Point Cloud Dataset for Automated Road and Bridge Damage Detection: LiDAR Data along the Dalton Highway (Fish Creek), Alaska, August 2024

Remote sensing makes it possible to gather data rapidly, accurately, and non-destructively, allowing for access to remote areas in near real-time. LiDAR sensor data were collected along Alaska's Dalton Highway as part of continued efforts to provide more geospatial data in Arctic regions relevant to cold region research. The Dalton Highway, also referred to as Alaska Route 11, is a remote and vital transportation corridor extending approximately 414 miles from Livengood to Deadhorse near the Arctic Ocean. The highway plays a critical role in facilitating access to the Prudhoe Bay Oil Fields and is a key logistical route for energy development in the region. The corresponding point cloud data shows the road conditions leading up to the Fish Creek bridge and some distance after the bridge, offering valuable information for machine learning, terrain analysis, and landscape monitoring. The bridge is some 2.1 km away from the start of the road data.