INFOMAR LiDAR Survey Mulroy Bay.kmz

INFOMAR LiDAR Survey Mulroy Bay
INFOMAR
Mapping the Irish Seabed
Survey Name: LiDAR Survey Mulroy Bay
Survey Period: Aug. to Sept. 2005
Survey Contractor: Tenix LADS Corporation
Survey Equipment: Data collection was conducted using the LADS Mk II Airborne System (AS), and processed using the LADS Mk II Ground System (GS)
Additional Information:
Aircraft using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology survey water depths.
LADS (Laser Airborne Depth Sounder) Survey.
LADS is an internationally accepted survey tool which is accurate to IHO standards. With speeds of up to 65 sqkm/hour it is the fastest, most cost-effective tool for accurate survey of the entire seabed area at depths of up to 70m in clear waters. It can be efficiently integrated with operations of various survey ships.
Sensors onboard the planes measure the difference between laser returns from the sea surface and seabed allowing the water depth to be calculated. The use of aircraft allows the laser measurements to be made much more efficiently and safely than surveying the same areas with boats and echo sounders.
Water depths from 0 to 70 metres can be surveyed by LiDAR but typically depths of around 15 metres are achieved in Irish Coastal waters. The data acquired will be integrated with that collected using the national state vessels the R.V. Celtic Explorer and the R.V. Celtic Voyager as well as commercial vessels.
Download Data from the Interactive Web Data Delivery System Site:
IWDDS

Mulroy Bay Bathymetry (Water Depth)
Lidar Data
5m Grid Resolution

Mulroy Bay Legend