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Summary

Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2024: 2006 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Lidar: Nueces County, Texas, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/50041.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

Spectrum Mapping, LLC was tasked by MAPVI - URS Corporation, Albuquergue, to provide airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar)

of approximately 620 square miles around Nueces County, Texas. MAPVI (Mapping Alliance Partnership VI for FEMA Region IV) is a

joint venture of URS Corporation, Greenhorne & O'Mara and Spectrum Mapping. Spectrum followed data collection and processing

procedures for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Guidelines and Specifications Appendix A.

Data product deliverables included Lidar to support 2 foot contours. Spectrum's acquisition division collected the Lidar data

on June 19, 22-25, 27, 28 and July 16 and 17, 2006. The project was collected with a Rams ALS50 Lidar sensor, including an

inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a dual frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and antenna.

Upon receipt of this data, the NOAA Coastal Serices Center reclassified all non-ground data to a classification of 1 (Unclassified)

and all ground points to a classification of 2 (Ground).

Original contact information:

Contact Org: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Phone: 877-336-2627

Email: miphelp@mapmodteam.com

Distribution Information

  • Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc.

  • Simple download of data files.

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this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions.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

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

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

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-97.94417° W, -97.04157° E, 28.016539° N, 27.556339° S

Time Frame 1
2006-06-19
Time Frame 2
2006-06-22
Time Frame 3
2006-06-23
Time Frame 4
2006-06-24
Time Frame 5
2006-06-25
Time Frame 6
2006-06-27
Time Frame 7
2006-06-28
Time Frame 8
2006-07-16
Time Frame 9
2006-07-17

Item Identification

Title: 2006 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Lidar: Nueces County, Texas
Short Name: tx2006_nueces_m548_metadata
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2006-12-21
Abstract:

Spectrum Mapping, LLC was tasked by MAPVI - URS Corporation, Albuquergue, to provide airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar)

of approximately 620 square miles around Nueces County, Texas. MAPVI (Mapping Alliance Partnership VI for FEMA Region IV) is a

joint venture of URS Corporation, Greenhorne & O'Mara and Spectrum Mapping. Spectrum followed data collection and processing

procedures for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Guidelines and Specifications Appendix A.

Data product deliverables included Lidar to support 2 foot contours. Spectrum's acquisition division collected the Lidar data

on June 19, 22-25, 27, 28 and July 16 and 17, 2006. The project was collected with a Rams ALS50 Lidar sensor, including an

inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a dual frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and antenna.

Upon receipt of this data, the NOAA Coastal Serices Center reclassified all non-ground data to a classification of 1 (Unclassified)

and all ground points to a classification of 2 (Ground).

Original contact information:

Contact Org: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Phone: 877-336-2627

Email: miphelp@mapmodteam.com

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, and flood mitigation assessment.

Notes:

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Supplemental Information:

The Accuracy Assessment, Cleanliness Report and Final Report for the Nueces County Lidar

may be viewed at: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/548/supplemental

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

https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/548/supplemental/2006_FEMA_Lidar_Nueces_County.kmz

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
UNCONTROLLED
None Contours
None Flow vectors
None Land Surface

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
Distribution Liability:

Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of

FEMA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners.

Data Set Credit: Acknowledgement of FEMA would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 688148
Date Effective From: 2006-12-21
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: 688150
Date Effective From: 2006-12-21
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: 688151
Date Effective From: 2006-12-21
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: 688149
Date Effective From: 2006-12-21
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: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1138872
W° Bound: -97.94417
E° Bound: -97.04157
N° Bound: 28.016539
S° Bound: 27.556339

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1138863
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-06-19

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 1138864
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-06-22

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 1138865
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-06-23

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 1138866
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-06-24

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 5

CC ID: 1138867
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-06-25

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 6

CC ID: 1138868
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-06-27

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 7

CC ID: 1138869
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-06-28

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 8

CC ID: 1138870
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-07-16

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 9

CC ID: 1138871
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006-07-17

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer;

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: 742743
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=548
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: 742744
Download URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/548/index.html
Distributor:
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Simple download of data files.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 742746
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 2

CC ID: 742747
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov
URL Type:
Online Resource

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 688178
Activity Date/Time: 2016-05-23
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 688177
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: 718647
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Activity Log 4

CC ID: 742745
Activity Date/Time: 2018-03-13
Description:

Partial upload to move data access links to Distribution Info.

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Compiled to meet FEMA specs for 2 foot contours.

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

The tested Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) in the project area was 9.668 cm (0.3172 ft)

using 36 checkpoints.

The Accuracy Assessment, Cleanliness Report and Final Report for the Nueces County Lidar may be viewed at:

https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/548/supplemental/index.html

Completeness Report:

None

Conceptual Consistency:

None

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1138860
Description:

Spectrum Mapping, LLC was tasked by MAPVI - URS Corporation, Albuquergue, to provide airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar)

of approximately 620 square miles around Nueces County, Texas. MAPVI (Mapping Alliance Partnership VI for FEMA Region IV)

is a joint venture of URS Corporation, Greenhorne & O'Mara and Spectrum Mapping. Spectrum followed data collection and processing

procedures for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Guidelines and Specifications Appendix A.

Data product deliverables included Lidar to support 2 foot contours. Spectrum's acquisition division collected the Lidar data on

June 19, 22 - 25, 27, 28 and July 16 and 17, 2006. The project was collected with a Rams ALS50 Lidar sensor, including an inertial

measurement unit (IMU) and a dual frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and antenna. Dates of data processing were

June 19 - October 2, 2006.

Process Date/Time: 2006-10-02 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1138861
Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received the files in las format. The files contained Lidar elevation and intensity

measurements. The data was in Texas State Plane coordinates - South (FIPS Zone 4205), NAD83 and NAVD88 Geoid 03 vertical datum

and US Survey Feet. OCM performed the following processing to the data to make it available within the Digital Coast:

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

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

3. The data were converted from US Survey feet to meters.

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

5. All non-ground data reclassified to a classification of 1 (Unclassified) and all ground points reclassified to a classification

of 2 (Ground).

Process Date/Time: 2009-01-05 00:00:00

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 50041
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:50041
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