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Topobathymetric Lidar Survey of Breton and Gosier Islands, Louisiana, January 16 and 18, 2014 - Point-cloud Data

This dataset contains binary point-cloud data, produced from remotely sensed, geographically referenced topobathymetric measurements collected by Photo Science, Inc., encompassing the Breton and Gosier Island, LA study areas. The original area of interest was buffered by 100 meters to ensure complete coverage, resulting in approximately 75 square miles of lidar data. The Breton Island Lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and derivative products of topobathymetric lidar data, collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.5-0.45 meters (4-5 points/square meter). Lidar acquisition was prioritized to coincide with the lowest tide possible. Water clarity was also assessed and deemed acceptable prior to acquisition flights. The data, in meters, are projected to UTM Zone 16 North and referenced horizontally to the NAD83 (2011) datum and vertically to the NAVD88 (GEOID12A) datum. The classified point-cloud data were delivered in LAS v1.2 format and the merged DEM was converted to a GeoTIFF file. Each LAS file contains data in a 1-kilometer by 1-kilometer tile named according to the US National Grid conventions. The final product was a LAZ file for Breton Island and another for Gosier Islands.

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Author(s) Joseph F Terrano orcid, James G Flocks orcid, Kathryn Smith orcid
Publication Date 2016-03-25
Beginning Date of Data 2014-01-16
Ending Date of Data 2014-01-18
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F70G3H6G
Citation Terrano, J.F., Flocks, J.G., and Smith, K., 2016, Topobathymetric Lidar Survey of Breton and Gosier Islands, Louisiana, January 16 and 18, 2014 - Point-cloud Data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F70G3H6G.
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Metadata Date 2023-11-03
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