Dataset documentation Kusthoogte

Kusthoogte (Kustlidar) bathymetry data in OpenEarth:

1. Raw data + scripts (ESRI *.adf + Python)
   • Raw ascii data + Matlab tools for conversion to netCDF
     https://svn.oss.deltares.nl/repos/openearthrawdata/trunk/rijkswaterstaat/kustlidar/ (register at oss.deltares.nl). This is a dedicated python script that can handle the ESRI *.adf raw data with GDAL.
2. Standardized data (netCDF on OPeNDAP). The netCDF files can be viewed and analyzed interactively with UCIT.
   • 2012 release: production: http://opendap.deltares.nl/thredds/catalog/opendap/rijkswaterstaat/kusthoogte/catalog.html, processed with the new nc_gen in Matlab OpenEarthTools. This new release now has 80% (37/46 items) conformity with ISO meta-data standards with ncISO (we'll aim for more in release 2013 next year). Note that we renamed it to Kusthoogte, the name used by originator Rijkswaterstaat (instead of Kustlidar).
   • 2012 release: test: http://opendap.deltares.nl/thredds/catalog/opendap/rijkswaterstaat/kusthoogte/catalog.html
   • 2012 test: test: http://dtvirt5.deltares.nl:8080/thredds/catalog/opendap/rijkswaterstaat/kusthoogte/catalog.html
   • 2011 release: production: http://opendap.deltares.nl/thredds/catalog/opendap/rijkswaterstaat/kustlidar/new/catalog.html
   • 2011 test: test: http://dtvirt5.deltares.nl:8080/thredds/catalog/opendap/rijkswaterstaat/kustlidar/catalog.html
   • 2010 release: production: removed from online access.
3. Visualized data (kml) (only 2010 release)
   • All Kusthoogtedata as tiled pngs, the same technology that Google Earth uses for all aerial imagery: http://kml.deltares.nl/kml/rijkswaterstaat/kusthoogte.kml
   • Kusthoogte overview (with links to OPeNDAP): http://kml.deltares.nl/kml/rijkswaterstaat/kusthoogte_overview.kml
   • Kusthoogte airplane tracks (vlieglijnen): http://kml.deltares.nl/kml/rijkswaterstaat/kusthoogte_vlieglijnen.kml

Vaklodingen description:

• This dataset originated from Rijkswaterstaat. For more information please consult their data 'front door' HelpDeskWater.
• Rijkswaterstaat WMS explanation. rws.nl
• Rijkswaterstaat WMS getCapabilities. http://geoservices.rijkswaterstaat.nl/kusthoogte?service=WMS
• AHN http://www.ahn.nl

See also:

• Dataset documentation JarKus
• Dataset documentation Vaklodingen
• WFS LIDAR vlieglijnen (airplane tracks) with date stamp
• Rijkswaterstaat ISO-XML meta-data 2004, ..., 2012

Figure: Transparency in Google Earth allows to blend Kusthoogte and Google Earth imagery

Figure: Kusthoogte bathymetry and airplane tracks (vlieglijnen)

Figure: UCIT and online data viewng and analysis from OPeNDAP server