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Data Release
Coastal Topography—Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia, Post-Hurricane Joaquin, 26 November 2015
By Xan Fredericks and Nathaniel G. Plant
Abstract
Lidar-derived bare-earth topography Digital Elevation Model (DEM) mosaic and classified point-cloud datasets were produced from remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements collected post-Hurricane Joaquin on November 26, 2015.
Data
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ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_ |
ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_ mosaic_metadata.xml |
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ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_ |
ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_ classified_metadata.xml |
Figure 1. Bare-earth topography DEM extent on Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia; data were collected post-Hurricane Joaquin on November 26, 2015.
Suggested Citation
Fredericks, Xan, and Plant, N.G., 2016, 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.