A post-storm LiDAR survey commissioned by Fugro in March 2022 covered four soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland: Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, and Downhill Beach to Magilligan. The survey aimed to ascertain coastal change following Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice, and Storm Franklin, with data provided in the same format as a 2021 baseline survey. This specific dataset is the Natural Colour Orthophotography captured as part of that survey.
Use Cases
- Monitor coastal erosion and sediment movement based on post-storm imagery.
- Compare geomorphological changes between 2021 and 2022 based on the baseline survey mentioned.
- Assess storm damage to sandy beaches based on the survey's stated objective.
- Conduct change detection analysis using the orthophotography and LiDAR data formats.
Strengths
- Data is directly comparable to a 2021 baseline survey, enabling change analysis.
- Survey was commissioned specifically to assess damage from three named storms in February and March 2022.
- Covers four distinct coastal areas in Northern Ireland.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and image resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific surveyed coastlines.
Provenance
- Source
- OpenDataNI
- Collection Method
- Post-storm LiDAR and orthophotography survey commissioned from Fugro.
- Time Range
- March 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-18 11:22:50.868835; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North coast of Northern Ireland (Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, Downhill Beach to Magilligan).