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Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2024: 1891 - 2016 USGS CoNED Topobathy DEM (Compiled 2021): Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65169.
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Abstract

To support the modeling of storm-induced flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project has created an integrated 1-meter topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM) for the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which is located at the outlet of the Salish Sea. The international boundary between Canada and the northwestern part of the United States bisects the strait. High-resolution coastal topobathymetric data is required to identify flooding, storms, and sea-level rise inundation hazard zones and other earth science applications, such as the development of sediment transport and storm surge models. The new TBDEM consists of the best available multi-source topographic and bathymetric elevation data for the Strait of Juan de Fuca including neighboring islands, canals, and inlets. The Strait of Juan de Fuca TBDEM integrates 11 different data sources including topographic and bathymetric data, such as lidar point clouds and multi-beam acoustic surveys obtained from USGS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Puget Sound Lidar Consortium, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources. The topographic and bathymetric surveys were sorted and prioritized based on survey date, accuracy, spatial distribution, and point density to develop a model based on the best available elevation and bathymetric data. Because bathymetric data are typically referenced to tidal datums, such as Mean High Water or Mean Low Water, all tidally-referenced heights were transformed into orthometric heights based on the GEOID12B datum, which is normally used for mapping elevation on land using the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. The spatial horizontal resolution is 1-meter with the general location ranging from Victoria, British Columbia in the north to Port Angeles, Washington in the south and extending to a depth of 365 meters. The overall temporal range of the input topography and bathymetry is 1891 to 2016. The topography surveys are from 2005-2016. The bathymetry surveys were acquired between 1891 and 2015.

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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, elevation, SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY, 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

-124.9724° W, -123.203° E, 48.5423° N, 48.0401° S

Time Frame 1
1891-01-01 - 2016-12-31

Item Identification

Title: 1891 - 2016 USGS CoNED Topobathy DEM (Compiled 2021): Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA
Short Name: coned_juandefuca_m9347_metadata
Status: Completed
Creation Date: Unknown
Publication Date: 2021
Abstract:

To support the modeling of storm-induced flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project has created an integrated 1-meter topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM) for the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which is located at the outlet of the Salish Sea. The international boundary between Canada and the northwestern part of the United States bisects the strait. High-resolution coastal topobathymetric data is required to identify flooding, storms, and sea-level rise inundation hazard zones and other earth science applications, such as the development of sediment transport and storm surge models. The new TBDEM consists of the best available multi-source topographic and bathymetric elevation data for the Strait of Juan de Fuca including neighboring islands, canals, and inlets. The Strait of Juan de Fuca TBDEM integrates 11 different data sources including topographic and bathymetric data, such as lidar point clouds and multi-beam acoustic surveys obtained from USGS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Puget Sound Lidar Consortium, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources. The topographic and bathymetric surveys were sorted and prioritized based on survey date, accuracy, spatial distribution, and point density to develop a model based on the best available elevation and bathymetric data. Because bathymetric data are typically referenced to tidal datums, such as Mean High Water or Mean Low Water, all tidally-referenced heights were transformed into orthometric heights based on the GEOID12B datum, which is normally used for mapping elevation on land using the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. The spatial horizontal resolution is 1-meter with the general location ranging from Victoria, British Columbia in the north to Port Angeles, Washington in the south and extending to a depth of 365 meters. The overall temporal range of the input topography and bathymetry is 1891 to 2016. The topography surveys are from 2005-2016. The bathymetry surveys were acquired between 1891 and 2015.

Purpose:

As a collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, the USGS National Geospatial Program, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information, the USGS Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project integrates disparate light detection and ranging (lidar) and bathymetric data sources into a common three-dimensional (3D) database aligned both vertically and horizontally to a common reference system. The CoNED Project’s topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM) development is focused in select regions around the United States Coast, such as in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, the Hurricane Sandy region in the northeast, the California coast region, the Pacific Northwest, and the North Slope of Alaska. CoNED Project TBDEMs provide a required seamless elevation product for several science application studies, such as shoreline delineation, coastal inundation mapping, sediment-transport, sea-level rise, storm surge models, tsunami impact assessment, and also to analyze the impact of various climate change scenarios on coastal regions. The raster TBDEM product, the Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata, spatially referenced metadata, data management plan, and the spatial metadata data dictionary are contained in the downloadable bundle. Spatially referenced metadata are contained within a geodatabase that contains footprints for each of the input source areas. References: Danielson, J.J., Poppenga, S.K., Brock, J.C., Evans, G.A., Tyler, D.J., Gesch, D.B., Thatcher, C.A., and Barras, J.A. , 2016, Topobathymetric elevation model development using a new methodology-Coastal National Elevation Database: Journal of Coastal Research, SI no. 76, p. 75-89, at http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI76-008. Thatcher, C.A., Brock, J.C., Danielson, J.J., Poppenga, S.K., Gesch, D.B., Palaseanu-Lovejoy, M.E., Barras, J.A., Evans, G.A., and Gibbs, A.E., 2016, Creating a Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) for science and conservation applications: Journal of Coastal Research, SI no. 76, p. 64-74, at http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI76-007. Gesch, Dean B., Oimoen, Michael J., and Evans, Gayla A., 2014, Accuracy assessment of the U.S. Geological Survey National Elevation Dataset, and comparison with other large-area elevation datasets-SRTM and ASTER: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1008, 10 p., at http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141008. Sugarbaker, L.J., Constance, E.W., Heidemann, H.K., Jason, A.L., Lukas, Vicki, Saghy, D.L., and Stoker, J.M., 2014, The 3D Elevation Program initiative—A call for action: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1399, 35 p Carswell, W.J., Jr., 2013, The 3D Elevation Program—Summary for California: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3056, 2 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3056/

Supplemental Information:

The data obtained through ScienceBase at https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d7641bee4b0c4f70d01f564 are considered to be the "best available" data from the USGS. For questions on distribution, please refer to the Distribution Section, Contact Information. For processing, please refer to the Data Quality Section, Processing Step, Contact Information.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
UNCONTROLLED
USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:5d7641bee4b0c4f70d01f564
None 3DEP
None Acoustic Sonar
None Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
None Coastal Zone
None CoNED
None Light Detection and Ranging
None National Standards for Spatial Digital Accuracy
None U.S. Geological Survey
None USGS

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR
UNCONTROLLED
Geographic Names Information System Clallam County, WA
Geographic Names Information System Olympic Peninsula
Geographic Names Information System Strait of Juan de Fuca
Geographic Names Information System Vancouver Island, BC
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D.C., National Instit British Columbia
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D.C., National Instit Washington
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology Canada
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S.
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology United States
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology US
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology USA

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
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
DEM > Digital Elevation Model

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: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Raster Digital Data Set
Entity Attribute Detail Citation:

Tyler, D.J., Danielson, J.J., Grossman, E.E., and Hockenberry, R.J., 2021, Topobathymetric Model of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, 1891 to 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GB3PC8.

Distribution Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the use of the data on any other system, nor does the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Data may have been compiled from various outside sources. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated without notification. The USGS shall not be liable for any activity involving these data, installation, fitness of the data for a particular purpose, its use, or analyses results.

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: Please refer to the Data Quality Section, Source Citations for original source data information., Tyler, D.J. Danielson, J.J. Grossman, E.E. Hockenberry, R.J. U.S. Geological Survey

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1078333
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: 1078332
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: 1078334
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: 1078335
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: 1295562
W° Bound: -124.9724
E° Bound: -123.203
N° Bound: 48.5423
S° Bound: 48.0401

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1295561
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 1891-01-01
End: 2016-12-31

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1295559

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Vertical
EPSG Code: EPSG:5703
EPSG Name: NAVD88 height
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Reference System 2

CC ID: 1295558

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Projected
EPSG Code: EPSG:6339
EPSG Name: NAD83(2011) / UTM zone 10N
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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: 1078339
Start Date: 2021-08-09
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=9347/details/9347
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2021 - Present)
File Name: Customized Download
Description:

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File Type (Deprecated): Zip
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1078340
Start Date: 2021-08-09
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/dem/CoNED_Juan_de_Fuca_DEM_2021_9347/index.html
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2021 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Bulk download of data files in the original coordinate system.

File Type (Deprecated): GeoTIFF
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1078329
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/
Name: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) website
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

URL 2

CC ID: 1078330
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 3

CC ID: 1078386
URL: https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/eros/coned
Name: CoNED Applications Project
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

Link to the USGS CoNED Applications Project home page.

URL 4

CC ID: 1078387
URL: https://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/topobathy_viewer/
Name: CoNED Viewer
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
Description:

Link to the USGS CoNED Viewer.

URL 5

CC ID: 1078389
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/dem/CoNED_Juan_de_Fuca_DEM_2021_9347/supplemental/coned_juan_de_fuca_m9347.kmz
Name: Data set footprint
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: kmz
Description:

Link to the data set footprint.

Technical Environment

Description:

For usability, Esri ArcGIS 10.7, Photoshop, GeoCue LP360, VDatum, Global Mapper, Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL), or equivalent GIS processing software and supporting operating systems are suggested for viewing the spatial metadata.

Data Quality

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

The horizontal accuracy for the integrated topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM) was not assessed quantitatively..

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Integrated TBDEM Vertical Accuracy Assessment (GEOID12B).

The TBDEM root mean square error (RMSE) over the land area is 0.38 meters versus 9 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Global Positioning System (GPS) benchmark control points distributed throughout the study area.

Completeness Report:

Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details

Conceptual Consistency:

No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project created this topobathymetric digital elevation model (DEM) and provided it to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) for distribution via the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV).

Sources

2014 USACE NCMP Topobathy Lidar: Washington

CC ID: 1295543
Publish Date: 2016-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014
Citation URL: http://lidarportal.dnr.wa.gov/
Source Contribution:

Coastal region of western Clallam County

3DEP_1/3AS_DEM

CC ID: 1295544
Publish Date: 2014-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 1999
Extent End Date/Time: 2012
Citation URL: https://nationalmap.gov
Source Contribution:

This dataset was used to fill in where higher resolution topographic data were not available.

Clallam Topographic Lidar, 2002

CC ID: 1295545
Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2002
Citation URL: http://nationalmap.gov/,http://lidarportal.dnr.wa.gov/
Source Contribution:

This dataset covers east-central Clallam County, WA.

Elwha River, WA Topographic Lidar, 1-meter, 2012

CC ID: 1295546
Publish Date: 2012-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2012
Citation URL: http://nationalmap.gov/,http://lidarportal.dnr.wa.gov/
Source Contribution:

Elwha River, WA

NOS Hydrographic Survey Collection

CC ID: 1295547
Publish Date: 2010-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2007
Extent End Date/Time: 2010
Citation URL: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/bathymetry/
Source Contribution:

The NOS Hydrographic Surveys were used where available. The following surveys were included as rasters (BAGs): H11748, H11749, H11750, H11751, H12219, H12220, H12221, H12222, H12223.

Port Townsend, WA 1/3 arc-second TBDEM, 2011

CC ID: 1295548
Publish Date: 2011-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2011
Citation URL: https://data.noaa.gov/metaview/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/DEM/iso/xml/1786.xml&view=getDataView&header=none
Source Contribution:

Port Townsend, WA

Puget Lowlands Topographic Lidar, 1-meter, 2005

CC ID: 1295549
Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2005
Citation URL: http://nationalmap.gov/,http://lidarportal.dnr.wa.gov/
Source Contribution:

North Puget Sound Lowlands

Sol Duc Topographic Lidar, 1-meter, 2015

CC ID: 1295550
Publish Date: 2015-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014
Extent End Date/Time: 2015
Citation URL: http://lidarportal.dnr.wa.gov/
Source Contribution:

Sol Duc River, Northwestern Clallam County

Strait of Juan de Fuca 1/3 arc-second NAVD88 Coastal Digital Elevation Model

CC ID: 1295551
Publish Date: 2015-01-01
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 1891
Extent End Date/Time: 2013
Citation URL: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/bathymetry/
Source Contribution:

Strait of Juan de Fuca

WA_El_NiNO_2016_USGS_CMHRP Topographic Lidar, 1-meter, 2016

CC ID: 1295552
Publish Date: 2016-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016
Citation URL: http://nationalmap.gov/,http://lidarportal.dnr.wa.gov/
Source Contribution:

Washington El Nino

WA_JeffersonClallam_2012Aug_DNR_1m Topographic Lidar, 3-feet, 2012

CC ID: 1295553
Publish Date: 2012-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2012
Citation URL: http://nationalmap.gov/,http://lidarportal.dnr.wa.gov/
Source Contribution:

Jefferson and Clallam Counties, WA

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1295554
Description:

The principal methodology for developing the integrated topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM) can be organized into three main components. The "topography component" consists of the land-based elevation data, which is primarily comprised from high-density lidar data. The topographic source data will include lidar data from different sensors (Topographic, Bathymetric) with distinct spectral wavelengths (NIR-1064nm, Green-532nm). The "bathymetry component" consists of hydrographic sounding (acoustic) data collected using watercraft rather than bathymetry acquired from green laser lidar within an airborne platform. The most common forms of bathymetric acquisitions include are multi-beam, single-beam, and swath. The final component, "integration", encompasses the assimilation of the topographic and bathymetric data along the near-shore based on a predefined set of priorities. The land/water interface (+1 m- -1.5 m elevation) is the most critical area, and green laser systems, such as the Experimental Advanced Airborne Research lidar (EAARL-B) and the Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar (CZMIL) that cross the near-shore interface are valuable in developing a seamless transition. The TBDEM created from the topography and bathymetry components is a raster with associated spatial masks and metadata that can be passed to the integration component for final model incorporation.

Topo/Bathy Creation Steps: Topography Processing Component: a) Quality control check the vertical and horizontal datum and projection information of the input lidar source to ensure the data is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), and the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection. If the source data is not NAVD88, transform the input lidar data to NAVD88 reference frame using current National Geodetic Survey (NGS) geoid models and NOAA’s Vertical Datums Transformation (VDatum) software. Likewise, if required, convert the input source data to NAD83 and reproject to UTM. b) Check the classification of the topographic lidar data to verify the data are classified with the appropriate classes. If the data have not been classified, then classify the raw point cloud data to non-ground (class 1) ground (class 2), and water (class 9) classes using LP360-Classify. c) Derive associated breaklines from the classified lidar to capture internal water bodies, such as lakes and ponds and inland waterways. Inland waterways and water bodies will be hydro-flattened where no bathymetry is present. d) Extract the ground returns from the classified lidar data and randomly spatial subset the points into two point sets based on the criteria of 95 percent of the points for the "Actual Selected" set and the remaining 5 percent for the "Test Control" set. The "Actual Selected" points will be gridded in the terrain model along with associated breaklines and masks to generate the topographic surface, while the "Test Control" points will be used to compute the interpolation accuracy, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) from the derived surface. e) Generate the minimum convex hull boundary from the classified ground lidar points that creates a mask that extracts the perimeter of the exterior lidar points. The mask is then applied in the terrain to remove extraneous terrain artifacts outside of the extent of the ground lidar points. f) Using a terrain model based on triangulated irregular networks (TINs), grid the "Actual Selected" ground points using breaklines and the minimum convex hull boundary mask at a 1-meter spatial resolution using a natural neighbor interpolation algorithm. g) Compute the interpolation accuracy by comparing elevation values in the "Test Control" points to values extracted from the derived gridded surface; report the results in terms of RMSE.

Process Date/Time: 2019-08-16 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1295555
Description:

Bathymetry Processing Component: a) Quality control check the vertical and horizontal datum and projection information of the input bathymetric source to ensure the data is referenced to NAVD88 and NAD83, UTM. If the source data is not NAVD88, transform the input bathymetric data to NAVD88 reference frame using VDatum. Likewise, if required, convert the input source data to NAD83 and reproject to UTM. b) Prioritize and spatially sort the bathymetry based on date of acquisition, spatial distribution, accuracy, and point density to eliminate any outdated or erroneous points and to minimize interpolation artifacts. c) Randomly spatial subset the bathymetric points into two point sets based on the criteria of 95 percent of the points for the "Actual Selected" set and the remaining 5 percent for the "Test Control" set. The "Actual Selected" points will be gridded in the empirical bayesian krigging model along with associated masks to generate the bathymetric surface, while the "Test Control" points will be used to compute the interpolation accuracy (RMSE) from the derived surface. d) Spatially interpolate bathymetric single-beam, multi-beam, and hydrographic survey source data using an empirical bayesian krigging gridding algorithm. This approach uses a geostatistical interpolation method that accounts for the error in estimating the underlying semivariogram (data structure - variance) through repeated simulations. e) Cross validation - Compare the predicted value in the geostatistical model to the actual observed value to assess the accuracy and effectiveness of model parameters by removing each data location one at a time and predicting the associated data value. The results will be reported in terms of RMSE. f) Compute the interpolation accuracy by comparing elevation values in the "Test Control" points to values extracted from the derived gridded surface; report the results in terms of RMSE.

Process Date/Time: 2019-08-16 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1295556
Description:

Mosaic Dataset Processing (Integration) Component: a) Determined priority of input data based on project characteristics, including acquisition dates, cell size, retention of features, water surface treatment, visual inspection and presence of artifacts. b) Develop an Esri ArcGIS geodatabase (Mosaic Dataset) and spatial seamlines for each individual topographic (minimum convex hull boundary) and bathymetric raster layer included in the integrated elevation model. c) Generalize seamline edges to smooth transition boundaries between neighboring raster layers and split complex raster datasets with isolated regions into individual unique raster groups. d) Develop an integrated shoreline transition zone from the best available topographic and bathymetric data to blend the topographic and bathymetric elevation sources. Where feasible, use the minimum convex hull boundary, create a buffer to logically mask input topography/bathymetry data. Then, through the use of TINs, interpolate the selected topographic and bathymetric points to gap-fill, if required any near-shore holes in the bathymetric coverage. Topobathymetric lidar data sources, such as the EAARL-B or CZMIL systems, provide up-to-date, high-resolution data along the critical land/water interface within inter-tidal zone. e) Prioritize and spatially sort the input topographic and bathymetric raster layers based on date of acquisition and accuracy to sequence the raster data in the integrated elevation model. f) Based on the prioritization, spatially mosaic the input raster data sources to create a seamless topobathymetric composite at a cell size of 1 meter using blending (spatial weighting). g) Performed a visual quality assurance (Q/A) assessment on the output composite to review the mosaic seams for artifacts. h) Generate spatially referenced metadata for each unique data source. The spatially reference metadata consists of a group of geospatial polygons that represent the spatial footprint of each data source used in the generation of the TBDEM. Each polygon is to be populated with attributes that describe the source data, such as, resolution, acquisition date, source name, source organization, source contact, source project, source URL, and data type (topographic lidar, bathymetric lidar, multi-beam bathymetry, single-beam bathymetry, etc.).

Process Date/Time: 2019-08-16 00:00:00

Process Step 4

CC ID: 1295557
Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) received one tif file for the topobathymetric data for the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the USGS Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project. The data were in UTM Zone 10 NAD83(2011), meters coordinates and in NAVD88 (Geoid12B) elevations in meters. The data were at a 1m grid spacing. The data were retiled to 448, cloud optimized GeoTiffs using gdal_retile.py and the horizontal (6339) and vertical (5703) EPSG codes were assigned.

Process Date/Time: 2021-08-09 00:00:00
Process Contact: Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 65169
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65169
Metadata Record Created By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Created: 2021-08-09 20:20+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Kirk Waters
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-01-10 19:18+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2024-01-10
Owner Org: OCMP
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-08-09
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-08-09