Northern Ireland North Coast Post-Storm LiDAR Recovery Survey
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Description
Fugro undertook two topographic LiDAR surveys of soft sedimentary coastlines in Northern Ireland in 2022, following successive storms Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin. The March survey assessed damage to beaches from Curran Strand to Magilligan, while the September survey measured recovery, with data collected from the intertidal zone to 10 meters inland at 0.5-meter resolution. This data, provided in the same format as a 2021 baseline survey, enables precise change detection for coastal management.
Use Cases
Quantifying volumetric sediment loss or gain based on high-resolution point cloud elevation data.
Modeling coastal erosion rates by comparing post-storm surveys to a 2021 baseline.
Assessing the effectiveness of natural recovery processes between March and September 2022.
Informing coastal defense and management strategies for specific beaches like Portstewart Strand.
Strengths
Provides temporally specific data for change detection with surveys in March and September 2022.
High-resolution 0.5m data collection focused on the dynamic intertidal zone and 10m inland.
Cross-platform presence on EU and UK open data portals signals recognized importance and accessibility.
Limitations
Column names and precise data structure (e.g., point attributes) are unknown across all sources.
Exact spatial file formats and row counts are not provided, limiting immediate usability assessment.
Survey was restrictive, requiring specific tidal, weather, and daylight conditions, which may affect temporal coverage consistency.
Provenance
Source
Fugro, commissioned for the survey. Data hosted by Government Digital Service.
Collection Method
Airborne topographic LiDAR survey flown under specific tidal and weather constraints.
Time Range
March 2022 and September 2022
Freshness
2026-04-15 14:20:05.746520
Geography
North coast of Northern Ireland, covering Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand, Downhill Beach to Magilligan, and White Rocks to Magilligan.
License is OGL-UK 3.0. Primary listed file formats are JSON and HTML, which may indicate metadata or index files rather than the raw point cloud data.