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Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2025: 2017 USGS Lidar DEM: Upper Delta Plain, LA, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52969.
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Abstract

Product: These are Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data. Class 2 (ground) lidar points in conjunction with the hydro breaklines were used to create a 1 meter hydro-flattened Raster DEM.

Geographic Extent: Upper Delta Plain, Louisiana, covering approximately 3843 square miles.

Dataset Description: This Upper Delta Plain QL2 Lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and derivative products of lidar data to be collected at an aggregate nominal pulse spacing (ANPS) of 0.7 meters (2ppsm). Project specifications are based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base Lidar Specification, Version 1.2. The data was developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of NAD83 (2011), Universal Transverse Mercator (zone 15 N), meters and vertical datum of NAVD88 (GEOID12B), meters. Lidar data was delivered as flightline-extent unclassified LAS swaths, as processed Classified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to 4802 individual 1500 m x 1500 m tiles, as tiled Intensity Imagery, as tiled bare earth DEMs, and as tiled digital surface models; all tiled to the same 1500 m x 1500 m schema.

Ground Conditions: Lidar was collected in early 2017, while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. In order to post process the lidar data to meet task order specifications and meet ASPRS vertical accuracy guidelines, Terrasurv, Inc. established a total of 63 ground control points that were used to calibrate the lidar to known ground locations established throughout the Upper Delta Plain, Louisiana project area. An additional 179 independent accuracy checkpoints, 101 Bare Ground/Low Grass landcovers (101 NVA points), 67 in Tall Weeds/Brush categories, and 11 in Woods category (78 VVA points), were used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. These checkpoints were not used to calibrate or post process the data.

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) downloaded the LA_UpperDeltaPlain_2017 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) files from this USGS site: ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/OPR/ and processed the data to the Data Access Viewer (DAV) and https.

In addition to these bare earth Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data, the lidar point data that these DEMs were created from, are also available. These data are available for custom download at the link provided in the URL section of this metadata record.

Hydro breaklines are also available. These data are available for download at the link provided in the URL section of this metadata record. Please note that these products have not been reviewed by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) and any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA or OCM.

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  • Create custom data files by choosing data area, map projection, file format, etc. A new metadata will be produced to reflect your request using this record as a base.

  • Bulk download of data files in the original coordinate system.

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

COASTAL ELEVATION, TERRAIN ELEVATION

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Contact Information

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

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

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-91.53485° W, -89.51626° E, 30.50229° N, 29.457351° S

Time Frame 1
2017-01-23
Time Frame 2
2017-01-26
Time Frame 3
2017-01-27
Time Frame 4
2017-01-28
Time Frame 5
2017-01-30
Time Frame 6
2017-01-31
Time Frame 7
2017-02-15
Time Frame 8
2017-02-22
Time Frame 9
2017-02-25
Time Frame 10
2017-03-02
Time Frame 11
2017-03-03
Time Frame 12
2017-03-14
Time Frame 13
2017-03-15
Time Frame 14
2017-03-16
Time Frame 15
2017-03-20
Time Frame 16
2017-04-24