Lidar vegetation mapping in national parks: Gulf Coast Network
Fact Sheet
2011-3137
Decision Support for Coastal Science and Management
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Abstract
Airborne lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) is an active remote sensing technique used to collect accurate elevation data over large areas. Lidar provides an extremely high level of regional topographic detail, which makes this technology an essential component of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science strategy. The USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) has collaborated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire dense topographic lidar data in a variety of coastal environments.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Lidar vegetation mapping in national parks: Gulf Coast Network |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2011-3137 |
| Subseries | Decision Support for Coastal Science and Management |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20113137 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |