Post-Storm LiDAR Digital Surface Model of Northern Ireland's North Coast

A LiDAR survey commissioned by Fugro in March 2022 captured the soft sedimentary coastlines of Northern Ireland's north coast after successive storms. The data, provided in the same format as a 2021 baseline survey, allows for change detection. This dataset is the Digital Surface Model created from that post-storm LiDAR data.

Use Cases

• Quantifying coastal erosion based on the comparison between the 2022 post-storm and 2021 baseline LiDAR surveys.
• Modeling storm damage to sandy beaches based on the LiDAR-derived Digital Surface Model.
• Assessing sediment transport and beach morphology changes along the specified Northern Irish coastlines.

Strengths

• Data is directly comparable to a baseline survey from 2021, enabling precise change detection.
• Covers four specific coastal areas: Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan.

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.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Post-storm LiDAR survey commissioned by Fugro.

Time Range

Survey conducted in March 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:23:52.879381; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland.