Queensland LiDAR data (Tropical Coast Project) - Townsville City Council (LGA) - 2011  

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Abstract

These datasets cover approximately 400 sq km in the central, northern and eastern sectors of the Townsville City Council and are part of the 2009 Tropical Coast 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 2 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

eCat Id

74149

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Keywords

• DEM topographic

( Theme )

• marine

• AU-QLD

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

• Topology

• Published_Internal

Publication Date

2011-01-01T00:00:00

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem    

Classification - unclassified

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Special, MOU, etc.

Access - restricted

Use - license

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unknown

Topic Category

elevation

Series Information

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Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data was acquired from a fixed wing aircraft over the Towns of Woodstock - Majors Creek between the 10 May 2011 and the 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 vegetation and the rest of the point cloud in LAS file format. DEM (1 metre): A 1m DEM has been generated from the LiDAR ground surface. The method of deriving the height for each grid point is by 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. All data has been cut into 1km tiles, where the file name prefix corresponds with the Lowerr Left coordinate of the 1km block.

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Extents

[-19.5874, -18.9382, 146.2562, 147.1519]

Reference System

GDA94 / MGA zone 55 (EPSG:28355)

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These datasets cover approximately 384 sq km over the Towns of Woodstock - Majors Creek in Townsville City and are part of the 2011 Inland Towns Stage 2 LiDAR capture project. This section of the 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, vegetation 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