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Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2024: 2014 USGS CMGP Lidar: Sandy Restoration (Delaware and Maryland), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49662.
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Abstract

Geographic Extent: SANDY_Restoration_DE_MD_QL2 Area of Interest covers approximately 3.096 square miles. Lot #5 contains the full project area

Dataset Description: The SANDY_Restoration_DE_MD_QL2 project called for the Planning, Acquisition, processing and derivative products of LIDAR data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.7 meter. Project specifications are based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base LIDAR Specification, Version 1. The data was developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of UTM Zone 18 North, NAD83, meters and vertical datum of NAVD1988 (GEOID12A), meters. LiDAR data was delivered in RAW flight line swath format, processed to create Classified LAS 1.2 Files formatted to 3842 individual 1500m x 1500m tiles, and corresponding Intensity Images and Bare Earth DEMs tiled to the same 1500m x 1500m schema, and Breaklines in ESRI Shapefile format.

Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in Winter 2013 / Spring 2014, while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. In order to post process the LiDAR data to meet task order specifications, Quantum Spatial established a total of 78 QA control points and 99 Land Cover control points that were used to calibrate the LIDAR to known ground locations established throughout the SANDY_Restoration_DE_MD_QL2 project area.

Distribution Information

  • Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base. Change to an orthometric vertical datum is one of the many options.

  • LAS/LAZ - LASer

    Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, geographic coordinates, orthometric heights. Note that the vertical datum (hence elevations) of the files here are different than described in this document. They will be in an orthometric datum

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations.

Controlled Theme Keywords

COASTAL BATHYMETRY, COASTAL ELEVATION, elevation, TERRAIN ELEVATION

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-76.425995° W, -75.039924° E, 39.853517° N, 38.101581° S

Time Frame 1
2013-12-17 - 2014-04-06

Item Identification

Title: 2014 USGS CMGP Lidar: Sandy Restoration (Delaware and Maryland)
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2014-10-13
Abstract:

Geographic Extent: SANDY_Restoration_DE_MD_QL2 Area of Interest covers approximately 3.096 square miles. Lot #5 contains the full project area

Dataset Description: The SANDY_Restoration_DE_MD_QL2 project called for the Planning, Acquisition, processing and derivative products of LIDAR data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.7 meter. Project specifications are based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base LIDAR Specification, Version 1. The data was developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of UTM Zone 18 North, NAD83, meters and vertical datum of NAVD1988 (GEOID12A), meters. LiDAR data was delivered in RAW flight line swath format, processed to create Classified LAS 1.2 Files formatted to 3842 individual 1500m x 1500m tiles, and corresponding Intensity Images and Bare Earth DEMs tiled to the same 1500m x 1500m schema, and Breaklines in ESRI Shapefile format.

Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in Winter 2013 / Spring 2014, while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. In order to post process the LiDAR data to meet task order specifications, Quantum Spatial established a total of 78 QA control points and 99 Land Cover control points that were used to calibrate the LIDAR to known ground locations established throughout the SANDY_Restoration_DE_MD_QL2 project area.

Purpose:

Classified LAS files are used to show the manually reviewed bare earth surface. This allows the user to create Intensity Images, Breaklines and Raster DEM.

The purpose of these lidar data was to produce high accuracy 3D hydro-flattened Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with a 1 meter cell size.

These raw lidar point cloud data were used to create classified lidar LAS files, intensity images, 3D breaklines, hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary.

Supplemental Information:

USGS Contract No. G10PC00025

CONTRACTOR: Quantum Spatial, Inc

Ground Control Points were acquired and calibrated by Compass Data, Inc.

All Lidar data acquisition, calibration, and follow-on processing were completed by the prime contractor.

The following are the USGS lidar fields in JSON:

{

"ldrinfo" : {

"ldrspec" : "USGS-NGP Base Lidar Specification v1.0",

"ldrsens" : "Leica ALS 70",

"ldrmaxnr" : "4",

"ldrnps" : "0.69",

"ldrdens" : "1.35",

"ldrfltht" : "1676",

"ldrfltsp" : "150",

"ldrscana" : "17",

"ldrscanr" : "31.7",

"ldrpulsr" : "165.6",

"ldrpulsd" : "4",

"ldrpulsw" : "0.38",

"ldrwavel" : "1064",

"ldrmpia" : "0",

"ldrbmdiv" : "0.22",

"ldrswatw" : "1024.81",

"ldrswato" : "12.49%",

"ldrcrs" : "NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_18N_meters",

"ldrgeoid" : "National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geoid12A"

},

"ldraccur" : {

"ldrchacc" : "1",

"rawfva" : "0.162",

"clsfva" : "0.123",

"clscva" : "0.141",

"clssvas" : {

"svalctyp" : "Forested, Fully Covered by Trees",

"svavalue" : "0.528"

},

"clssvas" : {

"svalctyp" : "High Grass, Weeds, and Crops",

"svavalue" : "0.146"

},

"clssvas" : {

"svalctyp" : "Urban Areas",

"svavalue" : "0.122"

}

},

"lasinfo" : {

"lasver" : "1.2",

"lasprf" : "1",

"laswheld" : "Withheld (ignore) points were identified in these files using the standard LAS Withheld bit.",

"lasolap" : "Swath "overage" points were identified in these files by adding 16 to the standard classification values.",

"lasintr" : "8",

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "1",

"clasitem" : "Processed, but Unclassified"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "2",

"clasitem" : "Bare earth ground"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "7",

"clasitem" : "Noise"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "9",

"clasitem" : "In-land Water"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "10",

"clasitem" : "Ignored Ground"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "11",

"clasitem" : "Withheld"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "17",

"clasitem" : "Overlap Default (Unclassified)"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "18",

"clasitem" : "Overlap Bare-earth ground"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "25",

"clasitem" : "Overlap In-land Water"

}

}}

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY > COASTAL BATHYMETRY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > DELAWARE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MARYLAND
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR
UNCONTROLLED
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Continent > North America > United States Of America > U.S. Coastline
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Delaware > Kent County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Delaware > Sussex County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Delaware >New Castle County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Maryland > Caroline County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Maryland > Dorchester County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Maryland > Queen Anne's County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Maryland > Talbot County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Maryland > Wicomico County
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Maryland > Worchester County

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Airplane > Airplane

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Lidar point cloud
Entity Attribute Overview:

LiDAR points in LAS format (ASPRS Classes 1,2,7,9,10,17,18)

Entity Attribute Detail Citation:

none

Distribution Liability:

Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of Quantum Spatial, USGS, NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1048641
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 1048642
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1048643
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1048644
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1137331
W° Bound: -76.425995
E° Bound: -75.039924
N° Bound: 39.853517
S° Bound: 38.101581

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1137330
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-12-17
End: 2014-04-06

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 1048645
Point Object Present?: Yes
Point Object Count: 38631509548

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Data is available online for bulk or custom downloads

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 740618
Start Date: 2021-03-03
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=4969
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2021 - Present)
File Name: Customized Download
Description:

Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base. Change to an orthometric vertical datum is one of the many options.

File Type (Deprecated): ZIP
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 740619
Start Date: 2021-03-03
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/4969/index.html
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2021 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, geographic coordinates, orthometric heights. Note that the vertical datum (hence elevations) of the files here are different than described in this document. They will be in an orthometric datum

File Type (Deprecated): LAZ
Distribution Format: LAS/LAZ - LASer
Compression: Zip

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 740621
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Data Access Viewer (DAV)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

The Data Access Viewer (DAV) allows a user to search for and download elevation, imagery, and land cover data for the coastal U.S. and its territories. The data, hosted by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management, can be customized and requested for free download through a checkout interface. An email provides a link to the customized data, while the original data set is available through a link within the viewer.

URL 2

CC ID: 740622
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/4969/supplemental/2014_usgs_cmgp_post_sandy_de_md_m4969_report.pdf
Name: Dataset report
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PDF
Description:

Link to data set report.

URL 3

CC ID: 740623
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/4969/supplemental/2014_usgs_cmgp_post_sandy_de_md_m4969.kmz
Name: Browse Graphic
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: kmz
Description:

This graphic shows the lidar coverage for the 2014 lidar acquisition for the state of Delaware and a portion of Maryland.

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 671791
Activity Date/Time: 2016-10-25
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 671790
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-14
Description:

Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 718210
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 740620
Activity Date/Time: 2018-03-13
Description:

Partial upload to move data access links to Distribution Info.

Technical Environment

Description:

MicroStation Version 8; TerraScan Version 14; TerraModeler Version 14; GeoCue Version 2013.1.45.1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.1; Global Mapper 13; ALS Post Processor 2.75 Build #25; Windows 7 Operating System \\psihq_nx3200\Projects\Projects\15247_Sandy_Restoration_DE_MD_USGS 66.5 GB and \\Matrix\matrix\LIDAR\15247_Sandy_Restoration_DE_MD 3.84 TB

Data Quality

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

The specifications require that only Fundamental Vertical Accuracy (FVA) be computed for raw lidar point cloud swath files.

The vertical accuracy value is the AccuracyZ at 95 percent Confidence Interval in meters. The FVA was tested using 20 of 99 independent survey located in open terrain. The survey checkpoints were distributed throughout the project area. The 20 of 99 independent check points were surveyed using GPS techniques. See survey report for additional survey methodologies. Elevations from the unclassified lidar surface were measured for the x,y location of each check point. Elevations interpolated from the lidar surface were then compared to the elevation values of the surveyed control. AccuracyZ has been tested to meet 18.13 cm Fundamental Vertical Accuracy at 95 Percent confidence level using RMSE(z) x 1.9600 as defined by the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA); assessed and reported using National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP)/ASRPS Guidelines.

Quantitative value: 0.162, Test that produced the value:

The FVA was tested using 20 of 99 independent survey located in open terrain in Lot #5. The survey checkpoints were distributed throughout the project area. The 20 of 99 independent check points were surveyed using GPS techniques. See survey report for additional survey methodologies. Elevations from the unclassified lidar surface were measured for the x,y location of each check point. Elevations interpolated from the lidar surface were then compared to the elevation values of the surveyed control. The RMSE was computed to be 0.162. AccuracyZ has been tested to meet 18.13 cm Fundamental Vertical Accuracy at 95 Percent confidence level using RMSE(z) x 1.9600 as defined by the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA); assessed and reported using National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP)/ASRPS Guidelines.

Completeness Report:

Datasets contain complete coverage of tiles.

No points have been removed or excluded.

A visual qualitative assessment was performed to ensure data completeness.

There are no void areas or missing data. The raw point cloud is of good quality and data passes Fundamental Vertical Accuracy specifications.

Conceptual Consistency:

Classified LAS files were tested by Photo Science for both vertical and horizontal accuracy. All data is seamless from one tile to the next, no gaps or no data areas.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-CO
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

Data is backed up to tape and to cloud storage.

Lineage

Sources

Lidar RAW Data for SANDY_Restoration_DE_MD_QL2

CC ID: 1137326
Publish Date: 2014-05-16
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013-12-17
Extent End Date/Time: 2014-04-06
Source Contribution:

This data source was used to populate the lidar point cloud data. | Type of Source Media: online

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1137327
Description:

Classified LAS Processing: The bare earth surface is then manually reviewed to ensure correct classification on the Class 2 (Ground) points. After the bare-earth surface is finalized, it is then used to generate all hydro-breaklines through heads-up digitization.

All ground (ASPRS Class 2) LiDAR data inside of the Lake Pond and Double Line Drain hydro flattening breaklines were then classified to water (ASPRS Class 9) using TerraScan macro functionality. A buffer of 0.7 meter was also used around each hydro-flattened feature to classify these ground (ASPRS Class 2) points to Ignored ground (ASPRS Class 10). All Lake Pond Island and Double Line Drain Island features were checked to ensure that the ground (ASPRS Class 2) points were reclassified to the correct classification after the automated classification was completed.

All overlap data was processed through automated functionality provided by TerraScan to classify the overlapping flight line data to approved classes by USGS. The overlap data was classified to Class 17 (Overlap Default) and Class 18 (Overlap Ground). These classes were created through automated processes only and were not verified for classification accuracy. Due to software limitations within TerraScan, these classes were used to trip the withheld bit within various software packages. These processes were reviewed and accepted by USGS through numerous conference calls and pilot study areas.

All data was manually reviewed and any remaining artifacts removed using functionality provided by TerraScan and TerraModeler. Global Mapper us used as a final check of the bare earth dataset. GeoCue was then used to create the deliverable industry-standard LAS files for both the All Point Cloud Data and the Bare Earth. Photo Science proprietary software was used to perform final statistical analysis of the classes in the LAS files, on a per tile level to verify final classification metrics and full LAS header information.

Process Date/Time: 2014-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1137328
Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received the topographic files in zip file format from USGS' ftp site. The data were received in UTM Zone 18N NAD83 coordinates (meters) and vertically referenced to NAVD88 using the Geoid12a model in meters. OCM performed the following processing for data storage and Digital Coast provisioning purposes:

1. LAS files were compressed to LAZ format with LASTools.

2. LAS files were removed of any duplicated points and extraneous points were reclassified to noise.

3. The LAS files were transformed to geographic (decimal degrees), ellipsoidal coordinates (meters) referenced to the Geoid12a model.

Process Date/Time: 2015-11-01 00:00:00
Process Contact: Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 49662
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49662
Metadata Record Created By: Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created: 2017-11-15 15:21+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-03-16
Owner Org: OCMP
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-03-16
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-03-16