2013 USACE NCMP Topobathy Lidar: Stamp Sands, Lake Superior, MI

These files contain classified topographic and bathymetric lidar data as unclassified valid topographic data (1), and valid topographic data classified as ground (2), Classes 1 and 2 are defined in accordance with the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) classification standards. These data were collected by the Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar (CZMIL) system. Class 29 Bathymetric points were converted to class 11 to fid the OCM scheme for bathy points. CZMIL integrates a lidar sensor with topographic and bathymetric capabilities, a digital camera and a hyperspectral imagery on a single remote sensing platform for use in coastal mapping and charting activities. Native lidar data is not generally in a format accessible to most Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Specialized in-house and commercial software packages are used to process the native lidar data into 3-dimensional positions that can be imported into GIS software for visualization and further analysis. The 3-D position data are sub-divided into a series of LAS files, which are tiled into quarter-quads or 5km boxes. The LAS file index is provided by the shape file, "mi_superior_boxes.shp", and the numbers used to identify files are in the "Box" field of the shape file. The data file naming convention is based on the year, effort, area name, "Box" number and product type. An example file name is "2013_NCMP_MI_Superior_01_GeoClassified", where 2013 is the year of data collection, NCMP is the project under which data were collected, MI_Superior is the area of data collection, 01 is the "Box" number and GeoClassified is the product type.

This data was provided to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) for data distribution from the Data Access Viewer (DAV). In addition to these lidar point data, the bare earth Digital Elevation Models (DEM) created from the lidar point data are also available. These data are available for custom download at the link provided in the URL section of this metadata record.

These data were collected as a part of the NCMP to depict the elevations above and below the water in the Michigan coastal zone.

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A footprint of this data set may be viewed in Google Earth at:

https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/3670/supplemental/mi2013_usace_stamp_sands_superior_m3670.kmz

A secondary footprint was produced on all bathymetric points which can be viewed in Google Earth at:

https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/3670/supplemental/mi2013_usace_stamp_sands_superior_m3670_bathy.kmz

LiDAR points in LAZ format (Classes 1,2,11)

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

This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL:

https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=3670;

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These data depict the heights at the time of the survey and are only accurate for that time. Acknowledgment of the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX) would be appreciated in any publications or derived products. The data herein, including but not limited to geographic data, tabular data, analytical data, electronic data structures or files, are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the data is assumed by the user. No guarantee of accuracy is granted, nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Office, Spatial Data Branch be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits or benefits arising out of use of or reliance on the data. The Spatial Data Branch does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers or other transformations or conversions, nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the data in any manner or form.

These data are not attributed. | Quantitative Value: N/A | Quantitative Test Explanation: These data are not attributed.

The data positions were obtained using post processed KGPS methods. The horizontal accuracy of CZMIL in the joint topo/bathy mode of operation is +/- 1 m, 2 sigma.; Quantitative Value: 1.00 meters, Test that produced the value: RMSE at 2 sigma

The data positions were obtained using post processed KGPS methods. The vertical accuracy of CZMIL in the joint topo/bathy mode of operation is +/- 15 cm, 2 sigma. In the hydrographic mode of operation, the vertical accuracy of CZMIl is [0.3^2 + (0.013 x depth)^2]^(1/2) m, 2 sigma in depths of 0-30 m.; Quantitative Value: 0.15 meters, Test that produced the value: RMSE at 2 sigma

This data set covers the spatial extent of topographic lidar data obtained during this survey.

During inspection and QC of the lidar point cloud, flightline to flightline elevation differences met the CZMIL sensor specifications.

The USACE collected, processed, and provided the data to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM). OCM received the data and processed it to be available for custom download from the Data Access Viewer (DAV) and for bulk download from https.