1998 Winter East Coast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline
This data set includes data collected in February 1998 and partially covers coastline of the Delmarva peninsula in
the states of Virgina, Maryland, and Delaware.
Laser beach mapping uses a pulsed laser ranging system mounted onboard an aircraft to measure ground
elevation and coastal topography. The laser emits laser beams at high frequency and is directed downward at the
earth's surface through a port opening in the bottom of the aircraft's fuselage. The laser system records the
time difference between emission of the laser beam and the reception of the reflected laser signal in the
aircraft. The aircraft travels over the beach at approximately 60 meters per second while surveying from
the low water line to the landward base of the sand dunes.
Original contact information:
Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Phone: 843-740-1202
Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Resources
4 resources available
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
PLACEHOLDER/VALUE -
GCMD Keyword Forum Page
PLACEHOLDER/VALUE -
Full Metadata Record
PLACEHOLDER/VALUE -
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website
PLACEHOLDER/VALUE
Complete Metadata
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| distribution |
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| identifier | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48157 |
| issued | 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAPS",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION",
"CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > DELAWARE",
"CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MARYLAND",
"CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > VIRGINIA",
"beach",
"erosion",
"DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"Lidar"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48157 |
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Office for Coastal Management",
"@type": "org:Organization"
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|
| references |
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"https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/48157.pdf"
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|
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | -69.692954,25.633621,-124.621351,47.88563 |
| temporal | 1998-02-09T00:00:00+00:00/1998-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | 1998 Winter East Coast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline |
