Data Management Plan
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Data Management Plan
DMP Template v2.0.1 (2015-01-01)
Please provide the following information, and submit to the NOAA DM Plan Repository.Reference to Master DM Plan (if applicable)
As stated in Section IV, Requirement 1.3, DM Plans may be hierarchical. If this DM Plan inherits provisions from a higher-level DM Plan already submitted to the Repository, then this more-specific Plan only needs to provide information that differs from what was provided in the Master DM Plan.
1. General Description of Data to be Managed
The base LiDAR deliverables will conform to USGS LBS specifications V1.4 for Quality Level 2 (QL2) data.
The QL2 requires collection of 2 points per square meter (ppsm), nominal LiDAR pulse spacing of no greater
than 0.7 meter for 463 square miles and 4 PPSM for 494 sq. miles and a vertical accuracy of better than 10-cm
RMSE. (Merrick will provide data to a 9.25cm vertical accuracy in the interest of meeting a 1 foot contour
accuracy specification and this will still meet the QL2 specification).
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) downloaded this lidar data from the USGS ftp site, processed it and made it available on the NOAA Digital Coast. In addition to this lidar point data, bare earth digital elevation model (DEM) raster and breakline data are also available. Links to these data are located in the URL section of this metadata record. The breakline data has not been reviewed by the OCM and is made available at the user's discretion .
Notes: Only a maximum of 4000 characters will be included.
Notes: Data collection is considered ongoing if a time frame of type "Continuous" exists.
Notes: All time frames from all extent groups are included.
Notes: All geographic areas from all extent groups are included.
(e.g., digital numeric data, imagery, photographs, video, audio, database, tabular data, etc.)
(e.g., satellite, airplane, unmanned aerial system, radar, weather station, moored buoy, research vessel, autonomous underwater vehicle, animal tagging, manual surveys, enforcement activities, numerical model, etc.)
2. Point of Contact for this Data Management Plan (author or maintainer)
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. The support role must be in effect.
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. This field is required if applicable.
3. Responsible Party for Data Management
Program Managers, or their designee, shall be responsible for assuring the proper management of the data produced by their Program. Please indicate the responsible party below.
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Data Steward" is used. The support role must be in effect.
4. Resources
Programs must identify resources within their own budget for managing the data they produce.
5. Data Lineage and Quality
NOAA has issued Information Quality Guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information which it disseminates.
(describe or provide URL of description):
Process Steps:
- 2016-11-29 00:00:00 - LIDAR data was collected using McElhanney's ALS70 HP LIDAR sensor. The raw data was verified in MARS software for complete coverage of the project area, and boresighted to align the flightlines. Raw data files were parsed into manageable client-specific tiles. These tiles were then processed through automated filtering that separates the data into different classification groups: unclassified points, ground points, low points, water, ignored ground, Bridge Decks and Culverts. The data was next taken into MARS to reclassify the erroneous points that may remain in the LIDAR point cloud after auto filter.
- 2017-11-15 00:00:00 - The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) downloaded the data in laz format from the USGS site on Nov 2, 2017 (ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/NED/LPC/projects/USGS_LPC_AK_Anchorage_2015_LAS_2017/) . The files contained lidar elevation and intensity measurements. The data were in UTM Zone 6 (NAD83) meters coordinates and NAVD88 (Geoid12a) elevations in meters. OCM did the following processing to the data for Digital Coast storage and provisioning purposes: 1. File names were changed to remove USGS_LPC_2017 and _LAS_2017 from the filenames. 2. Converted from UTM Zone 6 (NAD83) meters coordinates to geographic coordinates 3. Converted from NAVD88 elevations to NAD83(2011) ellipsoid elevations using Geoid12a grids 4. Copied the laz files to database and https (Citation: Lidar)
(describe or provide URL of description):
6. Data Documentation
The EDMC Data Documentation Procedural Directive requires that NOAA data be well documented, specifies the use of ISO 19115 and related standards for documentation of new data, and provides links to resources and tools for metadata creation and validation.
Missing/invalid information:
- 1.7. Data collection method(s)
- 3.1. Responsible Party for Data Management
- 4.1. Have resources for management of these data been identified?
- 4.2. Approximate percentage of the budget for these data devoted to data management
- 5.2. Quality control procedures employed
- 7.1. Do these data comply with the Data Access directive?
- 7.1.1. If data are not available or has limitations, has a Waiver been filed?
- 7.1.2. If there are limitations to data access, describe how data are protected
- 7.4. Approximate delay between data collection and dissemination
- 8.1. Actual or planned long-term data archive location
- 8.3. Approximate delay between data collection and submission to an archive facility
- 8.4. How will the data be protected from accidental or malicious modification or deletion prior to receipt by the archive?
(describe or provide URL of description):
7. Data Access
NAO 212-15 states that access to environmental data may only be restricted when distribution is explicitly limited by law, regulation, policy (such as those applicable to personally identifiable information or protected critical infrastructure information or proprietary trade information) or by security requirements. The EDMC Data Access Procedural Directive contains specific guidance, recommends the use of open-standard, interoperable, non-proprietary web services, provides information about resources and tools to enable data access, and includes a Waiver to be submitted to justify any approach other than full, unrestricted public access.
None
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Distributor" is used. The support role must be in effect. This information is not required if an approved access waiver exists for this data.
Notes: This field is required if a Distributor has not been specified.
https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid12b/8406/index.html
Notes: All URLs listed in the Distribution Info section will be included. This field is required if applicable.
Users may access the data from two links. Custom download and bulk download options are available.
Notes: This field is required if applicable.
8. Data Preservation and Protection
The NOAA Procedure for Scientific Records Appraisal and Archive Approval describes how to identify, appraise and decide what scientific records are to be preserved in a NOAA archive.
(Specify NCEI-MD, NCEI-CO, NCEI-NC, NCEI-MS, World Data Center (WDC) facility, Other, To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended)
Notes: This field is required if archive location is World Data Center or Other.
Notes: This field is required if archive location is To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended.
Notes: Physical Location Organization, City and State are required, or a Location Description is required.
Discuss data back-up, disaster recovery/contingency planning, and off-site data storage relevant to the data collection
9. Additional Line Office or Staff Office Questions
Line and Staff Offices may extend this template by inserting additional questions in this section.