Queensland LiDAR data (Lower Burdekin Project) - Townsville City Council (LGA)  

Authors / CoAuthors

Grove, R.

Abstract

These datasets cover approximately 247 sq km in the southern section of the Townsville City Council and are part of the 2011 Lower Burdekin LiDAR capture project. This project, undertaken by Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd on behalf of the Queensland Government captured highly accurate elevation data using LiDAR technology. Available dataset formats (in 1 kilometre tiles) are: - Classified las (LiDAR Data Exchange Format where strikes are classified as ground, non-ground or building) - 1 metre Digital Elevation Model (DEM) in ASCII xyz - 1 metre Digital Elevation Model (DEM) in ESRI ASCII grid - 0.25 metre contours in ESRI Shape

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dataset

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75945

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Keywords

• Airborne Digital Data

• AU-QLD

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

• Surface Processes

• Published_Internal

Publication Date

2012-01-01T00:00:00

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem    

Classification - unclassified

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Special, MOU, etc.

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Use - license

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unknown

Topic Category

elevation

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LI_Lineage: ACQUISITION Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data was acquired for the Lower Burdekin project from a fixed wing aircraft between 10 May 2011 and 12 May 2011. DATA PROCESSING Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd aim is to select those points that are part of a clean ground surface, which might not be 100% of the ground hits. This results in a cleaner dataset, without compromising on terrain detail and accuracy. Ground filtering algorithms, tailored for this project, data type and terrain type, are applied to the full dataset. The ground filtered dataset is then visually checked by an operator, and incorrectly classified data is corrected or the ground filtering algorithm is adjusted and then visually checked. For the verification of the ground classifications, intensity imagery is used as a backdrop image. Classified Point Cloud with automatically classified buildings: The full LiDAR point cloud, consisting of ground, automatically classified buildings and the rest of the point cloud is in LAS file format. Bare_Earth_DEM_1m: A 1m DEM has been generated from the LiDAR ground surface. The method of deriving the height for each grid point is by linear triangulation between the three nearest LiDAR ground points. Contours: From the model keypoints, triangles are built. At 0.25m intervals in height, points or interpolated points on triangle edges with that same height are being connected using slightly smoothed curved lines. The lines for each height interval are then merged to become the final contours. Note: Returns on water have not been removed from the (classified) point clouds. Gridded datasets have been interpolated across voids (up to 500m in diameter) caused by either no-return due to water bodies, or removal of buildings, vegetation or other above ground features. Contour datasets are interpolated across voids, and contours across waterbodies have not been removed/clipped. Above ground datasets only start at 30cm above the classified ground surface, to avoid low grasses/system noise to become part of this above ground dataset. All data has been cut into 1km tiles, where the file name prefix corresponds with the Upper Left coordinate of the 1km block. DATA PRESENTATION The data has been supplied in accordance with a specification agreed with the primary client. The data is delivered in 1 km tiles to ensure file sizes and point counts. per file are manageable. FILE SIZES AND NAMES Data is provided in tiles 1km by 1km to the following file naming convention: eg. NW_426000_6983000_1k_1m_DEM.xyz NW - North West 426000 - coordinate easting of north west tile corner. 6983000 - coordinate northing of north west tile corner _1km - tile dimensions, eg 1km x 1km _1m_DEM - Digital Elevation model with 1m grid spacing _cont - 25 cm contours .xyz - space delimited ASCII format .las - laser strikes 'classified in accordance with ASPRS V1.1 LAS file standards' various point class levels. DEM_ESRI.asc - ESRI ASCII Grid format SOURCE DATA Acquisition Start Date: 10/05/11 Acquisition End Date: 12/05/11 Number of Runs: 56 Flight Direction: Non-cardinal LASER SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS Item: Laser System Device Name: Leica ALS50-2 Sensor/Lens serial ID: SN031 IMU Used: IPAS-TC

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[0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]

Reference System

GDA94 / MGA zone 55 (EPSG:28355)

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These datasets cover approximately 247 sq km in the southern section of the Townsville City Council and are part of the 2011 Lower Burdekin LiDAR capture project. This project, undertaken by Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd on behalf of the Queensland Government captured highly accurate elevation data using LiDAR technology. Available dataset formats (in 1 kilometre tiles) are: - Classified las (LiDAR Data Exchange Format where strikes are classified as ground, non-ground or building) - 1 metre Digital Elevation Model (DEM) in ASCII xyz - 1 metre Digital Elevation Model (DEM) in ESRI ASCII grid - 0.25 metre contours in ESRI Shape