Update on NOAA's IOCM Sandy Project for Charting and Habitat Mapping Using Topobathymetric Lidar Surveys

TitleUpdate on NOAA's IOCM Sandy Project for Charting and Habitat Mapping Using Topobathymetric Lidar Surveys
Publication TypeConference Abstract
Year2015
AuthorsKinney, J, Wolfskehl, S, Bruce, S, Bogonko, M, Bongiovanni, C, Armstrong, AA, Nagel, E, Pe'eri, S, Parrish, CE
Conference Name16th Annual JALBTCX Airborne Coastal Mapping and Charting Workshop
Conference DatesJun 16 - 18
Keywordshabitat mapping, super storm sandy, topobathymetric lidar

NOAA’s IOCM Sandy project managed in the Office of Coast Survey, includes complementary grant-funded research and development and contract-funded test, evaluation, and production work addressing the tremendous amount of topo-bathymetric lidar collected in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy. These data are being used to update charts and create new habitat maps of the impacted region.  The Sandy IOCM project at the NOAA/University of New Hampshire Joint Hydrographic Center features collaboration among UNH researchers, NOAA employees and contract affiliates, and also relies on the expertise of other groups within NOAA and other federal and state agencies, including NOAA’s Remote Sensing Division (RSD) and the USGS EAARL-B group to process the lidar data and develop efficient processing workflows.  Quick highlights of NOAA’s Sandy IOCM projects to date include the detailed cataloging of the area of post-Sandy lidar coverage (NOAA’s RSD, USACE, and USGS), processing USGS EAARLB waveforms for Barnegat Bay for habitat identification, development of workflows for processing topo-bathymetric lidar through the Office of Coast Survey’s hydrographic branches, and a charting adequacy project to expedite integration of tremendous amount of Sandy data (especially the forthcoming RSD-contracted Riegl surveys) to the chart.