Highlighted LiDAR Services Projects

The Blacks Run Project is a 3,000 foot natural stream design restoration project in Purcell Park, a recreation area operated by the City of Harrisonburg, Virginia. LiDAR and photographic data were used to generate one foot contour interval maps of the stream and construction site. This permitted the creation of a “proposed condition” contour map reflecting the final design. 

Bay County Wetlands Project near Lake Powell, Bay County, Florida

This project was located near Lake Powell in Bay County, Florida and was contained within 2,246 acres, of which 330 are considered high quality wetlands and 350 acres are considered low quality wetlands. The other 1,566 acres are uplands. Canaan Valley Institute simultaneously acquired LiDAR and digital imagery data in the winter of 2006 using the Optech ALTM 3100 LiDAR sensor and an integrated DSS camera. Hired as a subcontractor, CVI classified LiDAR point clouds and produced true-color orthorectified imagery.

Elkins Wetland Complex, Randolph County, West Virginia

The site of the Elkins Wetland Complex in Randolph County, WV, is a 26 acre meadow that was drained for agricultural purposes early in the last century. Terra cotta drain tile and an open ditch were utilized to drain a wetland to permit drier conditions for pasture and hay growth. CVI performed LiDAR airborne data acquisition and processing in the fall of 2005 using the Optech ALTM 3100. LiDAR point clouds were classified, and true-color orthorectified image tiles were produced.

Agriculture Resource Service (ARS) Grant in the Mahantango Watershed, Pennsylvania and the Choptank Watershed, Maryland

CVI simultaneously acquired LiDAR and digital photography airborne data using the Optech ALTM 3100 LiDAR sensor with an integrated DSS camera over these areas of interest in late March. The Choptank site will be flown next fall to collect data over forested areas. An additional area of interest includes the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) campus, the UMES research forest, and the Manokin Watershed will be flown during leaf-off in the fall. LiDAR data obtained for these sites will be used to determine whether repeated rill erosion are visible and to ascertain which areas have the potential for run-off containing high amounts of phosphorus and nitrogen.

CVI simultaneously collected LiDAR and digital airborne photography data in the winter of 2006 using the Optech ALTM 3100 with an integrated DSS camera. CVI personnel coordinated logistics of the project and acquired and managed data. CVI classified LiDAR point clouds and produced digital elevation models. The Nature Conservancy was provided with processed, tiled, and indexed LiDAR point clouds and digital orthophotography. Information collected during this project will be used to demonstrate the usefulness of remote sensing for the purpose of prioritizing stream restoration projects in small watersheds and establishing baseline data for monitoring programs.