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Assessment of LIDAR for Simulating Existing and Potential Future Marsh Conditions in Casco Bay
by
Peter A. Slovinsky
Coastal Geologist
Stephen M. Dickson,
Marine Geologist
Maine Geological Survey
Department of Conservation
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The information in this document has been funded wholly or in part by the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership under U.S. EPA assistance agreement CE 97134601 to the University of Southern Maine.
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Table of Contents
Background
Project Purpose
Methodology
- Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System Surveys
- Cousins River, Yarmouth
- Back Cove, Portland
- Thomas Bay, Brunswick
- FEMA LIDAR Data Processing
- Bare Earth XYZ files
- TIN files
- Tidal Elevation Processing
- LIDAR and GPS Data Comparison
- Vertical Comparison
- Horizontal Comparison
- Slope Analysis
Results and Analysis
- Cousins River, Yarmouth
- Vertical Comparison and Analysis
- Summary of Cousins River, Yarmouth Pilot Study Findings
- Back Cove, Portland
- Vertical Comparison and Analysis
- Summary of Back Cove, Portland Study Area Findings
- Thomas Bay, Brunswick
- Vertical Comparison and Analysis
- Summary of Thomas Bay, Brunswick Study Findings
Simulation of Existing Marsh Conditions
- Cousins River, Yarmouth
- Back Cove, Portland
- Thomas Bay, Brunswick
Additional Discussion
Conclusions
References
Last updated on March 2, 2010
