Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2024: 2009 SCDRN Lidar: Florence County, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49979.
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Abstract

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) contracted with Sanborn to provide LiDAR mapping services for Florence County, SC. Utilizing multi-return systems, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data in the form of 3-dimensional positions of a dense set of mass points was collected for approximately 887 square miles between March 16th and March 19th 2009. All systems consist of geodetic GPS positioning, orientation derived from high-end inertial sensors and high-accurate lasers. The sensor is attached to the aircraft's underside and emits rapid pulses of light that are used to determine distances between the plane and terrain below.

Specifically, the Leica ALS-50 LiDAR system was used to collect data for the survey campaign. During final data processing, the calibration parameters are inserted into post-processing software.

A total of thirteen airborne GPS (Global Positioning System) base stations were used in the Florence County Project. Two new points, 501 and 502, were created to assist the accuracy of the network. The remaining 11 points were NGS stations. Together, these base stations were tied to the other point to create a GPS survey network. The coordinates of these stations were checked against each other with the three dimensional GPS baseline created at the airborne support set up and determined to be within project specifications.

The acquired LiDAR data was processed to obtain first and last return point data. The last return data was further filtered to yield a LiDAR surface representing the bare earth.

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None

Use Constraints:

Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of Sanborn Map Company. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this dataset was collected and some parts of this dataset may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations.

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be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions.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. These data depict the heights at the time of the survey and are only accurate for that time.

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

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

Geographic Area 1

-80.083923° W, -79.295161° E, 34.318263° N, 33.765874° S

Time Frame 1
2009-02-25 - 2009-04-11

Title:	2009 SCDRN Lidar: Florence County
Short Name:	sc2009_scdnr_florence_m4886_metadata
Status:	Completed
Publication Date:	2015-05
Abstract:	The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) contracted with Sanborn to provide LiDAR mapping services for Florence County, SC. Utilizing multi-return systems, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data in the form of 3-dimensional positions of a dense set of mass points was collected for approximately 887 square miles between March 16th and March 19th 2009. All systems consist of geodetic GPS positioning, orientation derived from high-end inertial sensors and high-accurate lasers. The sensor is attached to the aircraft's underside and emits rapid pulses of light that are used to determine distances between the plane and terrain below. Specifically, the Leica ALS-50 LiDAR system was used to collect data for the survey campaign. During final data processing, the calibration parameters are inserted into post-processing software. A total of thirteen airborne GPS (Global Positioning System) base stations were used in the Florence County Project. Two new points, 501 and 502, were created to assist the accuracy of the network. The remaining 11 points were NGS stations. Together, these base stations were tied to the other point to create a GPS survey network. The coordinates of these stations were checked against each other with the three dimensional GPS baseline created at the airborne support set up and determined to be within project specifications. The acquired LiDAR data was processed to obtain first and last return point data. The last return data was further filtered to yield a LiDAR surface representing the bare earth.
Purpose:	This LIDAR operation was designed to provide a high density set of masspoints within the defined areas. The data sets are suitable for the development of contours for use in hydraulic/hydrologic model development, and for assessing environmental impacts.Typical uses for the data set include: FEMA Flood Plain Map Modernization. DFIRM map updates. Watersheds and other hydro studies per FEMA specifications. County Mapping projects which include several uses, in addition to Flood mitigation assessment. Mapping projects that include accuracy verification, reporting and meta data.
Notes:	10623
Supplemental Information:	A report for this project is available at: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/4886/supplemental/sc2009_scdnr_florence_m4886_surveyreport.pdf A footprint of this data set may be viewed in Google Earth at: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/4886/supplemental/sc2009_scdnr_florence_m4886.kmz

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elevation

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DEM

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Digital elevation model

SC

Digital terrain model

SC

Drainage Area

SC

Elevation

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Hydrographic

SC

Hydrologic Modeling

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Hydrology

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LIDAR

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Florence

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

Data Set Scope Code:	Data Set
Maintenance Frequency:	None Planned
Data Presentation Form:	las
Entity Attribute Overview:	LAS 1.2 format (classes 1,2,7,8,9,10)
Entity Attribute Detail Citation:	none
Distribution Liability:	Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of Sanborn, USGS, NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners.

Data Steward

CC ID: 685625

Date Effective From:	2015-05
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: 685627

Date Effective From:	2015-05
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: 685628

Date Effective From:	2015-05
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: 685626

Date Effective From:	2015-05
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

Currentness Reference:	Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1136800

W° Bound:	-80.083923
E° Bound:	-79.295161
N° Bound:	34.318263
S° Bound:	33.765874

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1136799

Time Frame Type:	Range
Start:	2009-02-25
End:	2009-04-11

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector:	Yes

Security Class:	Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:	This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=4886 The data set is dynamically generated based on user-specified parameters.;
Data Access Constraints:	None
Data Use Constraints:	Any conclusions drawn from analysis of this information are not the responsibility of Sanborn Map Company. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this dataset was collected and some parts of this dataset may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. 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. These data depict the heights at the time of the survey and are only accurate for that time.

Distribution 1

CC ID: 742410

Download URL:	https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=4886
Distributor:
File Name:	Customized Download
Description:	Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc.

Distribution 2

CC ID: 742411

Download URL:	https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/4886/index.html
Distributor:
File Name:	Bulk Download
Description:	Simple download of data files.

URL 1

CC ID: 742413

URL:	https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer
URL Type:	Online Resource

URL 2

CC ID: 742414

URL:	https://coast.noaa.gov
URL Type:	Online Resource

URL 3

CC ID: 742415

URL:	https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/4886/supplemental/sc2009_scdnr_florence_m4886.kmz
Name:	Browse Graphic
URL Type:	Browse Graphic
File Resource Format:	kmz
Description:	This graphic shows the lidar coverage for the 2009 lidar project covering Florence County, SC.

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 685646

Activity Date/Time:	2016-05-23
Description:	Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 685645

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: 718580

Activity Date/Time:	2018-02-08
Description:	Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 742412

Activity Date/Time:	2018-03-13
Description:	Partial upload to move data access links to Distribution Info.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:	1.0 m RMSE
Vertical Positional Accuracy:	10.5 cm RMSE
Completeness Report:	None
Conceptual Consistency:	None

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1136795

Description:

This data is based on the Lidar Bare earth surface which has a nominal point spacing of 1.4 meters. The data is provided in tiled format and used as need within the Proprietary production process.

Final post-processing of LiDAR data involves several steps. The airborne GPS data was post-processed using Waypoint's GravNAVTM software (version 7.5). A fixed-bias carrier phase solution was computed in both the forward and reverse chronological directions. The data was processed for both base stations and combined. In the event that the solution worsened as a result of the combination of both solutions the best of both solutions was used to yield more accurate data. LiDAR acquisition was limited to periods when the PDOP was less than 3.2.

The GPS trajectory was combined with the raw IMU data and post-processed using Applanix Inc.'s POSPROC (version 4.3) Kalman Filtering software. This results in a two-fold improvement in the attitude accuracies over the real-time INS data. The best estimated trajectory (BET) and refined attitude data are then re-introduced into the LEICA ALS post processor for the Leica system to compute the laser point-positions. The trajectory is then combined with the attitude data and laser range measurements to produce the 3-dimensional coordinates of the mass points.

All return values are produced within ALS Post processing software for the Leica system. The multi-return information is processed to obtain the "Bare Earth Dataset" as a deliverable. All LiDAR data is processed using the binary LAS format 1.2 file format.

LiDAR filtering was accomplished using TerraSolid, TerraScan LiDAR processing and modeling software. The filtering process reclassifies all the data into classes with in the LAS formatted file based scheme set using the LAS format 1.2 specifications or by the client. Once the data is classified, the entire data set is reviewed and manually edited for anomalies that are outside the required guidelines of the product specification or contract guidelines, whichever apply. Table 1 indicates the required product specifications.

The coordinate and datum transformations are then applied to the data set to reflect the required deliverable projection, coordinate and datum systems as provided in the contract.

The client required deliverables are then generated. At this time, a final QC process is undertaken to validate all deliverables for the project. Prior to release of data for delivery, Sanborn's quality control/quality assurance department reviews the data and then releases it for delivery.

Process Date/Time:

2011-05-06 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1136796

Description:	Upon completion of the production process, the data is merged into a single feature class for data delivery.
Process Date/Time:	2011-05-06 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1136797

Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received the files in laz format from USGS via an FTP online repository. The files contained lidar elevation and intensity measurements. The data were in State Plane Zone 3900, NAVD88 (orthometric) heights in feet. OCM performed the following processing for data storage and Digital Coast provisioning purposes:

1. The data were converted from State Plane coordinates to geographic coordinates.

2. The data were converted from NAVD88 (orthometric) heights in meters to GRS80 (ellipsoid) heights in meters using Geoid 03.

3. The LAS data were sorted by latitude and the headers were updated.

4. Duplicate/erroneous points were removed.

Process Date/Time:

2015-04-14 00:00:00

Catalog Item ID:	49979
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:49979
Metadata Record Created By:	Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created:	2017-11-15 15:23+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+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

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