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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

limnology, digital elevation models, bathymetry, lidar

ISO 19115 Topic Category

elevation, inlandWaters

Other Subject Keywords

Bathymetry and Elevation

Place Keywords

Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Southwestern Lake Superior, Superior, Duluth

XYZ files of lidar, single-beam, and multibeam sonar data of Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry of Lake Superior, Duluth, MN, October 2021

This dataset consists of three files containing northing, easting, and elevation ("XYZ") information for light detection and ranging (lidar) data representing the beach topography and near-shore bathymetry of Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry of Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota. The point data is the same as that in the LAS dataset used to create a digital elevation model (DEM) for the approximate 1.87 square kilometer surveyed area. Lidar data were collected using a boat mounted Velodyne VLP-16 unit. Multibeam sonar data were collected using a Norbit integrated wide band multibeam system compact (iWBMSc) sonar unit. Single-beam sonar data were collected using a Ceescope sonar unit. All elevation data were collected October 5-11, 2021. Methodology similar to Wagner, D.M., Lund, J.W., and Sanks, K.M., 2020 was used.

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Author(s) Jenny L Hanson orcid, John (William) Lund orcid, Jayme M Strange orcid, Angus A Vaughan orcid, Paul C Reneau, Erin N Coenen
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Beginning Date of Data 2021-10-05
Ending Date of Data 2021-10-11
Data Contact
Jenny L Hanson
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P92LLRW5
Citation Hanson, J.L., Lund, J.(., Strange, J.M., Vaughan, A.A., Reneau, P.C., and Coenen, E.N., 2024, XYZ files of lidar, single-beam, and multibeam sonar data of Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry of Lake Superior, Duluth, MN, October 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92LLRW5.
Metadata Contact
Jenny L Hanson
Metadata Date 2024-09-12
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