North Carolina coast LiDAR

Published: Oct 9, 2011 by Tom Hengl

This dataset contains a series of x,y,z LiDAR point cloud data in csv format, delimited by comma. Points are projected in the NC State Plane EPSG 3358 coordinate system with units meters.

To get more better representation of structures from LiDAR surveys,
re-interpolate to 0.3-0.5m resolution using the available external point clouds nc_coast_pointseries.zip.

Available layers:

  • “JR_NED_*” - 1/3 and 1/9-Arc Second National Elevation Dataset (2 m);
  • “ortho_JR_*” - Time series of ortho photos (1932, 1945, 1955, 1974, 1988, 1998, 2007, 2009);
  • “JR_*.csv” - Time series of point clouds from LiDAR (1974, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Grid definition:

min max
x 912884 914112
y 250049 250905

cellsize: 2 m
cells.dim: 614 by 428

proj4: +proj=lcc +lat_1=36.16666666666666 +lat_2=34.33333333333334 +lat_0=33.75 +lon_0=-79 +x_0=609601.22 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs

Lineage:

All other data sets are from lidar, but the coverage varies, some data sets cover only beach and foredune area and do not include the main dune. Date of the surveys is in the name of of the file in the form YYYY_MM_DD.

Data owner: USGS / NCSU
Reference: Landscape dynamics from LiDAR data time series
Location: NC, United States
35° 57’ 41.148” N, 75° 37’ 49.152” W
See map: Google Maps


Attachment:

nc_coast_pointseries.zip

JR_maps

JR_2009_11_27

JR_2008_03_27

JR_2007_07_08

JR_2005_11_26

JR_2004_09_25

JR_2001_02_15

JR_1999_11_04

JR_1999_09_18

JR_1999_09_09

JR_1998_07_01

JR_1997_10_02

JR_1996_10_16

JR_1995_07_01

JR_1974_07_01

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