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Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2024: 2020 OR DOT Lidar: Blue Pool, OR, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64686.
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Abstract

In December 2019, Quantum Spatial (QSI) was contracted by the State of Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS) on behalf of Oregon State Parks and the Oregon Department of Transportation to collect Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) data and digital imagery in the spring of 2020 for the Blue Pool Lidar & Imagery site in Oregon.

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management received the data from the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation and processed it to the Data Access Viewer (DAV) and http. In addition to these lidar point data, the bare earth Digital Elevation Models (DEM) created from the lidar point data are also available. These data are available for download at the link provided in the URL section of this metadata record. No metadata record was provided for this data set. This record was created by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) using information from the data report.

Distribution Information

  • 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.

  • LAS/LAZ - LASer

    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.

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be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions.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

elevation, geoscientificInformation, TERRAIN ELEVATION

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

-122.414411° W, -122.082457° E, 43.803672° N, 43.590079° S

Time Frame 1
2020-06-18 - 2020-06-19

Item Identification

Title: 2020 OR DOT Lidar: Blue Pool, OR
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Abstract:

In December 2019, Quantum Spatial (QSI) was contracted by the State of Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS) on behalf of Oregon State Parks and the Oregon Department of Transportation to collect Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) data and digital imagery in the spring of 2020 for the Blue Pool Lidar & Imagery site in Oregon.

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management received the data from the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation and processed it to the Data Access Viewer (DAV) and http. In addition to these lidar point data, the bare earth Digital Elevation Models (DEM) created from the lidar point data are also available. These data are available for download at the link provided in the URL section of this metadata record. No metadata record was provided for this data set. This record was created by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) using information from the data report.

Purpose:

Data were collected to aid DAS in assessing the topographic and geophysical properties of the study area to support various Department of Transportation needs, including road engineering.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
ISO 19115 Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
UNCONTROLLED
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus bare earth
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus digital elevation model (DEM)
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus digital terrain model (DTM)
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus hillshade
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus intensity
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus quadrangle
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus topography
None DEM
None erosion
None laser
None lidar

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OREGON
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
UNCONTROLLED
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office Metadata Keyword Thesaurus USA
None Continent > North America > United States Of America > Oregon > Lane County

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Airplane > Airplane

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: Elevation
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Model (digital)
Distribution Liability:

Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this dataset was collected and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, surveying, or site specific purposes. Users of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the usability of the information.

Any conclusions drawn from the analysis of this information are not the responsibility of NOAA, the Office for Coastal Management or its partners.

Data Set Credit: Oregon Department of Administrative Services Geospatial Enterprise Office (DAS-GEO)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1067195
Date Effective From: 2021
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: 1067196
Date Effective From: 2021
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

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1067197
Date Effective From: 2021
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: 1067198
Date Effective From: 2021
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: 1067215
W° Bound: -122.414411
E° Bound: -122.082457
N° Bound: 43.803672
S° Bound: 43.590079

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1067214
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2020-06-18
End: 2020-06-19

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: No
Vector: Yes
Text / Table: No
TIN: No
Stereo Model: No
Video: No

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1067207

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Geographic 3D
EPSG Code: EPSG:6319
EPSG Name: NAD83(2011)
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Data is available online for bulk and custom downloads.

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data 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.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1067199
Start Date: 2019-10-11
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=9304/details/9304
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2021 - Present)
File Name: Customized Download
Description:

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.

File Type (Deprecated): Zip
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1067200
Start Date: 2019-10-11
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar4_z/geoid18/data/9304
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2021 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

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.

File Type (Deprecated): LAZ
Distribution Format: LAS/LAZ - LASer
Compression: Zip

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1067201
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Data Access Viewer (DAV)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

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.

URL 2

CC ID: 1067202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar4_z/geoid18/data/9304/supplemental/or2020_blue_pool_m9304.kmz
Name: Browse graphic
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: KML
Description:

This graphic displays the footprint for this lidar data set.

URL 3

CC ID: 1067203
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/lidar4_z/geoid18/data/9304/supplemental/Blue_Pool_NIR_LiDAR_Data_Report.pdf
Name: Data Set Report
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: PDF
Description:

Link to project report for this data set.

URL 4

CC ID: 1067699
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=9308/details/9308
Name: Customized DEM download
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: Zip
Description:

Link to custom download, from the Data Access Viewer (DAV), the raster Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data that were created from this lidar data set.

Data Quality

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Absolute accuracy was assessed using Non-Vegetated Vertical Accuracy (NVA) reporting designed to meet guidelines presented in the FGDC National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy3. NVA compares known ground check point data that were withheld from the calibration and post-processing of the lidar point cloud to the triangulated surface generated by the unclassified lidar point cloud as well as the derived gridded bare earth DEM. NVA is a measure of the accuracy of lidar point data in open areas where the lidar system has a high probability of measuring the ground surface and is evaluated at the 95% confidence interval (1.96 * RMSE).

The mean and standard deviation (sigma) of divergence of the ground surface model from quality assurance point coordinates are also considered during accuracy assessment. These statistics assume the error for x, y and z is normally distributed, and therefore the skew and kurtosis of distributions are also considered when evaluating error statistics.

For the Blue Pool, Oregon survey, 24 ground check points were withheld from the calibration and post processing of the lidar point cloud, with resulting non-vegetated vertical accuracy of 0.045 meters 95 percent confidence (2.3 cm RMSE) as compared to unclassified LAS, and 0.055 meters 95 percent confidence (2.8 cm RMSE) as compared to the bare earth DEM.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-CO
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

Data is backed up to tape and to cloud storage.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Data were collected and processed by Quantum Spatial, Inc. for the OR DAS, on behalf of the OR DOT. The data were provided to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) where the data were processed to make it available for custom download from the Data Access Viewer (DAV) and bulk download from https.

Sources

Raw Lidar

CC ID: 1067208
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Quantum Spatial
Citation URL: http://quantumspatial.com/
Citation URL Name: Quantum Spatial
Citation URL Description:

Data collector's website

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1067210
Description:

Ground Survey

Ground control surveys, including monumentation, aerial targets and ground survey points (GSPs) were conducted to support the airborne acquisition. Ground control data were used to geospatially correct the aircraft positional coordinate data and to perform quality assurance checks on final lidar data and orthoimagery products.

Base stations were utilized for collection of ground survey points using real time kinematic (RTK), post processed kinematic (PPK), and fast static (FS) survey techniques. Base station locations were selected with consideration for satellite visibility, field crew safety, and optimal location for GSP coverage. QSI utilized nine existing base stations for the Blue Pool, Oregon project. Base stations were set with a 9” MAG spike marked with orange flagging. QSI’s professional land surveyor, Evon Silvia (ORPLS#81104) oversaw and certified the establishment of all monuments.

QSI utilized static Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data collected at 1 Hz recording frequency for each base station. During post-processing, the static GNSS data were triangulated with nearby Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) using the Online Positioning User Service (OPUS1) for precise positioning. Multiple independent sessions over the same monument were processed to confirm antenna height measurements and to refine position accuracy.

Monuments were established according to the national standard for geodetic control networks, as specified in the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards for geodetic networks. This standard provides guidelines for classification of monument quality at the 95% confidence interval as a basis for comparing the quality of one control network to another.

For the Blue Pool, Oregon project, the monument coordinates contributed no more than 5.6 cm of positional error to the geolocation of the final ground survey points and lidar, with 95% confidence.

Ground Survey Points

Ground survey points were collected using real time kinematic (RTK), post-processed kinematic (PPK), and fast-static (FS) survey techniques. For RTK surveys, a roving receiver receives corrections from a nearby base station or Real-Time Network (RTN) via radio or cellular network, enabling rapid collection of points with relative errors less than 1.5 cm horizontal and 2.0 cm vertical. PPK and FS surveys compute these corrections during post-processing to achieve comparable accuracy. RTK and PPK surveys record data while stationary for at least five seconds, calculating the position using at least three one-second epochs. FS surveys record observations for up to fifteen minutes on each GSP in order to support longer baselines. All GSP measurements were made during periods with a Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP) of ≤ 3.0 with at least six satellites in view of the stationary and roving receivers. See for Trimble unit specifications.

GSPs were collected in areas where good satellite visibility was achieved on paved roads and other hard surfaces such as gravel or packed dirt roads. GSP measurements were not taken on highly reflective surfaces such as center line stripes or lane markings on roads due to the increased noise seen in the laser returns over these surfaces. GSPs were collected within as many flightlines as possible; however, the distribution of GSPs depended on ground access constraints and monument locations and may not be equitably distributed throughout the study area.

Process Date/Time: 2020-06-19 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1067209
Description:

Airborne Survey

The lidar survey was accomplished using a Riegl VQ 1560ii system mounted in a Cessna Caravan. The survey settings and specs were used to yield an average pulse density of greater than or equal to 20 pulses/m2 over the Blue Pool, Oregon project area. The Riegl laser system can record unlimited range measurements (returns) per pulse, although only up to 15 pulses can be stored due to restraints of the LAS v1.4 format. It is not uncommon for some types of surfaces (e.g., dense vegetation or water) to return fewer pulses to the lidar sensor than the laser originally emitted. The discrepancy between first return and overall delivered density will vary depending on terrain, land cover, and the prevalence of water bodies. All discernible laser returns were processed for the output dataset.

All areas were surveyed with an opposing flight line side-lap of ≥50% (≥100% overlap) in order to reduce laser shadowing and increase surface laser painting. To accurately solve for laser point position (geographic coordinates x, y and z), the positional coordinates of the airborne sensor and the attitude of the aircraft were recorded continuously throughout the lidar data collection mission. Position of the aircraft was measured twice per second (2 Hz) by an onboard differential GPS unit, and aircraft attitude was measured 200 times per second (200 Hz) as pitch, roll and yaw (heading) from an onboard inertial measurement unit (IMU). To allow for post-processing correction and calibration, aircraft and sensor position and attitude data are indexed by GPS time.

Process Date/Time: 2020-06-19 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1067211
Description:

Processing

Upon completion of data acquisition, QSI processing staff initiated a suite of automated and manual techniques to process the data into the requested deliverables. Processing tasks included GPS control computations, smoothed best estimate trajectory (SBET) calculations, kinematic corrections, calculation of laser point position, sensor and data calibration for optimal relative and absolute accuracy, and Lidar point classification. Processing methodologies were tailored for the landscape.

Resolve kinematic corrections for aircraft position data using kinematic aircraft GPS and static ground GPS data. Develop a smoothed best estimate of trajectory (SBET) file that blends post-processed aircraft position with sensor head position and attitude recorded throughout the survey.

Calculate laser point position by associating SBET position to each laser point return time, scan angle, intensity, etc. Create raw laser point cloud data for the entire survey in *.las (ASPRS v. 1.4) format. Convert data to orthometric elevations by applying a geoid correction.

Import raw laser points into manageable blocks to perform manual relative accuracy calibration and filter erroneous points. Classify ground points for individual flight lines.

Using ground classified points per each flight line, test the relative accuracy. Perform automated line-to-line calibrations for system attitude parameters (pitch, roll, heading), mirror flex (scale) and GPS/IMU drift. Calculate calibrations on ground classified points from paired flight lines and apply results to all points in a flight line. Use every flight line for relative accuracy calibration.

Classify resulting data to ground and other client designated ASPRS classifications (Table 9). Assess statistical absolute accuracy via direct comparisons of ground classified points to ground control survey data.

Process Date/Time: 2020-10-31 00:00:00

Process Step 4

CC ID: 1067212
Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received 462 lidar point cloud files in laz format from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. The files contained lidar elevation and intensity measurements. The data were in Oregon Lambert Conformal Conic (NAD83 2011), international feet coordinates and NAVD88 (Geoid12B) elevations in feet. The data were classified as: 1-Unclassified, 2-Ground, 7 - Low Noise, 9 - Water, 17 - Bridge Decks. OCM processed all classifications of points to the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). Classes available on the DAV are: 1, 2, 7, 9, 17. No metadata record was provided for this data set. This record was created by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) using information from the data report.

OCM performed the following processing on the data for Digital Coast storage and provisioning purposes:

1. An internal OCM script was run to check the number of points by classification and by flight ID and the gps and intensity ranges.

2. Internal OCM scripts were run on the laz files to convert from orthometric (NAVD88) elevations to ellipsoid elevations using the Geoid 12B model, to convert from Oregon Lambert Conformal Conic (NAD83 2011), international feet coordinates to geographic coordinates, to convert vertical elevations from feet to meters, to assign the geokeys, to sort the data by gps time, and zip the data to database and to http.

Process Date/Time: 2021-05-24 00:00:00
Process Contact: Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

Related Items

Item Type Relationship Type Title
Data Set (DS) Cross Reference 2020 OR DOT Lidar DEM: Blue Pool, OR

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 64686
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:64686
Metadata Record Created By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Created: 2021-05-24 21:11+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-05-25
Owner Org: OCMP
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-05-25
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-05-25