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- description: ASCII XYZ point cloud data were produced from remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements
acquired cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service (NPS). Elevation measurements were
collected over Cape Cod National Seashore using the first-generation National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL), a pulsed laser ranging system mounted onboard an aircraft to measure
ground elevation, vegetation canopy, and coastal topography. The system uses high-frequency laser beams directed at the Earth's
surface through an 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 plane travels over the target
area at approximately 60 meters per second at an elevation of approximately 300 meters, resulting in a laser swath of approximately
240 meters with an average point spacing of 2-3 meters. The EAARL, developed originally by NASA at Wallops Flight Facility
in Virginia, measures ground elevation with a vertical resolution of 3 centimeters. A sampling rate of 3 kilohertz or higher
results in an extremely dense spatial elevation dataset. Over 100 kilometers of coastline can be surveyed easily within a
3- to 4-hour mission. When resultant elevation maps for an area are analyzed, they provide a useful tool to make management
decisions regarding land development.; abstract: ASCII XYZ point cloud data were produced from remotely sensed, geographically
referenced elevation measurements acquired cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service
(NPS). Elevation measurements were collected over Cape Cod National Seashore using the first-generation National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL), a pulsed laser ranging system mounted
onboard an aircraft to measure ground elevation, vegetation canopy, and coastal topography. The system uses high-frequency
laser beams directed at the Earth's surface through an 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 plane travels over the target area at approximately 60 meters per second at an elevation of approximately 300
meters, resulting in a laser swath of approximately 240 meters with an average point spacing of 2-3 meters. The EAARL, developed
originally by NASA at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, measures ground elevation with a vertical resolution of 3 centimeters.
A sampling rate of 3 kilohertz or higher results in an extremely dense spatial elevation dataset. Over 100 kilometers of coastline
can be surveyed easily within a 3- to 4-hour mission. When resultant elevation maps for an area are analyzed, they provide
a useful tool to make management decisions regarding land development.
Citation
- Title EAARL Coastal Topography--Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, 2002: Bare Earth.
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2018-06-08T05:00:18.184880
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