Escambia County Alabama, Lidar

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

Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, geographic coordinates, orthometric heights. Note that the vertical datum (hence elevations) of the files here are different than described in this document.

The Data Access Viewer (DAV) allows a user to search for and download elevation, imagery, and land cover data for the coastal U.S. and its territories. The data, hosted by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management, can be customized and requested for free download through a checkout interface. An email provides a link to the customized data, while the original data set is available through a link within the viewer.

This graphic displays the footprint for this lidar data set.

Link to data set report.

Zip containing shapefiles for the breaklines.

.las format files that hold all elevation values and associated attributes

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 format 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 GRS80 vertical datum.

The initial step of calibration is to verify availability and status of all needed GPS and Laser data against field notes and compile any data if not complete. Subsequently the mission points are output using Leica's ALS Post Processor, initially with default values from Leica or the last mission calibrated for the system. The initial point generation for each mission calibration is verified within Terrascan using a distance colored point cloud to identify errors. If a calibration error greater than specification is observed within the mission, the roll, pitch and scanner scale corrections that need to be applied are calculated. The missions with the new calibration values are output again and validated internally to ensure quality. Once validated each output mission is imported into the Geocue software package. Here a project level supplementary coverage check is carried out to ensure no data voids unreported by Field Operations are present.

Conversion from Geodetic coordinates NAD83 into State Plane coordinates using NAD83 and conversion from ellipsoid heights (meters) into orthometric heights using NAVD88 (US Foot).

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 10 - breakline proximity. Class 12 = Overlap.

NOAA OCM obtained the data from the USGS. Data were converted to geographic coordinates and ellipsoid heights for ingest into the Data Access Viewer system. Ellipsoid heights were obtained by removing the GEOID12a model. Heights were converted to meters. The file format was changed to LAZ using the laszip program for compression.

A 500 Khz pulse rate lidar system operating with a 1064 nm laser. Designed for general-purpose mapping at the flying heights commonly used for for corridor, urban, flood plain or other airborne mapping. At high altitude, can produce a swath width of nearly 8 km.