Data Release
EAARL Coastal Topography—Fire Island, New York, 2002
By Xan Fredericks, Christine J. Kranenburg, and David B. Nagle
USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
These Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and XYZ datasets provide lidar-derived bare-earth topography for Fire Island, New York. Elevation measurements were acquired on October 25 and November 8, 2002 by the first-generation Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The authors acknowledge John Brock, Melanie Harris, Amar Nayegandhi, and Wayne Wright for data acquisition and processing.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_z18_n88g99.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography XYZ dataset for Fire Island, New York (.xyz) |
FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_z18_n88g99_ metadata.xml |
FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_z18_n88g99_ metadata.txt |
FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_ z18_n88g99.zip (46.48 MB) |
| FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_z18_n88g99_mosaic.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography DEM mosaic for Fire Island, New York (.tif) |
FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_z18_n88g99_ mosaic_metadata.xml |
FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_z18_n88g99_ mosaic_metadata.txt |
FIIS2002_EAARLA_BE_z18_ n88g99_mosaic.zip (155.41 MB) |
Figure 1. DEM extent on Fire Island, New York; data were collected October 25 and November 8, 2002.
Suggested Citation
Fredericks, Xan, Kranenburg, C.J., and Nagle, D.B., 2016, EAARL Coastal Topography–Fire Island, New York, 2002: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7VT1Q7V.