Fugro conducted a post-storm LiDAR survey in March 2022 commissioned to assess coastal damage along the north coast of Northern Ireland. The data covers soft sedimentary areas including Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan. This Digital Terrain Model is provided by OpenDataNI to allow comparison with a baseline survey from 2021.
Use Cases
- Quantifying coastal erosion based on post-storm LiDAR elevation data.
- Modeling storm damage to sandy beaches using change detection between 2021 and 2022 surveys.
- Assessing sediment transport and geomorphological changes along specific beach areas mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Data is directly comparable to a baseline LiDAR survey from 2021, enabling change analysis.
- Survey was commissioned specifically to assess damage from three named storms (Dudley, Eunice, Franklin) in February and March 2022.
- Data format matches the Northern Ireland 3-Dimensional Coastal Survey, suggesting consistency.
Limitations
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific surveyed beaches on the north coast of Northern Ireland.
Provenance
- Source
- OpenDataNI
- 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
- Last updated 2026-03-18 11:24:13.639457; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland, including Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan.