Topographic Signatures of Barrier Island Vulnerability, TX 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5069/G9XP734W
OT Collection ID: OT.082022.32614.1
OT Collection Name: Topographic Signatures of Barrier Island Vulnerability, TX 2021
Short Name: TX21_Fisher
Collection Platform: Airborne Lidar
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Point Cloud Data   Bulk Download     opentopoID: OTLAS.082022.32614.1

Raster Data   Bulk Download     opentopoID: OTSDEM.082022.32614.1
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This lidar dataset was collected as part of an NCALM Seed grant for Kenton Fisher at Texas A&M University. This dataset was collected to help analyze changes in the sand budget, elevation, and geomorphic facies of Padre Island, Texas. The study area is located on Padre Island, east of Port Mansfield, Texas and covers approximately 61 km2.


Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center



Dataset Acknowledgement: Lidar data acquisition and processing completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). NCALM funding provided by NSF's Division of Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and Facilities Program. EAR-1830734

Dataset Citation: Fisher, K. (2022). Topographic Signatures of Barrier Island Vulnerability, TX 2021. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9XP734W. Accessed: 2024-10-04       Copied to Clipboard

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: barrier island, coastline, erosion, storm surge, sea level, Texas

Survey Date: 11/29/2021

Publication Date: 08/22/2022
Data Provider and Roles:
Funder Collector Principal Investigator
  • Kenton Fisher - Texas A&M University
Total number of points: 1,668,552,516 pts

Area: 63.94 km2

Point Density: 26.10 pts/m2

Classifications:
Class 1 - Unclassified924,674,661
Class 2 - Ground743,850,673
Class 7 - Low Point (low noise)25,174
Class 18 - High Noise2,008

Raster Resolution: 0.25 meter

Coordinate System:
Horizontal: WGS84 / UTM Zone 14N Meters [EPSG: 32614]
Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID 18) [EPSG: 5703]

Units: meter

Survey Report: Reports

LAS Validation Data Report: Reports
Tile index in shapefile format: Download

Dataset Extent in GeoJSON format:
Point Cloud: TX21_Fisher.geojson
Raster: TX21_Fisher.geojson

Dataset Spatial Bounds: North: 26.632886221427135°     South: 26.542466761190365°     East: -97.25156275018945°     West: -97.37547062464746°