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Coastal Lidar

NOAA Coastal Services Center and partners

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Coastal Elevation List Server
Provides subscribers with an easy way to stay in touch with the community of practitioners providing and applying high-resolution elevation data in coastal areas.

Mapping Inundation Uncertainty
Answers questions about primary errors in elevation data and outlines a new procedure that quantifies mapping errors.

Lidar Data Collected in Marshes: Its Error and Application for Sea Level Rise Modeling
Describes techniques to correct for lidar errors in marshes and how lidar is used in a common marsh migration model.

Lidar 101: An Introduction to Lidar Technology, Data, and Applications

User Guide for Creating a Bare Earth Surface from Lidar Data

Introduction to Lidar
Provides an introduction to the concepts of lidar data with application examples for the Pacific region

Working with Lidar in ArcGIS 10 Tutorial
Provides guidance on working with lidar using ArcToolbox tools in ArcGIS 10

Lidar Provisioning Guidance for the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer
Provides guidance on the choices available when provisioning customized lidar data sets