Description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is conducting market research to gather information on capabilities for a LiDAR tree survey in Gray, Maine. The survey aims to create a high-precision "Tree Inventory" that maps vegetation against the current tower height and a potential future tower height. The contractor will be required to provide a comprehensive geospatial inventory of all vegetation that obstructs or threatens to obstruct the radar's operational airspace.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Conducting a non-destructive site survey within a 1200-foot radius of the radar tower
• Acquiring high-density aerial LiDAR data and imagery to generate a geospatial model of vegetation canopy height
• Classifying each inventoried tree into one of three "Threat Tiers" based on its Tip Elevation
• Providing deliverables such as a classified point cloud, vegetation obstruction map, digital surface model, and survey report