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LAS dataset of lidar, single-beam, and multibeam sonar data collected at Lake Superior at Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry, Duluth, MN, October-November 2022
This dataset is a LAS (industry-standard binary format for storing lidar point clouds) dataset containing light detection and ranging (lidar) data and sonar data representing the beach and near-shore bathymetry of Lake Superior at Minnesota Point, near the Duluth entry, Duluth, Minnesota. Average point spacing of the LAS files in the dataset are as follows: lidar, 0.055 meters (m); multibeam sonar, 0.511 m; single-beam sonar, 1.687 m. The LAS dataset was used to create digital elevation models (DEMs) of 10 m (32.8084 feet) and 1 m (3.28084 feet) cell size, of the approximate 1.78 square kilometer surveyed area. Lidar data were collected November 01, 2022 using a boat mounted Velodyne VLP-16 unit and methodology similar to that described by Huizinga and Wagner (2019). Multibeam sonar data were collected October 31-November 01, 2022 using a Norbit integrated wide band multibeam system compact (iWBMSc) sonar unit and methodology similar to that described by Richards and Huizinga (2018). Single-beam sonar data were collected November 01, 2022 using a Ceescope echosounder and methodology similar to that described by Wilson and Richards (2006). This project followed similar methods to that of Wagner, Lund, and Sanks (2020), who completed a similar survey in 2019.
Author(s) |
Jenny L Hanson |
Publication Date | 2024-09-12 |
Beginning Date of Data | 2022-10-31 |
Ending Date of Data | 2022-11-01 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Q27BD3 |
Citation | Hanson, J.L., Lund, J.(., Strange, J.M., Adolphson, B.P., and Bruce, J.R., 2024, LAS dataset of lidar, single-beam, and multibeam sonar data collected at Lake Superior at Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry, Duluth, MN, October-November 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Q27BD3. |
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Metadata Date | 2024-09-12 |
Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
Citations of these data | Loading https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102459 |
Access | public |
License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
Harvest Date: 2024-09-13T04:54:56.914Z