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OCM Partners, 2024: 2019 - 2020 USGS Lidar: Carr Hirz Delta Fires, CA, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66440.

Item Identification

Title: 2019 - 2020 USGS Lidar: Carr Hirz Delta Fires, CA
Short Name: ca2019_carr_hirz_delta_m9396_metadata
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2020
Publication Date: 2021
Abstract:

Product: These lidar data are processed Classified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to individual 750 m x 750 m tiles; used to create intensity images, 3D breaklines, and hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary.

Geographic Extent: 4 counties in California, covering approximately 2342 total square miles.

Dataset Description: The Carr Hirz Delta Fires 2019 Lidar project called for the planning, acquisition, processing, and derivative products of lidar data to be collected at a nominal pulse spacing (NPS) of 0.35 meters. Project specifications are based on the U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Base LiDAR Specification, Version 1.3. The data were developed based on a horizontal projection/datum of NAD 1983 2011 UTM Zone 10N, Meter and vertical datum of NAVD88 GEOID12B, Meter. LiDAR data were delivered as processed Classified LAS 1.4 files formatted to individual 750 m x 750 m tiles, as tiled intensity imagery, and as tiled bare earth DEMs; all tiled to the same 750 m x 750 m schema. Continuous breaklines were produced in Esri file geodatabase format.

Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in fall and winter 2019, while no snow was on the ground and rivers were at or below normal levels. In order to post process the LiDAR data to meet task order specifications and meet ASPRS vertical accuracy guidelines, Quantum Spatial, Inc. utilized a total of 125 ground control points that were used to calibrate the LiDAR to known ground locations established throughout the project area. An additional 211 independent accuracy checkpoints, 121 in Bare Earth and Urban landcovers (121 NVA points), 90 in Tall Weeds categories (90 VVA points), were used to assess the vertical accuracy of the data. These checkpoints were not used to calibrate or post process the data.

This metadata supports the data entry in the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). For this data set, the DAV is leveraging the Entwine Point Tiles (EPT) hosted by USGS on Amazon Web Services.

Purpose:

To acquire detailed surface elevation data for use in conservation planning, design, research, floodplain mapping, dam safety assessments and elevation modeling, etc. Classified LAS files are used to show the manually reviewed bare earth surface. This allows the user to create intensity images, breaklines and raster DEMs. The purpose of these LiDAR data was to produce high accuracy 3D hydro-flattened digital elevation models (DEMs) with a 0.5 meter cell size. These raw LiDAR point cloud data were used to create classified LiDAR LAS files, intensity images, 3D breaklines, and hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary.

Supplemental Information:

Contract No. G16PC00016, Task Order No. 140G0219F0329; CONTRACTOR: Quantum Spatial, Inc.

The following are the USGS lidar fields in JSON:

{

"ldrinfo" : {

"ldrspec" : "USGS-NGP Base Specification v1.3",

"ldrsens" : "Riegl VQ 1560i",

"ldrmaxnr" : "unlimited",

"ldrnps" : "0.35",

"ldrdens" : "8.0",

"ldranps" : "0.33",

"ldradens" : "9.18",

"ldrfltht" : "2300",

"ldrfltsp" : "160",

"ldrscana" : "29",

"ldrscanr" : "86",

"ldrpulsr" : "700",

"ldrpulsd" : "3",

"ldrpulsw" : "0.41",

"ldrwavel" : "1064",

"ldrmpia" : "1",

"ldrbmdiv" : "0.18",

"ldrswatw" : "2550.0",

"ldrswato" : "67",

"ldrgeoid" : "GEOID12B",

"ldrcrs" : "NAD 1983 2011 UTM Zone 10N, Meter"

},

"ldraccur" : {

"ldrchacc" : "0",

"rawnva" : "0",

"rawnvan" : "0",

"clsnva" : "0",

"clsnvan" : "0",

"clsvva" : "0",

"clsvvan" : "0"

},

"lasinfo" : {

"lasver" : "1.4",

"lasprf" : "6",

"laswheld" : "Withheld (ignore) points were identified in these files using the standard LAS Withheld bit.",

"lasolap" : "Swath "overage" points were identified in these files using the standard LAS overlap bit.",

"lasintr" : "16",

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "1",

"clasitem" : "Processed, but Unclassified"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "2",

"clasitem" : "Bare-Earth Ground"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "7",

"clasitem" : "Low Noise"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "9",

"clasitem" : "Water"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "17",

"clasitem" : "Bridge Decks"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "18",

"clasitem" : "High Noise"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "20",

"clasitem" : "Ignored Ground"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "21",

"clasitem" : "Snow (where identifiable)"

}

}}

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation
UNCONTROLLED
None erosion

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
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE

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:

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: Quantum Spatial, Inc., USGS

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 1121954
Date Effective From: 2022
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: 1121953
Date Effective From: 2022
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: 1121997
Date Effective From: 2020
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
USA
URL: USGS Home

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1121955
Date Effective From: 2022
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: 1121956
Date Effective From: 2022
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: 1146398
W° Bound: -123.611254
E° Bound: -121.482283
N° Bound: 41.4207
S° Bound: 40.2536

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1146396
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-10-07
End: 2020-08-15
Description:

Dates of collection for Delivery 1 (Work Unit 183380), western half of data set.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 1146397
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-10-11
End: 2019-12-27
Description:

Dates of collection for Delivery 2 (Work Unit 183434), eastern half of data set.

Spatial Information

Spatial Resolution

Horizontal Distance: 0.35 Meter

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1146394

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Projected
EPSG Code: EPSG:3857
EPSG Name: WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Reference System 2

CC ID: 1146393

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Vertical
EPSG Code: EPSG:5703
EPSG Name: NAVD88 height
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: 1121960
Start Date: 2022-01-19
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=9396/details/9396
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2022 - 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. Change to an orthometric vertical datum is one of the many options.

File Type (Deprecated): Zip
Compression: Zip

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1121961
Start Date: 2021
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/LPC/Projects/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2019_B19/
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey (2020 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, based on a horizontal datum/projection of UTM Zone 10N, NAD83(2011) (EPSG 6339), and a vertical datum of NAVD88 (GEOID12B) (EPSG: 5703) and units in meters. This url links to the USGS copy of the files, from which the Entwine Point Tile files originated. These have not been reviewed by OCM and the link is provided here for convenience.

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

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1121950
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: 1121951
URL: https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid12b/9396/supplemental/ca2019_carr_hirz_delta_m9396.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: 1121998
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2019_B19/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2019_B19_WP_Report.pdf
Name: USGS Work Package Report
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

This USGS report provides the project information, vertical accuracy results, list of classifications, sensor used, and work unit information.

URL 4

CC ID: 1121999
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2019_B19/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_1_2019/reports/35390_CarrFire_Delivery1_LiDAR_ProjectReport.pdf
Name: Lidar Processing Report for Delivery 1 (Work Unit 183380)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

This report provides the planning, processing and summary information for Delivery 1 (Work Unit 183380) for the western half of the data set.

URL 5

CC ID: 1122000
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2019_B19/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2_2019/reports/35390_CarrFire_Delivery2_Report_Final.pdf
Name: Lidar Processing Report for Delivery 2 (Work Unit 183434)
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

This report provides the planning, processing and summary information for Delivery 2 (Work Unit 183434) for the eastern half of the data set.

URL 6

CC ID: 1122001
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2019_B19/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2_2019/
Name: Breaklines
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: Zip
Description:

Link to the breaklines for Delivery 2 (Work Unit 183434) for the eastern half of the data set.

URL 7

CC ID: 1122002
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_2019_B19/CA_CarrHirzDeltaFires_1_2019/
Name: Breaklines
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: Zip
Description:

Link to the breaklines for Delivery 1 (Work Unit 183380) for the western half of the data set.

Technical Environment

Description:

MicroStation Connect; TerraScan Version 20.011; TerraModeler Version 20.004; GeoCue Version 2017.1.14.1; Esri ArcGIS 10.6; Global Mapper 19/20; RiProcess 1.8.5; Windows 10 Operating System

\\point_cloud\tilecls\*.las

Data Quality

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

This data set was produced to meet ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standard for Digital Geospatial Data (2014) for a 10-cm RMSEz Vertical Accuracy Class.

USGS Determined Vertical Accuracy

NVA = 3.9 cm RMSE

VVA = 22.95 cm at the 95th Percentile

Completeness Report:

These LAS data files include all data points collected. No points have been removed or excluded. A visual qualitative assessment was performed to ensure data completeness. No void areas or missing data exist. The raw point cloud is of good quality and the data pass Non-Vegetated Vertical Accuracy specifications.

Conceptual Consistency:

Data cover the entire area specified for this project.

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:

The Carr Hirz Delta Fires lidar was ingested into the Data Access Viewer for custom product generation by leveraging USGS hosted Entwine Point Tiles.

Sources

Entwine Point Tiles on AWS

CC ID: 1146386
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://usgs.entwine.io/
Citation URL Name: USGS Entwine Point Cloud

Ground Control for the Carr Hirz Delta Fires 2019 Lidar, Work Units 183380 and 183434

CC ID: 1146387
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Quantum Spatial, Inc.
Publish Date: 2020-11-23
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2020-01-23
Source Contribution:

This data source was used (along with airborne GPS/IMU data) to georeference the LiDAR point cloud data.

LAS Point Cloud on AWS

CC ID: 1146388
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1146389
Description:

Raw Data and Boresight Processing: The boresight for each lift was done individually as the solution may change slightly from lift to lift. The following steps describe the Raw Data Processing and Boresight process: 1) Technicians processed the raw data to LAS format flight lines using the final GPS/IMU solution. This LAS data set was used as source data for boresight. 2) Technicians first used Quantum Spatial, Inc. proprietary and commercial software to calculate initial boresight adjustment angles based on sample areas selected in the lift. These areas cover calibration flight lines collected in the lift, cross tie, and production flight lines. These areas are well distributed in the lift coverage and cover multiple terrain types that are necessary for boresight angle calculation. The technicians then analyzed the results and made any necessary additional adjustment until it was acceptable for the selected areas. 3) Once the boresight angle calculation was completed for the selected areas, the adjusted settings were applied to all of the flight lines of the lift and checked for consistency. The technicians utilized commercial and proprietary software packages to analyze how well flight line overlaps matched for the entire lift and adjusted as necessary until the results met the project specifications. 4) Once all lifts were completed with individual boresight adjustment, the technicians checked and corrected the vertical misalignment of all flight lines and also the matching between data and ground truth. The relative accuracy was less than or equal to 7 cm RMSEz within individual swaths and less than or equal to 10 cm RMSEz or within swath overlap (between adjacent swaths). 5) The technicians ran a final vertical accuracy check of the boresighted flight lines against the surveyed checkpoints after the z correction to ensure the requirement of NVA = 19.6 cm 95% Confidence Level (Required Accuracy) was met.

Process Date/Time: 2020-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1146390
Description:

LAS Point Classification: The point classification was performed as described below. The bare earth surface was manually reviewed to ensure correct classification on the Class 2 (Ground) points. After the bare-earth surface was finalized, it was then used to generate all hydro-breaklines through heads-up digitization. All ground (ASPRS Class 2) LiDAR data inside of the Lake Pond and Double Line Drain hydro-flattened breaklines were then classified to Water (ASPRS Class 9) using TerraScan macro functionality. A buffer of 1 meter was also used around each hydro-flattened feature to classify these ground (ASPRS Class 2) points to Ignored ground (ASPRS Class 20). All Lake Pond Island and Double Line Drain Island features were checked to ensure that the ground (ASPRS Class 2) points were reclassified to the correct classification after the automated classification was completed. All overlap data was processed through automated functionality provided by TerraScan to classify the overlapping flight line data to approved classes. The overlap data was classified using standard LAS overlap bit. These classes were created through automated processes only and were not verified for classification accuracy. Due to software limitations within TerraScan, these classes were used to trip the withheld bit within various software packages. These processes were reviewed and accepted through numerous conference calls and pilot study areas. All data were manually reviewed and any remaining artifacts removed using functionality provided by TerraScan and TerraModeler. Global Mapper was used as a final check of the bare earth dataset. GeoCue was then used to create the deliverable industry-standard LAS files for both the All Point Cloud Data and the Bare Earth. Quantum Spatial, Inc. proprietary software was used to perform final statistical analysis of the classes in the LAS files, on a per tile level to verify final classification metrics and full LAS header information.

Process Date/Time: 2020-01-01 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1146391
Description:

Original point clouds in LAS/LAZ format were restructured as Entwine Point Tiles and stored on Amazon Web Services. The data were re-projected horizontally to WGS84 Web Mercator (EPSG 3857). Vertically, no changes were made to the vertical datum (NAVD88 GEOID12B; EPSG 5703).

Process Contact: U.S. Geological Survey
Source: LAS Point Cloud on AWS

Process Step 4

CC ID: 1146392
Description:

References to the entwine point tiles and data reports were ingested into the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer. No changes to the data were made at this point. The Data Access Viewer will access the point cloud as it resides on AWS under the usgs-lidar-public container.

Process Date/Time: 2022-01-19 00:00:00
Process Contact: Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Source: Entwine Point Tiles on AWS

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66440
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66440
Metadata Record Created By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Created: 2022-01-19 14:58+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: OCMP
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