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Victoria County OKs funding to expand 1-foot LIDAR elevation mapping with City
Summary
Commissioners approved county participation in a City of Victoria contract amendment to extend 1-foot elevation contours (LIDAR/DEM) countywide, authorizing funding and an interlocal agreement to refine flood risk, drainage and other topographic analyses.
Victoria County Commissioners Court voted Sept. 15 to participate in an updated LIDAR/DEM contract with the City of Victoria that will extend 1-foot elevation contours beyond city limits into county areas. Commissioners authorized the county judge to execute an interlocal agreement pending legal review and directed staff to move forward before the contractor quote expired Oct. 1.
The map data, collected by airborne LIDAR and processed into digital elevation models (DEMs) and 1-foot contours, will provide much finer topographic detail than the U.S. Geological…
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