Using JALBTCX - USACE Airborne Topographic-Bathymetric Lidar to Update Coastal Bathymetry on NOAA Nautical Charts

TitleUsing JALBTCX - USACE Airborne Topographic-Bathymetric Lidar to Update Coastal Bathymetry on NOAA Nautical Charts
Publication TypeConference Abstract
Year2016
AuthorsWozencraft, J, Aslaksen, M, Imahori, G, Pe'eri, S, Witmer, J
Conference Name2016 Canadian Hydrographic Conference
Conference DatesMay 16 - 19
Keywordsairborne topographic-bathymetry lidar, coastal bathymetry, jalbtcx, noaa nautical charts, usacce

The Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) partnership is comprised of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Both the

USACE and NOAA have requirements to collect topo-bathy lidar of the U.S. coastline, but for different intended applications. The USACE resurvey the contiguous U.S. coast every five to seven years through their National Coastal Mapping Program: an excellent resource to assist NOAA in meeting their nautical charting requirements. This paper summarizes how NOAA and USACE are investigating the topo-bathy lidar datasets and plans to ingest them into the NOAA charting pipeline to routinely update nautical charts on a national scale. Ultimately, reducing the deficit of recent and reliable near-shore coastal bathymetry for the U.S. mariner.