An Introduction to Coastal Zone Mapping With Airborne Lidar: The Shoals System

Abstract

Recent advancements in lidar sensors now allow for near-synoptic, regional-scale mapping of the coastal zone. One such sensor is the US Army Corps of Engineers SHOALS system. SHOALS is unique in that it is the only lidar sensor, worldwide, that simultaneously collects bathymetry and adjacent topography. Because of SHOALS rapid collection rate, data density, and system accuracy, it is now cost effective to quantify regional coastal geomorphology and to better engineer management solutions on a regional scale. This paper gives an overview of airborne lidar bathymetry technology and the SHOALS system and discusses the value of lidar mapping to the coastal management community by presenting recent regional SHOALS surveys in Hawaii, USA.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA492313

Entities

People

  • Jennifer L. Irish

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Bathymetry
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Management
  • Coastal Regions
  • Coral Reefs
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • High Resolution
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.
  • Software Engineering.