Data Management Plan (Deprecated)

Collect and deliver high-density elevation point data derived from multiple-return light detection and ranging (LiDAR) measurements for use in supporting topographic analysis, including applications such as flood plain mapping. The Nominal Point Spacing Value for the final lidar is 3.2 ft (~1 m). Deliver LiDAR Bare Earth and Contour lines within the areas designated in areas of Clay, Itawamba, Monroe, and Lowndes Counties to aid in visual interpretation of Flood Basin elevations and for addition to the MDEM elevation dataset. Comply with mapping guidelines and specifications as stated in the FEMA Procedure Memorandum No. 61

Process Steps:

• 2011-06-01 00:00:00 - The ABGPS, IMU, and raw Optech LiDAR data are integrated into the Optech post processor software. The resultant file is in a LAS binary file format. The LAS file version 1.2 formats can be easily transferred from one file format to another. It is a binary file format that maintains information specific to the LiDAR data (return#, intensity value, xyz, etc.). The resultant points are produced in the geodetic coordinates referenced to the NAD83 horizontal datum and NAVD88 2004.65 vertical datum.
• 2011-06-01 00:00:00 - The unedited data are classified to facilitate the application of the appropriate feature extraction filters. A combination of proprietary filters is applied as appropriate for the production of bare earth digital terrain models (dtms). Interactive editing methods are applied to those areas where it is inappropriate or impossible to use the feature extraction filters, based upon the design criteria and/or limitations of the relevant filters. These same feature extraction filters are used to produce elevation height surfaces. The LiDAR mass points were delivered in American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing LAS 1.2 format. The header file for each dataset is complete as define by the LAS 1.2 specification. The data was classified as follows: Class 1 = Unclassified. This class includes all non-ground classified points. Class 2 = Ground. Class 7 = Low Points. Class 9 = water. Class 9 = water. Class 10 = Ignored. Class 11 = Overlap Points.
• 2011-06-01 00:00:00 - Conversion from Geodetic coordinates NAD83 into Mississippi state plane zone 16 East using NAD83 and conversion from ellipsoid heights (us feet) into orthometric heights using NAVD88 (US Survey Foot). Files are orthogonally tiled based to a 1500m x1500m extent, and labeled with a "Tile_ID" attribute.
• 2013-09-16 00:00:00 - The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received topographic files in .laz format from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The files contained lidar elevation measurements. The data were received in Mississippi State Plane East 2301, NAD83 coordinates and were vertically referenced to NAVD88 using the Geoid09 model. The vertical units of the data were feet. OCM performed the following processing for data storage and Digital Coast provisioning purposes: 1. The topographic laz files were converted from a Projected Coordinate System (Mississippi State Plane East 2301) to a Geographic Coordinate system (NAD 83). 2. The topographic laz files' horizontal units were converted from feet to decimal degrees. 3. The topographic laz files were cleaned of error points above 535 ft and below 100 ft. 4. The topographic laz files' were converted from NAVD88 elevations to NAD83 ellipsoidal elevations using Geoid03 5. Classification 11 was moved to classification 12 due to OCM system requirements (class 11 is reserved for bathy points, though these points are overlap points, Class 12).

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

https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=2560

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