South West England Coastal Lidar Survey 2025

CCO South West lidar 2025 contains 1538 records of airborne laser scanning data for coastal zones. The Marine Environmental Data & Information Network compiled this dataset through the National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes of England. Data was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model coastal erosion rates by analyzing elevation changes between sequential lidar point clouds.
• Generate high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for flood inundation mapping from 3D point data.
• Monitor beach volume and sediment budget by extracting topographic profiles from the point cloud.
• Assess cliff retreat and landslide risk by classifying ground points and measuring slope stability.
• Map coastal habitats and vegetation structure using the intensity return values of the lidar signal.

Strengths

• Contains 1538 discrete data records from a systematic survey.
• Provides recent 2025 coverage for coastal monitoring applications.
• Sourced from a national authoritative coastal monitoring programme.

Limitations

• Limited to 1538 records, which may represent a sparse point density for large areas.
• Geographic coverage is restricted to the South West region of England.
• Unknown point density, accuracy specifications, and classification schema limit reproducibility.

Provenance

Source

National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes of England Catalogue.

Collection Method

Airborne lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) remote sensing.

Time Range

2025

Freshness

Data from 2025, updated in the platform in April 2026.

Geography

South West region of England, coastal zones.