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2010 NOAA/USGS Lidar: French Frigate Shoals, NWHI

Data Set (DS)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:64674  |  Updated: October 17, 2023  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Spatial Info
Access Info
Distribution Info
URLs
Activity Log
Issues
Data Quality
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Summary

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Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: 2010 NOAA/USGS Lidar: French Frigate Shoals, NWHI, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64674.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) contracted with Hawaii-based Aerial Surveying, Inc. to collect lidar-derived elevation data over the low-lying areas within the northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) during the summer of 2010. A separate contract issued to Aerial Surveying, Inc. by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funded the lidar data processing and elevation data product development phases of the project. Lidar data provide high resolution digital elevation models that are used for many applications, including but not limited to sea level rise modeling, habitat assessments, and tsunami inundation modeling. In April 2011, NOAA Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and NOAA Office for Coastal Management deployed a survey crew to the NWHI to collect high accuracy point data to validate the 2010 lidar data. The survey crew used survey-grade Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to collect high accuracy elevation points.

This metadata covers the information for French Frigate Shoals.

This dataset contains lidar point clouds in LAS 1.2 format, classified according to the ASPRS LAS 1.2 class table.

The following are the equipment used to create the lidar data sets.

Aircraft: Beechcraft Queen Air

Lidar Systems: Riegl 140 and 240

Accuracy statements are based on areas of open terrain, with points classified as ground. The accuracy of each point is expected to meet the vertical accuracy standard, derived products may be less accurate in areas of extreme terrain and dense vegetation due to a lesser number of points defining the ground in these areas.

Classified data sets such as this one may have varying posting due to some pulses not reaching the ground.

This work was conducted under permit number PMNM-2010-033 as approved by NOAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the State of Hawaii, and acknowledged by Dr. Charles L. Littnan of NOAA's Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.

Original contact information:

Contact Name: Lidar Manager

Contact Org: Aerial Surveying Inc.

Title: Lidar Manager

Phone: (808) 327-9439

Distribution Information

  • Customized Download

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

  • Bulk Download
    LAS/LAZ - LASer

    Simple download of data files. These data are in WGS84(ITRF00) EGM08.

Access Constraints:

Public

Use Constraints:

None

Controlled Theme Keywords

COASTAL ELEVATION, elevation, oceans, TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAPS

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
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

-166.325° W, -166.1639° E, 23.87125° N, 23.64393° S

French Frigate Shoals. Tern Island and smaller outer islands.

Time Frame 1
2010-07-23

Item Identification

Title: 2010 NOAA/USGS Lidar: French Frigate Shoals, NWHI
Short Name: 2010 FFS m9303
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2014-04-17
Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) contracted with Hawaii-based Aerial Surveying, Inc. to collect lidar-derived elevation data over the low-lying areas within the northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) during the summer of 2010. A separate contract issued to Aerial Surveying, Inc. by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funded the lidar data processing and elevation data product development phases of the project. Lidar data provide high resolution digital elevation models that are used for many applications, including but not limited to sea level rise modeling, habitat assessments, and tsunami inundation modeling. In April 2011, NOAA Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and NOAA Office for Coastal Management deployed a survey crew to the NWHI to collect high accuracy point data to validate the 2010 lidar data. The survey crew used survey-grade Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to collect high accuracy elevation points.

This metadata covers the information for French Frigate Shoals.

This dataset contains lidar point clouds in LAS 1.2 format, classified according to the ASPRS LAS 1.2 class table.

The following are the equipment used to create the lidar data sets.

Aircraft: Beechcraft Queen Air

Lidar Systems: Riegl 140 and 240

Accuracy statements are based on areas of open terrain, with points classified as ground. The accuracy of each point is expected to meet the vertical accuracy standard, derived products may be less accurate in areas of extreme terrain and dense vegetation due to a lesser number of points defining the ground in these areas.

Classified data sets such as this one may have varying posting due to some pulses not reaching the ground.

This work was conducted under permit number PMNM-2010-033 as approved by NOAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the State of Hawaii, and acknowledged by Dr. Charles L. Littnan of NOAA's Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.

Original contact information:

Contact Name: Lidar Manager

Contact Org: Aerial Surveying Inc.

Title: Lidar Manager

Phone: (808) 327-9439
Purpose:

The purpose of this data set is to provide lidar-derived topographic data for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAPS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
None Bare-Earth
None Terrain

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2010
None July

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > HAWAII

Stratum Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Class 2: Ground

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
Data Presentation Form: las
Distribution Liability:

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

of Aerometric Inc., NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1066706
Date Effective From: 2014-04-17
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: 1066708
Date Effective From: 2014-04-17
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
URL: https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Contact Instructions:

coastal.info@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1066709
Date Effective From: 2014-04-17
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: 1066707
Date Effective From: 2014-04-17
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: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1145963
W° Bound: -166.325
E° Bound: -166.1639
N° Bound: 23.87125
S° Bound: 23.64393
Description

French Frigate Shoals. Tern Island and smaller outer islands.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1145962
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2010-07-23

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 1066724
Point Object Present?: Yes
Point Object Count: 205720

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1145960

Coordinate Reference System
CRS Type: Geographic 3D
EPSG Code: EPSG:7909
EPSG Name: ITRF2000
▾ See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

This data can be obtained on-line at the following URL:

https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=2642

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Data Access Constraints:

Public
Data Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1066710
Start Date: 2021-05-20
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=9303
Distributor: Office for Coastal Management (OCM) (2014-04-17 - Present)
File Name: Customized Download
Description:

Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc.
File Type (Deprecated): Zip
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1066711
Start Date: 2021-05-20
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/egm08/9303/index.html
Distributor: Office for Coastal Management (OCM) (2014-04-17 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Simple download of data files. These data are in WGS84(ITRF00) EGM08.
File Type (Deprecated): LAZ
Distribution Format: LAS/LAZ - LASer
Compression: Zip

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1066713
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/egm08/9303/supplemental/extent_2010_FFS_NWHI_m9303.kmz
Name: browse graphic
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: kmz
Description:

Browse graphic of collection area

URL 2

CC ID: 1066727
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/egm08/9303/supplemental/accuracy_assessment_nwhi.pdf
Name: Accuracy Assessment
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Accuracy assessment for the Northwestern Hawaii Islands project, including French Frigate Shoals.

URL 3

CC ID: 1200588
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/laz/egm08/9303/supplemental/NW_Hawaiian_Islands_Survey_Report.docx
Name: survey report
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: docx
Description:

Project and survey report for the Northwestern Hawaiian Island collection.

URL 4

CC ID: 1200589
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/laz/egm08/9303/supplemental/2010_ffs_breaklines.zip
Name: breaklines
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: shapefile
Description:

Breakline files for the French Frigate Shoals.

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 1066715
Activity Date/Time: 2016-05-23
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 1066714
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: 1066716
Activity Date/Time: 2018-03-13
Description:

Partial upload to move data access links to Distribution Info.

Issues

Issue 1

CC ID: 1066725
Issue Date: 2021-05-20
Author: Waters, Kirk
Issue:

Data is in ITRF00, but system doesn't have that. Need to get it added.

Data Quality

Completeness Measure:

Cloud Cover: 0
Completeness Report:

Complete
Conceptual Consistency:

Data has been verified using ground survey points collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Lineage

Sources

lidar data

CC ID: 1145957

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1145958
Description:

Data were received by NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) and NOAA Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PNMN) from Aerial Surveying Inc. and tested for accuracy nine months after lidar collection. Full metadata was not received. Data were not originally classified for ground points and a separate contract had been done to classify the points.
Process Date/Time: 2014-04-17 00:00:00
Process Contact: Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Source: lidar data

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1145959
Description:

LAS files for French Frigate Shoals could not be located. ASCII text versions of the point clouds did exist with x, y, z, intensity, class, return number, and GPS seconds of the week. For Tern island, the ITRF00 ellipsoid heights text file existed. For the smaller islands, only the ITRF00 EGM96 orthometric heights text file existed. The smaller islands were converted to ellipsoid heights by reversing EGM96. All data was converted from UTM zone 3 to geographic coordinates. The data was converted from ASCII to LAZ format with LAStools txt2las. The GPS seconds of the week were converted to adjusted GPS time using LAStools las2las -week_to_adjusted 1593.
Process Date/Time: 2021-05-20 00:00:00
Process Contact: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Phone (Voice): (843) 740-1202
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Source: lidar data

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 64674
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:64674
Metadata Record Created By: Kirk Waters
Metadata Record Created: 2021-05-20 13:59+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-03-16
Owner Org: OCM
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