USGS is currently working to form a partnership among federal, state, and local organizations to acquire QL2 LiDAR data for Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester in the upcoming 2018/2019 leaf-off season. USGS, NRCS, and at least one local county have pledged funding support. Additional funding support would facilitate tidal coordination, hydro enforcement, and topobathy collection. The most recent acquisition in this region was in 2011/2012.
NOAA plans to continue nearshore topo/bathy LiDAR collection in the Chesapeake Bay. To date, nearshore bathymetric data has been collected for St. Jerome’s Creek in St. Mary’s County, MD and the Rappahannock River, VA. Anticipated deliverables include LAS point cloud data and shoreline. Data will be delivered through the Digital Coast. See attached status map for more details.
For more information contact Roger Barlow, USGS at rbarlow@usgs.gov
