Post-Storm Coastal LiDAR and Orthophotography of Northern Ireland, 2022

Fugro collected post-storm LiDAR and orthophotography for soft sedimentary coastlines along the north coast of Northern Ireland in March and September 2022. The data was commissioned to assess damage and recovery from Storm Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin, with surveys covering areas from Curran Strand to Magilligan. Data was provided at 0.5m resolution and is directly comparable to a baseline survey from 2021.

Use Cases

• Quantifying coastal erosion based on pre- and post-storm LiDAR surveys.
• Monitoring beach recovery over time using repeat LiDAR and orthophotography data.
• Analyzing the impact of specific storm events on soft sediment coastlines.
• Creating baseline topographic models for coastal management planning.

Strengths

• Data was collected at a high 0.5m spatial resolution.
• Surveys were conducted at two time points (March and September 2022) to assess change and recovery.
• Data format is consistent with a prior 2021 baseline survey for direct comparison.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Survey collection was restrictive, requiring specific tidal, weather, and daylight conditions.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Airborne LiDAR and orthophotography surveys commissioned from Fugro.

Time Range

March 2022 and September 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:23:37.279465; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Soft sedimentary coastlines on the north coast of Northern Ireland, from Curran Strand to Magilligan.