Hazard Zone Mapping Along the Great Lakes Shoreline

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Hazard Zone MappingAlong the Great Lakes
Shoreline

• RDX Conference
• April 5, 2006
• Jeff S. Lovin CP
• Woolpert, Inc.

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The Great Lakes Shoreline Is 30 Longer Than the
Combined Atlantic, Pacific, And Gulf Coasts of
Mainland U.S.A.
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Coastal Coverages
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The Hazard Zone
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Coastal Coverages

• Topo LIDAR
• Bathymetric LIDAR (SHOALS)
• Digital Orthophoto Base 100 Scale 6 Pixel
• Coastal and Cultural Features 400
• All Significant Coastal and Cultural Features
  Mapped Within
• 1,000 Meters of the Waters Edge
• Coastal Features Include Waters Edge, Toe Of
  The Bluff And
• Bluff Crest
• Cultural Features Include
• Transportation
• Natural Features
• Drainage Structures
• Utilities
• Includes Spot Elevations and Control Points

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LiDAR Collection System
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Aircraft Equipment Optech ALTM 1210, Applanix
IMU, Leica RC30 GPS
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Flight Planning Layout Aerial Photography LIDAR
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LIDAR 2 Foot ContoursBerrien County, Michigan
AGL .. 3,800 Feet MSL .. 4,400 Ground
Speed.. 186 Ft/Sec 110 Knots Average
Ground Elevation. 600 Feet Ground Deviation
.. 100Ft/-200Ft Distance from
Dayton.. 200 Miles Linear Flight Miles
.... 85 Coast/125 St. Joseph F.O.V. (full)
20 Degrees Scan Frequency.. 19
Hz Full Swath Width (S.W.) . 1,340 Feet
Side Lap ... 30 Line-to-Line
S.W.... 938 Feet X-Spot..4.9
Feet Y-Spot5.1Feet Footprint .76
Feet
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Flight Planning Layout Aerial Photography LIDAR
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U.D.
Filtering and Extraction of Trees/ Buildings
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U.D.
Filtering and Extraction of Trees/ Buildings
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U.D. Profile
Filtering and Extraction of Trees/ Buildings
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Planimetric Mapping
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Planimetric Mapping
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Planimetric Mapping With LiDAR
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Allegan Co. TIN
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Merged Elevation Model With Ortho, 2 Foot
Contours, And Bluff Line Mapping
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Ortho Bluff Mapping Draped Over Merged
Elevation Data
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Merged Shoals Topo LIDAR Datasets
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Bluff Recession Erosion
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Profiles Taken From Elevation Model
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Bluff Recession Module
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Coastal Sand Management
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Potential Flooding And Low Water Impacts On River
Mouths
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St. Joseph, MI High Water Scenario
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Great Lakes Potential Damage Studies And Erosion
Modeling
Erosion Process Modeling Water Level
Scenarios Damage Estimation Human
Adaptations Planning
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Questions?

• Jeff S. Lovin CP
• Vice President
• Woolpert, Inc.
• 937.461.5660
• Jeff.Lovin_at_Woolpert.com