2006 URS Corporation Bare Earth Topographic Lidar: Shawsheen River, Massachusetts

URS Corporation contracted EarthData International to acquire topographic elevation data for 82 square miles in Essex and Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts during 2006. Products generated include lidar point clouds, 3D hydro breaklines, and lidar bare-earth elevation models in LAS format using lidar collected with a Leica ALS-50 Aerial Lidar Sensor. Lidar Sensor Specifications: Sensor: Leica ALS-50 Aerial Lidar Sensor (s/n ALS036) Airspeed: ~ 130 knots Laser Pulse Rate: 38,000 Hz Field of View: 35 Degrees Scan Rate: 20 Hz Average Swath Width: 1537 meters Nominal Post Spacing 3 meters

Data and Resources

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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • elevation
  • essex-county
  • geo
  • geoss
  • las
  • laz
  • lidar
  • massachusetts
  • middlesex-county
  • model
  • national
  • north-america
  • remote-sensing
  • shawsheen-river
  • topography-bathymetry
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maintainer DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
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metadata_created 2025-11-21T22:36:16.251479
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T22:36:16.251484
notes URS Corporation contracted EarthData International to acquire topographic elevation data for 82 square miles in Essex and Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts during 2006. Products generated include lidar point clouds, 3D hydro breaklines, and lidar bare-earth elevation models in LAS format using lidar collected with a Leica ALS-50 Aerial Lidar Sensor. Lidar Sensor Specifications: Sensor: Leica ALS-50 Aerial Lidar Sensor (s/n ALS036) Airspeed: ~ 130 knots Laser Pulse Rate: 38,000 Hz Field of View: 35 Degrees Scan Rate: 20 Hz Average Swath Width: 1537 meters Nominal Post Spacing 3 meters
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title 2006 URS Corporation Bare Earth Topographic Lidar: Shawsheen River, Massachusetts