Post-Storm LiDAR Digital Surface Model of Northern Ireland's North Coast, 2022

Fugro conducted a post-storm LiDAR survey commissioned for the soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland in March 2022. The data is a Digital Surface Model created to ascertain coastal change following Storm Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin, relative to a 2021 baseline survey. Data is provided by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion and sediment loss based on the post-storm LiDAR survey.
• Comparing topographic changes between the 2022 post-storm and 2021 baseline surveys.
• Assessing storm damage to specific beaches like Curran Strand and Portstewart Strand.
• Creating visualizations of the coastal Digital Surface Model for environmental reporting.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON, CSV, JSON) for interoperability.
• Survey was commissioned for a specific, documented event (storms in February/March 2022) with a clear objective.
• Data format matches a prior 2021 survey, enabling direct change analysis.

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 survey commissioned to Fugro.

Time Range

Survey conducted in March 2022, following storms in February/March 2022; baseline from 2021.

Freshness

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

Geography

Soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland, including Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan.