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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

geomorphology, lidar, geospatial datasets, topography, digital elevation models, remote sensing

ISO 19115 Topic Category

elevation

Other Subject Keywords

OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINE DISPLACEMENT, DEM, OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > BARRIER ISLANDS, distributions, LIDAR > LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING, shoreline, OCEAN > COASTAL PROCESSES > BEACHES, extratropical cyclone, bathymetry and elevation, DOI/USGS/CMG > COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION, altimetry, Digital Elevation Model, laser altimetry, topographic mapping, Piper Navajo

Place Keywords

Delmarva Peninsula, Assateague Island, United States of America, Virginia, Maryland

ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_mosaic_metadata: Lidar-Derived Bare-Earth Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Mosaic for Coastal Topography—Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia, Post-Hurricane Joaquin, 26 November 2015

A digital elevation model (DEM) mosaic was produced for Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia, post-Hurricane Joaquin, from remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements collected by Quantum Spatial using a Leica ALS70 (1064-nm wavelength) lidar sensor.

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Author(s) Alexandra M Fredericks orcid, Nathaniel G Plant orcid
Publication Date 2016-05-06
Beginning Date of Data 2015-11-26
Ending Date of Data 2015-11-26
Data Contact
Xan Fredericks
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F70P0X4G
Citation Fredericks, A.M., and Plant, N.G., 2016, ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_mosaic_metadata: Lidar-Derived Bare-Earth Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Mosaic for Coastal Topography—Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia, Post-Hurricane Joaquin, 26 November 2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F70P0X4G.
Metadata Contact
Xan Fredericks
Metadata Date 2023-09-27
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Harvest Date: 2025-09-19T13:40:30.880Z