Post-Storm LiDAR Digital Surface Model for Northern Ireland North Coast

Fugro conducted a post-storm LiDAR survey in March 2022 of soft sedimentary coastlines along the north coast of Northern Ireland. The survey covers Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan to assess changes from a 2021 baseline following Storm Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin. This dataset is the Digital Surface Model created from that post-storm LiDAR data, provided by OpenDataNI.

Use Cases

• Quantifying coastal erosion based on post-storm LiDAR elevation data.
• Comparing pre- and post-storm beach topography using the 2021 baseline survey.
• Modeling sediment transport and beach morphology changes after storm events.
• Assessing storm damage to specific soft sediment beaches mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is directly comparable to a baseline survey from 2021, enabling change detection.
• Specific geographic coverage is detailed for four named coastal areas.
• Data format is consistent with the Northern Ireland 3-Dimensional Coastal Survey.

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.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific surveyed coastlines.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Airborne LiDAR survey commissioned by Fugro.

Time Range

Survey conducted in March 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:22:26.957702; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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