 11 distinct categories including ground, water surface, and submerged objects.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected by Dewberry using a CZMIL Super Nova lidar system.

Time Range

2022-02-24 to 2022-06-01

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 21:36:21.377203; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA