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Digital elevation models (DEMs) of coastal North Carolina, on 2019-11-26, two-months Post-Hurricane Dorian

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2019-11-26

Citation

Ritchie, A.C., Over, J.R., Kranenburg, C.J., Brown, J.A., Buscombe, D.D., Sherwood, C.R., Warrick, J.A., and Wernette, P.A, 2022, Aerial photogrammetry data and products of the North Carolina coast: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9K3TWY7.

Summary

Digital elevation models (DEMs) were created from aerial imagery collected November 26, 2019, along the North Carolina coast between the Virginia-North Carolina border vicinity and Cape Lookout, North Carolina. These DEMs were created to document ground conditions two-months after Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall on the North Carolina coast on September 6, 2019. The DEMs help researchers estimate the land surface one-month post-Hurricane Dorian and were created to document inter-annual changes in shoreline position and coastal morphology in response to storm events using aerial imagery collections and a structure from motion (SFM) workflow. These data can be used with geographic information systems or other software to identify [...]

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Purpose

U.S. Geological (USGS) researchers use the DEMs to assess future coastal vulnerability, nesting habitats for wildlife, and provide data for hurricane impact models. The products span the coast over both highly developed towns and natural areas, including federal lands. This research is part of the USGS Remote Sensing Coastal Change Project.

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