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Data Release
EAARL Coastal Topography—Northern Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia, 2003: Bare Earth
By Christine J. Kranenburg, Xan Fredericks, and David B. Nagle
USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
These datasets, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in collaboration with the National Park Service, provide lidar-derived bare-earth topography for Northern Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia. Elevation measurements were acquired by the Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) during February 2003.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography point cloud for northern Assateague Island National Seashore (.xyz) |
ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99_metadata.xml |
ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99_metadata.txt |
ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99.zip (20 MB) |
| ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99_mosaic.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography DEM for northern Assateague Island National Seashore (.tif) |
ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99_mosaic_metadata.xml |
ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99_mosaic_metadata.txt |
ASIS2003_EAARLA_BE_z18 _n88g99_mosaic.zip (16 MB) |
Figure 1. EAARL bare-earth topography extent for Northern Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia; data collected in February 2003.
Suggested Citation
Kranenburg, C.J., Fredericks, Xan, and Nagle, D.B., 2017, EAARL Coastal Topography—Northern Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia, 2003—Bare Earth: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7PV6HKJ.