Post-Storm LiDAR Survey of Northern Ireland's North Coast, 2022

Northern Ireland's north coast was surveyed with LiDAR in March and September 2022 following major storms. Fugro collected this data to measure coastal change and recovery for soft sediment areas like Portrush and Portstewart Strands. The data, provided by the Government Digital Service, is a Digital Surface Model collected at 0.5m resolution from the intertidal zone to 10m inland.

Use Cases

• Quantifying coastal erosion and accretion based on pre- and post-storm LiDAR surveys mentioned in the description
• Modeling sediment transport and beach recovery patterns based on repeated surveys in 2022
• Assessing storm damage to soft sedimentary coastlines based on the survey's stated objective
• Creating baseline elevation models for coastal management based on the 0.5m resolution Digital Surface Model

Strengths

• Data is directly comparable between two surveys (March and September 2022) for change analysis
• High-resolution data collected at 0.5m resolution as specified in the description
• Survey designed for specific, scientifically relevant conditions (2 hours around low water, clear skies)

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
• Data coverage is restricted to specific soft sediment areas on the north coast

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Airborne LiDAR survey commissioned to Fugro

Time Range

March 2022 and September 2022

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Geography

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