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
This data set extends to a 100 meter buffer around SRWMD LiDAR Gaps in North Central FL BAA-FY15 boundary, which covers parts of Baker, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Taylor, and Union Counties in Florida, approximately 2030 Square Miles. This data set was created from LiDAR point cloud LAS swath files and tiled Las files. Each LAS file contains LiDAR point information, which has been calibrated, controlled, and classified.
Ground Conditions: water at normal levels; no unusual inundation; no snow; leaf off USGS-NGP Base Lidar Specification v1.2
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received the DEM tif files from the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) and processed the data to the Data Access Viewer (DAV) and to https. The total number of files processed was 2945.
In addition to these bare earth Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data, the lidar point data that these DEM data were created from, and the hydro breaklines are also available. These data are available for custom download at the link provided in the URL section of this metadata record.
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.
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Process Steps:
- 2016-01-18 00:00:00 - Aerial LiDAR Acquisition: Aerial data collection was acquired, in Twelve (12) missions, using the Leica ALS80 SN# 8235 at an altitude of 6,100 feet MSL. This was to support a 4.0 ppm^2 LiDAR point cloud. Airborne GPS and IMU data was collected during the acquisition and supported by Leica GS15 & GPS 1200 base stations that occupied temporary monuments in conjunction with CORS stations, Data acquisition started December 10, 2015 and was complete January 14, 2016. Ground Control Survey: A survey was performed to support the acquisition of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). The control network involved a total of 169 check points (95 NVA + 74 VVA). The points were a combination of the following ground cover classification: Bare Earth, Pavement, Sand, High Vegetation, Medium Vegetation, Low Vegetation. All field survey observations were conducted between August 10, 2015 and August 14, 2015 with Leica GPS 1200 equipment.
- 2016-02-22 00:00:00 - LiDAR Pre-processing: Airborne GPS and IMU data were merged to develop a Smooth Best Estimate of Trajectory (SBET) of the LiDAR system for each mission. LiDAR ranging data were initially calibrated using previous best parameters for this instrument and aircraft. Relative calibration was evaluated using advanced plane-matching analysis and parameter corrections derived. This process was repeated interactively until residual errors between overlapping swaths, across all project lifts, was reduced to 2 cm or less. Raw data NVA were checked using surveyed check points.
- 2016-02-29 00:00:00 - RAW Data Processing: The Initial processing of the GPS data was processed using Inertial Explorer producing a solution file for each mission. Leica CloudPro software was then used to generate georeferenced laser returns into LAS 1.2 file format for each flight-line per each mission, this went through an initial Quality Control of the overlap between the flight-line swaths.
- 2016-02-21 00:00:00 - LiDAR Post-processing: The calibrated and controlled LiDAR swaths were processed using automatic point classification routines in TerraSolid software. These routines operate against the entire collection (all swaths, all lifts), eliminating character differences between files. Data were then distributed as virtual tiles to experienced LiDAR analysts for localized automatic classification, manual editing, and peer-based QC checks. Supervisory QC monitoring of work in progress and completed editing ensured consistency of classification character and adherence to project requirements across the entire project. All classification tags are stored in the original swath files. After completion of classification and final QC approval, the NVA and VVA for the project are calculated. Sample areas for each land cover type present in the project were extracted and forwarded to the client, along with the results of the accuracy tests. Upon acceptance, the complete classified LiDAR swath files were delivered to the client.
- 2016-01-08 00:00:00 - LiDAR Classification: The calibrated LiDAR data went through automated classification routines and then manually edited and checked. The LiDAR point cloud data was classified into the following classes: 1-unclassified*, 2-ground, 7-low noise, 9-water, 10-buffer, 17-bridges, and 18-high noise
- 2016-06-20 00:00:00 - Hydro Breaklines: Hydro break lines were compiled in ArcMap using the LiDAR intensity data and surface terrain model of the entire project area. After the collection of hydro lines all features were conflated and validated for monotonicity and vertical variance, to ensure that no points were floating above ground. The hydro break lines were then embeded into the LiDAR surface and used to create a hydro enforced DEM.
- 2016-06-29 00:00:00 - Bare-Earth DEM Creation: Bare-Earth Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) were derived using the hydro break line and bare-earth (ground) LiDAR points, all DEMs were created with a grid spacing of 5 foot. The DEMs were cut to tiles of 5000 feet x 5000 feet index, provided by the US Geological Survey.
- 2020-09-08 00:00:00 - The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received DEM tif files at a 2.5 ft grid spacing from the SRWMD. The total number of files downloaded and processed was 2945. The data were in FL State Plane North (0903), (NAD83 HARN), US Survey Feet coordinates and NAVD88 (Geoid12B) elevations in feet. OCM performed the following processing on the data for Digital Coast storage and provisioning purposes: 1. Used internal script to assign the EPSG codes (Horiz - 2883, Vert - 5703) and convert to GeoTiff format. 2. Copied the files to https.
- 2020-09-23 00:00:00 - The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received a single DEM tif file at a 2.5 ft grid spacing from the SRWMD. This file provided coverage in an area where there was a gap. This data was received and processed to the DAV in Sept 2020. The data were in FL State Plane North (0903), (NAD83 HARN), US Survey Feet coordinates and NAVD88 (Geoid12B) elevations in feet. OCM performed the following processing on the data for Digital Coast storage and provisioning purposes: 1. Used internal script to assign the EPSG codes (Horiz - 2883, Vert - 5703) and convert to GeoTiff format. 2. Copied the files to https.
(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
- 5.2. Quality control procedures employed
- 7.1.1. If data are not available or has limitations, has a Waiver been filed?
- 7.4. Approximate delay between data collection and dissemination
- 8.3. Approximate delay between data collection and submission to an archive facility
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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.
No restrictions apply to this data the data represented is the result of data collection and processing per contract specifications and indicates the general existing conditions at the time of the data collection. As such, it is only valid for its intended use, content, time, and accuracy specifications. The user is responsible for the results of any application of the data for other than its intended purpose.
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.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/dem/FL_N_Cent_DEM_2015_9178/index.html
Notes: All URLs listed in the Distribution Info section will be included. This field is required if applicable.
Data is available online for bulk and custom downloads.
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
Data is backed up to tape and to cloud storage.
9. Additional Line Office or Staff Office Questions
Line and Staff Offices may extend this template by inserting additional questions in this section.