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EAARL topography-Colonial National Historical Park

Open-File Report 2008-1326
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081326

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Abstract

These Lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) St. Petersburg, the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility. One objective of this research is to create techniques to survey coral reefs, barrier islands, and various nearshore coastal environments for the purposes of geomorphic change studies, habitat mapping, ecological monitoring, change detection, and event assessment. As part of this project, data from an innovative instrument under development at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, the NASA Experimental Airborne Advanced Research Lidar (EAARL) are being used. This sensor has the potential to make significant contributions in this realm for measuring subaerial and submarine topography wthin cross-environment surveys. High spectral resolution, water-column correction, and low costs were found to be key factors in providing accurate and affordable imagery to coastal resource managers.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title EAARL topography-Colonial National Historical Park
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2008-1326
DOI 10.3133/ofr20081326
Year Published 2008
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Description HTML Document; DVD-ROM
Country English
State Virginia
Other Geospatial Colonial National Historical Park
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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