Footprint

A pilot bathymetric LiDAR survey mapped the nearshore areas of Dundrum Bay and Carlingford Lough in Northern Ireland in 2021. Natural colour orthophotography was captured simultaneously with the LiDAR data. The dataset is published by OpenDataNI under the OGL-UK-3.0 license and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Create 3D models of the seafloor based on the bathymetric LiDAR survey.
• Analyze coastal erosion or sediment transport patterns using the combined LiDAR and orthophotography.
• Map nearshore marine habitats by fusing bathymetric depth data with natural colour imagery.
• Validate or update nautical charts for the surveyed areas of Dundrum Bay and Carlingford Lough.

Strengths

• Data includes simultaneous capture of bathymetric LiDAR and natural colour orthophotography, enabling multi-modal analysis.
• Dataset has a specific temporal anchor, commissioned in 2021.
• Published under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license for reuse.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Commissioned pilot survey as part of the NI 3D Coastal Survey.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:23:25.983308; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nearshore areas of Dundrum Bay and Carlingford Lough, Northern Ireland.