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Summary

Short Citation
OCM Partners, 2024: 2018 - 2019 USGS Lidar: Florida Peninsular, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69454.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

Product: These lidar data are processed Classified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to individual 5000 ft x 5000 ft tiles; used to create intensity images, 3D breaklines, and hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary.

Geographic Extent: Eleven counties in central Florida covering approximately 8995 total square miles.

Citrus County - covering approximately 689 square miles

Flagler County - covering approximately 338 square miles

Hernando County - covering approximately 532 square miles

Lake County - covering approximately 1146 square miles

Levy County - covering approximately 1262 square miles

Marion County - covering approximately 1626 square miles

Pinellas County - covering approximately 436 square miles

Putnam County - covering approximately 800 square miles

Seminole County - covering approximately 317 square miles

Sumter County - covering approximately 616 square miles

Volusia County - covering approximately 1233 square miles

Dataset Description: The Florida Peninsular QL1 2018 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 NAD83(2011) / Florida East and West (ftUS), Foot US and vertical datum of NAVD88 GEOID12B, Foot US. LiDAR data were delivered as processed Classified LAS 1.4 files formatted to individual 5000 ft x 5000 ft tiles, as tiled intensity imagery, and as tiled bare earth DEMs; all tiled to the same 5000 ft x 5000 ft schema. Continuous breaklines were produced in Esri file geodatabase format.

Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in fall 2018 and winter 2018 and 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 ground control points that were used to calibrate the LiDAR to known ground locations established throughout the project area.

This metadata record 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.

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. Change to an orthometric vertical datum is one of the many options.

  • LAS/LAZ - LASer

    Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, Florida State Plane East or West NAD83(2011) US survey feet coordinates and orthometric heights in feet.

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

COASTAL ELEVATION, elevation, 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

Metadata Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-81.4567494902° W, -81.0192222727° E, 28.8864442906° N, 28.6244031595° S

Seminole County

Time Frame 1
2018-12-04 - 2019-01-09

Dates of collection for Seminole County

Item Identification

Title: 2018 - 2019 USGS Lidar: Florida Peninsular
Short Name: fl2018_peninsular_m9779_metadata
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2019
Publication Date: 2021-03-04
Abstract:

Product: These lidar data are processed Classified LAS 1.4 files, formatted to individual 5000 ft x 5000 ft tiles; used to create intensity images, 3D breaklines, and hydro-flattened DEMs as necessary.

Geographic Extent: Eleven counties in central Florida covering approximately 8995 total square miles.

Citrus County - covering approximately 689 square miles

Flagler County - covering approximately 338 square miles

Hernando County - covering approximately 532 square miles

Lake County - covering approximately 1146 square miles

Levy County - covering approximately 1262 square miles

Marion County - covering approximately 1626 square miles

Pinellas County - covering approximately 436 square miles

Putnam County - covering approximately 800 square miles

Seminole County - covering approximately 317 square miles

Sumter County - covering approximately 616 square miles

Volusia County - covering approximately 1233 square miles

Dataset Description: The Florida Peninsular QL1 2018 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 NAD83(2011) / Florida East and West (ftUS), Foot US and vertical datum of NAVD88 GEOID12B, Foot US. LiDAR data were delivered as processed Classified LAS 1.4 files formatted to individual 5000 ft x 5000 ft tiles, as tiled intensity imagery, and as tiled bare earth DEMs; all tiled to the same 5000 ft x 5000 ft schema. Continuous breaklines were produced in Esri file geodatabase format.

Ground Conditions: LiDAR was collected in fall 2018 and winter 2018 and 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 ground control points that were used to calibrate the LiDAR to known ground locations established throughout the project area.

This metadata record 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 2.5 feet 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. 140G0218F0443; CONTRACTOR: Quantum Spatial, Inc.

The following are the USGS lidar fields in JSON:

{

"ldrinfo" : {

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

"ldrsens" : "Leica ALS 80",

"ldrmaxnr" : "unlimited",

"ldrnps" : "0.35",

"ldrdens" : "8.0",

"ldranps" : "0.309",

"ldradens" : "8.0",

"ldrfltht" : "1400",

"ldrfltsp" : "150",

"ldrscana" : "20",

"ldrscanr" : "52",

"ldrpulsr" : "585",

"ldrpulsd" : "2.5",

"ldrpulsw" : "0.31",

"ldrwavel" : "1064",

"ldrmpia" : "1",

"ldrbmdiv" : "0.22",

"ldrswatw" : "1019.0",

"ldrswato" : "60",

"ldrgeoid" : "GEOID12B",

"ldrcrs" : "NAD83(2011) / Florida East (ftUS), Foot US"

},

"ldraccur" : {

"ldrchacc" : "0",

"rawnva" : "0",

"rawnvan" : "0"

},

"lasinfo" : {

"lasver" : "1.4",

"lasprf" : "6",

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

"lasolap" : " There are no points identified as overlap ",

"lasintr" : "16",

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "1",

"clasitem" : "Processed, but Unclassified"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "2",

"clasitem" : "Bare-Earth Ground"

},

"lasclass" : {

"clascode" : "6",

"clasitem" : "Buildings"

},

"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"

}

}}

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 > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION
ISO 19115 Topic Category
elevation

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 > FLORIDA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
UNCONTROLLED
None Citrus County
None Flagler County
None Hernando County
None Lake County
None Levy County
None Marion County
None Pinellas County
None Putnam County
None Seminole County
None Sumter County
None Volusia 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:

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: 1224148
Date Effective From: 2023
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: 1224147
Date Effective From: 2023
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: 1224176
Date Effective From: 2019
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: 1224149
Date Effective From: 2023
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: 1224150
Date Effective From: 2023
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: 1224153
W° Bound: -81.4567494902
E° Bound: -81.0192222727
N° Bound: 28.8864442906
S° Bound: 28.6244031595
Description

Seminole County

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224152
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-12-04
End: 2019-01-09
Description:

Dates of collection for Seminole County

Extent Group 2

Extent Group 2 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224178
W° Bound: -82.06
E° Bound: -81.49
N° Bound: 29.834
S° Bound: 29.336
Description

Putnam County

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224179
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-01-12
End: 2019-04-25
Description:

Dates of collection for Putnam County

Extent Group 3

Extent Group 3 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224181
W° Bound: -81.695
E° Bound: -80.737
N° Bound: 29.436
S° Bound: 28.742
Description

Volusia County

Extent Group 3 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224182
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-12-04
End: 2019-03-22
Description:

Dates of collection for Volusia County

Extent Group 4

Extent Group 4 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224184
W° Bound: -82.316
E° Bound: -81.941
N° Bound: 28.969
S° Bound: 28.322
Description

Sumter County

Extent Group 4 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224185
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-03-24
End: 2019-04-25
Description:

Dates of collection for Sumter County

Extent Group 5

Extent Group 5 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224187
W° Bound: -82.857
E° Bound: -82.575
N° Bound: 28.183
S° Bound: 27.605
Description

Pinellas County

Extent Group 5 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224188
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-12-07
End: 2019-03-08
Description:

Dates of collection for Pinellas County

Extent Group 6

Extent Group 6 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224190
W° Bound: -82.522
E° Bound: -81.642
N° Bound: 29.505
S° Bound: 28.954
Description

Marion County

Extent Group 6 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224191
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-12-04
End: 2019-04-25
Description:

Dates of collection for Marion County

Extent Group 7

Extent Group 7 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224193
W° Bound: -83.183
E° Bound: -82.394
N° Bound: 29.6
S° Bound: 28.991
Description

Levy County

Extent Group 7 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224194
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-12-05
End: 2019-04-22
Description:

Dates of collection for Levy County

Extent Group 8

Extent Group 8 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224196
W° Bound: -81.975
E° Bound: -81.361
N° Bound: 29.229
S° Bound: 28.346
Description

Lake County

Extent Group 8 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224197
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-12-05
End: 2019-04-25
Description:

Dates of collection for Lake County

Extent Group 9

Extent Group 9 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224199
W° Bound: -82.689
E° Bound: -82.05
N° Bound: 28.694
S° Bound: 28.431
Description

Hernando County

Extent Group 9 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224200
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-03-24
End: 2019-04-21
Description:

Dates of collection for Hernando County

Extent Group 10

Extent Group 10 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224202
W° Bound: -81.523
E° Bound: -81.097
N° Bound: 29.615
S° Bound: 29.27
Description

Flagler County

Extent Group 10 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224203
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2019-01-01
End: 2019-03-22
Description:

Dates of collection for Flagler County

Extent Group 11

Extent Group 11 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1224206
W° Bound: -82.786
E° Bound: -82.19
N° Bound: 29.051
S° Bound: 28.664
Description

Citrus County

Extent Group 11 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1224207
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-12-07
End: 2019-04-21
Description:

Dates of collection for Citrus County

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: 1224209

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: 1224208

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Vertical
EPSG Code: EPSG:6360
EPSG Name: NAVD88 height (ftUS)
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: 1224154
Start Date: 2023-03-21
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=9779/details/9779
Distributor: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) (2023 - 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: 1224155
Start Date: 2019
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/LPC/Projects/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/
Distributor: U.S. Geological Survey (2019 - Present)
File Name: Bulk Download
Description:

Bulk download of data files in LAZ format, Florida State Plane East or West NAD83(2011) US survey feet coordinates and orthometric heights in feet.

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

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1224145
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: 1224258
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/
Name: USGS Additional Info
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Link to the reports, breaklines, metadata, spatial metadata, vertical accuracy information, and shapefiles.

URL 3

CC ID: 1224259
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Citrus_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Citrus County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 4

CC ID: 1224260
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Flagler_2019/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Flagler County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 5

CC ID: 1224261
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Hernando_2019/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Hernando County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 6

CC ID: 1224262
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Lake_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Lake County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 7

CC ID: 1224263
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Levy_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Levy County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 8

CC ID: 1224264
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Marion_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Marion County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 9

CC ID: 1224265
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Pinellas_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Pinellas County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 10

CC ID: 1224266
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Putnam_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Putnam County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 11

CC ID: 1224267
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Seminole_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Seminole County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 12

CC ID: 1224268
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Sumter_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Sumter County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 13

CC ID: 1224269
URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Volusia_2018/ept.json
Name: USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) - Volusia County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: json
Description:

Entwine Point Tile (EPT) is a simple and flexible octree-based storage format for point cloud data. The data is organized in such a way that the data can be reasonably streamed over the internet, pulling only the points you need. EPT files can be queried to return a subset of the points that give you a representation of the area. As you zoom further in, you are requesting higher and higher densities. A dataset in EPT will contain a lot of files, however, the ept.json file describes all the rest. The EPT file can be used in Potree and QGIS to view the point cloud.

URL 14

CC ID: 1224440
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Citrus_2018/reports/Citrus_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Citrus County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Citrus County lidar report.

URL 15

CC ID: 1224441
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Flagler_2019/reports/Flagler_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Flagler County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Flagler County lidar report.

URL 16

CC ID: 1224442
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Hernando_2019/reports/Hernando_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Hernando County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Hernando County lidar report.

URL 17

CC ID: 1224443
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Lake_2018/reports/Lake_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Lake County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Lake County lidar report.

URL 18

CC ID: 1224444
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Levy_2018/reports/Levy_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Levy County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Levy County lidar report.

URL 19

CC ID: 1224445
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Marion_2018/reports/Marion_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Marion County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Marion County lidar report.

URL 20

CC ID: 1224446
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Pinellas_2018/reports/Pinellas_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Pinellas County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Pinellas County lidar report.

URL 21

CC ID: 1224447
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Putnam_2018/reports/Putnam_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Putnam County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Putnam County lidar report.

URL 22

CC ID: 1224448
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Seminole_2018/reports/Seminole_County_Report_USGS.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Seminole County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Seminole County lidar report.

URL 23

CC ID: 1224449
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Sumter_2018/reports/Sumter_County_Report_USGS.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Sumter County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Sumter County lidar report.

URL 24

CC ID: 1224450
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/FL_Peninsular_Volusia_2018/reports/Volusia_County_Report.pdf
Name: Lidar Report - Volusia County
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the Volusia County lidar report.

URL 25

CC ID: 1224451
URL: https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/FL_Peninsular_2018_D18/USGS_FL_Peninsular_2018_D18_Project_Report.pdf
Name: USGS Project Report
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Link to the USGS Project Report that provides information about the project, vertical accuracy results, and the point classes and sensors used.

Technical Environment

Description:

MicroStation Version 8; TerraScan Version 19; TerraModeler Version 19; GeoCue Version 2017.1.14.1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3; Global Mapper 20; Leica Cloud Pro 1.2.4; 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:

Non-Vegetated Vertical Accuracy (NVA) = 11.13 cm at 95% Confidence Level or 5.7 cm RMSE

Vegetated Vertical Accuracy (VVA) = 18.01 cm at 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 NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) ingested references to the USGS Entwine Point Tile (EPT) files hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) into the Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). The DAV accesses the point cloud as it resides on AWS under the usgs-lidar-public-container.

Sources

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224458
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Lake_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Lake_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224459
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Levy_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Levy_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224460
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Marion_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Marion_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224463
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Seminole_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Seminole_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224465
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Volusia_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Volusia_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224455
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Flagler_2019/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Flagler_2019

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224456
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Hernando_2019/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Hernando_2019

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224461
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Pinellas_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Pinellas_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224462
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Putnam_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Putnam_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224454
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Citrus_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Citrus_2018

USGS AWS Entwine Point Tile

CC ID: 1224464
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: USGS
Citation URL: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Sumter_2018/ept.json
Citation URL Name: Entwine Point Tile file for FL_Peninsular_Sumter_2018

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1224140
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: 2020-05-28 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1224141
Description:

LAS Point Classification: The point classification is performed as described below. The bare earth surface is then manually reviewed to ensure correct classification on the Class 2 (Ground) points. After the bare-earth surface is finalized, it is then used to generate all hydro-breaklines through heads-up digitization. All ground (ASPRS Class 2) lidar data inside of the WATERBODY, COASTAL and Double Line Drain hydro flattening breaklines were then classified to water (ASPRS Class 9) using TerraScan macro functionality. A buffer of 2.29 feet was also used around each hydro-flattened feature as well as Single Line Drains to classify these ground (ASPRS Class 2) points to Ignored ground (ASPRS Class 20). All WATERBODY Island, COASTAL 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. Buildings (ASPRS Class 6) were classified through an automated process in the initial ground routine. 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: 2020-05-28 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1224466
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) and no changes were made to the vertical elevations in NAVD88 (GEOID12B).

Process Contact: U.S. Geological Survey

Process Step 4

CC ID: 1224467
Description:

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) created references to the Entwine Point Tile (EPT) files that were ingested into the NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer (DAV). No changes were made to the data. The DAV will access the point cloud as it resides on Amazon Web Services (AWS) under the usgs-lidar-public container.

These are the AWS URLs being accessed:

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Citrus_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Flagler_2019/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Hernando_2019/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Lake_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Levy_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Marion_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Pinellas_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Putnam_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Seminole_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Sumter_2018/ept.json

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usgs-lidar-public/FL_Peninsular_Volusia_2018/ept.json

Process Date/Time: 2023-03-22 00:00:00
Process Contact: Office for Coastal Management (OCM)

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 69454
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:69454
Metadata Record Created By: Rebecca Mataosky
Metadata Record Created: 2023-03-21 18:07+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-03-22
Owner Org: OCMP
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2023-03-22
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2024-03-22