Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Geologist 3
LiDAR, Depth Grids and Scour...oh my!
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Bio: BA - University of Iowa, Psychology & Geography Minor MUP - University of Kansas, Land Use Planning Have worked in just about every level of government but still waiting for the call from the White House. GIS has been my tool for various applications throughout my 22 year career from bus route planning, newspaper routes, energy infrastructure and finally to my current position with Iowa DNR where I work to raise people's risk awareness. Sometimes GIS is not my friend because it doesn't play nice, but more often than not we get along.
LiDAR, Depth Grids and Scour...oh my!
When the State of Iowa embarked on it's Statewide LiDAR acquisition they had no idea of all the uses they would find for it. Couple that with a few large flooding events and you have all sorts of fun. The State embarked on an effort to bring statewide floodplain mapping to a "current" digital status and has used that project to create depth grids for all and relative soil scour potential grids for various entities to use in trying to slow down erosion trends. Most of this data is available online, which required some innovation in itself. Learn about these trials and tribulations with lessons learned during a statewide project.
Iowa, LiDAR, floodplain, depth grid, relative soil scour potential