Airborne Lidar Survey to Create 3D Map of Northern Ireland’s Coastline - 08/02/2021
Bluesky International will use aircraft-mounted Lidar sensors to create a highly detailed 3D map of the whole of the Northern Ireland coastline. The Bluesky data will form part of the wider Northern Ireland 3D Coastal Survey; extending into the marine environment with a satellite-derived bathymetric survey and a pilot bathymetric Lidar survey. In combination, these surveys will inform the development of future coastal management policies.
Working on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the Lidar survey will be used to create the first-ever complete baseline, which it is hoped will underpin recording of coastal change and help to identify the rate at which the coastline is changing as a result of climate change. In addition to the Lidar data, Bluesky will simultaneously capture highly detailed aerial photography which will be processed to produce a fully