Boundary: Post-Storm Coastal LiDAR and Orthophotography for Northern Ireland, 2022

Northern Ireland's north coast was surveyed using LiDAR and natural colour orthophotography in March 2022. Fugro was commissioned to capture data for Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan following storms Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin. The data was provided by the Government Digital Service to assess changes since a 2021 baseline survey.

Use Cases

• Quantifying coastal erosion based on post-storm LiDAR survey data mentioned in the description.
• Comparing shoreline changes based on the 2022 survey against the 2021 baseline data.
• Visualizing storm damage extent based on the natural colour orthophotography captured in the survey.
• Modeling sediment transport for soft sedimentary coastlines based on the described survey areas.

Strengths

• Data is directly comparable to a 2021 baseline survey for change detection.
• Covers four specific coastal areas: Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan.
• Survey was commissioned in response to three specific storm events (Dudley, Eunice, Franklin) in February and March 2022.

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.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Post-storm LiDAR and orthophotography survey commissioned to Fugro.

Time Range

March 2022

Freshness

Survey conducted in March 2022; last update date is unknown.

Geography

North coast of Northern Ireland (Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, Downhill Beach to Magilligan)